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Google cedes right to Gmail in the UK
News She said: "We are still working with the courts and trademark office to ensure our ability to use the Gmail name but this could take years to resolve, and in the meantime, we want our users to have an email address and experience they can rely on.
[October 20, 2005, 14:55]
Can Linux Replace Windows - Maybe!
Blog I think it is a good commentary on the state of Linux software for me to say that one of the biggest criteria in deciding if you can switch to Linux is what peripheral hardware you want to use. There are a fair number which are supported and work...
[July 18, 2008, 14:58]
Eye2Eye: Oftel's Edmonds on unmetered
News In the middle of November Oftel announced it would enhance even further the Friaco agreement which most operators agree is the only way for UK operators to get a fair deal on unmetered. Who [made use of the original]?
[November 28, 2000, 10:23]
Even the BSA attacking Mandy over P2P crackdown
Blog While filtering technologies may play a useful role in helping to address P2P piracy, it is not a 'silver bullet' solution, and BSA cautions the UK Government against technical mandates on the use of filtering or filtering technologies which could...
[August 25, 2009, 17:16]
InFocus IN10 review
Reviews It's also harder to manage air flow in a small case, and the IN10's necessarily small fan produces a fair amount of noise as it cools the internals. Instead, we see the use once again of InFocus’s favourite connector, the M1-DA, this time without...
[January 4, 2008, 10:04]
Palm Zire review
Reviews However, if you aren't near a computer you can use the included AC adapter, which plugs into the top of the unit. To be fair, this device’s high level of contrast makes the screen easy to read, even in dim light.
[October 8, 2002, 10:54]
Is Gartner a victim of its own terminology?
Blog We use whole terms - or to be more accurate companies use whole terms - and expect us to take them as de facto standards right off the shelf. But fair enough then, why wouldn’t they? There’s that thing about acronyms when it comes to technology...
[September 16, 2009, 11:59]
My Top 3 Web 2.0 predictions for 2009
Blog And what about some practical B2B use, like collecting user comments from Twitter or mining LinkedIn data? Either way, more and more people are "getting" Twitter and it's a fairly safe bet that those and more will be adding Twitter to their...
[January 8, 2009, 9:03]
xG shows off two-way radio
Blog The handsets are able to change channel, base station or whatever, thirty three times a second - which is a very high rate, much higher than other systems, and one that may be dictated by the need to keep dodging interference in the 900 MHz...
[September 29, 2009, 20:15]
Firefox flaw gets temporary fix
News IDNs are domain names that use local language characters. Switching off IDN support impacts a subset of Firefox and Mozilla users who actually use such special domain names, he said. Luckily we do not have any known use of this exploit, but it is...
[September 12, 2005, 9:40]
RIAA: P2P networks full of child porn
News John Malcom, a deputy assistant attorney general, said that "P2P networks are of significant law enforcement concern and focus, particularly because of their decentralised design and relative accessibility and ease of use.
[September 10, 2003, 10:30]
BenQ PB6110 review
Reviews Unlike its peers in the budget class, it comes with AC cables for use within the US, the EU and the UK, in addition to all of the video and audio cables needed to connect to a notebook or a DVD player.
[May 9, 2005, 13:15]
Eye2Eye: E-envoy on a wired Britain Pt II
News If it is easier to use than doing it on paper then that for me is a good [criterion]. It's a fair cop, of course it is not one we would hold up. It is not as competitive as people want, largely because there is an incumbent provider out there with...
[February 12, 2001, 12:09]
Internet voting gets the Oxford blues
News Kitcat said that Internet voting was more expensive than traditional methods and was incapable of delivering free and fair elections. You could use smart cards, but it's very expensive to make then and get them into the hands of people.
[June 25, 2003, 13:21]
Icann's plan for .org branded 'unworkable'
News This says that if you have acquired something fair and square, then nobody can come along and say retroactively that the rules have changed -- it is just not feasible, it is nonsense. Wood said he agrees that .org should be returned to use by non...
[March 9, 2001, 14:59]
JVC Mini-Note MP-XP731 review
Reviews The depth increases to 17.7cm if you use the provided second external power cell, which clips onto the back of the casing. The keyboard, even for relatively small hands is fiddly to use. A tiny stick embedded between the G, H and B keys controls...
[January 22, 2004, 13:10]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Although it's still illegal for people to tap phone calls without a warrant, at least in the UK, practically every other aspect of personal electronic communication is fair game. Make a DVD full of true random data, give a copy to your pal and use...
[December 19, 2003, 16:15]
E-TEN Glofiish V900 review
Reviews We opted for everything, which used up a fair chunk of memory. In between them sits a mini-joystick, which we found frustrating to use. The FM radio uses the same 175mm telescopic antenna as the TV tuner, which means you don't have to use the...
[September 29, 2008, 11:54]
Are CDE and Motif Linux roadkill?
News A search on freshmeat for Motif apps turned up a whopping 41 matches, many of which don't actually use Motif -- they just claim to work like it. Oh sure, you can buy Motif and/or CDE from companies such as Xi Graphics or MetroLink, but it's quite...
[February 2, 2000, 9:28]
How the e-commerce directive affects your business
News The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is understood to have launched another crackdown on sites which fail to comply with distance selling legislation, so businesses ignore the new measures at their peril.
[October 20, 2002, 21:11]
