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Talkback So you think Google could have based Google apps on a proprietary, closed undocumented Microsoft format. I do not know if that had made Microsoft very happy or very unhappy, It would have made...
Microsoft's Argument is Ridiculous
Talkback In this case and others, such as HTML or electrical sockets, the claim that multiple standards will foster competition simply is not true. It's a international document standard, useful for...
Windows Live / Hotmail problems
Blog Here at ZDNet.co.uk we've been wondering why we've been getting so many hits today on old stories about Hotmail and MSN problems. I had my MSN/Windows Live Messenger on from the start of the day...
Researchers hack 'tamper-proof' PIN terminals
News Three Cambridge University researchers have succeeded in hacking two of the most widely used PIN terminals in the UK, using a low-tech combination of paperclips and FPGA boards
Questioning Google’s objectiveness
Talkback Given that Google apps are based on the ODF standard, a rival to Microsoft’s OOXML, I couldn’t have expected a fair assessment of OOXML from a Google employee. Having said that, why is it that...
HP gets up close with VMware
Blog If there was a reason why HP should fly a bunch of journalists off to Cannes in France it was revealed on Monday when the two companies joined up for a press conference to announce the latest step...
Virtualisation growing pains
Blog This blog continues feedback and experiences from VMworld Europe 2008 in Cannes, France. While some industry pundits are keen to talk about immaturity in the European virtualisation market,...
YouTube's loss shows a bigger picture
Leader When Pakistan pulled YouTube off the internet, it was a problem. What happened next is the solution
HP launches storage system for SMEs
News The latest system offers many of the features of high-end products for enterprise customers, but is available to SMEs and mid-range companies
Trolltech launches Qt for WinMob
Blog Just got the official announcement from Trolltech that their Qt application development framework now supports Windows CE / Windows Mobile. "Qt for Windows CE is another milestone in Trolltech's...
Huawei-3Com merger suffers setback in US
News The merger between 3Com, Huawei and Bain Capital has stalled after the companies failed to reach agreement with a US government committee
The other network
Talkback The government and the regulator seem to only consider the BT network when discussing and implementing regulatory schemes for the provision and compulsory commercialisation for the benefit of...
Luminex ties with COPAN's MAID
Blog COPAN Systems the MAID storage supplier (MAID stands for Massive Arrays of Idle Disks) is partnering with Luminex Channel Gateway with the aim of Luminex making the most of COPAN’s clever...
Update: Lenovo's x300 hits the right targets
Blog At Lenovo's launch of its x300 in Paris, we raised the topic of Linux. It seems the Chinese laptop-maker won't be jumping quickly in that direction. We also had a good lok at a machine which, we...
Firefox 3 final beta to be released in March
News Mozilla's vice president of engineering has pointed to a definite release date for the final beta and discussed security features in the upcoming browser
Document standards
Talkback Customer choice is the antithesis of a standard - if there are two "standards", there is no standard. ISO has already has a document standard. It may well be good for this to evolve and take on...
HSBC system fault causes account-access chaos
News Many of the bank's customers were denied access to their accounts following a fault caused by an upgrade to the telephone-banking system
Isn't this going to require some form of advanced spyware?
Talkback It seems to me that MS will need to know all of the web ads that have been displayed in your browser, all of your searches, and web sites visited. That idea doesn't appeal.
Europe launches £2bn nanotech push
News A well-funded partnership between European governments, the EU, industry and academia will set up its offices in Brussels within months
Any answers?
Blog It's frustrating to be stumped by a problem that you suspect has been solved already, but you can't find the answer. So if you've got a moment, and if you're feeling generous, take a look at these...
The evolution of virtualisation
Blog This blog continues coverage of the VMworld Europe conference and exhibition and features info from VMware CEO Diane Greene. Here’s a potted history of virtualisation technology as VMware sees...
RE:eBay Names New Skype CEO
Blog Comment As you say Jamie Skype have at last named a new CEO and I wish him every success in getting the Skype problem you have stated in you Blog fixed, but I have a funny feeling the nothing will change...
MetaRam: Putting terabytes of memory into servers
Case Study MetaRam has a chip that lets you put more memory into your server fairly cheaply — and it has a cavalcade of server celebrities behind it
Attack Of The 64-Chip Mainframe
Blog If you look at the surface of your coffee as it sits quietly in its cup on the desk, you may spot some tiny, rhythmic ripples. In Jurassic Park, that's the sign of an incoming Tyrannosaurus Rex: in...
Danish SMEs get comms haggleshop
Blog In Denmark, a website called Forhandlingsstyrke.dk - it apparently translates as "bargaining power" - lets mobile and internet providers pitch to small to medium sized businesses based on their...
Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary'
News The search giant claims Microsoft designed Office Open XML 'purely around the needs of Office' and says it should be rolled into the rival ODF format
eBay announces new Skype chief
News The auction site has appointed new chief executives to its Skype and Shopping.com properties
Killer apps for fibre
Talkback The issue of applications is an incredibly frustrating chicken-and-egg situation. The pipe-providers definitely do want a hand in that scene (see BT's burgeoning apps marketplace) but at the same...
SADiE dies, BBC mourns...
Blog Bad news in the pro audio world, SADiE is no more. Or rather, Studio Audio and Video, the company that produced the SADiE audio editing package, has closed down. You may not have heard of...
Vista to XP - A Forced Retreat
Blog I'm almost embarrassed to write this, and I'm sure there are people who are tired of reading it. But I said that I would keep this blog up to date with my Vista/XP adventures, and I want others...
Google takes top spot in UK brand rankings
News The Superbrands ranking of the most powerful brands in the UK sees the web-search giant leapfrog second-placed Microsoft
Islands of Fibre
Talkback There are many examples in the UK and in other European countries that demonstrate how seperating the provision of the access infrustructure from the provision of services is a significant key to...
VMworld Europe: Conference Blog Day 1
Blog As dawn (and the last of the night's facelift victims) shuffle slowly off past Monte Carlo they leave behind a grey and wet Cannes with 4,500 attendees anticipating the start of the first VMworld...
