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Tory peer hints at shadowy 'Foundation X', links to IRA money laundering

Here's a question: if a respected Tory fixer and peer carefully detailed an enormous and far-reaching conspiracy, what... Read more

3 November, 2010

Unionised Fujitsu staff plan Tory conference demo

...customer services. The protest will specifically target a fringe meeting at the Tory conference, where Fujitsu's UK & Ireland chief executive Duncan Tait is due... Read more

3 October, 2011

Surrey council seeks fibre tenders for final fifth

...of Surrey, mostly in rural areas, the council said on Friday. The Tory council is also looking for a company to provide super-fast broadband... Read more

6 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Open Data Institute will act as biz incubator

...in 2010 when the coalition government came in. Since then, though, the Tories have professed a keenness for open data, and the government announced the... Read more

23 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Email and web snooping plans draw back-bench fire

...drawn fresh criticism from the Conservatives' own back benches. David Davis, the Tory back-bencher, told the BBC on Monday that the government was yet... Read more

2 April, 2012

DVLA driver data-sharing project delayed by costs

...a licence, even though it will bring up whether they are insured." Tory MP Nick de Bois called the future of the project into doubt... Read more

24 February, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Former PM Brown was 'email hack victim'

...then-PM when the two discussed smearing David Cameron and other senior Tories. In the previous year, a separate leaked conversation between Draper and Peter... Read more

2 January, 2012

£1m engineering prize for 'benefit to humanity'

...on financial services, an industry sector which was actively encouraged by previous Tory governments. "For too long Britain's economy has been over-reliant on... Read more

17 November, 2011

Nokia Siemens Networks to cut 150 jobs in Swindon

...This is another nail in the coffin of the idea that the Tories have an economic policy built around growth." Get the latest technology news... Read more

5 August, 2011 by David Meyer

Vaizey reveals true colours in Newzbin aftermath

Mr Justice Arnold's Newzbin2 judgement, handed down on Thursday, marks a seminal moment in the development of copyright... Read more

28 July, 2011

Lord Sugar trial tweet was censored by court

...expenses trial, it emerged on Thursday. Lord Sugar had tweeted: "Lord Taylor, Tory peer, in court over alleged expenses fiddle. Wonder if he will get... Read more

27 May, 2011

'Spartacus' Twitter protests follow Chambers ruling

...widespread discussion in the media, as has that of Gareth Compton, a Tory councillor who was arrested on Thursday for another tweet intended as a... Read more

12 November, 2010

Miliband backs DNA and CCTV policies

...too often we seemed casual about them". "I won't let the Tories or the Liberals take ownership of the British tradition of liberty," he... Read more

29 September, 2010 by Kable
Ministers cross wires on next-gen broadband

Ministers cross wires on next-gen broadband

...noted in last year's Digital Britain report. Before the election, the Tories seemed intent on tackling the issue, but have since changed their minds... Read more

13 September, 2010 by Malcolm Corbett

ISP Association attacks government over fibre rates

...urged a review of the new rating system — as promised by the Tories before the election, but abandoned afterwards Read more

17 August, 2010

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Dean Talboys

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

2 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...

3 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...

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

"cites" even. Ouch!

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

...... and PDP11s too

14 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...

15 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...

17 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...

19 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...

19 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...

19 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.

21 hours 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...

22 hours 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

23 hours 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
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

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

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

1 day ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

1 day ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

1 day ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths