Previous DayBT holding ransom demands.
Talkback So BT are seemlingly holding content companies to ransom - pay up or face sanctions (streaming throttling). Their accountants are up in arms - they used to depreciate the assets of telephone...
RE:DIY Dual Atom Nettop System
Blog Comment @JW, when I saw you mention your nettop I has assumed you'd bought an Acer Aspire Revo / Intel Atom N230 1.6GHz / 1GB / 8GB SSD / Linux / Desktop PC. In the UK they are £149.00. They also have the...
Video malware targets Mac users
News Malware hidden in code on an adult video site targets Macs as well as PCs, a sign Apple fans should no longer consider their systems safe from attack, according to experts
Five factors stopping the cloud taking off
Analysis Despite the marketing muscle behind cloud computing, many businesses are fighting shy of taking the bait
O2 blames Apple for UK iPhone 3G S prices
News Apple is charging O2 the same wholesale rate for this year's mid-range iPhone as it did for last year's top-end model, the operator has said
Orange lines up Android phone for UK release
News The operator expects to release an Android-powered handset for the UK in 2009 — possibly within three months
BT wants BBC to pay for iPlayer
News The ISP has admitted limiting iPlayer download speeds for some of its customers, and says content owners should not expect a 'free ride'
Lightning takes down Amazon cloud
News The latest disruption to a high-profile cloud-computing service follows outages from other providers, including Google and Salesforce.com
RE:Fair is Fair - Ubuntu Netbook Remix
Blog Comment Knakworst, before you spend yet more money, I suggest you check out Xubuntu 9.04. On my wife's HP2133 the Live version "works out of the box" and is 'way faster than the installed SUSE - and that's...
Red Hat releases Fedora 11
News Fedora 11 comes with new virtualisation features, support for fingerprint readers and the promised ability for any email client to tap into Microsoft Exchange
RE:First impressions of the Nokia N97
Blog Comment The "new" iPhone 3GS (oooooo they added an "S") is really a major anticlimax. It looks the same as the old iPhone, does pretty much the same stuff, and adds nothing revolutionary into the mix. A...
Judges delay decision in Nasa hacker case
News The high court has finished its hearing into whether the home secretary was right in law to deny Gary McKinnon's appeal against extradition, but has reserved judgement for another day
Poor mobility aggravates IT job slump
Comment We must improve the ability of IT staff to move from one job to another in the face of diminishing job openings, says David Clarke
Microsoft takes aim at rogue antivirus program
News Microsoft has updated its Malicious Software Removal Tool this week to detect a generic type of fake antivirus program
RE:Fair is Fair - Ubuntu Netbook Remix
Blog Comment Thanks for trying Moblin. I am a happy HP 2133 user but the fact that I can't try Moblin and ubuntu NBR is driving me crazy, so I am trying to sell my 2133 in favor of an Asus 1000H or a Samsung...
New chief exec takes the helm at Palm
News Ed Colligan is stepping down as chief of the smartphone maker, and Jon Rubinstein takes over, just days after the US launch of the high-profile Pre
EC software law could divide open source
Analysis Experts have warned that a law proposing software companies be held liable for the security and efficacy of their products could divide the world of open-source development
Most IT pros finding work 'within three months'
News A survey has revealed that half of job-seeking techies are managing to secure work within three months despite the economic downturn
Two tier Britain.
Talkback A good current example of two tier Britain, is the iphone 3G S (S for Scandal) the useability of the phone being reliant on 3G- many places have little or no 3G, yet o2 will still try and sell you...
