Previous DaySo why is Google doing this?
Talkback In response to your question why is Google doing this, mentally picture your life in a virtual parallel universe. What do you see yourself doing and where are you going? Google's Android software...
Infamous Russian malware gang vanishes
News Trend Micro claims the Russian Business Network has suddenly dropped off the internet, but the group may have resurfaced in Asia
ITN Apple fracas - UPDATE
Blog I now have better info on the ITN/Apple debacle at the iPhone launch - and it really is better. Wasn't because of tariff issues, oh no. Seems the bold investigative reporters decided to ask some...
Driving the web revolution: The 'Internet Van'
Photo California's Computer History Museum is celebrating the 30th birthday of the first true internet connection by displaying the van in which it occurred
Red Hat's chutzpah
Blog The webcast for Red Hat's in the Cloud announcement this week was tough going. A whole lot of jargon, no comparisons offered to other companies' abilities, and repetition of phrases like "anything...
Why you should care about Google Android
FAQ The search specialist's open-source mobile plaform has the telephony industry hot under the collar — but what will it mean for the average business user?
Google scientist to demo quantum computer
News Dr Hartmut Neven is to participate in a demo by start-up D-Wave Systems of a device claimed to be the first practical quantum computer
iPhone fans behind bars
Blog Here's a picture courtesy of our colleagues at Silicon.com (full picture story going up soon, I understand) of Apple's core (boom boom) audience queuing outside the company's main London store,...
Government data sharing may harm public trust
News Increased data sharing between government departments and services could undermine citizens' confidence in public bodies, Lord Erroll has said
O2: Businesses may block iPhone usage
News The mobile operator says that, while it is happy to transfer phone numbers to Apple's new handset, businesses may impose tougher rules
Inside Apple's Time Machine, part I
Photo We take a step-by-step look at configuring and using Apple's Time Machine system backup software.
Tech relics at the Vintage Computer Festival
Video Antique computers, ancient video games, and discarded gadgets have all been dusted off for the Vintage Computer Festival in California
RE:ITN thrown out of iPhone press conference for 'being rude'
Blog Comment For all the complaints about Microsoft, Apple is every bit as aggressive in it marketing and licensing. Even the Quicktime player always sits in the system tray and when you get rid of it, it asks...
Vodafone to turn on faster super-3G
News The operator's latest USB modem will support 7.2Mbps downlink and 1.44Mbps uplink when those speeds are enabled from December onwards
Dell: Ubuntu PCs still available
News The company has said claims that it will no longer sell the Linux distribution pre-installed are erroneous
ITN thrown out of iPhone press conference for 'being rude'
Blog News just in from the front line - UK TV news company ITN has just been thrown out of this morning's Apple iPhone press conference in London for 'being rude'. Apparently, the interviewer expressed...
RE:Ubuntu 7.10 Gibbon swings on the Asus Eee
Blog Comment I have been looking at Distrowatch.org as a main site for everything linux. It ranks distros according to the amount of times they've been downloaded recently. I think thats a good way asy it goes...
iPhone gets wireless Outlook synchronisation
News Funambol's open-source plug-in, released on Thursday, should allow Outlook contacts to be wirelessly synchronised with Apple's handset
Judges reveal best (and worst) politicians' websites
Photo At the inaugural MP Website Awards, hosted by the British Computer Society at the House of Commons, MPs were told who really cuts the mustard online
RE:Ubuntu 7.10 Gibbon swings on the Asus Eee
Blog Comment Ubuntu is the most mainstream desktop Linux, and it's attracted the most interest from non-Linux fans. Conversely, I know hardcore Linuxites who don't like it because they think it hides too much...
RE:Ubuntu 7.10 Gibbon swings on the Asus Eee
Blog Comment I notice you always refer to/use Ubuntu. Why do you prefer Ubuntu over other main distro's? I use Suse. I am waiting for KDE 4: looks very Maclike with the new Oxygen Theme and I think it will come...
ALM for the web: coincidence or not?
Blog It’s rare that I get two completely unconnected (yet connected) technology publicity streams on the same day that aren’t making headlines in their own right. Let me explain. OK, official launch...
Anti-spyware demo revealed as malware in disguise
News The scam has proliferated dramatically, prompting users browsing a legitimate website to dowload an anti-spyware package that gives hackers access to credit card details
Microsoft's Surface facing a rocky road to market
News The software maker doesn't expect early partners to have their units up and running until spring. It had hoped they would be ready before year's end
The Cell Phone Three Horse Race - Google vs. Symbian vs. MS...
Talkback There is no doubt that the move into the mobile environment via an OS was a good move by Google. Naturally the open-source nature of Android presents a unique flavor of potential mobile security...
