Previous DayRE:Microsoft's mangled music manifesto
Blog Comment Very worrying for Microsoft. "Can you really expect people to buy music that's locked to a device they upgrade every 12 to 18 months?" "I didn't realise phones were churning that quickly in the...
Sun confirms 1,300 layoffs
News The company sheds 1,300 people from the main US workforce with a target of a total of 6,000 jobs set to be lost
Mac-Antique Roadshow
Photo Many of the Macintosh models that have appeared over the past 25 years are now eminently collectable.
Microsoft's mangled music manifesto
Blog Oh Microsoft. Contrary to how it may sometimes seem, I do not hate you. I think you do a lot of good work. Windows 7 is tickling my fancy somewhat. But... then... you say things like... this... ...
Rejoice! The bittern is better!
Blog Exciting news! "Staff from Lee Valley Regional Park have today released a rare Bittern back into the wild at Seventy Acres Lake in the Regional Park. The bird had been rescued by Park Rangers on...
Happy birthday, Apple Macintosh
Roundup Twenty-five years ago, on 24 January, 1984, Apple unveiled the Macintosh computer. We look back at the history of a unique brand, and forward to what may happen
Nasa hacker wins right to appeal against extradition
News Gary McKinnon, who is accused of hacking military networks and Nasa, has been granted a judicial review of a decision to extradite him to the US
European R&D investment levels 'stagnating'
News A report into the European Union's research and development investment as a proportion of GDP has noted 'stagnation', particularly when compared with the US, Japan and Korea
The Macintosh at 50
Analysis Apple's Macintosh has been one of the defining features of the past quarter century. How about the next?
RE:Ballmer's email to employees about layoffs
Blog Comment Thanks Steve. I could have summed this up more quickly... We've only made $16 billion dollars in the last quarter which is not enough but thanks for all your hard work anyway. So we can make a bit...
Chipmaker TSMC sees drop in quarterly profits
News The contract manufacturer of chips for AMD, Qualcomm and others said it saw a 64 percent drop in income last quarter, blaming the global economic recession
Microsoft cutting jobs, but not products
Analysis Some analysts say the software maker needs to scale back its ambitions even further if it is to keep the recession at bay
Ballmer's email to employees about layoffs
Blog The following is an e-mail Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent to the software maker's workers on Thursday, as the company announced poor earnings and major layoffs. From: Steve Ballmer Sent:...
Evolution of the Mac
Photo Twenty-five years ago, Apple released the Macintosh, and the company was never the same. We take a look at how the Mac has evolved through the years
RIM store will turn away some BlackBerry apps
News The handset maker will be relaxed about the types of application it will allow developers to offer in its upcoming storefront, but warns it will clamp down on bandwidth hogs
Nasa hacker gains judicial review
Blog Self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon has won a judicial review of Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's October decision to carry on with his extradition to the US, even after McKinnon's diagnosis with...
Home Office rapped over data-protection breach
News The Information Commissioner's Office has found the Home Office responsible for the loss by contractor PA Consulting of 84,000 prisoners' data
IE8 release candidate expected for Monday
Blog According to Microsoft's Internet Explorer blog, RC1 of IE8 is almost ready to go, albeit not for Windows 7 testers. The news was mentioned by-the-bye in a post about the rendering of the...
Experts: Microsoft's advice won't stop Downadup
News The US-Cert team has criticised Microsoft's suggestion to disable AutoRun, saying it will not halt the fast-spreading worm
Lasting success?
Talkback Google has proven to be a byword for development and innovation that has succeeded beyond most expectations. But Google should think carefully while it is well profitable and fear the likely...
Dialogue Box 5.5: The Mac at 25
Video There's a world of difference between a 1984 Macintosh and a 2009 iMac. Dialogue Box compares the specs and summarises its findings in the currency it knows best: the price of a pint of beer
Where is ICL when you need it!
Talkback If the UK government had got behind ICL like the US government did IBM, then the situation would not have occured as the non US would have gone for the better UK systems. Don't confuse Fujitsu with...
Lack of constructive thinking
Talkback "The automatic Microsoft update process had been temporarily disabled following problems with some PCs providing supporting information in theatres." It seems logical to me that if it became...
RE:The real time web?
Blog Comment It's been too long since I checked your blog Rupert, always a good read. Light sycophancy over, this is a very interesting discussion point, the copious references to philosophy in the John...
Pleasant Linux Surprises
Blog It is still nice when I get an occasional pleasant surprise from Linux... We have quite a few old DEC/Compaq/HP AlphaServer systems sitting around here, mostly just gathering dust or generating...
Apple reining in retail expansion
Analysis A decline in average revenue per retail store appears to have moved Apple to slow its rate of expansion amid a troubled economy
NPfIT future in question as BT reviews contract
News One of the two remaining main suppliers for the NHS IT project, BT Global Services, is thought to be reviewing the deal following a £340m writedown on earnings from 15 of its largest contracts
Seagate issues second fix for disk issue
Blog Seagate on Thursday issued a firmware update which the company said should solve a problem it has been having with some of its disk drives. The problem came to light on .came to light on...
Google results exceed profit, revenue estimates
News The search and advertising giant fares better than analysts expected, and announces a programme to give employees more valuable stock options
Apple loses Front Row dinner-party marketeers with remote move
Blog My girlfriend has just bought a new MacBook, rather than a recession-friendly netbook, but hey. But despite being a couple of hundred quid more than the old style, Apple seem to have done away with...
Rackable servers aim to undercut virtualisation
News Server maker Rackable has introduced a line of datacentre-oriented systems that it says can provide a lower-cost alternative to virtualisation
RE:VirtualBox - hedging my bets
Blog Comment That's been my experience as well. Using VMs has definitely been worth the effort. Being able to start up with an OS environment that you know well without worrying has made software testing a lot...
RE:Is this story a waste of ink?
Blog Comment Waste of ink ? Yes. Waste of time? Maybe. Waste of marketing? No. Dangerous waste? Definitely. Makes RoHS look like the paper it was printed on. Materials made with semi-metallic ingredients with...
