Previous DayPM's website fingered for IP infringement
Blog Ha! And so the great defenders of intellectual property fall. First it was Microsoft, with its splendidly misconceived Iconic Britain competition, and now it's 10 Downing Street itself. ...
IBM shrinks SRAM cell for future chip generation
News The new static random access memory cell could be used in chips based on a 22nm manufacturing process, according to IBM
Software vendors bid for schools IT contracts
News Both open-source and proprietary software vendors were among those shortlisted to tender for schools software
Finalists for 2008 CNET tech awards revealed
News Shortlists for the CNET Networks UK Business Technology Awards 2008 have been announced
Drobo (second generation)
Video The new Drobo is similar in looks and functions to the original Drobo that came out a year ago, with a few major improvements, including FireWire support, a faster processor, and better ventilation.
MSI Wind
Video Dan Ackerman takes a first look at the MSI Wind, a 10-inch netbook laptop that is more affordable than the Asus Eee PC but falls short in speed and battery life
Biometrics needs to keep the bad guys out not the good guys
Blog I was interested to read recently that the biometric market was about to double. This market has been around for almost as long as modern information security. In some respect its a bit like...
Dell loses 'cloud computing' trademark bid
News The US Patent and Trademark Office has given Dell a further six months to justify any award of a trademark for the term 'cloud computing'
Synology Disk Station DS107+
Video The Synology Disk Station DS107+ is the most sophisticated NAS device we've tested to date.
HP Officejet J6480
Video The HP Officejet J6480 has a lot of built-in features that are rarely found in similarly priced printers.
ISO rejects national bodies' appeals against OOXML
News Microsoft's document format is now almost certain to be formally published as an ISO/IEC standard within the next few weeks
Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium
Video The new generation of similarly sized mini-notebooks do more and cost less than the Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium, putting another nail in the UMPC coffin.
Netgear WNDR3300
Video Sleek, compact and affordable, the Netgear WNDR3300 is one of the first Wireless-N routers on the market that offers hybrid dual-band supporting both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless client simultaneously.
Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder
News The Linux project lead has said new contributors should 'start small' to avoid becoming frustrated with the Linux kernel development process
Google hit by GraphOn patent suit
News The software maker's suit alleges that Google's Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites and YouTube services infringe on database-related patents
Opera Mobile 9.5 beta
Video The newest version of Opera's browser for Windows Mobile phones inches closer to the desktop-browsing experience with a spruced up UI and more powerful features
Google launches AdSense for Feeds
News Blog publishers can now monetise their RSS feeds with AdSense for Feeds, a product of Google's acquisition of FeedBurner last year
Tackling the challenges of tech innovation
Analysis At SDForum's first Corporate Innovation and Research Fair, executives from eBay, HP, Microsoft and others talked about their techniques for staying creative
UK top brass seeking opportunities abroad
News An increasing number of senior executives in the UK are looking to relocate overseas to further their careers and escape the effects of the credit crunch
IBM: Mainframes enjoying global resurgence
News The company claims the mainframe is finding its way into emerging markets and holding strong globally, despite a shortage of related skills among IT workers
DWP predicts boost in annual IT budget
News The Department for Work and Pensions estimates its IT budget will rise 12.5 percent to £1.24bn for this financial year, due to a higher level of spending on development costs
Hyper-V
Review Microsoft's Hyper-V is a solid virtualisation platform that's compatible with a wide range of modern server hardware.
Nottingham University donates old PCs to Chile
News Together with Computer Aid International, the university is helping to bridge Chile's digital divide, by shipping 500 out-of-use PCs to rural schools
RE:Crime statistics Web 2.0
Blog Comment That's an interesting map, but it does need a couple more months' data to settle down. Looking around my area in London, I'm struck by the impression it gives of change. At the moment, every...
Microsoft to tweak virtualisation licensing
News On Tuesday, the company will announce new licensing and support policies to address how software can be used across multiple virtual and physical machines
Fall in number of IT A-level students
News The number of students taking the computing and ICT A-levels continues to fall, while the number achieving top grades has risen
RE:Open Office vs. MS Office - the Other Key to Windows/Linux T...
Blog Comment MS Office is an anomaly. For anyone buying a low-end laptop (which could be the largest sector of the market now, units-wise), the asking price is now on a par with the whole laptop including...
Ministry of Justice reports nine data breaches
News The ministry reported the data breaches, affecting around 45,000 people, to the Information Commissioner's Office in the last financial year
National Archives completes gov't e-records system
News The Seamless Flow Programme automatically gathers, stores and when allowed releases government records online
RE:Hey! You! Get off of my cloud computing structure
Blog Comment Cynical? Certainly not! Realist? I hope so, that is what I, and many other I suspect, have come to depend on you for. Here's a question from someone who has been around this stuff way too long,...
ROTM in the Real World.
Blog I spent most of the weekend inside the bowels of my Visual Basic dotNet monstrosity courtesy of the VS2005 IDE debugger. But I got it done. Step-step-step. I think my F8 key may have gone flat. I...
RE:Long Distance Tech Support Phone Call
Blog Comment @Andre : Laptops have been used for a number of years as controllers and data collection systems for experiments run on the Shuttle and the ISS. The advantage obviously is the weight is usually...
