Previous Day'Twas the night before 3G iphone - well almost.
Blog I cannot believe this - just over 48 hours to go - and this is all over a black plastic phone from Apple. Get a grip young sir, talk to your friends about something else, don't watch the Apple...
Accessible HTML tables explained
Blog Bring ’em on… Meanwhile, back at The Ministry, I was given the task of constructing a monster department hierarchy table. In the past, I have created fairly complex accessible HTML tables (for...
Oyster crack
Talkback If the publication can be used as a manual for others to exploit the system, then NXP have a case, but I doubt a university would allow that. If instead it just outlines the vulnerabilities then...
NXP sues university over 'Oyster crack'
News The company behind the Mifare Classic chipset is to sue Radboud University in an attempt to stop it publishing a paper detailing the alleged cracking of the Oyster smartcard
EU committee gives 'file-sharing' law go-ahead
News The Telecoms Package, which still needs to pass a September vote, could have its wording tightened to avoid being used for a copyright crackdown, experts suggest
Hand Wringing Over the Dell/SightSpeed Video Chat Deal
Blog There's certainly no shortage of hand-wringing going on by the Skype Cheerleaders over at the supposedly "Independent" Skype Journal over the recent Dell Video Chat powered by SightSpeed deal. In...
Dialogue Box 4.1: A unique peek at a bright LED future
Video Last year, we wanted it. This year, we've got it. In the first of a brand new series of Dialogue Box, Charles and Rupert throw light on a revolutionary new LED technology that gives you more than...
TokBox - A Nice, Simple VideoChat Alternative (also for Linux!)
Blog I have FINALLY had the time to take at least a quick look at TokBox, which was recommended to me in a comment on a previous blog post. First, I'm sorry that it has taken this long. Second, I'm...
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attacks
Talkback Active-X has been a security for years and yet it is still in use and holes are not fixed, exploits are monitored. Having the user make the decision to allow or not allow is not a good decision....
Privacy watchdog airs Google Street View concerns
News The Information Commissioner's Office has said Google may be breaching data-protection legislation by showing people's faces on Street View
3 disables data roaming to avoid bill shock
News The operator's customers who want to roam in European countries other than Austria, Denmark, Italy and Sweden must now opt in to do so
Skype's Abysmal Service - An Independent Review
Blog Here is an excellent review and tests of Skype service in the U.K. In a nutshell, dropped calls, poor quality, no response from Skype. Skype Drops the Ball on Free Calls I would only add one...
Lords presses government for data-breach law
News The House of Lords has again urged the government to introduce a data-breach notification law, adding that banks should be liable for e-fraud losses
DWP attacked over delays to benefit-fraud IT system
News The Public Accounts Committee has accused the Department for Work and Pensions of failing to measure benefit fraud properly because of its tardiness in improving IT systems
Linux coder reportedly leads police to wife's body
News Reports say the Linux programmer Hans Reiser, who has been convicted of murdering his wife, has finally shown police where she is buried
Spammers gearing up for Beijing Olympics
News A Symantec report has highlighted a series of spam messages seeking to exploit interest in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
NHS trusts face independent data-handling audits
News The Department of Health is pressing for independent audits of NHS trust data-handling measures, to replace self-assessments
Foreign Office overspend sees IT projects trimmed
News Overspending on two Foreign and Commonwealth Office IT projects has led to spending on other tech schemes being curtailed
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attacks targeting Access
News A vulnerability in the ActiveX control for a feature in Office Access is being used for targeted but limited attacks, the company has said
Hyper-warped-visor-consolidation Confabulation
Blog Excuse me if I sound stupid but consolidation and virtualization could be two separate processes or system management criteria. Depending on the application, having a SQL server of some type or...
Nokia and Open Source Symbian
Blog Nokia and Open Source Symbian By: Eric Everson, Founder MyMobiSafe.com So Nokia picked up the exclusive rights to the Symbian OS recently at a relative bargain (considering the licensing fees...
