Previous DayEncarta Demise
Talkback It'll be sad to see Eacarta go, I used to find it so useful years ago, but as this article points out, Wikipedia, Google and the internet are the real reasons it is finishing. It's years since I...
Drupal v Joomla
Talkback Hi, I find the reasons for picking Joomla over Drupal as being more than a little shallow. Joomla is great if you want simple site that you dont want to develop too far. Drupal is much more...
Opera: Single-minded about widget development
Q&A The browser company believes that a single standard for widgets will stop web users from being locked into one product, according to chief executive Jon von Tetzchner
Stop the cookie monster and save Europe's websites
Comment Misguided European laws on cookies could have a devastating impact on websites, says Struan Robertson
VMware releases its 'cloud OS'
News The company has released vSphere 4, the latest version of its core virtualisation platform, which manages and treats datacentre components like a single resource
New iPhone specifications Summer 2009
Blog Here are the specs for the new iPhone, given the Palm Pre release in June I see most, if not all of these features being present - most of these come from an iphoneapps.com post of 19/5 32GB and...
Orange backs out of Kangaroo buy
News The French Telecom-owned mobile operator found it wouldn't benefit from pursuing its interest in the catch-up TV service, which has faced additional setbacks
Sun touts Java app store for billion-strong audience
News Details of 'Project Vector', a Java app store, will emerge at the upcoming JavaOne conference, Sun chief Jonathan Schwartz has said
Jetpack promises smoother add-ons for Firefox
News Mozilla's Jetpack project will let users install and turn extensions on and off, all without them having to restart their browsers
Microsoft loses $200m patent violation case
News A US federal jury has ordered the software maker to pay $200m for the infringement on Toronto-based i4i's patent on XML tagging features
Air-based battery promises 10 times the power
Photo Researchers at the University of St Andrews see promise in new battery technology using air as a fuel and say it could provide 10 times more power for electric cars, mobile phones and laptops
or just scrap it
Talkback since all licence payers can watch BBC programming on their tv, why spend their licence money on a service that isn't (and can't be ) used by all licence payers, can be accessed by non-licence...
Microsoft's Ozzie touts cloud-computing potential
News During a speech in Boston, the company's chief software architect talked about the influence of cloud computing on the enterprise IT environment
Adobe adopts 'Patch Tuesday' security updates
News After recently fixing a critical vulnerability in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9, the company plans to use Microsoft's security update strategy to protect its products
BBC tech chief calls for iPlayer licence fee
News People who only view BBC programming through the iPlayer video-on-demand service are getting a "free ride", according to Future Media and Technology director Erik Huggers
VMware sets date for mobile virtualisation
News The project to let businesses virtualise smartphones and mobile devices is still in the early stages, but VMware says it is in negotiation with major handset makers
Microsoft patents software access limits
News The company has said it will offer all versions of Windows 7 on a single disc, with a particular product key unlocking the features that come with that edition
IBM: Linux desktops bucking the recession
Blog IBM put out a study datelined one minute past midnight this Thursday morning commenting on the fact that outside of netbooks, the recession has largely put the kibosh on PC growth. There is...
Malware hits 8pc of Commons computers
News Nearly 400 computers at the House of Commons needed attention after malware attacks during the past 12 months
Moblin v2.0 beta: screenshots
Photo Version 2.0 of the latest Linux distribution for mobile devices is available for beta testing. We downloaded Moblin and ran it on a Samsung netbook.
40 million iPhone OS devices
Talkback Why do analysts like Forrester persist in ignoring the 13 million iPod Touchs sold when talking about the iPhone Platform. If a developer is considering which platform to build for, surely knowing...
Report: Desktop Linux in Business Environments
Blog Freeform Dynamics Ltd, and IBM have just released a business report titled Linux on the Desktop Lessons from mainstream business adoption. While I'm part way through, it's already obvious that...
RE:Why Users Aren't Moving to Linux
Blog Comment I note that the following article, posted in the Wall Street Journal, covers much the same phsychological terrain that is alluded to in the original blog post heading this thread: Quote:...
