Previous DayFamous, rich and homeless
Blog Just been watching the new program on the BBC, five celebrities spending 10 days on the streets to find out what it's really like. It's really good to see this on prime time TV and showing some of...
HTC Hero: First impressions
Blog Following on from the detailed photo-story we've published about the HTC Hero, I thought I'd give a slightly more subjective opinion, based on the limited time I've spent with the handset. It...
A look at HTC's Hero Android phone
Photo The Hero uses an HTC-customised user interface skin called Sense, and is the first Android handset from the manufacturer not to carry Google branding
Gartner rejigs cloud definitions
News The analyst firm has revamped its list of attributes to help identify authentic cloud services
Water-cooled IBM supercomputer to heat buildings
News Surplus heat from the warm-water-cooled supercomputer will heat university buildings at research partner ETH's Zurich campus
Fusion-io ioDrive (80GB)
Review The Fusion-io ioDrive is in a performance field of its own. Home users are much better off RAIDing a few SSDs together; however, for those running servers that need extra throughput now, the...
IBM's Roadrunner holds onto Top500 crown
News IBM's Roadrunner and Cray's Jaguar retain top two positions on latest Top500 supercomputer list, which also saw four new systems in the top 10
Microsoft releases beta of Morro antivirus
News The company has posted a beta of its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials, for testers in the US, China, Israel, and Brazil
UK to appoint cyber-sec tsar?
Blog The UK is to appoint a cyber security tsar along the lines of the US, according to a story in the Telegraph this morning. The story is similar to one that appeared in the Guardian ten days ago....
Boingo gets wireless access client patent
Blog The US Wi-Fi hotspot aggregator Boingo has been awarded a patent for accessing wireless networks using a mobile device. US patent number 7,483,984 describes how an access client on a mobile...
Data watchdog steps in over IT project reviews
News The Information Commissioner's Office has demanded the publication of public-sector IT project reviews
New and Updated Distributions on Ant (the Dual Atom nettop)
Blog I've made several changes and additions on the nettop system over the past few days: - Moblin: There is a new Beta available, and it includes significant fixes and enhancements. - SimplyMEPIS...
Pentagon moves to protect military networks
News The Pentagon has approved the creation of a Cyber Command to oversee the US military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace
Oracle profit beats analyst expectations
News Oracle's quarterly earnings beat expectations as profit margin hits a record, thanks to robust growth in its maintenance business
Web Middleware – The Next Great Developer Cash Cow?
Blog I was in a meeting with a web design and development company on Monday who has produced a forms-based data management solution. This product interfaces between a site's core customer facing forms...
Compact Hot Flashes
Blog No not a new medical condition. Well I spent the day at home yesterday working on a code project for a system release I'm about to do. It was a nice change of pace from having to ride home @ 5...
