Previous Dayi-mate JAQ
Review i-mate's bulky JAQ could suit those who find many keyboard-equipped handhelds hard to use. In opting for this device, though, they will have to put up with decidedly average design, specifications...
Makes you wonder.....
Talkback How can people in such high power have such little grasp of the modern world. Place this in the business world and i can bet these guys wouldn't last seconds.
Oh so many
Talkback All these different versions are going to confuse the average public and make buying a computer a difficult task. All in the name of a higher profit, nice way to look after the customer.
They
Talkback There is no better symbol of political stupidity around technology than Blair's slavish devotion to ID cards. They will cost billions and they won't help. They didn't stop the bombings in Madrid...
Monday 8:20pm - Press the button!
Blog So the combined forces of Ops and Edit gather round the big red button to launch the new site and...... Nothing happens! Some last minute glitch sees us switch back to the old site for 5...
We launched!
Blog You are now looking at the all-new ZDNet UK, and although the paint may be a bit wet in places, we think it's a massive improvement on what went before. We'll touch up any bits we missed in the...
Again another reason to dump Windows
Talkback Following years of having to download patch after and being besieged by viruses, worms and spyware I cannot see why anyone in their right mind would go and pay a minimum of £154 for an Operating...
Belts tighten at Intel
Talkback Not surprised to hear that cash is getting tight at Intel - AMD is giving them a hammering and let's face it -- chip speeds just don't matter so much. Personally I am looking forward to the day...
Open source gets training boost
News The biggest IT literacy course gets a Star Office module, and OpenOffice could be next
What that beta tag is all about
Blog We're all getting used to seeing online applications launch in beta, but less so big editorially driven sites. So why have we launched in beta? Well, for several reasons. First is that this...
Genuine disadvantage more like
Talkback For anyone who's failed the GWA advantage test that Microsoft has set - dowload OpenOffice or try one of the excellent new hosted apps available like Thinkfree. At the end of the day - does...
You think?
Talkback Patten's putting it mildly. When politicians think they can launch a massive ID card project without full testing it (even the offtheshelf stuff) then you know theyre playing with fire.
Juniper v Cisco
Talkback so juniper want to beat cisco at router sales. ha. i haven't looked at juniper kit but its a tall order. cisco kit works, its the best there is.
Apple releases MacBook shutdown patch
News The download tackles a problem that has plagued the notebooks for the past four months
Interesting comments
Talkback You'd think with companies such as Google innovating left right and centre that the innovaton side of the industy is live and well...
Thirty years on, cryptography still too hard to use?
News Over the years, public key cryptography has grown from an idea in a paper to technology used in everyday transactions on the web, but is still not as widespread as many hoped
Future of surveillance?
Blog Bruce Schneier in his 'Surveillance as performance art' blog post says this story of perpetual scrutiny is the future of government monitoring of citizens. At the moment Hasan Elahi is monitoring...
Brightcove aims to create video marketplace
News Are microchannels the answer to finding the right online video? At least one start-up believes they are
Microsoft: Unlicensed Office use is rife
News One in three Office users has failed Microsoft's Genuine Advantage test
Cancer researchers unbowed by distributed computing block
News A new tool enabling IT managers to block distributed computing applications won't scupper Oxford University's humanitarian projects
The ZDNet Community - sign up!
Blog We have the technology. We have the stories. We have the expertise. Now we need you. We're aiming to become the UK's most exciting, most useful online community for IT people (that's you). In...
Gloom as Intel closes Cambridge lab
News Massive cost-cutting exercise sees Intel shut its only university lab outside the US, as academics warn that valuable research could suffer
What? Why?
Blog This is revolting. And not very practical. End of comment.
Patrolling the outer limits of science and technology
Blog One of the constant questions we're always asking on ZDNet UK is what news to cover and how to cover it. There's only one serious rule: every story has to matter to you and what you do for a...
EMC's latest storage products analysed
Blog The Register has a break-down of EMC's latest offerings, which might be useful those of you looking to upgrade your storage products. While the kit itself is interesting, it's also worth checking...
Juniper guns for Cisco in branch offices
News Network vendor lays out its new branch office strategy, as it digests four recent acquisitions
Heineken taps SOA for beer tracking
News Heineken is refreshing its supply chain to ensure its beer doesn't reach parts it shouldn't
BT reviews security following exchange break-in
News Thousands of businesses and homes lost their phone lines after a break-in at a Birmingham telephone exchange
Supreme Court to review Microsoft patent appeal
News Case revolves around degree to which US patent law should influence companies abroad
Microsoft beats earnings forecast
News Earnings and sales were boosted by strong responses to the products that Microsoft has launched in recent months, including the Xbox 360 and SQL Server
9am Monday morning - All hands on deck!
Blog So, 9am, about 3-4 hours work to get through before we all put our fingers in our ears and hit the big red button. All seems calm so far, a collective no-entry sign hangs over the Operations area...
Zoho Office Suite beta
Review Zoho Office Suite beta has strong potential, but it's not yet a final product, and its spreadsheets and presentations applications need more work before you can rely on them.
