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Don't overbake fear of EU cookie law

Don't overbake fear of EU cookie law

...but it was an ambitious interpretation at best. Now the Article 29 Working Party — a committee comprising the data protection regulators of the EU's... Read more

28 June, 2010 by Struan Robertson
Nine symptoms for diagnosing ailing IT

Nine symptoms for diagnosing ailing IT

From tired hardware, to expired support contracts and creaking networks, the tell-tale signs that suggest urgent treatment may sound all too familiar Read more

9 April, 2012 by Jack Wallen

Shutting down the office: silicon.com's WFH experiment

...while and required an IM chat with one of the tech guys. Working outside was tricky with the sun reflecting off the computer screenPhoto: Tim... Read more

20 May, 2011 by silicon.com staff

BlackBerry PlayBook, HTC Flyer or Apple's iPad 2: Which is the better tablet for work?

...to ungated wi-fi networks, both tablets performed admirably but the mobile working use case for tablets - which suggests you're most likely to need... Read more

30 June, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

IBM, Dell, EMC ally on solid-state drives

...Technology giants Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, IBM and Intel have formed a working group to create better form factors and faster connections for solid-state... Read more

29 October, 2010 by Larry Dignan

HTML 5 groups clash over standardisation

...of absence has produced tensions with the more informal Web Hypertext Application Working Group (WHATWG) that shouldered the HTML burden during that absence. Some examples... Read more

29 June, 2010 by Stephen Shankland

Apple made zero-profit deal with Foxconn, say activists

...rights activist group, which has linked the factory's poor wages and working conditions with a number of young worker suicides. Apple, the world's... Read more

10 June, 2010 by Mahesh Sharma

Sony and Nokia voice Foxconn concerns

...to recent reports, Sony has begun taking steps to re-evaluate the working environment at Foxconn," Sony said in a statement. Nokia also commented on... Read more

1 June, 2010 by Erica Ogg
Will UK pay the price for a late LTE rollout?

Will UK pay the price for a late LTE rollout?

...which delivers the web, data services, video and a range of applications working alongside voice calls and text messages. To date all these 3G solutions... Read more

16 September, 2011 by James Bruce

Privacy watchdog probes Facebook facial recognition

...a meeting of the European privacy regulators who form the Article 29 Working Party, but no official action has been initiated, the European Data Protection... Read more

9 June, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Location tracking needs permission, says EU group

...mobile device, according to an influential European privacy group. The Article 29 Working Party, a group of European privacy authorities, said that geolocation data is... Read more

19 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

European RFID pact aims to safeguard privacy

...data privacy", according to Neelie Kroes. "I'm pleased that industry is working with consumers, privacy watchdogs and others to address legitimate concerns over data... Read more

6 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Behavioural ads need consent, says Europe privacy group

...serve adverts, an influential European privacy group has said. The Article 29 Working Party said in a statement on Thursday that users needed to opt... Read more

25 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Microsoft launches internet fraud alert system

...Alliance (NCFTA). It is supported by organisations including Accuity, the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), eBay, the Federal Trade Commission and PayPal, Microsoft said. With... Read more

18 June, 2010 by Matthew Broersma

Start-ups turn to free apps and drop the office

...keeping a lid on operating costs by using free web services and working remotely, according to a new survey. The survey found the vast majority... Read more

15 June, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

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Dean Talboys

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

1 hour 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...

2 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...

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

"cites" even. Ouch!

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

...... and PDP11s too

13 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...

14 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...

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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...

17 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...

18 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...

18 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.

20 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...

21 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

22 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

23 hours 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....

24 hours 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