Previous Dayso far so nearly good
Talkback I've updated to IE8 b2 on both the vista and the xp rig. XP soaked it up like water into a dry sponge, very slick and nice. Vista version was upset with an HP driver and so blocked all add ons as a...
He is distraught
Talkback Well at the end of the day he "broke into...hacked...gained access" call it what you will to classified systems, And he was caught, now he has to pay for that. If he had done this at a "physical...
Its a Disgrace - Like Sending Someone for Trial in The Stali...
Talkback Its an outrage that our government let our people go to this uncivilised revenge led country of utterly selfish and self absorbed people to go through its lynch mob style all the justice you can...
Acorn to celebrate 30th anniversary
News Acorn Computers marks 30 years since it helped put the silicon in Britain's soul
Ofcom to consider customer termination charges
Blog Mobile operators already charge each other termination charges -- now Ofcom has called for opinions as to whether end users should be charged. Interesting articles both in the Register and the...
EC lowers cap on voice-roaming prices
News Commissioner Viviane Reding has announced that the maximum tariff for voice calls will be reduced on 30 August, and has said data-roaming costs remain 'unjustifiably high'
Come talk to us about datacentre efficiency
Blog I read every post made on ZDNet UK by our members, and every day it's brought home to me what a wealth of expertise there is out there among our users. Of course, it's the cornerstone of the...
Microsoft exec: Google 'years' behind us on privacy
News The software giant's chief privacy strategist claims Google has not yet invested enough to build privacy into products such as Street View
Is software development international?
Blog A quick glance across the developer agenda for the next couple of months sees a number of our industry favourites hosting the European versions of some of the events and meetings that have been...
Can it render standards compliant code?
Talkback IE's real problem has been its inability to render XHTML and CSS properly. Put simply does IE8 render pages as effectively as FF, Opera or Safari? Or does it introduce yet another different take on...
Intel acquires Linux mobile developers for Atom
News The chip giant has acquired open-source mobile specialist Opened Hand, which will now focus on developing a Linux software stack for Atom processors
The Redfly 'Notbook'
Blog When is a netbook (or mini-notebook) not a netbook? When it's a 'notbook' such as Celio's Redfly Mobile Companion, that's when. You might have thought that the idea of a netbook-format...
fibre!
Talkback hi, So much is placed on Fibre, I cannot see BT laying miles of the stuff around rural areas or remote/small towns in a hurry.. its ok to say "50mbps from green cabinet" as per the other story but...
IBM 'Quicksilver' flash sets data-speed record
News A project under development from IBM is setting new records for data-transfer speeds using solid-state technology with one million IOPS
Intel releases Bios update
News Following the disclosure of a high-privilege rootkit for the Xen hypervisor, Intel has patched the Bios for affected desktop and mobile motherboards
Redfly Mobile Companion
Review The mini-notebook-like Redfly Mobile Companion is a £250 paperweight without a Windows Mobile device to provide it with computing power and connectivity. It can do nothing on its own, and that's...
Apple promises to plug iPhone security hole
News The company has said it will release a fix next month to address the flaw that exposes iPhone users' email, text and voice messages despite password protection
Foresight Linux
Blog I've just made a somewhat brief test of Foresight Linux. I find it to be an interesting contradiction. It should be good, it is in fact mostly good, but it is weak in just enough areas to spoil...
RE:Physiotherapy Gets Virtual
Blog Comment Hi Christian! Yes, I guess I am a bit of a cyberpunk at heart. There is some amazing work being done around the world with "CyberTherapy" at the moment, and it's exciting to be part of it. So much...
Users warn of problems with IE8 Beta 2
News While hiccups are expected from beta software, some problems appear to exist within Microsoft's own services
Schmidt: Google-Yahoo deal on track for October
News Chief executive Eric Schmidt has said Google thinks its arguments are strong against the partnership with its rival posing antitrust problems
Apple files for touchscreen Mac patent
News A recent patent application filed on behalf of Apple describes technology for controlling a touchscreen Mac tablet with iPhone-like gestures and controls
Google Code reverses open-source licence ban
News The company has decided the Mozilla Public License is once again an option for Google Code projects, and has also added the Eclipse Public License
Dell reports 17pc fall in earnings
News The PC maker blames conservative IT spending and the costs of acquiring more market share in Europe, and says it has more work to do to improve performance
RE:IE8 beta 2, feature complete. Launch event, best deleted.
Blog Comment As you'll see elsewhere on the site, we've had a look at IE8B2, we reported on its launch and we've run a photo story. Which is quite reasonable, I feel, for the second beta of the eighth version...
