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Talkback I am not sure about KDE4 but the 3.5 was a nightmare for me (on SimplyMEPIS8). that made me dump the whole distro to install Linux Mint that comes with a well tweaked Gnome :) I personally do not...
The UK's first socially networked election
Blog The public's confidence in politicians is taking a knock right now, but that event that's mean to hold them to account, a general election, is on the horizon. What's more, judging by what happened...
Windows 7: Paint a Lemon and Call it Innovation?
Blog Windows 7: Paint a Lemon and Call it Innovation? Author: Eric Everson In the automotive industry junk cars are dubbed lemons; these are the junkers that shady auto dealers repaint and polish...
Adobe patches zero-day bugs in Reader, Acrobat
News Updates put paid to JavaScript flaw in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, which was under threat from exploit code circulating on the internet
Lotus Notes to get pushy on the iPhone
News The next version of Lotus Notes and Domino will be able to automatically synchronise with the iPhone's mail and calendar clients
Pirated Windows 7 RC builds botnet
News A Trojan horse embedded in a pirated version of the latest Windows OS has already created tens of thousands of bots, according to security researchers
FoI to extend to private companies, minister says
Blog Minister of Justice Michael Wills has told ZDNet UK that the UK's Freedom of Information Act is to be extended. Currently requests under the act can only be made to public bodies, but Wills said...
AMD: Antitrust ruling will unseat Intel
News The European Commission's decision to fine Intel €1.06bn will create an industry 'which is ruled by consumers', AMD chief Dirk Meyer said
Staff could undermine gov't database security
Video Centralised access will make government databases vulnerable to inappropriate access, according to Lord Erroll, speaking at Infosec 2009
Intel to set up visual-computing lab in Europe
News The chipmaker will spend $12m to create a visual-computing research centre in Germany that will develop enterprise applications that look and feel real
Rwanda: On the leading edge of the mHealth frontier
Blog 'Country looking and moving forward, not back' by Claire Thwaites Kigali, Rwanda -- With limited knowledge of the country aside from TV images from the horrific 1994 genocide, I was...
IT group pushes for results-based contracts
News Given the downturn, companies should try to sign IT supply contracts that focus on delivering a particular outcome, rather than a particular service or product
Ministers progress carbon neutrality plan
News Ministers from the Department of Health and Cabinet Office are implementing and progressing plans to reduce carbon emissions, outlined in the Greening Government ICT Strategy
RE:Can Mobiles Benefit Nigerian Micro Finance Banks?
Blog Comment Micro Finance Institutions target market should be different from those of commercial Banks. If they are struggling to get a piece of the pie, it suggests that they are not targeting Micro...
RE:Why Users Aren't Moving to Linux
Blog Comment "I mean, (depressingly) the most used theme in advertising is "follow the herd, "do what everyone else is doing", wisdom of the crowd, all that stuff. That's because it works. Sadly." Actually the...
OpenSpace expands free mapping service
News OS OpenSpace has been opened to companies, charities and other organisations and a professional licence will be available this summer for larger commercial users
Intel hit with record €1bn EU antitrust fine
News The European Commission finds that Intel tried to shut AMD out of the x86 CPU market by giving rebates and paying PC makers to cancel AMD-based product launches
RFID tagging tech gets EU privacy code
News The European Commission has recommended principles for the track and trace of the RFID technology and for providing consumers with information about the use of data
Barclays cuts 350 more IT jobs
News While the layoffs are partially included in the 1,800 tech jobs already earmarked for cuts in 2008, the announcement follows a recent axing of 400 IT posts in January
BT Business Hub
Review BT's Business Hub is a competent wireless ADSL router, with the added attraction of supporting a separate Openzone hotspot that your business can use to raise revenue or attract customers.
France passes controversial antipiracy bill
News The 'three-strikes' bill ignores a measure passed by the European Parliament that prohibits EU countries from blocking internet access without a court order
Microsoft patches vulnerable PowerPoint hole
News The critical vulnerability in PowerPoint has been targeted by hackers recently and was the subject of a Microsoft warning last month
Apple updates Leopard to OS X 10.5.7
News The latest update to Apple's Leopard OS fixes bugs and security issues, as well as aiming to enhance network stability and performance
Google enhances search with new filters
News Google Search Options, Google Squared and Rich Snippets will give web searchers new ways to filter results and to add new types of data to the search results themselves
Can Mobiles Benefit Nigerian Micro Finance Banks?
Blog Micro Finance Institutions in Nigeria though still struggling to get a piece of the pie from stronger and more capitalized commercial Banks, but still coming up with impressive returns in the last...
