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TalkTalk to make first foray into mobile contracts

TalkTalk to make first foray into mobile contracts

TalkTalk will branch out into the mobile contract business and plans to increase its core network capacity by more than 100 times as part of its plans to stem revenue loss Read more

17 May, 2012 16:59 by Ben Woods

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Google to meet EU investigators over privacy concerns

French data protection authorities will go face-to-face with Google representatives next week as part of a EU investigation into the search giant's... Read more

17 May, 2012 17:05 by Karen Friar

UK Facebook hacker sentenced to jail for a year

A man has been sent to jail for hacking into a Facebook account and accessing the email facility. Gareth Crosskey, a 21 year-old man from Lancing in... Read more

17 May, 2012 17:05 by Tom Espiner
Mozilla sticks 'reset' button on Firefox 13

Mozilla sticks 'reset' button on Firefox 13

The organisation has introduced a 'Reset Firefox' feature into the latest version of the browser, to migrate personal data to a new default profile Read more

17 May, 2012 17:10 by Seth Rosenblatt

CSC blames poor performance on NHS debacle

US systems integrator CSC has said a 'poor' yearly performance was in part due to NHS write-offs. CSC earnings per share for its 2012 fiscal year... Read more

17 May, 2012 16:05 by Tom Espiner

Linux Mint 13 release candidate arrives

The team developing version 13 of Linux Mint has put out a release candidate of the desktop operating system for testing. Linux Mint 13 release... Read more

17 May, 2012 16:05 by Karen Friar

Thought-controlled robot arm created by US scientists

Two people paralyzed by strokes have been able to move a robot arm using their thoughts, after having an electrode-containing device implanted in their brains Read more

17 May, 2012 15:33 by Jo Best

Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions

In the tenth instalment of Robert Schifreen's SharePoint 2010 circumnavigation, he finds out what doesn't work as advertised, and begins to think hard about the security of his farm Read more

17 May, 2012 15:00 by Robert Schifreen

Most government sites to miss cookie deadline

The majority of government department websites will miss a UK deadline to be compliant with privacy laws regarding cookies, according to the Cabinet... Read more

17 May, 2012 13:05 by Tom Espiner 1 comment

ISP brands UK internet spying plans 'pointless'

UK wholesale ISP Entanet has branded the government's internet data retention plans as "pointless" and criticised the lack of clarity for ISPs over... Read more

17 May, 2012 12:05 by Ben Woods 2 comments

Google search gets semantic with Knowledge Graph

The upgrade to Google's core search product is intended to make results more relevant, by trying to understand the context of the request Read more

17 May, 2012 12:23 by David Meyer 1 comment

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VideoMeet: cloud-based video communication

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17 May, 2012 by Charles McLellan
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Academia must be part of the skills crisis solution

Blog Post In preparation of the launch of the (ISC)2 EMEA Advisory Board, I’ve had...

17 May, 2012 by (ISC)2
David Meyer

Why Google and the web need the Knowledge Graph

Blog Post Google's introduction of the Knowledge Graph is probably the most important...

17 May, 2012 by David Meyer
BarryGill

Windows RT faces antitrust 'vigilance' in Europe

TalkBack I think that this really shows that there is no change in the status quo....

17 May, 2012 by BarryGill

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Jon Howells

A truly bizzare situation.. because the ICO is tasked with raising awareness of online tracking. Will this not lead to concerned users becoming...

1 hour ago by Jon Howells via Facebook on ISP brands UK internet spying plans 'pointless'
Jon Howells

The definition of 'essential to site operation' is open to a wide interpretation it seems, the NHS jobs website being a classic example where...

2 hours ago by Jon Howells via Facebook on Most government sites to miss cookie deadline
apexwm

BarryGill : While Microsoft makes the same claims as you do about Windows RT being "lightweight", etc., the truth of the matter is that other apps...

3 hours ago by apexwm on Windows RT faces antitrust 'vigilance' in Europe
sickkid

"It is our belief this whole Bill is pointless. The true criminals will simply circumnavigate such surveillance by using VPNs and proxy servers,...

5 hours ago by sickkid on ISP brands UK internet spying plans 'pointless'
platenail

Regarding my previous posting. I just tried the ZDNet speed checker a few times. It gave me above 1.52 to 1.56 for them so it looks like the...

6 hours ago by platenail on Watchdog: TalkTalk's broadband speed test misled users
gordons

it's not "master boss" - it's "but the boss" as in "no one likes it, but the boss". "It's good for Sweden" was taken from the then Prime Minister...

6 hours ago by gordons on IT Anthems: Ericsson WAP Rap
platenail

Woe is me then! It SAYS I'm getting a 'massive 1.61Mb/s today. The last three were 1.25, 1.24 &1.24. Talktalk say it is because I'm about 3 km...

6 hours ago by platenail on Watchdog: TalkTalk's broadband speed test misled users
Grandpa Tarkin

I wonder if this is why Google image search suck so badly now - the ten first hits are relevant to the entered search term, the rest a random...

7 hours ago by Grandpa Tarkin on Google search gets semantic with Knowledge Graph
BarryGill

I think that this really shows that there is no change in the status quo. To date, every time Microsoft moves, people clamour about anti-trust,...

9 hours ago by BarryGill on Windows RT faces antitrust 'vigilance' in Europe
Mark Trappett

"an almost complete disruption of the site's operations on a global basis with no court order required" ............. for an entire day, where...

10 hours ago by Mark Trappett via Facebook on Pirate Bay comes under denial-of-service attack
Techs UK

I had a look at it. Don't like the lip. phone feels solid. nice feature on the video/still. The phone shop really wanted to push this down my...

12 hours ago by Techs UK on HTC One V
apexwm

NanWag : A Windows Server 2008 is being used because the environment that the Macs are in is a heavy Windows environment. I am proposing that...

22 hours ago by apexwm on Windows Server 2008 drops the ball for Mac compatibility
BellamysIT

Really good article. You bring to light a few really good things. However, isn't it true that over 70% of fortune 500 companies use sharepoint?...

22 hours ago by BellamysIT on Designing a SharePoint farm: Tiers before bedtime
annonymous2

If Piratebay is a crime then so is borrowing a dvd you purchased to a family member or a friend. Why should we not be aloud to share. Most of the...

1 day ago by annonymous2 on UK ISPs ordered to block Pirate Bay website
NanWag

File Services For Macintosh was causing Excel to prompt for Overwriting changes or Save Another Copy because it was changing the timestamp on the...

1 day ago by NanWag on Windows Server 2008 drops the ball for Mac compatibility
Regis Machado

creative cloud $48/month in the USA, £48/month in the UK ($79). good for the competitors

1 day ago by Regis Machado via Facebook on Adobe move promotes piracy
Tom Espiner

Hello KosGirl, Good question. I've asked Belfius for a response. The latest post I can find on Pastebin about it is here:...

1 day ago by Tom Espiner on Hackers hold bank to ransom over stolen data
KosGirl

Have there been any further updates to this story? I can't find any information on whether the hackers released the data or not.

1 day ago by KosGirl on Hackers hold bank to ransom over stolen data
SandJ

I have done 7 speed tests this morning on different speed test tools. They tell me my download speed is: 12.3, 12.3, 12.3, 11.1, 12.7, 12.7, 11.7...

1 day ago by SandJ on Watchdog: TalkTalk's broadband speed test misled users
Jack Schofield

@Mary Microsoft could always send Mozilla a spec sheet and oblige them to meet the same standards as IE. Then Mozilla can spend millions of...

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Windows RT browsers and the point of Windows RT