Articles Posted on 17 January 2008
Doro 635ipw Cordless Duo Home Phone with IP Calling (Skype Compatible) - Black & Silver for £17.99
News Hardware
The Doro 635ipw is a dual purpose combined cordless home and VoIP DECT telephone. Ideal for home and office use but also this phone can be used with free Internet telephony world-wide with other Skype users.The phone is on sale...
GPS
News Mobile & Telco
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the only fully functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Utilizing a constellation of at least 24 Medium Earth Orbit satellites that transmit precise microwave signals, the...
Payment processor for pay-by-phone Trojan responds
News Security
Faithful readers will recall a Trojan that had a pay-by-phone extortion scheme.The payment processor sent me this yesterday:I have just found your blog entry about our company being involved in pay-by-phone extortion.I can say...
openSUSE 11.0 Alpha 1
News Software
openSUSE provides everything today's Linux user needs for home computing and computing-on-the-go. This product includes a Linux operating system plus dozens of essential integrated tools that showcase the latest that open source...
Vista Speak Easy
News Hardware
I'm presently marking loads of software submissions from our second year course. This involves looking at some designs, making some comments, coming up with a mark and them moving on to the next one.A hundred times.I thought that...
Employers back Web 2.0 for the workplace, says KPMG
News Security
Most corporate executives believe that blogs, wikis and social networks will help employees to work more efficiently. But widespread adoption of Web 2.0 is being thwarted by security and governance concerns, according to research...
AT&T may filter illegal file-sharing
News Security
One of the largest telecoms firms in the US is contemplating the introduction of a filter to block copyright-infringing traffic in its internet service. The company said that network-level filtering was the "optimal"...
HP Colour Laserjet 2600N, £156.26 at Misco
News Hardware
This genuine HP Color Laser jet works hard for your business, creating a seemingly endless supply of crystal clear copies with efficiency and economy - all for only £156.26.Bottom line – it's a top-quality...
HP dx2250 - MT ATHLON 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz 2GB 250GB DVD-RW VISTA HOME BASIC, only £183.83
News Software
In the battle for the cheapest quality dual core computer, HP seems to have the upper hand. This computer is available from PCWB for only £183.83 + delivery after a huge £50 cashback from HP.The HP Compaq dx2250...
D-Link DNS-313 NAS
News Hardware
With this barebones network-attached storage (NAS) device all you have to do is add your own 3.5in SATA hard disk. This screw-less design only requires you to pull a lever to get the drive out. As well as a Gigabit Ethernet...
Nokia raises German hackles – what did they expect
News Business & Government
After Benq broke the hearts of German workers, Nokia has now done the same. The town of Bochum in Germany, depends on Nokia and provided significant funding. It is obvious that Germany’s wages and social...
Say hello to the E-Victims Web site
News Security
Hi Jennifer - how are you?...My old pal Jennifer Perry, who used to be PR manager for Commodore in the late 1980s/early 1990s - and was pretty good at the job back then - has just helped to launch the E-Victims Web site, the...
Russian hackers attack Estonian news agency servers
News Security
EE by gum, Estonia\’s geting battered!...Reports from Estonia suggest that, as the trial of four Russians charged with rioting in the country last year is starting, Delfi.ee, the Estonian news site portal, has sustained an...
iPhone at Macworld 2008
News Hardware
I was really hoping that Apple would amaze me with a new 3G iPhone at Macworld 2008, but all I see are new features that the iPhone should have had when it first launched. Yes it all looks very stylish but some of these...
Vendorcom PCI DSS and Payment Security Conference
News Security
The Vendorcom PCI DSS and Payment Security Conference is aimed at anyone with responsibility for managing risk in companies taking credit and debit card payments either in face to face transactions or online. In a programme...
Companies warned of Trojan loop hole in wake of IKEA spam fiasco
News Security
Security Firm Tier-3 has warned companies to review their IT security arrangements, following a potentially serious spam incident that affected the email servers of Scandinavian furniture giant IKEA. "Newswire reports...
Oracle buys BEA for USD 8.5bn
News Security
Oracle is finally acquiring middleware company, BEA, for USD 8.5 bn, in what must have been the summer thriller in the tech acquisition sector. Oracle will pay USD 19.38 per BEA share, well above the initial offer of USD 17 per...
MySQL acquired by Sun for USD 1bn
News Software
Sun Microsystems has agreed to buy MySQL, a Swedish company, for USD 1 bn, giving it a foothold in one of the most lucrative technology segments - database software, against some of the biggest software companies around -...
Apple PC sales enjoy bumper sales in Q4
News Hardware
Tech Trader Daily reports that sales of Apple PC have jumped by around 30 percent in Q4 alone, compared to the previous year, according to Analyst firms Gartner and International Data Corporation. Dell, HP and Acer were ahead of...
Linspire-backed USD 199 PC appears on the market
News Software
Linux on the desktop got another thumbs up from a major US store chain. Sears.com will be selling the Mirus Innovations PC for only USD 199 after a USD 100 main in rebate, with the price being slashed even more to USD 184.99 till...
