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Talkback This 'patent tax' is nothing but passing on the bill (due to business practices) to ones own customers. Just as the, if you will, 'PR tax', which basically is about passing on the bill for making...
Dell brings back XP amid user demand
News After adding it back as an option for small businesses, Dell has returned to offering the older OS on consumer machines in response to customer requests
Bulldog customers fell victim to information theft
News One-hundred-thousand broadband customers had their details obtained illegally while Bulldog was owned by Cable & Wireless
Lotus Notes/Domino 8, Beta 2
Preview In version 8 of IBM/Lotus's upcoming collaboration suite, the client (Notes) moves to a new Java framework while the server (Domino) gets a number of overdue enhancements.
OpenOffice gets business intelligence boost
News Pentaho's business intelligence software will be integrated into the open-source application suite
Concerns grow over rogue Wi-Fi security
News Malicious or insecure Wi-Fi networks are presenting an increasing risk to businesses, even as security measures continue to develop
Businesses 'paying patent tax' to Microsoft
News With Microsoft's legal bills amounting to £2bn over three years, this translates to £10 for every user of its software, says the Software Freedom Law Center
Ubuntu lets loose 'Feisty Fawn'
News Canonical has released version 7.04 of Ubuntu Linux, and found its website swamped with hits
SMEs 'blind' to illegal software risks
News Vendor-backed BSA has released a damning report, claiming small businesses are ignoring the risks of using unlicensed software
Warezov worm surfaces again
News Mass mailings of the new Trojan variant already make up between 70 and 85 percent of malicious email content, according to Kaspersky
Google celebrates 70 percent profit rise
News Company's first-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations, as it turned search market share gains into even more revenue
Google knows you oh so well
Blog Alongside the surprise news that Google has bought a videoconferencing firm, the company's official blog has another revealing bit of info to share. Google is bringing out something called Web...
Apple patches 25 security flaws in OS X
News Most serious vulnerabilities addressed by the update could allow an attacker to gain control over an unpatched Mac
Google buys videoconferencing software
News Update: Marratech's software is top of the shopping list for the web giant
TB round 2
Talkback I've been a fan of Thunderbird since version 0.5 as i was struggling to find a desktop mail client that offered me a simple but flexible solution. I had tried the standard Outlook express and found...
The oh-so-elusive Microsoft cab
Blog Inspired by end-of-week lethargy, and despite the suspicion of it being a bit ungreen, I thought I'd have a shot this morning at catching one of those free Microsoft cabs. Notting Hill Gate seemed...
RIM explains BlackBerry outage
News Company has provided details on the massive outage of its BlackBerry email service that occurred earlier this week
Rubbish! This is like flooding an emerging market with cheap...
Talkback Once the infrastructure is dependent on MS technology then the prices will increase accordingly. Lets not forget this infamous quote from Bill Gates in 1998: "Although about 3 million computers get...
Medion UMPC RIM 1000: a first look
Preview Medion has launched a second-generation Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC) featuring a neat slide-out keyboard.
How many ways to search a site?
Blog I'm fascinated by the many different approaches to search that are emerging to challenge the "inside search" we all know and love (hate) on web sites. You know, where you type in a keyword and get...
