Previous DayGoogle Friend Connect already unravelling?
Blog Just 3 days after Google seemed to have Web 2.0 enabled the whole WWW, it seems its plans for data portability have taken a knock-back. Facebook has written a blog post revealing they have banned...
"what more do you need?"
Talkback Decent power + upgradeabilty for a sensible price. The Mini doesn't have decent power; the iMac is not upgradeable. Only the Pro is decently powered and can be upgraded - but the price is sky-high....
RE:Red Hat defends UK's open source record
Blog Comment Attitudes towards commodity Open Source infrastructure are significantly different than those of Open Source Applications. Does Red Hat have many UK customers deploying Linux? Undoubtedly but, many...
RE:New IM Application "Nimbuzz"
Blog Comment Good assessment Jamie. I took a look at it this week too after reading about it. On first appearances it seemed to answer any question on IM, Skype, mobiles and website messaging you could ever...
Mobile Linux Better For Mobile Business Apps?
Blog Mobile Linux Better For Mobile Business Apps? Author: Eric Everson, MyMobiSafe.com As mobile Linux is carving it’s footprint on the future of mobile application development, the implication for...
First sighting of the Atom Eee?
Blog Pictures purporting to be of the Asus Eee 901 are currently doing the rounds on them intarwebs, and the reaction seems to be mixed. Some people are chuffed that it looks a bit curvier than...
Microsoft limits XP subnotebook specs
News Reports suggest XP is being offered at a discounted rate to makers of low-cost subnotebooks, but only if they agree to limit the devices' hardware specs
SME strategies for virus-attack recovery
Help/HowTo Ronnie Ng, manager of systems engineering at Symantec Singapore, discusses steps businesses can take to recover from and prevent virus attacks
Livescribe demos Java-fuelled smartpen
Video The Java-capable Pulse Smartpen records audio as the user takes handwritten notes, synchs up the sound with the writing and translates languages instantly
Microsoft blames users for Vista infections
News In countering claims Vista is less secure than Windows 2000, Microsoft has said the 'complacency' of users is to blame for infection rates
CBS to buy CNET Networks for $1.8bn
News CBS has entered into an agreement to acquire ZDNet.co.uk publisher CNET Networks
More professionals to be allowed .pro domains
Talkback We are allowed to apply for a license plate, which indicates the driver is handicapped, to allow us to park in designated spaces, close to the entrance. Putting .pro on your domain would give you...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday brings three critical fixes
News The software maker has released four patches as part of its monthly update cycle, three of which have a critical rating
Cern demos Java apps for giant 3D digital camera
Video Derek Mathieson, project leader at Cern, explains the use of Java apps by the Atlas detector, a six-storey-high, 100-megapixel camera with 100 million data channels
Google and the Atomic iPhone
Blog Much speculation coming out of Germany about the new iPhone, specifically over the issues of screen size and processor. First came a quote from Intel bod Hannes Schwaderer that seemed to suggest...
RE:OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with...
Blog Comment I think open source is an excellent fit for education - theoretically. And practically, if there were decent tools to allow teachers and other interested parties to create software without having...
RIM tight-lipped on touchscreen BlackBerry rumours
News Although refusing to comment on a touchscreen BlackBerry, co-CEO Jim Balsillie has insisted RIM is 'not religious on form factor'
RE:OLPC meltdown - or, the side-effects of working closely with...
Blog Comment Fascinating reading. Excellent information and examples of human ego, hidden agendas, and the lack of clearly stated goals. So much of the argument seems to me to be out of context. If the stated...
NHS stalls electronic record system rollout
News Following concerns raised in a report evaluating a trial rollout of the system, the NHS has decided to call a halt while it takes stock of criticisms
WorldWide Telescope finds intelligent life at Microsoft
Video Explore the cosmos with Microsoft Research's WorldWide Telescope, which integrates an impressive range of data sources in an attractive and well-connected interface
RIM aims to broaden BlackBerry user base
News RIM has revealed a product roadmap through which it plans to target every size of business, from the biggest corporate players to the smallest home businesses or even individual users
Adobe to launch beta test for Flash Player 10
News Code-named Astro, Flash Player 10 includes better support for 3D animation and video hardware acceleration, among other improvements
Yahoo may face proxy fight from Carl Icahn
News Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is planning to wage a proxy fight against Yahoo, in a move that could ultimately kick out the entire board, according to a report
RE:New ooVoo Release (1.6)
Blog Comment Update: I've gotten the following answers from ooVoo: - ooVoo does not distinguish between calls to land-line or mobile phones (so much for Skype and their misleading "Unlimited" plans which do...
Interface designed by people who only look through telescope...
Talkback The pictures are beautiful but, like Google Sky, the interface seems to have been designed by someone who has never looked at the sky except through a telescope. Without some idea of simple...
