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Blog Friday 8/9/2006 Surprisingly chipper today, due entirely to complete incompetence last night in getting drinks at a party. This is shocking incompetence on my part, and in no way reflects on the...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment Intel goes back in time, Trolltech goes back to basics, Ubiquisys goes back home and BT just goes backwards
Hot spot pricing 'should be halved'
News An executive from Connect Spot, which supplies wireless service providers with hot spot directories, says access pricing is far too high
Sony Ericsson P990i
Review This is the latest in a line of great smartphones, with excellent features. However, there are niggles with the design, and the P990i faces stiff competition thanks to its delayed arrival.
How social networking could help society
Comment Technology activist Paul Lamb explains how the social-networking concept could be extended to benefit a much larger cross-section of people
Insider warns of storage industry security flaws
News A former government security advisor now in the employ of Hitachi Data systems claims major storage players, including his own company, have fundamental problems with securing their systems
10 signs it's time to change your job
Feature However appealing the thought of improving one's work prospects may be, moving to a new job can be daunting. Here are 10 indicators to help you decide whether it's time to make that change
Teleworking: Don't believe the hype
News The future for most workers is more likely to be based around schemes such as flexitime than regular home working, experts claim
Gateway gets fifth CEO in six years
News J Edward Coleman will face the challenge of prising Gateway out of the budget end of the PC market
Credit card companies team up for security
News The five major credit card firms have created an organisation to develop and maintain security standards
Why migration doesn't mean brain drain
Q&A Economic geographer AnnaLee Saxenian says the movement overseas of Silicon Valley's 'New Argonauts' is a positive development in the world of tech
Alcatel and Lucent shareholders approve merger
News The companies' consolidation plan moves forward as shareholders give the nod to the $11bn deal
Intel's vPro chips arrive
News PCs featuring the vPro brand come with Intel's Core 2 Duo processor and the Q965 chipset
'Critical' Office patch to be released
News Microsoft will also issue two Windows updates next week, as part of the company's monthly patch cycle
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Developer's Release
Preview Ordinary users, as well as developers, will find interesting new features within the Developer's Release build of Apple's next operating system.
Reporters' phone records hacked in HP hunt
News Two News.com reporters are among nine journalists whose personal telephone records were accessed during HP's investigation into media leaks
