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Facebook gets sneak peek at NHS site visits

...allows Facebook and Google to track visits without informing the user, MP Tom Watson said in a letter to health minister Andrew Lansley. The tracking... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

ISPs brand Mandelson 'internet villain' of the year

...year, according to UK ISPs, who voted for Digital Economy Act opponent Tom Watson MP as 'internet hero' of the year. Mandelson, the progenitor of... Read more

9 July, 2010 by David Meyer
IBM at 100: A prosperous failure

IBM at 100: A prosperous failure

...though it is still roughly the size of Microsoft and Intel combined. Tom Watson Sr, who gave IBM its name in 1924 and turned it... Read more

17 June, 2011 by Jack Schofield
Activists, artists review state of digital rights

Activists, artists review state of digital rights

Tom Watson MP (second from left; the most visible opponent to the Digital... Read more

28 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Copyright crackdown dominates ISPA 'villain' awards

...Tuesday, ahead of the ISPA Awards ceremony on 8 July. Bridget Fox, Tom Watson and the 38 Degrees campaign group, all opponents of the bill... Read more

9 June, 2010 by David Meyer

MP calls for review of UK web-snoop plans

...to intercept web communications need to be scrutinised, according to Labour MP Tom Watson. Watson launched an early day motion on Tuesday calling for a... Read more

14 January, 2011

Labour MP counters Vaizey with net neutrality motion

Tom Watson, a longstanding parliamentary proponent of digital rights, has put forward an... Read more

18 November, 2010

Top UK tech twitterers: CIOs, academics, analysts, politicos, bloggers

Desperately seeking tech-loving microbloggers based in Blighty? Look no further... Read more

14 April, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Minister: Government systems battle regular email attack

...networks receive 20,000 malicious emails each month. Herbert told Labour MP Tom Watson that of the 20,000 harmful emails it receives on a... Read more

16 December, 2010 by Kable

BBC plans ISP net neutrality warning system for iPlayer

...widespread fears expressed about a 'two-speed internet'. On Thursday, Labour MP Tom Watson filed an early day motion in Parliament to say the abandonment... Read more

19 November, 2010

Government spends £3.75m on ContactPoint

...the summer," said Loughton in a parliamentary written answer to Labour MP Tom Watson, published on Monday. In May, the coalition government announced plans to... Read more

14 July, 2010 by Kable

Government pushes for open-standard data releases

...open standards when possible. Answering a parliamentary written question from Labour MP Tom Watson, Maude said the government will use open data standards for future... Read more

21 June, 2010 by Kable
Golf America 1.42

Golf America 1.42

...state apps and golf information. CURRENT VIDEO TIPS FROM HALL OF FAMER TOM WATSON!Golf America is our introductory app and is free. This app... Read more

20 May, 2012
Golf Quote Free 1.0

Golf Quote Free 1.0

...Jimmy Demarat, Ken Venturi, Mark Twain, Pete Dye, Paul Harvey, Sam Sneed, Tom Watson, Tommy Armour, Unknown, Woodrow Wilson and a Smart Man.- GOLF quotes... Read more

24 February, 2012
Golf Quote 1.0

Golf Quote 1.0

...Jimmy Demarat, Ken Venturi, Mark Twain, Pete Dye, Paul Harvey, Sam Sneed, Tom Watson, Tommy Armour, Unknown, Woodrow Wilson and a Smart Man.- GOLF quotes... Read more

23 February, 2012

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

2 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

9 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

9 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

11 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

14 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

15 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

15 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
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...

18 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?

18 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...

18 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.

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

yeah! all we want free software

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

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days 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...

2 days 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.

3 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...

3 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

3 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...

3 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