Previous DayMet Police catch test cheats
Blog I saw the funny side of this press release, I can just imagine the two people sitting in the car giving the answers to the questions. Why they had wires running from under the bonnet into the car...
Sun to shed up to 6,000 jobs
News The company has announced it will reduce its workforce by between 15 and 18 percent, and restructure its software business
Equifax offers online proof-of-age card
News The Equifax Over-18 card is one of the first to use the open standards from the Information Card Foundation
Nokia cuts handset-sales forecast
News The Finnish mobile-phone manufacturer has revised its fourth-quarter outlook, and also issued a warning over 2009 sales
How to avoid a Linux-migration disaster
Feature With the economy uncertain, it is more important than ever for IT departments to fully weigh up the pros and cons of migrating before moving to Linux
NebuAd in the dock
Blog Targeted behavioural advertising company NebuAd is the subject of a class action lawsuit in the US, according to the Associated Press. People are angry that they had their web-surfing habits...
CA to acquire Eurekify
News The IT-management software maker plans to buy identity- and role-management company Eurekify, marking its second security-related acquisition within two months
RE:Desktop UI idea - best of both worlds?
Blog Comment I like that idea. I recently played around with the Asus Eee 701 PC and I loved the "Baby Toy" style buttons. I felt it was much more akin to "does what is says on the tin" and I would love to have...
Desktop UI idea - best of both worlds?
Blog Lying in bed last night, my thoughts turned to user interfaces. Yes, I am currently single. Anyway, I was considering the issues facing Linux UIs in particular. While Ubuntu is gaining loads of...
BlackBerry Storm goes on sale in UK
News The first touchscreen BlackBerry smartphone has been made available to UK customers, exclusively through Vodafone
HP resolves inkjet dispute with LexJet
News LexJet will use a different ink formula in its remanufactured cartridges and pay HP an undisclosed sum
Google Site Search users get faster indexing
News An 'on-demand indexing' feature now lets Site Search customers direct Google to index specific pages so they'll be available in search results within hours
Obama team takes on more tech execs
News US president-elect Barack Obama is enlisting more veterans of the tech industry to help his transition team evaluate federal agencies
Apple update fixes 11 Safari security flaws
News The update patches vulnerabilities affecting both the Mac and Windows versions Apple's web browser
VeriSign tech to unmask malware posing as software
News The security company is looking at creating a system to certify that software is what it claims to be during the installation process
modem dongles
Talkback I agree totally with the USB stick and modem dongles they are a real menace to fix and balance on the smaller/ lower machines, perhaps the two parties should look at that together, can't understand...
iPhone yet to make an impact in India
Analysis The company is set to sail past its goal of selling 10 million iPhones worldwide this year, but it hasn't made a dent so far in India, says a report
Notebook design: things we love, things we hate
Feature Most of us use notebooks regularly in the office, at home and/or on the road, and the quality of your notebook's design can make a huge difference to your productivity. We've collected some...
Notebook design: ten things we hate
Photo A design flaw in piece of personal technology like a notebook computer is irritating and can seriously impair your productivity. Here are ten of our biggest bugbears.
Notebook design: ten things we love
Photo We all like to gripe about the technology we use day in, day out, but sometimes designers get it just right. Here are ten of our favourite things about notebooks.
Smartphones boost mobile web usage
News Mobile users want full web access on their smartphones, driving growth in the mobile-browser market
Sprint forced to sell Nextel assets, cut costs
News Three years after the $35bn acquisition, Sprint is having to sell some of its Nextel network as it struggles to get back on track with even more cost cutting
Firefox updates tackle 12 security flaws
News Six of the flaws are deemed critical, including one that could allow an attacker privilege escalation after a session restore
NHS strikes £60m deal for online health portal
News Outsourcing company Capita Group has won a three-year contract to develop and maintain NHS Choices, which will provide health information and advice
3 unveils Facebook phone for the data generation
News The mobile operator aims to more fully tap into the data-usage market with a phone designed for accessing Web 2.0 services such as Facebook
How not to make money from Twitter
Blog Be A Magpie promises advertising bucks from Twitter. But even with outside help Twitter struggles to find a viable business model. A week ago today the penny dropped. I had been reading about...
