Previous DayThe power of being a monopoly!
Talkback This is what happens when there's no strong competition in the market. In what other scenario could one company (Microsoft) tell another almost it's equal (HP) what to do? In all other aspects of...
RE:Apple buys processor company, opens whole new world of specu...
Blog Comment Both very good points. Steve Jobs is on record as saying that Intel shouldn't be worried. He would, wouldn't he. The unofficial Apple line seems to be that the company was bought for its people...
Problem...
Talkback We've got a few machines in the office from Dell. They were, I assume, "downgraded" by request (I wasn't involved with the order). They arrived here with XP installed and configured, licensed and...
about time
Talkback It's about time for an OS browser for mobiles. So far there are no good alternatives for preinstalled browsers other than say opera mobile, which costs too much in my opinion.
Coders claim bypass of Vista security feature
News Developers at free-software firm NeoSmart claim Vista's User Account Control is 'easy to code around' and 'only there to give the impression of security'
PC makers find ways to extend XP's life
News Manufacturers such as Dell and HP will continue to offer Windows XP on new machines past Microsoft's 30 June deadline, but customers will still get Vista as part of the deal
Mozilla reveals mobile Firefox
Video Chairman of the Mozilla Foundation, Mitchell Baker, talks about the company's plans to enter the smartphone market with Fennec, a mobile version of its Firefox browser
AMD launches Business Class platform
News The chipmaker says the enterprise-focused platform, which comes with a new line-up of Phenom and Athlon processors, will offer guaranteed stability for at least two years
Sun pushes its green IT agenda
Analysis The server maker claims companies are still split between altruism and cost saving when it comes to energy-efficient computing
i-mate Ultimate 9502
Review The Ultimate 9502's video-out feature may attract those who need to project handheld content onto a larger screen. However, it's not overly pocket-friendly and battery life leaves a little to be...
Debian: We're not looking for commercial fortune
Q&A Steve McIntyre, newly elected project leader for the Debian GNU/Linux operating system, talks about why the project is not planning to ape the commercial approach taken by Red Hat and Novell/Suse
Dialogue Box 3.8: Fake finger fools fingerprint reader
Video Moulding plastic, jelly, milk and tea are all the ingredients Dialogue Box needed to get past one biometric security device
Mobile broadband joins the pick'n'mix
Blog As if proof were needed that mobile broadband has now flown the enterprise-only coop, news arrives that pre-pay HSDPA dongles are being sold in Woolworths. Argos and Tesco are reportedly set to...
SAP looks to retail sector for growth
News The business software maker is hoping to offer consulting services to retailers who want to expand their businesses
Businesses probe benefits of Second Life
News Organisations are still experimenting with the virtual world, with some now seeing it as a place to collaborate rather than a virtual shop front to do business
RE:Brits Are Broadband Speed Junkies
Blog Comment How can we be speed junkies when there no genuine broadband services in the first place? Anything going over old copper wires as local loops cannot be counted as a broadband technology. Where is...
FSA warns banks: Shape up on security
News Following an audit of 39 banks, building societies, insurance companies and financial advisors, the finance watchdog found many of the firms had gaps in security strategies
Police e-crime unit set for gov't go-ahead
News The Met's detective superintendent has said she is confident the police unit will secure the required funding 'in days rather than months'
