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Sun rises on .xxx domain registration

...Bush administration and conservative groups pushed back. The TLD became an increasingly political issue, and was one of several sticking points that eventually led Icann... Read more

7 September, 2011 by David Meyer
Activists, artists review state of digital rights

Activists, artists review state of digital rights

...because of the work you did he also knows it's a political issue, electoral issue and citizen issue." John Grogan (right; former MP who... Read more

28 July, 2010 by David Meyer
The Road to Serfdom (by Friedrich A. Hayek) 2.4.2

The Road to Serfdom (by Friedrich A. Hayek) 2.4.2

...are a great many people who are not interested in politics; the political issue discussed by Dr. Hayek concerns every single member of the community... Read more

22 January, 2012

Outsourcing turns political - diplomat

The heated debate over business-process outsourcing will soon become a political issue, and Indian authorities must come up with a plan to counter... Read more

18 July, 2003 by Staff

If Royal Mail won't free postcodes, take them off it

...they should be expected to make a profit or not is a political issue, not a technical one, but web developers and web users end... Read more

9 October, 2009

Virtualisation is about politics not technology?

...virtualisation is less of a technology issue and more of organisational and political issue. Check out our Virtualisation Toolkit for more on this issue Read more

22 February, 2007

Verizon scorns net neutrality fight

...politicised on the Hill... They have decided to make this a partisan political issue." Tim Wu, a law professor at Columbia University, admitted that some... Read more

5 May, 2006 by Declan McCullagh

Broadband have-nots to raise a political stink

...underestimate the voice of the minority. "The digital divide is a significant political issue. People who can't get broadband will be very vocal until... Read more

5 December, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

ViewSonic airpanel V150

The airpanel V150's many flaws are mostly the fault of Microsoft's Smart Display specification, but ViewSonic could have made more effort to ease the pain -- which is considerable. Read more

15 April, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

HP: Trying to be thin again

...has great benefits in specific areas but it becomes a cultural and political issue in corporations who have put millions in their PC infrastructure, just... Read more

27 August, 1999 by Chris DeVoney
$100 A Barrel: Why Rising Oil Prices Should Make You Go Green

$100 A Barrel: Why Rising Oil Prices Should Make You Go Green

...of buy in. In the past, environmentalism was often viewed as a political issue rather than a matter of good business practice. Fortunately, attitudes are... Read more

30 January, 2008

Deutsche Telekom boss steps down

...s supervisory board. The fate of Deutsche Telekom has become a major political issue, as the German government still owns a 43 per cent stake... Read more

16 July, 2002 by Ben King

"Help! I've stolen my own mobile phone"

...to a new government report. Mobile phone theft has become a big political issue, with 700,000 phones stolen last year, according to a Home... Read more

7 May, 2002 by Ben King

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Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

2 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

2 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

3 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

6 hours ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

8 hours ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

1 day ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

1 day ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

2 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

2 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

2 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

2 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads
Philip Charles Cohen

Read about it and weep, John Donahoe ... In addition to Visa’s V.me, there is now MasterCard’s PayPass digital wallet soon to arrive; another...

3 days ago by Philip Charles Cohen via Facebook on PayPal takes phone-based payments to the high street
apexwm

Leslie Satenstein : Where have you ever seen Mozilla even mention this? Firefox is the most popular browser in the GNU/Linux OS, so I don't see...

3 days ago by apexwm on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
songmaster

SHleG: Do you remember building a clockwork scorpion kit (I'm pretty sure I have a photo of it somewhere) — I think it was called something like...

3 days ago by songmaster on Software with everything
Chris Wortman

Good I love Yahoo! Their search engine is getting better than Google as of late. I find more of what I want on the first page, and usually within...

3 days ago by Chris Wortman via Facebook on Linux Mint 13 ramps up for KDE release
PatrickG

openhgs has made the point for Windows 8 multiple monitors without realising it! With Windows 7 you have to switch the mouse and so your focus...

3 days ago by PatrickG on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Leslie Satenstein

Mozilla has threatened to stop supporting Linux. I guess that UBUNTU is going with another browser. I indicated that if Mozilla stops supporting...

3 days ago by Leslie Satenstein via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
Andy Bolstridge

Much as I abhor Microsoft's licensing practices, this is almost certainly down to purchasing IT equipment via 3rd party consultants - you get the...

3 days ago by Andy Bolstridge via Facebook on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
Jack Schofield

@openhgs Windows users have had multiple desktops since Linus started writing Linux. They just haven't shipped as standard because not enough...

4 days ago by Jack Schofield on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake