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Archive - 15 Nov 2007

RE:iPhone flaws? Could it be?

Blog Comment Dead zones on the phone should be reported to Apple as the handset maybe faulty - mine seems pretty responsive throughout. Typos- this is a fault by design so is common to all iPhones. Predicitive...

RE:Have Apple got it wrong with the iPhone?

Blog Comment Actually, the current king of mobiles is Symbian (71.7% marketshare) and the runner-up is Linux (15%). Microsoft is a distant 6.9% in the smartphone stakes with Blackberry behind it at 4.7% and...

Konquering the desktop with KDE

Tutorial If fear of a windowless environment has kept you from running Linux, KDE may be your answer. Jack Wallen explains what you'll find running a windowing environment such as KDE on your Linux workstation

Dell and Sun team up on Solaris

Video Jonathan Schwartz and Michael Dell have announced that Sun's open-source operating system, Solaris, will be shipping on Dell servers

SQL Server 2008: Licensing will be exploited to win customers

News Microsoft believes licensing is the weak spot in Oracle's armoury, and hopes to use it to woo database customers to SQL Server 2008

I.R.I.S. IRISPen Executive 6

Review The IRISPen Executive 6 has limited functionality compared to a regular desktop scanner (or even a sheetfed scanner); but what it does do, it does very well.

Modern PCs to challenge WWII codebreaker

News A rebuilt Colossus, a cipher-breaking machine used in World War II, is being pitted against modern computers in a race to break encrypted code

iPhone flaws? Could it be?

Blog Those of you who have iPhones - I hope you're enjoying them! Just out of interest, there's a couple of slightly negative stories going around about dead zones on the screen (something to do with...

MP: Tech needs more female role models

Roundup Claire Curtis-Thomas, the first female professional engineer to become an MP, has called for companies to proactively market the success of high-profile women in IT

Cracking open the Nabaztag Wi-Fi rabbit

Photo Intrigued by the idea of what was inside the plastic bunny with whirling ears and blinky lights, Mark Kaelin dug out his tools — and found a few surprises

Getting to know GNOME

Tutorial Linux has come a long way from the early, oft-crashing days. Jack Wallen explains why Linux — running GNOME — is a viable desktop alternative

Microsoft launches OOXML drive in Philippines

News The company and industry body CompTIA will try to disseminate information on OOXML after the country's 'no' vote in the ISO certification process

HHB FlashMic DRM85

Review Outstanding ease of use and high-quality recording make the FlashMic DRM85 a fantastic digital microphone.

BEA set to file delayed financial reports

News The move will reduce the risk of a Nasdaq delisting and decrease the chances of a new threat of a proxy fight from shareholder Carl Icahn

ICANN to fast track internationalised domain names

News The organisation has announced plans to speed the development of internationalised country-coded top level domains using non-Latin characters

BenQ MP721c

Review This no-frills projector has accurate colour matching, a good range of connectivity options and a generous three-year warranty.

Tesco CIO resigns

News Colin Cobain is leaving the retail giant after six years to pursue fresh challenges in either the public sector or another industry

Dell to ship Sun Solaris 10 on PowerEdge servers

News Under the partnership between the two rivals, Dell will distribute Sun's OS on PowerEdge servers and provide support services

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