Previous DayExciting news for xG fans!
Blog A press release from xG Technology - the first since May - reports on what's been happening in the last four months. "28 August 2008 xG Technology, Inc. FIRST TX60 MOBILE VOIP HANDSET...
must be careful now, I could be infringing a patent
Talkback Do you think they employ people to continually check if a patent exists for some of the most common items in use these days? What possible motivation is there to go seeking patents like this other...
Nasa and the virus
Blog Yesterday the BBC ran a story about a computer virus making it into orbit, which I read with incredulity. OK, it's a nice silly season story on the surface, but what really got me was that NASA...
Best Western details hotel hack
News The hotel chain admits systems in a Berlin hotel were compromised but claims only 10 customers have been affected, rather than eight million
Users hidden by the fog of browser wars
Leader Internet Explorer 8 is tracking user concerns on privacy and security. Putting features first may not be for the best
RE:IE8 beta 2, feature complete. Launch event, best deleted.
Blog Comment As many others, I am stunned to learn that "people used the Web for searching, buying things and talking to each other". Stunning! Thank you so much, Microsoft, for determining that for us!...
Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'
News The software maker has been granted a US patent on 'navigating paginated content in page-based increments'
Nathan Barley's magic hotzone
Blog Via an interesting post on Absolute Gadget, I learned of BT and Fon's plan to distribute 1,000 routers in Shoreditch, East London. The idea, it seems, is to create what BT like to call a 'hotzone',...
Smile like you mean it: developing for the commercial web 2.0 world
Blog I’m off to Brighton next month to attend a web development symposium with a large software company famous for producing a popular operating system beginning with W. ' This is good news as far...
Customer data found on eBay server highlights people as weak link
Blog The recent news about customer details being retrieved from a server sold on eBay is yet another story about the sorry state of information security in the electronic age (see:...
Compellent Storage Center 4.0
Review Storage Center 4.0 combines industry-standard hardware with Compellent's block-level virtualisation technology to create a very powerful, flexible and cost-effective SAN solution.
Nasa hacker loses final legal challenge
News Gary McKinnon now faces deportation to the US to face charges of hacking Nasa and military installations
IE8 steps up to the competition
Photo Beta 2 of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 reveals an emphasis on customer-oriented features, with many elements familiar to users of Opera, Safari and Firefox
Copyright owners profit from infringing YouTube clips
News Google says copyright owners are embracing a YouTube filter that lets them generate advertising revenue from unauthorised videos
Dell unveils low-cost PCs for emerging markets
News The PC maker is continuing its international push, with notebooks and desktops made for countries such as China and India
Cisco buys email provider PostPath
News By acquiring the email and calendaring apps maker, Cisco is aiming to enhance its software-as-a-service collaboration platform
US flights grounded by failure of '70s-era' tech
News The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to upgrade its decades-old tech for flight-plan processing after a corrupt file led to 646 flights being delayed
RE:Is Virtual Studying Progress?
Blog Comment Absolutely. The planet will be overrun by IT geniuses who can’t hold a job because they have no social interaction skills. Distance learning is fantastic for studying while holding a full-time job...
McAfee: Criminals hijacking virtual worlds
News The security vendor says phishing, viruses, spam and money laundering are rife in virtual worlds
Microsoft, Nikon agree patent-sharing deal
News Nikon will compensate Microsoft in the cross-licensing deal, which the companies say will improve new consumer electronics products and features
There is a reason for the digital divide not mentioned here
Talkback BT still has a monopoly in many areas, even in the sourth east. There are no wide spread fibre optics networks available anywhere. Because of BT failing to keep up with current technical standards...
Edinburgh Council inks multimillion deal with BT
News The council has agreed a three-year, £3.2m deal with BT to provide a fixed-rate telephone network
Third of UK homes still lack internet access
News In its 2008 Internet Access report, the Office for National Statistics has revealed that despite the rise of broadband, more than a third of households are without a web connection
Technology in E-Assessment: Focused on the Performance of eLearning
Blog From the definition of E-assessment from Wikipedia, we can see the advantages of deploying an e-testing system are obvious: lower long-term cost, instant feedback, great flexibility, improved...
Security flaw exposes password-protected iPhones
News Users have reported a security hole in iPhone 2.0.2 that opens mail, texts, voice messages and browser to strangers, despite the device being password-protected
Internet Explorer 8 beta 2: a first look
Preview IE8 (beta 2) should satisfy Microsoft's loyal browser base, but it's unlikely to lure committed Firefox users back to the fold.
Microsoft unveils second public beta for IE8
News Beta 2 for Internet Explorer 8 offers features similar to those found in Opera, Safari and Firefox, plus a few extras
