Previous DayThe death of compression
Blog The ins and outs of the Alcatel-Lucent case against Microsoft for MP3 patent infringement are complex indeed, lying as they do in the intersection between head-crushingly difficult mathematics and...
100 Ways to Say YES?
Talkback That makes confirming an order to shoot someone rather open to interpretation........ I'm more confident than ever that things are safe in the hands of our multi faceted police and the well...
A good point
Talkback I suppose this a criticism that can be made of hosted apps in general. Of course, the other thing to bear in mind is that Google's big competitor here is Microsoft. Take your pick.
Trusting Google
Talkback I don't know how anybody else feels on Google, but I will be honest here... Yes, their search engine rocks, kicks some serious butt, as does their GSA's, very useful for businesses, but for me that...
Colt: Next-gen networks are essential
News European telco sees no alternative to rolling out IP-based networks
Diary sadly missed...
Talkback I was going to bend Tony Hallett's ear at a recent conference- and then I remembered he was Silicon.com editor! RG'sD was regular reading along with BOFH, Peter Cochrane and Daily Dilbert.
Vista
Talkback The Vista Operating system is too expenive. I for one will stick with XP until MS see the light. Also I still cant work out which version I would need.. I think the whole Vista marketing is in a mess.
Internet downtime still up there
Blog The fabled five nines of Internet uptime is just that according to Steve Broadhead, director of testing lab Broadband Testing. The penultimate panel debate at NetEvents Geneva on Friday was...
Petition demands Vista price cuts in UK
News Consumers turn to the government to complain about the much higher price charged for Vista in the UK compared to the US
Rights management for small businesses
Feature How to protect documents from misuse by those authorised to access them
Operators blame roaming charges on handset subsidies
News Roaming rip-offs: European consumer group attacks roaming charges, and dismisses industry claim that the fees make handsets affordable
CSR buoyant despite patent case
News Shares in the Cambridge-based firm soar after an upbeat forecast, as it wades into a US Bluetooth patent lawsuit
Open-source Alfresco adopts the GPL
News Start-up aims to attract outside programmers by moving to the General Public License
Microsoft: There's life in our Live strategy
News Company has been working on services for enterprises, a move that has the potential to create partner conflict
Skype calls on FCC to open network access
News VoIP provider wants US mobile operators to allow consumers to decide which devices and software they use on their networks
Sun regains server market strength
News After years of difficulties, the server company has seen revenue gains that beat rivals in 2006
Microsoft must pay $1.5bn in MP3 patent case
News Jury orders software giant to pay damages to Alcatel-Lucent for infringement of MP3 patents, in a case that could have big implications
Vista NOT Green?
Talkback Hang on a sec guys - 'twas only a few short weeks ago you were telling us that Apple was the ungreenest computer firm on the planet. What's the story here?
