RE:O2 Apple tariffs stretches the term ´fair use´
Blog Comment The strange thing is O2 has never locked their handsets before so I don't know how people can be so confident they can remove an O2 lock. Since Mr Jobs/O2 hinted they would be doing firmware...
Gates still has unfinished business
News Boosting adoption of voice-control and multitouch tech are among the items on the agenda of Microsoft's chairman, even as he moves closer to a part-time role
RE:Unified comms fails to unify IP vendors
Blog Comment Nick - how can I agree more? It's absolutely imperative we don't have vendor lock-in. Surely open interfaces will be welcomed by most IT professionals, allowing them to build communications based...
Scott McNealy still busy at Sun
Q&A The former chief executive is racking up more airmiles now as chairman, travelling the world to meet customers and tout Sun's virtues
Another Apple U-turn?
Talkback Depending whether you see this as a positive or negative for Apple I guess depends on whether you're a "the apple is half-eaten" or a "yummy, there is half an apple left to eat" kind of person....
PC World links poor profits to Vista sales
News Parent company DSG International's profits have dropped for the first half of its fiscal year by £20m, partly due to slow Vista-related hardware sales
Major breach at Fasthosts
Blog Fasthosts - which, as the name suggests, does hosting, but also business ADSL - has suffered a major hack attack at its Gloucester HQ. The cops have been called in, but the company is now urging...
RE:O2 Apple tariffs stretches the term ´fair use´
Blog Comment But since everyone knows how to unlock an iPhone now, this is of academic interest...
Ban mobiles - bring back smoking!
Talkback Mobile phone usage has been widespread for about ten years now, and people have got used to the fact that they cannot make calls while flying. The global economy has not ground to halt because some...
SAS
Talkback Finally, someone who can see where the future lies. Makes a lot of sense to utilize the web the way it was meant to be. Instead of buying a box of software, you will use only a couple of times a...
Getting the knack of NAC
Comment Network Access Control could be the best way to manage the security risks associated with the recent explosion in mobile devices connected to corporate networks
Europe edges closer to mobile phones on planes
News The telecoms regulator has issued proposals that will let passengers use their handsets on European flights
Toshiba Portégé R500-10U
Review Nothing beats the Toshiba Portégé R500-10U for sheer lightness. It lets itself down slightly due to its flimsy feel, and the battery life could be a bit longer, but it's still an astonishing product.
The Future for Rich Internet Applications
Blog I’ve just come back from Adobe’s MAX Europe developer symposium in Barcelona. Aside from a bad case of ‘convention food overload’ – there’s only so many cold octopus canapés I can take you know –...
Studies motivated by fear of magic
Talkback These studies wouldn't be though enough anyway unless prolonged exposure over many years were to be conducted and technology can't wait. We already know that living next to power lines greatly...
Aruba warns against 802.11n deployments
Roundup At IP'07, the wireless networking firm claimed that power management and interference issues will make 802.11n an unnecessary headache for the next year or two
Nokia unveils latest Linux tablet
News The N810 comes with Skype and a Mozilla-based browser pre-installed plus integrated GPS and a slide-out keyboard — but no WiMax
Photos: Ubuntu 7.10
Photo Ubuntu 7.10 (a.k.a. 'Gutsy Gibbon') is released today (18 October). Here's a screenshot gallery showing the popular desktop Linux distribution in action.



