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Government aims to close digital gap with £98 PCs

...A new scheme will offer a PC and peripherals for £98 to help get low... Read more

18 January, 2011 by Ben Woods

Border Agency plans network of biometric booths

...and Passport Service. The last government's plans for the National Identity Scheme would have required British citizens applying for or renewing a passport to... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Kable

DWP scraps central data-sharing system

...attributing it to the government's decision to close the National Identity Scheme (NIS). Named CISx, the system was based on the Department for Work... Read more

24 August, 2010 by Kable

Identity and Passport Service IT costs triple

...is set to fall, however, due the scrapping of the National Identity scheme. Herbert said the figures are drawn from Home Office resource accounts and... Read more

3 August, 2010 by Kable

Shades of ID cards haunt new authentication scheme

...check identity online... Privacy campaigners say that the new online identity verification scheme has echoes of Labour's project to introduce ID cards, one of... Read more

23 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

Nokia pulls out of free London Wi-Fi scheme

Nokia has reportedly pulled out of a scheme to give free Wi-Fi access to Londoners. The handset manufacturer joined... Read more

11 May, 2012

Identity scheme echoes ID cards, say campaigners

...The government has revealed plans for a national proof-of-identity scheme that privacy campaigners say has echoes of the ID card project that... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

Pefias web ID plan 'one of the most dangerous schemes of the past decade

...an upcoming EU electronic identification system as "one of the most dangerous schemes of the past decade", after it emerged the scheme will require website... Read more

23 May, 2012 by David Meyer

MPs: Smart-meter scheme could cost consumers dear

...homes. Many cybersecurity experts have highlighted the risks inherent in such a scheme, and the PAC report said the government has not yet provided sufficient... Read more

17 January, 2012 by David Meyer
Tech <endeca_term>schemes</endeca_term> vie for massive EU funding

Tech schemes vie for massive EU funding

...technology to solve social problems. The six finalists in the FET Flagship scheme were announced on Wednesday at the FET11 future and emerging technologies (FET... Read more

4 May, 2011 by David Meyer

South Yorkshire broadband scheme loses £9m in a year

South Yorkshire's super-fast broadband scheme lost more than £9m last year and still hasn't found... Read more

18 January, 2012

UK allocates £10m to new ID scheme

...The UK government has announced funds to 'lubricate' its trusted identity scheme, in which citizens authenticate themselves across multiple public services. Cabinet Office minister... Read more

31 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Government plans for privatised ID scheme emerge

...Leaked documents have revealed details of the government's planned trusted identity scheme, which would let citizens verify their identity online when using public services... Read more

15 June, 2011 by David Meyer

TalkTalk pushes ahead with URL scanning scheme

...provider TalkTalk has said that it will reinstate its network-level security scheme called Virus Alerts that tracks every URL request made by customers. The... Read more

25 November, 2010

Carbon scheme closes amid datacentre cost concerns

...Nearly 2,800 participants have registered for the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme, according to the Environment Agency, and registration has now closed. The scheme... Read more

1 October, 2010 by Jack Clark

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apexwm

JW, Thanks as always for the great review on these new releases. One thing that I've also read is that Fedora 17 will include GIMP 2.8 which is...

28 minutes ago by apexwm on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

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apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

3 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

3 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

3 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

5 hours ago by Dean Talboys via Facebook on Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court
SoapyTablet

Wouldn't surprise me if Samsung actually really had problems producing the white model (as Apple did - it would make more sense) and this non-story...

6 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

9 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

16 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

17 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

20 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

22 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

22 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

22 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 day ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

1 day ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC