Previous DaySupercomputing budgets: Fighting the financial storm
Comment Steadily rising budgets for high-performance-computing projects are about to meet the chill winds of recession head on. The consequences could harm the real benefits this technology can offer, says...
At Last
Talkback A considered, well thought out response. However there is a point that people still seem to miss. The more different and unrelated databases that are used (physical or electronic), the harder it is...
HP ProCurve adds in 802.11n wireless
News The HP division has launched an 802.11n Wi-Fi access point and revitalised its WLAN range with technology acquired from Colubris
Open source Android opens Huawei eyes
Blog Huawei's announcement of plans for an Android phone are another endorsement for open source on handsets. And it's also an unusual one. It's tempting to over-analyse this, as the actual...
T-Mobile advises on Android patch
Blog Remember that ghastly, elementary-mistake Android flaw that allows command line commands to be run with root privileges from any application on an Android handset (i.e. the T-Mobile G1, currently)?...
AVG antivirus removes Windows system file
News Antivirus software from AVG has incorrectly identified a critical Windows file as malware and recommended its deletion
Virgin Media to cut 2,200 jobs
News The UK cable company has announced the layoffs as part of an ongoing restructuring of various parts of the business
Apple iPhone outsells Motorola Razr in the US - now no 1 Phone Stateside
Blog For the past three years the phone that invented the slick and slim form for mobile handsets has been the Motorola Razr. Not anymore this third quarter the iPhone took the top spot. Here are the...
Smaller databases best, even if they restrict police
Video The Tory security minister says the benefits of not having a centralised database outweigh its potential usefulness to police work
Loss of medical care
Talkback The prime purpose for the existence of a hospital (or any other NHS organisation) is to provide health care to the best of it's ability. When there is any form of treatment withheld for financial...
Start-up aims to put extra chip inside netbooks
News Quartics is pitching a 'co-processsor' for netbooks that would augment the CPU and graphics chip for handling Flash movies and videoconferencing
Toshiba Tecra M10-10I
Review So long as you don't intend to carry this rather bulky notebook too often, its high-quality screen and excellent keyboard, plus a solid set of internal components, should make it a serviceable...
Almost a mini laptop
Talkback Seems like this is almost a mini laptop in it's own right - just add a few bits and one would have just about the most secure notebook around!!
Economic uncertainty foils Gartner forecast
News The analyst house says it has had to revise its global IT-budget forecast due to sudden changes in sentiment among surveyed CIOs
India takes step on ID Card road
Blog India has taken a step towards provision of biometric ID Cards for all citizens. According to The Hindu, a group of Indian ministers has approved the establishment of a Unique Identity Authority...
RSA: Ecosystem of sharing will boost security
Video Banks, ISPs and the tech industry should work in concert with international governments to protect systems, says RSA president Art Coviello
Police question PDA efficiency gains
News A House of Commons committee has called for more funding to ensure all front-line police have PDAs, but not all officers are convinced of the benefits
US-CERT warns of SAP vulnerability
News The flaw in the graphical user interface for SAP ERP, reported by US-CERT, has been labelled 'highly critical' by Secunia
EC pares down plans for telecoms super-regulator
News European commissioner Viviane Reding has significantly scaled back plans for an EU-wide super-regulator to oversee the telecommunications industry
RE:Is broadband a utility?
Blog Comment By it's very nature a utility should be a necessity to life, like traditional utilities such as water and gas. To many Be members, their internet service is a necessity in their lives. We see it in...
Apple patches iLife flaws
News iLife Support 8.3.1 addresses three vulnerabilities affecting how the application processes TIFF and JPEG images
iPhone 3G snatches lead in US handset sales
News An NPD report claims Apple's iPhone 3G overtook Motorola's Razr as the most purchased handset among US consumers in the third quarter
Photos: Microsoft's new parallel programming toolkit
Photo Microsoft Concurrency and Coordination Runtime and Decentralized Software Services Toolkit 2008 is a spin-off from its work on robotics. We got a first look at PDC 2008.
Yahoo's BrowserPlus made available to all websites
News Any website can now use Yahoo's software for giving web-based applications some of the richer abilities of native software, while an updated version brings new plug-ins
Nortel announces job cuts as earnings plummet
News The telecom equipment maker has reported its biggest quarterly loss in seven years, and plans 1,300 layoffs as well as other cuts across the business
Programmable chip set to cut smartphone costs
Analysis Sandbridge Technologies has developed a software-programmable chip for mobile phones that will allow manufacturers to pack in more functionality at a much lower price
Visa unveils credit card with own PIN pad
News The cards, which will feature a 12-button keypad and LCD display powered by a battery that lasts up to four years, are soon to be trialled by four banks
Parallels to offer link to iPhone for PCs
News A facility to run PC as well as Apple apps directly from the iPhone will be a feature of the latest version of Parallels, the company has said
NHS IT problems cost hospital over £7m
News The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust has lost £7.2m due to 'worse than anticipated' difficulties with the Cerner Millennium care-records system
Got it wrong again
Talkback Must be a Home Office project as it is so badly planned. The logical and obvious means of access to such a very sensitive register, such a natural target for paedophiles, must be one nomimated and...
