Previous DayStreamlining win7
Talkback "In the process of streamlining Windows 7, the developers can't sacrifice software compatibility." Time for a change. Ok. So my proposal: disclose Win7 source code, I am not saying "open source"...
Network effects
Talkback Microsoft is afraid of the domino effect, the critical mass. That is why they lobbied so hard. Even government orgs that do not want to switch have to consider open source strategically as a matter...
Home Office denies prototype intercept database
Blog According to the Home Office, no prototype database has been built by either the Home Office or the intelligence services, to test whether all UK citizens' communications information can be stored....
Microsoft pushes back Stirling release
News The product, designed to manage Microsoft and third-party security software, has been delayed due to interoperability concerns
Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P8020
Review The LifeBook P8020 is a robustly built ultraportable with an excellent screen and a good keyboard. We like the integrated mobile broadband and the battery life, but would appreciate better graphics...
The true cost of migrating to open source
Comment Microsoft's attack on open source has zeroed in on the cost of migration, but its figures distort the truth, says Mark Taylor
IBM, CSC win ID card biometrics contracts
News IBM will build and run the biometrics database behind the National Identity Register, while CSC will implement processing and enrolment systems, including online passport applications
Nice one, Debian
Blog It's nice to see some smart thinking applied to a problem. The Debian project appears to have solved the problem of Microsoft's legal attacks on the Linux kernel by preparing to do away with it...
Drobo Pro: a 'data robot' for SMEs
Blog Drobo's original USB 'data robot' combined an attractive chassis with the company's BeyondRAID technology to deliver a well-received and user-friendly storage device, mainly aimed at creative...
Australia takes national broadband project public
News Australians have plumped for public ownership of the flagship national broadband scheme, after the government found none of the private-sector bids was satisfactory
Tackling Global Health on the Last Mile: Reflections on World Health Day
Blog Dr. Daniel J. Carucci April 7, 2009 In places where there are few cars, where roads remain unpaved, where basic infrastructure services such as clean water and electricity are scant, mobile...
Nokia releases 'point and find' technology
Video At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Nokia executive vice president Anssi Vanjoki outlined his company's vision for the future of mobile computers based on its new map-based user interface
Deadline looms for end of XP, Office 2003 support
Talkback Amen brother, I made the switch to OO 3 years ago and have been promoting it to all my friends since. Of course it is a standard feature of most Linux distros so you don't even have to spend the...
Microsoft expands XP rights through Windows 7
News The software maker plans to offer users the option to buy machines with Windows 7 licences that have been 'pre-downgraded' to run XP
US to begin broadband policy overhaul
News The Federal Communications Commission will begin hearings to detail a road map for improving US broadband access using federal stimulus money and future taxpayer money
Dell boosts its digital-healthcare strengths
News The hardware maker has announced a series of partnerships in a bid to be a bigger player in the digitisation of medical records
BT deal quashes rumours of NHS IT pull-out
News The eight-trust deal has ended speculation that BT Global Services was planning to walk away from the NPfIT contracts it holds
Orange may adopt Kangaroo online TV tech
News The French-owned company has confirmed it is in talks to acquire the technology behind the online on-demand TV venture known as 'Project Kangaroo'
What's the real battery life?
Blog Anyone who spends time with a notebook knows that manufacturer’s battery life claims can bear little resemblance to what you will experience in the real world. This is hardly surprising in some...
Microsoft aims to improve multitouch gestures
News At a conference this week, Microsoft is presenting ideas on how 'more natural' gestures could be used on multitouch devices
