Previous DayPhotos: Computer Aid for Castro's Cuba
Photo An IT charity that takes old PCs and donates them to the developing world needs IT pros to volunteer for a cycle challenge with a difference
Breaking News: Forget Pacino and De Niro - it's Gates and Jobs!
Blog Variety might be reporting that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are to appear togehter for the first time since Heat on a film called Righteous Kill - but we have that beat. Bill Gates and Steve...
Dual-mode BlackBerry on the way
News RIM chief claims a Wi-Fi-enabled device for fixed-mobile convergence could be made available by the end of the year
Wanted: IT Pros for Cuba Cycle challenge
Blog Computer Aid International, the IT charity which takes old PCs from UK companies and refurbishes them for the developing world is organising a charity cycle ride in Cuba next year. I...
Microsoft exec talks patent politics
Q&A Jerry Fishenden, Microsoft's UK NTO, explains the company's position on patents and open source, and calls for more accountability in the IT industry
Windows Server 2008: preview, part 1
Preview Windows Server 2008, formerly codenamed Longhorn Server, is due in the second half of this year. In the first instalment of a two-part preview, we take a look at some of the key functionality in...
PROTD: Bog-standard surfing
Blog This press release of the day comes courtesy of T-Mobile, which wants us to know that its surveys show "15 percent of people in the UK are actually resorting to hiding in loo [sic] to use their...
Open encryption to combat spam and phishing
News Two separate initiatives around open encryption standards could help improve e-commerce security and reduce online fraud
FBI network security slammed
Blog The FBI has been given a dressing down by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) over its network security. In a report entitled "FBI Needs to Address Weaknesses in Critical Network", the...
Don't make it easy for ID thieves
Feature Keep your organisation's employees and clients safe from identity theft by avoiding these common mistakes
HP and WWF save polar bears
Blog HP is donating around $2m to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to help with climate change including collaboration between the IT company and WWF scientists in Europe into how tech can help reduce...
UK broadband take-up on the rise
News Digital divide between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is narrowing as more homes connect to broadband, says Ofcom
Anti-spam tool helps digitise books
News 'ReCaptcha' service turns annoying spam-avoidance chores into a productive project to digitise books
Motorola shuns draft-n Wi-Fi equipment
News Company claims enterprises won't adopt next-generation Wi-Fi before 2009, so it plans to wait until the final standard has been set
HP, the supermodel, the red carpet and the film noir
Blog To Cannes with HP for the 60th Film Festival, where the tech giant is a major sponsor, scattering vast Scitex-printed posters around key sites along the Croisette and taking up residence in the...
Europe steps up war on cybercrime
News European Commission's plans to combat cybercrime include crime-specific legislation and promoting greater cross-border co-operation
Cisco releases patches for router vulnerabilities
News Updates address vulnerabilities in products ranging from Cisco Unified CallManager to Cisco Firewall Service Module
Starbucks under Wi-Fi attack
Blog One amusing episode from yesterday at the Wireless Event was Robert Lang of Fon, the Wi-Fi sharing "community", revealing that his company is encouraging Foneros (people with Fon routers) who live...
