Previous DayRE:Does Yahoo! OpenID 2.0 support open up security concerns?
Blog Comment Its definately food for thought. I do wonder how easy it is for sites to join then Open ID scheme and whether your login details are revealed to all perticipating websites!
Does Yahoo! OpenID 2.0 support open up security concerns?
Blog Did you notice that Yahoo! has supported the OpenID 2.0 digital identity framework? OpenID (it says here) is an open framework that allows you to consolidate your Internet identity and thereby...
Sun proves the open market with MySQL
Leader Sun might be buying a database company, but it's getting much more than code
Nine laptops stolen from Middlesbrough Council
Blog Nine laptops containing sensitive data have been stolen from Middlesbrough Council's teaching and learning centre, the BBC reports. From the article: "Thieves broke into Middlesbrough...
Red Hat bugs - another open source PR hit?
Blog Red Hat and Firefox are reported to have more bugs in them than their Microsoft equivalents. But the truth is, as always, more complex. And once again, security is shown as a key point where rival...
RE:More on that O2 data-roaming cut
Blog Comment Perhaps O2 invested a lot in it's data network in expectation of heavy iPhone usage with the unlimited data plans. Since uptake on the iPhone has been very low this data network is not being put...
Nominet to fund 'worthwhile' UK internet projects
News Research into issues such as security and child safety on the UK's internet could benefit from the formation of the Nominet Foundation
RE:MacBook Air conditioning may not be so cool
Blog Comment Well said. If Apple had launched the Eee it wouold have been the greatest invention ever and there would be queues outside the Mac shops for it except the price would be double or triple. Saying...
Microsoft warns of Excel zero-day attacks
News Customers have been the victims of targeted zero-day attacks exploiting Excel, the software giant has warned
AT&T may filter illegal file-sharing
Blog As this article from OUT-LAW.com points out, previously some ISPs have steadfastly refused to block content flowing over their networks. In part this has been to avoid legal responsibility for...
Spin
Talkback I don't really think that I can believe these figures, there are too many hardware and software compatibility issues surrounding Vista, not to mention the very high hardware specifications needed...
Cisco flags Unified Comms flaw
News The company has warned of a heap overflow vulnerability in its Unified Communications Manager software
The Cloud expands its hotspot coverage
News The UK-based Wi-Fi provider says its purchase of a German aggregator makes it the leading hotspot provider in the UK and Germany
RE:Vista Service Pack 1 (RC1 Refresh) upgrade
Blog Comment The SP1 beta is time-restricted so that you are required to remove it by June whether the final release is out or not. The final release will not be designed to just update a beta users system -...
OpenOffice.org dismisses pro-OOXML report
News The value of a Burton Group report suggesting Microsoft's OOXML document format is preferable to ODF has been questioned by OpenOffice.org
US businesses can't avoid Vista
Talkback The way Microsoft control and sell to the market alone would account for the percentages. The headline could just as easily be "US businesses go through pointless IT pain to make donations to...
Carphone Warehouse in 'serious' data breach
News The company may face an unlimited fine after it exposed the personal details of thousands of customers online
On the floor at Macworld 2008
Photo Apple chief Steve Jobs unveiled the ultraportable MacBook Air at the expo, while attendees enjoyed a range of Mac-related technology and gadgets
Pretty Poor considering for a year it was the only OS availa...
Talkback So this Vista was the only MS OS available on new laptops and desktops for nearly a year until users forced a climbdown and yet less than 50% of companies are using or evaluating it. Figures speak...
Lenovo to reveal new 'Ideas' for PC market
News The PC maker is hoping the launch of a consumer-oriented PC line will help boost its business products
HTC S730
Review This update to the S710 adds little apart from 3G/HSDPA connectivity. In fact, the S730 is slightly heavier than its predecessor and delivers less battery life. Whether you go for the S730 will...
BEA agrees to Oracle buyout
News Oracle has agreed to pay $19.38 a share, at a total of $8.5bn, topping the offer rejected by BEA last year by 14 percent
Schools failing to exploit technology
News Eighty percent of schools are failing to harness the potential of technology, though 95 percent of parents feel it is key for children's education, says Becta
Software sector UK's worst performing in 2007
News Of 107 profit warnings by UK quoted companies last year, 56 were from companies in the software and computer-services sector, claims research
Apple Air prices
Talkback Price in the UK is £1,199 (including VAT). The model that comes with the SSD drive and faster CPU is £2,028 (inc. VAT). These are the UK prices from Apple. Check out the "First Look" on our home...
Definition...
Talkback The MacBook Air is both light (1.36kg) and very slim (1.94-0.4cm), but it has a relatively large footprint (32.5cm x 22.7cm) thanks to its full-sized screen and keyboard. This is what the reviewer...
US businesses warm to Vista
News A CDW poll indicates 48 percent of US IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration
MacBook Air conditioning may not be so cool
Blog This time last night, I'd just got back from the MacWorld keynote, relayed to a studio at the BBC from the Moscone Centre in San Francisco. In a daring move of almost antique proportions, I had...
Good work Negroponte
Talkback Intel are making a killing with their Core 2 range and are probably going to repeat this with their Penryn and Nehalem chips, they are also spending vast sums on r&d to get the next 32nm stuff off...
