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Photos: Dell PowerEdge R815

The Dell PowerEdge R815's core density is impressive, setting it up neatly for virtualisation duties. Using AMD's 6000 series processors, it hits 48 cores across only four sockets, all in a 2U chassis. Read more

2 September, 2010 12:36 by Craig Simms

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A look at Samsung's Android-based Galaxy Tab

A look at Samsung's Galaxy Tab, an Android-based portable tablet computer that is expected to make its debut in Europe ahead of other regions Read more

2 September, 2010 17:40 by Donald Bell and Stephen Shankland

Dell abandons battle to buy 3Par

HP has won the short, sharp race to add the data storage management company to its enterprise portfolio, nearly doubling the value of the acquisition in the process Read more

2 September, 2010 17:30 by Rupert Goodwins

Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware ships

Businesses that buy vSphere licences will get SLES free of charge, as Novell and VMware continue a collaboration centred on making it easier to move workloads across clouds Read more

2 September, 2010 17:11 by Jack Clark

iOS 4.2 available for iPad in November

The operating system update will allow wireless printing and audio and video streaming on the iPad, according to Apple chief executive Steve Jobs Read more

2 September, 2010 16:37 by Tom Espiner

Carter attacks coalition over 2Mbps delay

The author of the Digital Britain report, along with other industry experts, has said the government was wrong to put back the date for universal 2Mbps connectivity by three years Read more

2 September, 2010 15:45 by David Meyer

Universal wireless charger standard gets public release

The Wireless Power Consortium has delivered the Qi 1.0 standard, which promises universal wireless charging for low-power mobile devices such as phones Read more

2 September, 2010 13:39 by Jack Clark

Twitter URL-shortener to keep track of all links clicked

The microblogging site has said that all users will be switched to its own link shortener, which will allow the company to record and analyse what they click on Read more

2 September, 2010 12:51 by Declan McCullagh

China tells phone buyers to reveal their real name

Everyone, including foreigners and visitors, will be required to provide identification when they set up a mobile phone service account in China Read more

2 September, 2010 12:17 by Elinor Mills

Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturers

With most of the engineering done, Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 to its OEM and carrier partners for final customization in preparation for a holiday launch. Read more

2 September, 2010 11:42 by Bonnie Cha

Orange to join T-Mobile-3 network share

Orange will on Friday announce it is joining Mobile Broadband Network Limited, the network-sharing joint venture between 3 and T-Mobile, ZDNet UK... Read more

2 September, 2010 11:19 by David Meyer

Sony Reader Pocket PRS-350 and Touch PRS-650

Sony has announced revamped versions of its Pocket and Touch readers for the UK market. Both new editions have reduced size and weight over their... Read more

2 September, 2010 09:15 by First Take

Quantum crypto detectors cracked by researchers

Norwegian and German researchers have demonstrated a way to eavesdrop on communications by dazzling photon detectors Read more

1 September, 2010 17:21 by Tom Espiner

Pogoplug ships simple business Linux server

The Pogoplug Biz is a more soberly-attired version of the home media server, offering enterprise features such as download auditing and customisation of the customer interface Read more

1 September, 2010 16:23 by David Meyer

Orange kickstarts HD voice service with four handsets

The operator has launched its high-quality voice service, which is based on a wideband codec, with phones from manufacturers including Nokia and Samsung Read more

1 September, 2010 16:22 by David Meyer

VMware: Tech industry will revolve around IT as a service

IT management will increasingly focus on cloud services and managing virtual infrastructure in hosted environments, said VMware at the launch of a number of cloud products Read more

1 September, 2010 16:12 by Tom Espiner

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm > I would be curious to know what exactly they mean by "mini-notebooks are > less-than-perfect substitutes for standard low-end laptops"....

24 minutes ago by Jack Schofield on While PC shipments will grow to a million per day, netbooks are in decline
superglaze

Digital Britain author attacks the government for delaying the 2Mbps universal service commitment http://bit.ly/ciAS2s

LarsTS

Researchers at Norwegian and German institutes claim to have successfully cracked quantum cryptography equipment http://bit.ly/bfQQRt

benrothke

Quantum crypto detectors cracked by researchers http://tinyurl.com/32orrr8 @schneierblog - your thoughts?

dominic_victor

Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware ships: By Jack Clark, ZDNet UK, 2 September, 2010 17:11 VMware and Novell ... http://bit.ly/bL9BMy

Bhackett10

RT @ZDNetUK_News: Dell abandons battle to buy 3Par: HP has won the short, sharp race to add the data storage management company to i... http://bit.ly/aLg1tA

ZDNetUK_News

Suse Linux Enterprise Server for VMware ships: Businesses that buy vSphere licences will get SLES free of charge, ... http://bit.ly/adlav5

superglaze

Dell abandons battle to buy 3Par http://bit.ly/920Spv

qbspchelp

RT @ZDNetUK_News: iOS 4.2 available for iPad in November: The operating system update will allow wireless printing and audio and vid... http://bit.ly/azstPx

superglaze

@gruber @daringfireball It's here, but will it get used? Universal wireless charger standard gets public release http://bit.ly/doJO2u

ZDNetUK_News

Universal wireless charger standard gets public release http://bit.ly/cCdlZv

IP_v6

#IPv6 repost RT @pixeladdikt: RT @RIPE_NCC: ~"IPv6 news: using #IPv6 to connect everything http://bit.ly/dtJvh3 " ... http://bit.ly/aRkCNT

paulallen77

Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturers http://bit.ly/addml7

ImGoneBuzzirk

Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturers http://bit.ly/b9oigT

trejrco

RT @pixeladdikt: RT @RIPE_NCC: ~"IPv6 news: using #IPv6 to connect everything http://bit.ly/dtJvh3 " +ArchRock :)

Droid_Phone

Carter attacks coalition over 2Mbps delay http://bit.ly/aPTmax | #Droid #Android

Droid_Phone

Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturers http://bit.ly/9rL0sc | #Droid #Android

First Take

Tony - on the 28th, Hotmail EAS on iPhone didn't work because it wasn't publicly available then. Ignore the email, which was part of the internal...

6 hours ago by First Take on Hotmail Exchange ActiveSync
BrenoVale

RT @RIPE_NCC: Exciting IPv6 news: using #IPv6 to connect everything from people's homes to the smart grid http://bit.ly/dtJvh3 (by @mlamonica)

RIPE_NCC

Exciting IPv6 news: using #IPv6 to connect everything from people's homes to the smart grid http://bit.ly/dtJvh3 (by @mlamonica)

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2010: The Year We Make (Email) Contact

Blog Post It's been an interesting few days here in our office, as I took the...

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ZDNet UK: there is, as they say, an app for that

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2 September, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins
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1 September, 2010 by sid18

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