Previous DayRIAA changes tactics
Blog According to the Wall Street Journal RIAA is getting cozy with ISPs. Check this out: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122966038836021137.html Cloud computing is going to be somewhat affected...
Incorrect
Talkback As someone who has been in open source for a number of years, I can tell you that you are very shortsighted on this one. Open source, as indicated in the name, allows for open source code to the...
Best video from 2008
Roundup Tech titans from both sides of the open/closed divide? The biggest science experiment in history? Scary robot spin-offs from The Lord of The Rings? ZDNet UK presents the best of its 2008 video content
Speculation hangs over Dell Ireland
Blog Michael Dell had a meeting with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ms. Mary Coughlan to talk about the future of the Dell facility in Limerick which currently employs...
The cloud: From monolith to federation
Analysis Organisations around the world are coming to terms with cloud computing, but what can we expect from this technology over the coming year?
Festive nuclear bunker news...
Blog What's so Christmassy about a nuclear bunker? Ask the Richter Scales, or BastionHost of Canada... It could be I'm developing the bunker mentality, but nuclear bunkers are everywhere. Even a...
BSkyB/Tiscali deal reportedly falls through
Blog According to The Grauniad, talks between BSkyB and Tiscali over the latter's UK operations being bought by the former have hit a snag over the asking price. It seems Tiscali wanted £600m, but Sky...
A play on words
Talkback Your analogy of open source is a play on words. If the end user/company is using an open source product instead of actually paying for a product then there is no other way of saying it, they are...
Google image search gets specific
Blog A Friday blog post from Google's image search team revealed an enhancement to that particular functionality - if you're searching for an image through Google, you can now specifically request to...
Panasonic to acquire Sanyo Electric
News Electronics giant Panasonic has reached an agreement to buy Sanyo Electric, in a move that will help it gain ground in the rechargeable-battery business
RE:Last weeks lesson: IE only web sites are a very bad thing.
Blog Comment Good post. What makes me laugh is sites that only work in IE use the excuse that only a tiny percentage of their users use any other browser. That might just have a little do with the fact that...
I think you misunderstand what vendors actually mean by "Ope...
Talkback "A step up from shareware?" No. You miss the fundamental point of Open Source. Open Source does not and never has meant free. It means you get the source code. It's as simple as that. Often Open...
iPlayer download version reaches Mac and Linux
News The BBC has worked with Adobe's AIR developer platform to create a desktop download manager compatible with Mac and Linux for its online on-demand TV service
Google grabs search share from rivals
News Second-place Yahoo and third-place Microsoft dropped slightly from October to November, ComScore reports
