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Smartphones run HTML5 a lot slower than PCs

Benchmarks run by Spaceport.io show that HTML5 runs "six to ten times slower" on smartphones than on "a modern laptop" -- in this case, a MacBook Pro... Read more

22 May, 2012 17:05 by Jack Schofield

Salesforce: UK datacentre, Amazon-free Heroku coming

When Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff visited London for the company's annual Cloudforce conference back in 2012, he promised it would set up a UK... Read more

22 May, 2012 15:05 by ZDNet UK News Network

Twitter to track users through widgets

Twitter has given details about tracking users across the internet, and options for people who don't want to be tracked, in an updated privacy... Read more

22 May, 2012 12:05 by Tom Espiner

Samsung draws logic-worthy on/off ratio from graphene

Researchers at Samsung’s Advance Institute of Technology have developed a new transistor structure using everyone’s favourite two-dimensional... Read more

22 May, 2012 11:05 by Lucy Sherriff

Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

Microsoft has announced that it will improve multi-monitor support in Windows 8. At the moment, only a small minority of Windows users stand to... Read more

22 May, 2012 10:05 by Jack Schofield 3 comments

AMD takes Trinity tech into embedded systems

AMD has launched an embedded counterpart to its notebook-oriented Trinity chipset, targeting graphics-intensive applications such as digital signage... Read more

22 May, 2012 09:05 by David Meyer

SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship successfully launched

SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship has successfully taken off, days after a launch attempt was aborted at the last minute. SpaceX's Falcon rocket and Dragon... Read more

22 May, 2012 08:05 by David Meyer

Raspberry Pi to get camera for robotics applications

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is developing an add-on camera module for the popular and cheap mini-computer, and plans to put it on sale later this... Read more

22 May, 2012 08:05 by David Meyer

EMC bumps VMAX array to 4 petabytes

EMC has released a new family of its flagship VMAX series of storage arrays, which have huge storage capacities and are backed by the latest... Read more

21 May, 2012 15:05 by Jack Clark

Three not abandoning the UK, says parent company

The parent company of UK mobile operator Three, Hutchison Whampoa, has denied claims that the business will pull out of the UK market if it is not... Read more

21 May, 2012 15:05 by Ben Woods

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Smartphones run HTML5 a lot slower than PCs

Blog Post Benchmarks run by Spaceport.io show that HTML5 runs "six to ten times slower"...

22 May, 2012 by Jack Schofield
Jake Rayson

3 reasons why Mac is best

Blog Post You thought you’d seen the end of the Flame Wars) between Mac and PC,...

22 May, 2012 by Jake Rayson
Lucy Sherriff

Samsung draws logic-worthy on/off ratio from graphene

Blog Post Researchers at Samsung’s Advance Institute of Technology have developed a...

22 May, 2012 by Lucy Sherriff
Jack Schofield

Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

Blog Post Microsoft has announced that it will improve multi-monitor support in Windows...

22 May, 2012 by Jack Schofield

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BrownieBoy

Agree with other comments. Nobody's going to start reaching out to start tapping their desktop monitors with their fingers. Their arms would tire...

6 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
ju1ce

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11 hours ago by ju1ce on Secure2Share: securing your Dropbox
Random_Error

The only way a touch monitor would be any good is if it were horizontal on the desk, with a virtual keyboard so you could do away with that as well...

11 hours ago by Random_Error on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
JBDragon

This is just dumb! Forget that I think Windows 8 will bomb, but really, people are going to go out and buy touch Monitors now??? Just pretend...

13 hours ago by JBDragon on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Jake Rayson

@Andy Bolstridge > Unfortunately, we need the majority to work 9-5 And therein lies the lie. I work very hard indeed for my idleness, early starts...

14 hours ago by Jake Rayson on The Idle Self-employed
Burn-IT

What happens when one hosting platform "acquires data" from another? If I forced the first one to remove it, who is responsible for chasing the...

20 hours ago by Burn-IT on Google picks holes in EU's 'right to be forgotten'
JohnTalich

iSpring Pro is a nice tool, that allows PowerPoint to SCORM conversion. They also have free tool, that also generates SCORM compliant courses.

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aaron.sloman

I think the answer to the question requires a deeper analysis of where the income can come from who else is now competing for it, who else will be...

1 day ago by aaron.sloman on The three big questions about Facebook's IPO
Brent Pieczynski

Your correctness about Government websites not being compliant with their own websites is correct. Most criticism of other people takes so many...

2 days ago by Brent Pieczynski on Privacy watchdog to chase big companies over cookie law
Kelvyn Taylor

802.11ac does promise some tricks to improve range & reliability, but not sure how these will work in practice until I get real products to play...

2 days ago by Kelvyn Taylor via Facebook on Next-generation 802.11ac routers
mrudang009

My wife and I love our new Kindle Fire. It's lightweight, easy to use and has a great interface. The first thing I recommend anyone with a new...

2 days ago by mrudang009 on Waterstones to sell Kindles with in-store offers
mrudang009

It basically unlocks all the Android marketplace apps and unlocks the device. I am one very happy Kindle owner!

2 days ago by mrudang009 on Waterstones to sell Kindles with in-store offers
Burn-IT

Skittles with tapes and coffee cups. Old tapes so we didn't have to rewind them afterwards.

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Fraud_fighter

What is mildly amusing to me is when someone thinks a strong password is as strong as one may need, when the truth is usernames and passwords are...

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Andy Bolstridge

Performance isn't really the big thing at the moment - not when my ADSL connection will only provide a 8mbps bottleneck to the 3.5gbps speeds these...

2 days ago by Andy Bolstridge via Facebook on Next-generation 802.11ac routers
pjc158

So when is Amazon buying Waterstones?

2 days ago by pjc158 on Waterstones to sell Kindles with in-store offers
J.A. Watson

@JoshArg - Well, I am writing this from my N150 Plus, running Ubuntu 12.04 and using a Bluetooth mouse (well, to be totally correct it is a...

2 days ago by J.A. Watson on Samsung N150 Plus Netbook - Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.04
J.A. Watson

@duncanjmurray - At least n the case of the specific system I put the SSD into, it is not the case. The boot time improvement is substantial, but...

2 days ago by J.A. Watson on Netbook Upgrade - SSD IN, Windows OUT
archerthom

Sounds like only those who have bought their Kindle from Waterstones will be able to use them in-store - very disappointing. I have no intention...

2 days ago by archerthom on Waterstones to sell Kindles with in-store offers
AndyPagin

From my mainframe operating days... 1) Play hoopla with write permit rings & a can of screen cleaner. 2) Make enormous paper chains (Christmas...

2 days ago by AndyPagin on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls