Previous DayDownturn spells stay of execution for legacy IT
News Businesses are delaying tech upgrades as they look to save money during the economic downturn, says the National Computing Centre
Microsoft reveals how Office 2007 will support ODF
News The software maker has published detailed guidelines on how it plans to implement support for the OpenDocument Format in Office 2007
Because after all... Phorm is 121Media
Talkback >If they were being honest about their intentions, they would >offer a browser add-on that did all this for you, rather than >install black boxes at the ISPs and scarf heaven knows what >off the...
Naive? Me?
Talkback Welcome "UKGUY" - good of you to join to put an alternative (all be it a minority) view! Naive is one thing I am not in this area. Naive though is a view that we *need* deep packet inspection to...
Shill
Talkback > naive... Blinkered .. back at you. > I'm sure your friends will thank you for sending > them to an ISP who will charge more or provide > slower connections speeds The recommendations are based on...
I wouldn't say so
Talkback No one is expecting a free lunch; that's why we pay ISP subscriber fees; to provide us with a private, secure communication service. And the ISPs pay one another interconnection fees, so no one...
naive...
Talkback I'm sure your friends will thank you for sending them to an ISP who will charge more or provide slower connections speeds> Who do you expect to pay for your free lunch? You watch TV with adverts-...
Mozilla's Fennec heads to Symbian
News Development work has begun on porting Fennec, Mozilla's mobile browser, to the Symbian platform
Very handy for the business traveller - but shurely shome sp...
Talkback PAYG Mobile Broadband may sound bonkers to people used to all you can eat tariffs - but I reckon this could prove very popular with regular international travellers who want cheaper domestic rate...
Opera patches seven security flaws
News A new version of the browser has been released as a 'recommended security upgrade', to tackle several flaws, two of them rated 'extremely severe'
New Gizmo5 Utility - GizmoCall
Blog I've just received an announcement from the Gizmo5 people of their latest feature - Gizmocall. It is an Adobe Flash based utility for making audio calls, either free PC-to-PC for other Gizmo5...
Never admit you are wrong !!!
Talkback "Although the DfT knew its initial assumptions were incorrect just two months after the project started, it stuck to its original plans." You've got the answer right there. The Civil Service...
Damned either way
Talkback If what biph says in the previous comment is correct, and it certainly seems to be, then why are BT still associating themselves with these people? Phorm have brought BT a huge pile of grief and...
Palm launches its own app store
Blog Bringing it in line with rivals such as Apple, Android and (soon) RIM, Palm has unveiled a new, mobile-based app store. It already had a desktop-based app store, obviously, but not one that allowed...
Vodafone unveils pay-as-you-go mobile broadband
News The operator is the first in the UK to offer pay-as-you-go mobile-broadband usage without time limits, albeit at a higher per-gigabyte charge than rivals
Next-gen m-commerce: wonder wands or worrisome wormholes?
Blog Now let’s get one thing straight before I mention m-commerce. I do have a mobile phone, but I don’t take it to the gym with me and I can’t understand people who call me on it when they know I am...
It's all an illusion...
Blog I'm in the process of building a simple web site for Rob at Waste Utilities. Whilst in the midst of building, I was struck by the sleight of hand illusionist principles employed -- a drop shadow...
RE:EDS gives HP services and cloud solution
Blog Comment Colin, I totally agree that getting the infrastructure right is key to successful cloud computing and the big industry players are exploring what this means, e.g. HP with Yahoo and here at IBM...
Smartphones set to transform national policing
News Handheld devices are set to revolutionise UK policing within three years, according to the CIO for police tech
Microsoft readies patch for critical IE7 exploit
News Microsoft has issued a warning of a nefarious Internet Explorer 7 exploit that carries the potential of installing malware onto users' computers
Jobs to skip Macworld stage as Apple exits show
News Chief executive Steve Jobs is planning to skip his annual January keynote address, and the Mac maker is ending its relationship with IDG's Macworld Expo
Off Line And Into The Wilds Of Cornwall
Blog Just a quick note to say goodbye fellow bloggers and readers. My wife and I are off to Cornwall until the weekend, and we've decided not to bring any computers with us. At first I was planning to...
