Previous DayRE:Microsoft's mangled music manifesto
Blog Comment In response to yor comment David, I suspect so too. It's very easy for a big company to pick an employee to defend their product/s, and like you said in the article, make a statement afterwards to...
NHS IT project told to improve or risk break-up
News Unless the multibillion-pound Care Records Service 'improves appreciably' within six months, the DoH should consider pulling the plug, according to MPs
STMicro reports quarterly loss, lays off 4,500
News The semiconductor manufacturer has announced the redundancies as part of a cost-cutting drive, but it is not yet clear how many cuts will take place in the UK
Multicore chips leave software trailing, warns Gartner
News The growth of multicore processors is too fast for software, which struggles to use the technology effectively, Gartner says
Apple gets multitouch patent
News The company has been awarded a patent for multitouch touchscreen technology, versions of which are used in systems from competitors such as Palm and Microsoft
What to expect in Internet Explorer 8
Photo As Microsoft counts down the days to when it feels Internet Explorer 8 is ready for public use, you can take a look at what's coming in this slideshow of IE8's first Release Candidate
Mozilla gives £70k grant for open-source video
News The Firefox backer will help fund the development of Theora, an open-source rival to Mpeg-4
SAP posts healthy results, but will shed 3,000 jobs
News Despite a good year and healthy fourth quarter, the German software company plans to cut staff in the tough economic climate
Mozilla's Fennec on Windows Mobile next week
Blog An interesting snippet of information has popped up on a Mozilla wiki: it seems that Fennec, the mobile answer to Firefox, will make its way to Windows Mobile in the first week of February. So,...
Intel fails to delay EU antitrust case
News The chipmaker, which stands accused of anti-competitive actions against its rival AMD, has failed to convince a European judge to delay the case over the issue of missing documents
Tories: Government is falling behind in open source
News The government should encourage the use of open source in the public sector by reforming its procurement practices, according to the Conservative party
Nasa hacker: I'd get a fairer trial in UK
Video Gary McKinnon, who is seeking prosecution in the UK, explains why he wants to avoid the US courts
Bartz argues case for keeping Yahoo intact
Analysis The new chief executive is keen on Yahoo's wide variety of properties and doesn't want to be simply a search company
GSM is fast enough if that's what you can get, but...
Talkback ...if it's suggested as a viable alternative to the web, then you're close to saying "let them eat TXT" and open to accusations of dumping. In the early 1990s, when some whole countries were...
Sony VAIO VGN-TT11WN/B
Review This is an attractive ultraportable with a high-quality screen, a good keyboard and integrated mobile broadband. But for the (high) asking price we'd expect a larger hard drive, a better webcam,...
Yahoo beats expectations despite net loss
News The internet pioneer reported a net loss, but excluding various charges it beat Wall Street expectations
Sun rises above revenue, earnings expectations
News The hardware maker's quarterly revenue falls nearly 11 percent, but results top expectations and shares rise in after-hours trading
Papermaster settles with IBM, sets Apple start date
News Chip and server guru Mark Papermaster has settled a non-compete dispute with his former employer, IBM, and sets a date to begin leading the iPhone team
OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 available
Blog OpenOffice.org release 3.0.1 is available for download. I have installed it, and based on the build number and the way the installation runs, I believe that this is in fact exactly the same as the...
Fine tuning the virtual engine
Blog You know that thing that happens right after you buy a canary yellow Ford Escort Mark II with the racing trim and go faster seat covers and you start noticing all the Ford Escorts on the road like...
