Previous DayRE:Are search engines facing extinction?
Blog Comment quite simply NO, search engines aren't going anywhere, any time soon, SE's have become much more efficient compared to 10 years ago. Google for example is able to update its index every hour or so,...
Web-based malware on legit sites soars
News Security vendor ScanSafe has reported a huge increase in the number of legitimate compromised websites since last year
Is Facebook a good open source player?
Blog Even Facebook addicts sometimes get scared that the giant they are contributing to could turn nasty. Is it really taking care of your personal data? Now there's another question - how serious are...
IBM to cool layered chips with water
News Scientists from the IBM Zurich Research Lab and the Fraunhofer Institute in Berlin are working on a microchip that uses micropipes of water to cool itself
Data breach law: IT managers say 'No'
Blog Two surveys came out today, both concerning perceptions about a possible UK data breach notification law. Such a law would require companies suffering a data breach to notify all affected parties,...
Re: Microsoft Grip
Talkback Excellent analysis, thanks very much. I have two unrelated comments: - I have always believed that until now, what we have primarily been paying Microsoft for is bug fixes in the guise of "new...
Microsoft ships ERP for the enterprise
News The company has launched a version of its Dynamics ERP system aimed at both medium-sized and large companies
RE:DeviceVM's proprietary/Linux split explained
Blog Comment Wouldn't it be nice to turn your computer on and and be working in a few seconds, instead of a couple of minutes? I'm a Linux user, thanks to M$, and it's unstable, insecure and buggy software. By...
Microsoft tells businesses: It's time for Vista
News The software maker has already made its case for consumer adoption of Vista. Now it has its sights set on business customers
Are search engines facing extinction?
Blog It might seem odd to suggest that search engines are dead given Google's rude health and Microsoft's recent interest in acquiring Yahoo! to increase its presence in search, but it would seem a few...
EC clears Nokia's Trolltech bid
News The deal between the handset maker and open-source software company would not 'significantly impede effective competition' in Europe, said the Commission
Snapshot of UK server OS use 2008
Blog UK organisations at both the enterprise and SME end are struggling with cost and support of their server operating systems, according to exclusive research carried out by ZDNet UK. When asked...
Mozilla releases second Firefox 3 release candidate
News The organisation claims the second release candidate boasts improved memory usage and security features
IBM alphaWorks: From software theory to fact
Q&A Senior engineering manager at IBM's software development community Laura Bennett discusses how the group helps turn research concepts from the labs into practical products
Google inks £75m lease for campus on Nasa land
News The deal, negotiated over the last year, builds on an agreement signed with Nasa in 2005 to collaborate on space and technology research
Code makers and breakers of WWII
Photo As Bletchley Park's future hangs in the balance, CNET takes a look back at cryptographic machines that kept vital specialists of the German, American, British, Polish and Japanese military forces...
ISP code targets broadband speed confusion
News Ofcom's voluntary code of practice should see broadband providers become more realistic about access speeds when customers sign up
Campaigners call for Google privacy policy link
News A conglomerate of privacy groups has called for the search giant to link to its privacy policy from its homepage
Orange to cut 450 jobs in customer-services drive
News The company will cut the jobs and some offshore Indian call-centre work in a bid to 'improve responsiveness' and 'remove duplication'
Ubuntu on Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog Having had so much success with Ubuntu on the older "test" laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2110), and not expecting to want to try Vista on the newer Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 again anytime soon, I...
Report sees countryside broadband speeds lagging
News A thinkbroadband.com report suggests urban areas still trump the countryside for broadband speeds, despite an Ofcom report to the contrary
Microsoft may extend XP's life for low-cost desktops
News The company has said manufacturers will be able to sell Windows on low-cost desktops until 2010, suggesting an extension of XP's lifespan
Yahoo opens up address-book interface
News Opening the address book API is the second major plank in the Yahoo Open Strategy and seeks to tie the company more closely to other web services
South Korea slaps Intel with £13m antitrust fine
News The country's antitrust regulator claims the chipmaker offered rebates to South Korean PC makers in return for not buying AMD chips
