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Archive - 05 Apr 2007

Here we go again

Talkback Two standards will be confusing. In any case M$ standard is both proprietry and closed ......... My simple mind suggests that a standard must be open, universal and free of (M$ type)...

RE:Apple defends green rep

Blog Comment Even Paul Thurrott's testing on his two machines turned up some interesting "figures": ThinkPad (running, idle): 33 watts ThinkPad (sleep): 22 watts MacBook (running, idle): 21 watts MacBook...

Keep moving targets in your radar

Leader Moving is never painless, but it shouldn't be management suicide if you plan from the outset

Microsoft criticised for Open XML petition

News Software giant is concerned over the popularity of its alternative to Open Document Format and is trying to fast-track its progress with an online petition, say critics

Apple launches eight-core Mac

News Intel Xeon-based system is billed as the fastest ever Macintosh, with massive memory

Video: Windows cursor hack in action

Video Security researcher Alexander Sotirov shows how an intruder can use the .ANI flaw to run malicious software on a Vista PC

Cable & Wireless gets ever smaller

Blog As if axeing half its staff and 90 percent of its customers was not enough, now Cable & Wireless is shedding its capabilities as well. Out of the door this week has gone Allnet, its systems...

Microsoft royalties may suffer huge reduction

News Leaked EC document suggests royalties for Microsoft's technical information may be reduced to just 1 percent — or nothing at all

RE:Apple defends green rep

Blog Comment While it is amusing to see Apple take a kicking and to consider the consternation on the faces of the hemp wearing, sandal toed "creatives" that make up such a large part of their market I tend to...

HP targets PC performance-seekers on a budget

News Company plans a new category of machines aimed at cost-conscious customers who want high-end performance

Intel brands collide with 'Centrino Pro' notebooks

News Company's VPro PC management technology is set to make its debut in notebooks over the coming months

Apple defends green rep

Blog Apple has come in for another kicking from the green lobby this week with the latest update to an environmental ranking . formulated by environmental group Greenpeace. The ranking puts Chinese PC...

FCC nixes phones on planes

Blog So, the Federal Communications Commission over in the States has confirmed that it doesn't want mobile phones to be usable on planes, but it seems it'll be OK to have onboard Wi-Fi. Er, VoIP...

Company profile: Truphone

Profile Find out how the London-based VoIP player is gearing up to challenge the big mobile operators, claiming they are missing a trick by not offering enough services

Windows cursor patch creates difficulties

News Installing Microsoft's 'critical' patch can cause trouble for some users with audio and networking software

Lenovo trumps Apple in green-tech ranking

News Chinese manufacturer has risen to the top of Greenpeace's list of environmentally friendly tech companies, while Apple languishes in last place

Companies warned over virtualisation threats

News Rushing into adopting the technology could result in companies overlooking best security practices, says Gartner

Microsoft Open XML moves closer to approval

News Ecma International says the ISO expects to vote on standardisation of the Microsoft Office document format by September