Previous DayNative OpenOffice for the Mac
Blog My US-based colleague Tom Krazit has picked up on an interesting blog from Sun Microsystems concerning OpenOffice. Sun is to help with the port of OpenOffice to Aqua, the Mac user interface. All...
Dell explains Linux delays
News Language, driver and training considerations are behind Dell's decision to limit the launch of pre-installed Linux to the US, the PC manufacturer claims
Orange introduces flat-rate data
News Mobile operator's contract customers will be able to sign up for a bundle giving them unlimited data, but VoIP and IM are discouraged
HP tweaked Vista over power concerns
News PC companies are modifying the power-management settings of Windows Vista, due to the Aero interface shortening the battery life of notebooks
IT is key to future business growth
Comment The role of the IT department in companies has evolved, and it is now fundamental to enabling revenue growth and driving business performance
BlackBerry Curve
Review Although it doesn't have Wi-Fi or 3G support, the BlackBerry Curve offers a best-of-breed design and a well-rounded set of features to make it an attractive device for consumers and mobile...
Yahoocrosoft? Microhoo?
Blog The feisty New York Post is saying that Microsoft is chasing Yahoo with a very large cheque and lust in its eyes. Fifty billion bucks is on the table, with the strategy being the pure and simple...
Virtualisation is a priority, say CIOs
News Reduced costs and increased energy efficiency are among the benefits making virtualisation key to the strategy of many CIOs, although some remain unconvinced
Your questions for Red Hat?
Blog Red Hat's chief exec Matthew Szulik at last year's Red Hat conference in Nashville I'm off to Red Hat's annual user conference in San Diego next week to find out what the Linux specialist's...
Intel and Dell put Vista plans on ice
News Technology vendors hold fire on their own internal Vista rollouts until the release of Service Pack 1, which is due later this year
Photos: Your starter for ten...
Blog If you find the normal questions on University Challenge…erm challenging then imagine the fiendishly mind-melting conundrums that result from basing the show's format around processor design! But...
Security firm U-turns on banking breach
News Claims of a major vulnerability in bank security have been withdrawn by the firm responsible
Lily Allen brings a Smile to LG
Blog What happens when the high-end of IT marketing nudges up into the lower echelons of the celebrity circuit? We found out last night at a shindig thrown by LG to promote its latest range of LCD...
Royal Bank of Scotland rolls out chip and PIN
News RBS clients making frequent, advanced online transactions are to get home chip and PIN readers as a security measure, following Barclays' lead
Mobile data: The good, the bad and the insult
Leader We know that mobile operators are running scared of full IP connectivity. It's worse when they pretend that they're not
Microsoft reveals early plans for IE8
News Company has said that strong security, ease of use and web-development improvements are priorities for the next version of the browser
Court denies Vonage request for retrial
News Net phone company will continue its patent-case appeal and can cite a recent pivotal US Supreme Court ruling
Microsoft plans fix for DNS vulnerability
News Seven security bulletins will be released this Patch Tuesday, including 'critical' updates for Windows, Office, Exchange and BizTalk
What's next? Long distance RFID on soldiers?
Talkback The computer did it will get a whole new meaning... So on the one hand combat (certainly long range and special missions) is about stealth, surprise, secrecy and such and on the other hand...
