Previous DayNew Ofcom chairman: Nice work if you can get it
Blog Ah the pressures of dealing with a communications industry in flux. Next generation networks, internet bottlenecks, spectrum issues, mobile pricing, digital switchover, just some of the...
EU to investigate VoIP-tapping techniques
News The European Union's Judicial Co-Operation Unit is looking at how to intercept calls made over services such as Skype, at the urging of Italy's anti-Mafia directorate
Adobe zero-day flaw won't be fixed until March
News All versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat Reader are affected by the flaw, which is being actively exploited in the wild
IWF chief: Why Wikipedia block went wrong
Q&A Internet Watch Foundation chief Peter Robbins talks about internet self-regulation and the 'Scorpions' blocking incident that disrupted Wikipedia
Back in the teaching fold
Blog Last week saw my return to teaching, "Web design for designers". It was a challenge and good fun, at a large "communications agency" on the outskirts of Cardiff. Strange to be in a sparkling new...
Gateway relaunches as business-only brand
News Gateway returns to the UK and Europe as Acer's brand for medium-sized businesses, offering notebooks, desktop PCs, servers and LCD monitors
350,000 Linux deployment planned for Brazil
Blog The Brazilian Government has ordered 350,000 low-cost PCs that should, if deployment proceeds as planned, be one of the largest thin-client roll-outs of Linux systems ever carried out. Two...
Researcher demonstrates SSL attack
News Moxie Marlinspike has demonstrated a man-in-the-middle attack that could allow an attacker to intercept login details for supposedly secure websites
More power to their elbow
Talkback I have been a charter member of the BCS for a long time now and this is the first time, to my knowledge, that they have ever done something like this. If they were ever going to get up on their...
Still no jet pack, then?
Talkback Someone's been watching too much 70's science fiction. I thought that borg-like bluetooth headphones were bad enough. Should I ever meet someone wearing one of these - or worse, using it - I'd feel...
Android lays low at Mobile World Congress
Analysis Google's leader for Android says that the OS didn't miss a trick at the mobile industry's conference in Barcelona, and that it's right on track for where the company wants it to be
OpenID and Facebook Connect: actually, does there need to be a winner?
Blog Website owners have been watching the battle between the open standards based OpenID and proprietary Facebook Connect for over a year now, waiting for a winner. But I'm now wondering, does there...
Intel plots the dynamic, scalable datacentre
Blog Intel’s upcoming new chip architecture, code-named Nehalem had a design based on a straightforward principle of modern system design. To run a computer you need a microprocessor and to run a very...
'Vista Capable' suit loses class-action status
News Judge rules that buyers who feel Microsoft deceived them by allowing certain PCs to be labelled 'Vista Capable' must file their own claims
Reports: 8.9-inch netbooks out, Android in at Asus
Blog Asustek is going to start shipping only 10-inch and 7-inch Eee PCs, reports have claimed. Separate reports have also revealed how the manufacturer is contemplating putting the Android operating...
Caught on CCTV, but phishing mule escapes jail
Blog A man who helped steal €12,000 from Irish bank accounts through a phishing email campaign has managed to avoid being sent to jail. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court imposed a three year...
Verizon expects 4G launch next year
News Verizon's CTO has provided details on the company's 4G wireless network, which is due to go live in 2010.
Forms-based Applications & the Web 2.0 ‘Human’ Factor
Blog I often wonder if the exasperation some of us experience with call centres, utility companies and even our banks is mainly caused by poorly provisioned IT systems, or poor service caused by...
