Apple shows off updated MacBooks 
Photos At the company's headquarters, chief executive Steve Jobs announced a range of updates to the MacBook lineup [15 Oct 2008]
Campaigner fights on for BT-Phorm prosecution
News Alexander Hanff is seeking to privately prosecute BT and Phorm over ad-serving trials conducted without customer consent [15 Oct 2008]
Gov't: Comms database has to happen
News Home secretary Jacqui Smith has stressed the importance of government surveillance of comms data in the fight against terrorism and serious crime [00:01 BST]
Acer knocks HP off top spot for EMEA PC sales
News Success in the netbook market has helped Acer steal first place in Gartner's PC sales rankings, with HP losing the top spot for the first time in eight years [15 Oct 2008]
Police fund tracking software for at-risk laptops
News Nottinghamshire Police is providing funds for people who live in burglary hotspots to install Absolute Software's ComputraceOne on their laptops [15 Oct 2008]
No gov't funding for faster SME payments
News No government budget has been allocated for upgrading payment systems to meet the prime minister's commitment to pay small suppliers faster during the credit crunch [15 Oct 2008]
Becta report highlights schools' IT limitations
News The government body in charge of IT in education has said schools are not yet using technology to its full potential [15 Oct 2008]
BT Openzone cuts prices, adds hotspots
News The cost of unlimited access to BT's Openzone Wi-Fi service has fallen, but experts suggest hotspots are looking increasingly uncompetitive in the face of 3G mobile broadband [15 Oct 2008]
Novell buys datacentre-management services firm
News The open-source company will acquire business-services management company Managed Objects for an undisclosed sum, taking it up against competitors including CA and IBM [15 Oct 2008]
Adobe launches Flash Player 10
News The first major overhaul of the ubiquitous media player in two years sees it gain a new text engine, custom filters and effects, and native 3D animation [15 Oct 2008]
Microsoft fixes 20 flaws with Patch Tuesday updates
News The security bulletins, four deemed critical, affect Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Host Integration Server [15 Oct 2008]
Apple edges closer to green goals
News The company says its new notebooks are among the greenest in the industry, but environmental experts still have questions about recyclability and greenhouse-gas emissions [15 Oct 2008]
Symantec launches remote PC tech-support services
News A new online diagnostic service will offer remote technical assistance, while the company's tune-up service will tweak performance of the Windows operating system [15 Oct 2008]
Netbook sales help buoy PC industry
News Mini notebooks are pushing up PC shipments worldwide, but US growth has stalled despite declining prices [15 Oct 2008]
Fake Microsoft security email hides malware
News Piggybacking on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, a fake notification mailing that looks remarkably legitimate is spreading a Trojan virus [15 Oct 2008]
Apple unveils the new-look MacBook 
Video Steve Jobs shows off the MacBook's new features, which include Nvidia graphics, a glass multitouch trackpad, aluminium casing and solid-state drives [15 Oct 2008]
Siemens launches mobile unified-comms suite
News Siemens Enterprise Communications has unveiled a suite of software designed to combine enterprise telephony, video, fixed/mobile convergence and other unified-communications functions [14 Oct 2008]
Microsoft aims to help councils assess business value
News The company has launched the Business Value Framework tool to help local authorities assess the impact of IT on their business [14 Oct 2008]
Deloitte loses pension details of Vodafone, rail, police
News A Deloitte laptop that contained pension details of Vodafone, Network Rail and British Transport Police employees, has been stolen [14 Oct 2008]
OpenOffice 3 enhancements: A first look
Photos As OpenOffice.org 3.0 becomes available for download, ZDNet.co.uk takes a look at some of the enhancements to the free office-productivity suite [14 Oct 2008]
- Definte improvement - Tezzer
Green IT still a priority despite credit crunch
News Organisations want to keep the green issue high on the agenda, but only if account is taken of the credit crunch, according to research produced for an upcoming storage show [14 Oct 2008]
Microsoft has high hopes for Silverlight's second act
News The software maker has announced Silverlight 2, which includes support for DRM tech, improved cross-platform support and deep-zoom technology [14 Oct 2008]
Nasa hacker loses second Home Office appeal
News Gary McKinnon has lost his second Home Office appeal against extradition to the US, where he could stand trial for hacking US military systems, including those of Nasa and the Pentagon [14 Oct 2008]
- Political or Judicial Decision? - 1000215420
Google, Yahoo in talks with US Justice Dept
News The internet giants are in early-stage negotiations with the US Justice Department to avoid an antitrust challenge to their proposed advertising agreement, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal [14 Oct 2008]
Pilots ready to seek legal action over ID cards
News The British Airline Pilots Association union has warned it may seek a judicial review of the government's ID scheme to prevent pilots being forced to carry the cards [14 Oct 2008]
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