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Blog Never mind about buying a virtual island in Second Life – you can have your own real life state cum internet hub for just £500m. Former anti-aircraft platform SeaLand is currently home to an...
KDE's advance showing
Blog Want to get the inside line on the upcoming version of KDE? Then the latest screenshots might whet the appetite. KDE 4.0, the new desktop environment, is due out during 2007.
Back to life...
Blog That was fun. Christmas in Israel - there's nothing to give a little perspective like driving past Intel's new fab plant to stand on a pile of rubble where four consecutive empires have fallen....
Linux users find Dell heaven
Blog There seems to be a small flurry of Linux users getting their own back on Microsoft. Their own money, that is. On Friday, system administrator Serge Wroclawski boasted of his exploits in...
Second Life goes open source
News Linden Lab looks to widen its dominance in the world of virtual reality by handing more power to its users
Vodafone's sane start to broadband
Leader The mobile network operator is proposing a radical shake-up for bundled broadband — a reasonable price for a reasonable service. Is the market ready for such profound innovation?
UK small businesses set to boost IT budgets
News SMEs in the UK are expected to increase spending on IT this year at more than double the rate seen in France and Germany
Seagate extends consumer warranty to five years
News Storage giant launches new tools and software, and increases warranty protection on consumer products
BT sets wireless cities deadline
News Update: Telco commits to completing its 12-city rollout by March this year, and signs a high-street deal with Phones 4u
EDS boss defends government contract record
News Head of EDS' European business defends the company's record on public sector projects and admits that 'real people' suffer when things go wrong
'Double-booked' Gates to launch Vista in London
News Microsoft chairman will grace the UK's capital for his most important launch in years, but is a diary clash responsible?
HP iPAQ rw6815 Personal Messenger
Review Although it includes a phone, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the iPAQ rw6815's phone lacks 3G, the Wi-Fi is only 802.11b standard and Bluetooth is the 1.2 version. If you can live with this functionality,...
BETT on a busy week for tech
News The Week Ahead: With CES and MacWorld plus a big UK education technology show all jostling for attention, 2007 is getting off to a hectic start
Nokia upgrades internet tablet with Skype download
News Users get free VoIP calls with the Wi-Fi-enabled Linux-powered N800, and performance is boosted
You can't switch a server off....
Talkback You can't switch a server off, and yet we're told that not even "stand-by" mode is good enough for our current electrical appliances. So looking forwards, how much electricity would a one terabyte...
EU and Open Source
Talkback So now we really do know where the EU stands on Open Source and freedom of choose. Enough said as it's all been said before.
How stupid the IT-managers in EU
Talkback How stupid the IT-managers in EU's headquarters are? It should NOT BE SO DIFFICULT to provide Ogg/Theora video format that can be played on ALL operating systems ! It's impossible to trust the...
Never ending Spam
Talkback It seems that no matter what the law or how sophisticated our spam filters we still end up with unsolicited mail. The fact that so few are complaining makes me think maybe I should have a moan to...
HP Scanjet G4050
Review The HP Scanjet G4050 is a solid dual-lamp scanner that could use a driver overhaul and a better means of handling slides.
Yahoo unveils Messenger for Vista
News Packed with new features, the service will be launched in public beta during the second quarter of this year
EU withdraws claim that Linux support is illegal
News Blames translation mistake, but still fails to support open-source users on its streaming video service
Microsoft backpedals on security patches
News Software maker now plans to issue four bulletins on Tuesday rather than the eight originally announced
EMC job cuts affect more than expected
News Company will cut 1,350 jobs this year to consolidate operations after three years of acquisitions
LG unveils multi-format next-gen DVD player
News Super Multi Blue player can handle Blu-Ray and HD-DVD, but there are still some restrictions
Gates wants a server in every home
Q&A Microsoft chairman claims the company can outperform rivals such as Apple in the digital home of the future
Whiteboard: Password basics
Video Learn how to create and remember your passwords, and keep them safe
