Previous DayMicrosoft at JavaOne 2009: “We come in peace”
Blog If listening to Microsoft talk about openness and interoperability sounds weird, then it shouldn't really, not if we're being relaxed enough. If listening to Microsoft talk about openness and...
Feels like you've hit on something here
Talkback Maybe it's not just mobile Google usage that will be affected by iPhone apps - or any mobile apps for that matter - but all mobile browser usage? All that time and trouble that device manufacturers...
More low-energy datacentres reach planning stage
Blog I've noted in a previous blog that no-one has yet appeared to have built the nirvana of data centres: a totally automated, virtualised system where the top level of management is the data centre...
First impressions of the Nokia N97
Blog I'm currently having a play with the Nokia N97, the Finnish handset maker's big play against the new iPhone and the Palm Pre – both of which are expected to land around the same time as the N97, in...
Google squares up to complex searches
News Google Squared, now available for public evaluation, is a Labs project that presents results in a new, spreadsheet-like format
Intel to buy Wind River for $884m
News The takeover is meant to help Intel grow beyond its PC and servers and into embedded systems and mobile devices, where Wind River has a history with Android
Flexible memory developed for chips
News Researchers at US National Institute of Standards and Technology have created a flexible memristor, which can be bent or twisted and remain functional
The view from the floor at JavaOne
Photo With Oracle's acquisition of Sun stirring uncertainty about what's next for Java and the company, IT pros at JavaOne share their ideas about what's in store
Palm Pre: webOS screenshots
Photo The Palm Pre launches in the US on 6 June, although Europe is still awaiting a launch date. Here's a hands-on tour of the Pre's webOS platform.
First standard set for UK data protection
News In the light of numerous security breaches, the BSI has formulated a data-protection standard that organisations can use for UK DPA compliance
Verizon rolls out computing-as-a-service
News The telecommunications company is offering cloud-based computing resources to enterprises and government agencies
Sun introduces Java app store
Video At JavaOne in San Francisco, Sun fellow James Gosling and chief executive Jonathan Schwartz demo the company's new online store
Forrester: Vendors showing more price flexibility
News Software vendors have been obliged to be more accommodating on pricing with their customers as a result of the economic crisis, according to a new study
Sitecore Online Marketing Suite
Preview Sitecore has built a companion suite for its content management system that integrates web analytics, profiling, campaign management, segmentation and personalisation.
Future of netbooks revealed at Computex
Analysis For a peek into the crystal ball of mobile computing, we take a look at what has been announced at Computex in Taiwan this week
Adobe tool compares browsers side by side
News The technology allows web developers to compare how a site looks in Firefox, IE and Safari
Windows 7 sparking developers' interest
Analysis Software makers are taking advantage of the operating system's multitouch, while Microsoft's hardware unit is tailoring keyboards and mice to use the new features
Police in talks over pocket PC-crime detection tool
News The device would detect evidence of illegal activity on PCs, and police want it to be as easy to use as a breathalyser
Ridiculous
Talkback BT played it's final card after virgin announced the new 50 Mbit Fibre optic service, a true 8 Mbit Service is already a hard achievement let a long 20, this is not only due to noise in copper...
re: broadband speed boost
Talkback "He also said that the ADSL2+ upgrade will effectively double users' real-world speeds — a customer who got 2Mbps on their "up to 8Mbps" package, for example, will now get 4Mbps." If only I could...
