Previous DayComputers to Africa Diary: Days Two and Three
Blog I have just returned to Nairobi from a behind-numbing eight hour trip from South-east Kenya – down near Mombassa. Unfortunately, despite the teeth-jarring off-road driving that had to be...
Developing for Windows Live
Blog I had the chance today to speak to a chap called Angus Logan who is (it says here) senior technical product manager of the Windows Live Platform. If you’re a developer, then Logan is your man for...
Where's the flexibility
Talkback It seems to me that a driver could be ticketed for just stopping to drop someone off, or to figure out where he's going, or ....... In my recent office, in Westminster, there were several parking...
Four core years... and then?
Leader AMD's Barcelona keeps the company in the multicore race. That may not be the right game to play
BT expands Wireless Cities
News The telco is to offer outdoor Wi-Fi connectivity across 15 town centres as it reveals three more locations that will soon benefit
Microsoft releases latest BizTalk Server
News RFID functionality takes the latest version of Microsoft's SOA platform to the 'edge' of the enterprise, claims the software maker
Dell targets SME market with storage server
News As IT suppliers court small businesses, Dell is hoping that its latest offering, a low-cost storage array, may corner the market
One day son, all this will be solid state
Blog The days of whirring, fragile hard disks are surely numbered, now that we're seeing a stonking 416GB of SSD goodness stuffed into a 2.5" form factor. As Engadget points out, we're probably...
Microsoft's business practices.
Talkback I doubt there is a ruling body on earth that can shake M$'s dominance on desktop computers. As long as the manufacturer's are selling windows pre-installed, M$ will continue to dominate. Most new...
Malaysian government unveils IT initiatives
News The country's prime minister has announced plans to boost the nation's competitiveness and human capital, and increase broadband adoption
Sony VAIO VGN-TZ11XN/B
Review The svelte VAIO VGN-TZ11XN/B is a real eye-catcher of an ultraportable. However, its integrated graphics prevent it being an all-round performer and it lacks built-in 3G connectivity. It's also...
BT launches free business-management tools
News BT Business Builder bundles together a variety of free management applications for small businesses
Skype worm wriggles onto Windows machines
Blog Skype is reporting a worm that affects Skype chat users with windows machines. Once it has infected one person's machine, the worm, called “w32/Ramex.A”, sends a chat message to other Skype...
HP's inkjet tech may replace hypodermic needles
News Technology adapted from inkjet printers could deliver medicine or vaccines much like a nicotine patch
Wi-Fi CCTV cracks down on rogue parking
News London's City of Westminster can now identify parking offences using its IP-based CCTV network without the need for human intervention
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to release four fixes
News This month's update targets flaws allowing remote code execution, including a critical vulnerability in Windows 2000 SP4
RE:The new era of mobile banking.
Blog Comment Wouldn't fraud become an even bigger problem if all banks were using the same service? One ring to rule them all, and all that...
AMD unveils Barcelona at last
News Three months after its original launch date, Barcelona has arrived, with executives confident it will triumph over Intel's quad-core offerings
Billion Electric BiGuard S20
Review This SSL VPN appliance suffers from an awkward admin interface and depends on ActiveX for some functionality, but it's still a relatively simple way to provide remote access to network applications.
