Previous DayTalkTalk and Virgin Media still evaluating Phorm
Blog Service providers TalkTalk and Virgin Media are continuing to evaluate Phorm's ad-serving technology. The companies have been reviewing the technology for approximately 18 months. Following BT's...
O2 to carry Samsung's i7500 Android phone
Blog Samsung's first Android handset, the i7500, has appeared in O2's in-house magazine, and a spokesperson for the operator confirmed to ZDNet UK on Monday that the handset will be carried by O2 in the...
SAP user benchmark tests get underway
News Under a deal with user groups, SAP must meet criteria measured by benchmarks before it can introduce price increases for support
Fujitsu LifeBook S7220
Review Fujitsu's LifeBook S7220 is a solidly built 14.1in. notebook with integrated mobile broadband, a comfortable keyboard and decent performance, so long as you don't need fast graphics.
BT's fibre-to-the-cabinet pilot goes live
News The north London suburb of Muswell Hill and the Cardiff suburb of Whitchurch are the first locations for the rollout of BT's next-generation broadband access
Tories plan to neuter Ofcom
Blog If elected, the Conservative Party would take away Ofcom's policy-making functions, David Cameron said on Monday. The Tory leader was making a speech attacking quangos — of which the...
BT puts Phorm plans on hold
News The company has shelved plans to deploy Phorm's Webwise ad-serving technology, which has been the target of privacy concerns
Microsoft extends public-sector discount deal
News The software maker has delayed the deadline for an introductory offer on its recently introduced PSA09 licensing deal
Public shows caution over online services
News People are reserving judgement on the idea of taking crucial public services online, according to a newly published survey
Phishing attacks hit record high in June
News June marked an increase in malware attacks and the 'highest rate of phishing attacks to date' on the web, according to a Fortinet report
Nokia to bridge Maemo and Symbian with Qt
News An upcoming version of Maemo will use Qt rather than GTK+ as its main application development framework, a move Nokia says will make life easier for developers
Mobile apps changing the future of air travel
Analysis Airline passengers could one day use their mobile phone as a holiday concierge, with context-aware apps delivering reminders to check in for a flight or book a taxi on landing
How outage triggered mayhem for hospital datacentre
Analysis When a brief electricity failure struck a datacentre at a hospital in Australia, it started a chain of incidents that resulted in the serious outages of over 20 health applications
Nokia Android rumours earn outright denial
Blog Nokia has strongly denied working on an Android-based handset, following a report early on Monday that it was planning to do so. The report, carried in The Guardian, took a cue from "industry...
Satyam 'bullish' under new governance model
News Rebranded Mahindra Satyam, and having tweaked its model of governance, the Indian IT services firm is gunning for new contract and client wins in the Asia-Pacific
Is over-engineering of applications becoming endemic?
Blog Sitting squarely in the firing line for news announcements heralding the ‘next breakthrough application update’ is a tiring business sometimes. So many improvements, augmentations and enhancements...
Net neutrality gets a boost from the US gov't
News The Obama administration has included net-neutrality principles as conditions for some of the funds it will allocate as part of the economic stimulus package
Johnson urges haste on foreigner ID cards
News Home secretary Alan Johnson has asked the UK Border Agency to look at speeding up the issuing of identity cards to foreign nationals
Expert: In-flight entertainment needs iPod-era revamp
News Airlines should scrap in-flight entertainment systems as they are being outstripped by advances in storage and functionality on modern media players, according to an aviation expert
