Previous DayWindows Vista SP1
Member Review I was a bit nervous installing SP1 beta on my new laptop as there were plenty of posts on the Microsoft SP1 forums with issues ranging from BSOD to random restarts. In the end I am very glad I did...
ShortFall? from an ex student
Talkback Being a graduate in IT i was among a great deal of people in IT, It took me 20 interviews to actually get a job, i don't think it is lack of skills it became apparent that companies wanted...
RE:WiMAX still begins with a Why
Blog Comment VOIP turned your computer into a phone, now VOIP-over-WiMAX wants to turn your phone into a phone with-in a phone? very interesting.. It makes sense if your goal is to save money on international...
T-Mobile and Orange to pilot mobile TV
News The operators plan to launch a commercial pilot of a TDtv-based mobile TV service after 'encouraging' technical trials
'Information Security Awareness Forum' is launched
News An organisation has been formed that will promote security awareness in the public and private sectors following several major breaches last year
Plumber´s lament
Blog I have an admission: I´m a bit of a geek. In particular, a wireless geek, and in particular particular, the analogue hardware bits. Which is why you´ll often find me at MWC on the stands of...
Ya want Wi-Fi in that?
Blog According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, 56 percent of those surveyed want Wi-Fi in their next phone, although they´re "not always informed as to why they need it". The words of Karen Hanley, the...
WiMAX still begins with a Why
Blog There are plenty of “say what?” moments at any of these big industry gatherings. Nortel provided one of the better ones today, when it announced that it was launching a Voip-over-Wimax service,...
Torvalds: Contributors' boss is not my concern
Video Linux kernel co-ordinator Linus Torvalds has revealed he sometimes doesn't know who the people involved in Linux work for
Microsoft's next move in fight for Yahoo
Analysis After the rejection of its unsolicited buyout offer, Microsoft will either up the ante or ready a tender offer followed by a proxy fight
Government trails private sector in IT wages
News A National Computing Centre survey reveals public-sector staff receive lower wages but more holidays than private-sector techies
MWC: New phones, Android prototypes, but not much Linux
Blog I'm at MWC, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where the hype level is reaching new records. But we're seeing comparatively little on Linux. According to MocoNews, Motorola, LG and Samsung...
Spot on really.
Talkback I have been in the business 30 years many at the leading edge. Currently on the market due to redundancy due to resource relocation to the US. Looking at the jobs on offer they are a doddle or...
HP releases latest Integrity blades
News HP Integrity BL870c is intended for use by organisations looking to pack power and a lot of memory into not too much space
Torvalds: Linux kernel release timing was mistake
Video Linus Torvalds admits that not pushing back the release of the Linux 2.6.24 kernel while he attended the linux.conf.au conference was an error
Cisco should lead the march towards interoperability rather...
Talkback It is interesting and saddening that Cisco has chosen to go proprietary for powering its "high" power devices, especially at a time, when many PoE vendors who had gone proprietary in their quest...
What he said
Talkback Maybe we are reaping our rewards from the modern push to de-skill the IT administration function. We don't want to have to pay people who have deep knowledge and experience. We would rather pay a...
Analysts downgrade 2008 global IT outlook
News Fears of a US recession have led analyst house Forrester Research to rethink its forecast for IT spending growth
Northern Ireland launches online-security campaign
News The Northern Ireland Executive has launched a campaign to raise public awareness of online security risks
When will the two ends meet?
Talkback One week we read of a massive IT skills shortages, the next of massive IT unemployment. Why is it that we seem to have loads of people with good skills and experience and an employment base...
Emerging mobile tech to watch out for
Photo The Mobile World Congress isn't just about an infinite number of similar handsets, operators trying to get anyone interested in mobile TV, and platform wars. Lots of companies have something a...
Linux kernel an 'invisible magician', says Torvalds
Video Linus Torvalds believes the Linux kernel has reached a level of maturity where it goes largely unnoticed
Microsoft: Mobiles are for life, not just for business
News The software giant says the industry must now produce devices that can be used for both business and pleasure
Nokia introduces mobile sat-nav for pedestrians
News At the Mobile World Congress, the mobile giant launched the second generation of its mobile-mapping tech, plus four handset models
Location-based services expected to rocket
News Gartner claims global subscribers are set to rise by nearly 168 percent this year, with mainstream adoption just two to five years away
No more business as usual for the BlackBerry
News Vodafone is working with BlackBerry manufacturer RIM to put more consumer applications onto the mainly business-oriented device
Business Service Management: veneer or vital component?
Blog Given the swathe of acronyms and branded technology terms we constantly find ourselves enveloped by, it’s sometimes tough to see through the mists of marketing that may cloud our focus. With this...
Nokia: Pretty shop but ugly marketing speak
Blog After Apple confounded popular opinion that high-street retail just wasn’t cost efficient, Nokia amongst others has decided to follow suit. The Fins opened up what they claim is another flag-ship...
Let laptop battle commence
Blog Our collection of small, inexpensive, education-orientated notebooks is at last complete, following the arrival today of a brace of Intel Classmate systems. The Classmate will go up against the...
Thinktanks hail era of the 'social operating system'
News Two US thinktanks argue that next-generation operating systems will link users to each other on an unprecedented scale
Ericsson: Mobile broadband can help save world
News CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg has called 2007 a breakthrough year for mobile broadband, saying it can help shrink carbon footprints
UK sees worst IT skills shortage for a decade
News A National Computing Centre report warns employers to budget for increased training of existing staff to cope with the skills shortage
Operators hit back at EC data-roaming threat
News The GSM Association says data-roaming prices are already falling and European Commission regulation would stifle innovation
Tribute to renowned computer scientist Jim Gray
Blog Friends and family will be joined by three of the biggest organisations dedicated to the advancement of computer science to pay tribute to Jim Gray - credited with helping to make possible such...
Wikipedia accused of 'US-centric bias'
News An Australian academic claims the online encyclopaedia shows bias in its administration of user edits and which sources its allows to be used
Windows Vista SP1
Review It's always good to install the latest code for any operating system, but installing Windows Vista SP1 will require some users to spend a few hours without any visible or tangible improvements to...
McAfee warns of mobile-malware threat
News A survey by the security company reveals that over half of mobile users expect operators to take responsibility for protecting their devices
