Previous DaySony and Vista conflict
Talkback I recently bought a Sony Vaio laptop running Vista and wanted to connect to my Sony Ericsson p990i smartphone, as I had done with my previous XP-enabled laptop. But the old SE smartphone software...
Video: Mac OS X to adopt Sun tech
Video Sun chief Jonathan Schwartz said his company's open-source file system, ZFS, will be introduced into Apple's operating system
Kaspersky, Grisoft, F-Secure fail VB100 security test
Blog Three big names have failed to receive certification in the latest Virus Bulletin anti-malware test, the VB100. Kaspersky, Grisoft, and F-Secure all had products which failed to detect 100...
iSoft halts legal action against CSC
News Software company and CSC have suspended their dispute over the latter's block of IBA's takeover bid and are trying to reach a compromise
Mac OS X to adopt ZFS
Blog So Apple's forthcoming operating system will use the next-generation file system ZFS, it's been confirmed. Sun Microsystems' chief executive Jonathan Schwartz gave the secret away on Wednesday...
HP iPAQ 514 Voice Messenger
Review The Windows Mobile 6-based iPAQ 514 Voice Messenger is attractively priced, although some (generally sensible) compromises have been made. Overall, HP’s first foray into the Windows Mobile...
Inmarsat prepares to enter mobile market
News Satellite company is to launch mobile and fixed satellite handsets this year but expects data services to remain the bulk of future business
Google vs US immigration policy
Blog Google is taking on the US immigration system, which it says is limiting the flow of talent to its US operations. In a fascinating blog post, Google's policy council Pablo Chavez derides the...
Microsoft fixes mobile synchronisation tool
News Windows Mobile Device Center v6.1 fixes reported file-synchronisation problems between Windows Mobile devices and Vista PCs
Adobe's price isn't right
Leader Adobe expects Europeans to pay twice as much as American customers for the most comprehensive Creative Suite 3 package. That's a pricey expectation
Microsoft denies Sony's Vista hardware claims
News Software giant insists that the current release of Windows Vista does support hybrid drives and Intel's Turbo Memory, but Sony stands firm as it elaborates on its claims
Fast running out of straws.
Talkback A couple of flaws in the arguments. Pound Sterling is the English currency. No use in Europe. As an Englander I can vouch for the fact that I can travel anywhere in Europe and successfully just use...
US businesses will soon pay to send emails
News Organisations sending large amounts of legitimate emails will be able to certify their messages to bypass spam filters — at a price
Employers bemoan IT graduate skill levels
News Survey reveals recruiter concerns over lack of business, communication, technical and non-technical skills in graduates and existing employees
Adobe Acrobat gets Vista compatibility
News As well support for Vista and Citrix 64-bit systems, Acrobat 8 update includes new integration with Microsoft Office 2007
Why you should care about GPLv3
FAQ The open-source community has just seen an update to the licence that underpins most of its developments
UK's leading CIO announced
News Based on the votes of industry players, the UK's top 50 chief information officers have been revealed
Sun extends blade lineup
News Aiming for versatility, the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System features three new blade servers plus a smaller blade-server chassis
LANsurveyor for Windows 10.0
Review LANsurveyor is an easy-to-use network discovery and documentation application. It automatically creates a true and accurate network topology diagram using multiple discovery methods, and integrates...
Banks held back by legacy systems
News Many banking organisations across Europe depend on ageing core sytems, and CIOs are urged to encourage their boards to address the issue
Meh...
Talkback Make it flat and portable (not a bathtub), make it a quarter of the price and, perhaps most importantly, make it not run windows. It might just go somewhere then. Also, can someone please explain...
Adobe stands by Creative Suite 3 pricing
News Head of Adobe UK says the company will not budge on its pricing, despite the fact UK users are charged a premium of up to £1,000
Project bridges Xen and KVM virtualisation
News Linux programmer Rusty Russell offers software that could unify some virtualisation programming chores
Canonical refines mobile Ubuntu Linux
News Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded Edition will permit multimedia and power management on Intel's mini-tablet PC platform
