Previous DayVery nice, but...
Talkback A great big expensive white elephant - while very nice to have it will not be of any practical use on the battlefield and not necessary at a Regimental Aid Post. While full medical records may be...
RE:Who do Apple think wants an iPhone
Blog Comment Pround, nice well thought out article with interesting points. I agree that people do not understand the iPhone (Apple's) target market. It is NOT a give-away phone, carrier-choice phone, or...
Study: Tech for tracking offenders is flawed
News The government may have to postpone the rollout of satellite tracking of offenders after a study uncovered serious technology failings
Fifa strikes web-services deal
News The deal with Indian technology-services company Satyam will provide Fifa with an event-management system and new intranet and extranet services
Is America Today a Suitable Place to Extradite to?
Talkback I wonder why this is necessary? I was led to believe we would not extradite our citzens to countries that practice torture, imprisonment without trial, or even degrading treatment, the death...
Start-up reignites bug-disclosure debate
News VDA Labs, which finds flaws in software, has a unique business model: software vendors pay for discovered flaws or see them sold to third parties
Ten Top Tech Tomes
Buyer's Guide Looking for an alternative kind of holiday reading? Why not brave the bafflement of fellow beach denizens and pack a tech tome in your luggage? At least you'll guarantee some space around you on...
Microsoft blocks Vista driver 'hack' tool
News The software giant has blocked a signed third-party driver due to it having the 'characteristics of potentially unwanted software'
Send
Review A book on the style and etiquette of writing email sounds as though it should be soundly mocked. In fact, it's well worth reading as it might steer you around a number of online pitfalls.
64-bit PCs still searching for software
News A lack of software is holding back 64-bit PCs, but Apple and Microsoft are pushing ahead
RE:Who do Apple think wants an iPhone
Blog Comment As much as I want an iPhone for the things it has, I fully understand those who see this as a try to redefine the American mobile market. At some point, European customers, must ask them selves...
Windows' dominance stifles demand for Linux
News The entrenched installed base of Windows and the cost of migrating to Linux and retraining staff are hindering adoption of the open-source OS, say analysts
'High emission' printers revealed
News Australian academics list the printer models that they claim release a large amount of fine particles into office air, potentially causing health risks
Round-up: The past month's best tech photos
Roundup We look back at the visual highlights of the last four weeks, from the launch of Apple's iPhone to a peek behind the scenes at Wimbledon's tennis-specific tech
Watchdog condemns broadband-speed claims
News A report by consumer rights watchdog Which? claims the average speed attained by those who sign up for an 8Mbps service is just 2.7Mbps
IT professionals must have short memories
Talkback I'm mystified. Ok accepted, the survey was for the most influential tech product of the last 25 years. C is not a product, nor is the tcp stack. But if you go back to 1982, was there a PC on...
Google launches Web History tool
News The search giant has launched a tool people can use to edit and delete items from their web history, in response to privacy concerns
Microsoft postpones Office 2008 for Mac
News Mac enthusiasts will have to wait until next year for the latest versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
London Midland rail to get mobile ticketing
News The Go Ahead Group says that by 2014, half of all journeys on its London Midland rail franchise will be bought using smartcard technology
Government earmarks £1.2bn for e-Borders
News The electronic passenger-screening system will be fully implemented over the next decade
In another piece on this same report
Talkback it was noted that, among the small sample of printers tested, some units of particular model printers were high-emitters while other units of the same model emitted nothing. For me, this raise...
