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Archive - 20 May 2009

Easy Solution

Talkback Just make a claim that the manor house, is a second residence for the occupants of hut 6. Should be able to get a grant of at least 100k for refurbishment that way.

Access's NetFront claims top mobile browser spot

Blog Access has announced that its NetFront browser is the most widely-deployed mobile internet browser in the United States and the top five European markets. The company announced the achievement...

Mac OS X vulnerable to critical Java bug

News Apple's operating system is vulnerable to a security flaw in Java that was made public in December, according to a security researcher

Security groups link up in Chain of Trust

News The Anti-Spyware Coalition, the National Cyber Security Alliance and StopBadware.org join forces to provide a stronger response to malware

Cisco pushes package for mobile collaboration

News The Collaboration in Motion initiative pulls together a range of Cisco products, with the promise of making it easier for mobile workers to jump from wired to wireless to cellular workspaces

Number 10 will not investigate Phorm

News The Prime Minister's Office has said it will not investigate whether Phorm is legal under UK privacy laws, leaving enforcement to the ICO

Dell shows Via-based, low-power server

News Dell has taken a novel route by putting Via's Nano processor into its sub 30-watt XS11-VX8 server

Colour, clouds and community: changes at ZDNet UK

Blog You will have noticed by now that we've got a new logo - up there, to the left - and a new, less cluttered and more colourful header around it. Together with a few other cosmetic tweaks, these are...

HP, Microsoft team up for unified-comms push

News The companies will invest up to $180m in a four-year collaboration on unified communications, including the integration of SharePoint and Exchange software with ProCurve hardware

Intel previews next-gen Atom, updates Moblin

News Chip architecture changes in 'Pineview' promise to boost performance, while the beta update to Moblin should let developers customise the Linux-based netbook platform's look and feel

Is it an app...or is it a WAP...and does it matter?

Blog Alex Farber’s (NMA.co.uk) report of the mobile app versus mobile web browsing quotes a number of industry experts who (with the exception of Google) are either handset manufacturers or airtime...

Encarta's demise speaks volumes

Comment Microsoft's decision last month to shelve its Encarta multimedia encyclopaedia contains an important lesson, says Jeremy Phillips

New free public WiFi for UK based on open source

Blog Today sees a new free public WiFi network launched in the UK. Targeting underserved and ‘digitally remote’ areas of the UK, free to use access points in both public and commercial venues will be...

Google trikes poised to map Britain's footpaths

News This summer, the search giant is set to deploy bikes mounted with 360-degree cameras to map areas of the UK inaccessible by its Street View cars

Implied warranty

Talkback Microsoft and Linux have a point. An implied warranty would visit a heavy onus on software suppliers to prove their software was fit for purpose. Apparent failure of software could arise from the...

Gumblar Rumblings Targeting Wrong People

Talkback An old friend has been back in the headlines this week - Gumblar aka Troj/JSRedir-R. Can't see why that name didn't catch on... Anyway, it's back, and it's getting smarter. Gumblar is a...

Fennec thumbs up!

Talkback I now have 3 browsers on my HTC Touch Pro - the preinstalled IE, HTC's preferred Opera, and now the alpha of Fennec. guess which one actually worked 100% when I tried to access some websites this...

Gov't rejects call for Bletchley Park funding

News The government has refused to provide more money to help Bletchley Park stay afloat until the museum can support itself

Static-shock warning for iPhone, iPod users

News Apple has said users may experience a 'small and quick' shock via their earphones due to a buildup of static electricity

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