Articles Posted on 06 March 2008
iPhone SDK - coming really soon now. Not.
News Security
As I predicted way back when, Apple isn't exactly being forthcoming - allegedly - on when its SDK for the iPhone will ship. Or whether, in fact, it will be a full SDK for third party developers.In parallel with this, several...
China's hacking abilities worry the US government
News Security
Whilst the US appears to be caught up in selecting the candidates for the next Presidential campaign, the US Defense Department is said to be more than a little worried about China's hacking abilities.Coming as the Olympics are...
Exploring Internet Explorer 8 Beta : The first cuts
News Software
Microsoft surprised a number of observers when it released Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 on Wednesday afternoon to an unsuspecting audience, a few weeks after Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager for Microsoft's Internet Explorer...
Windows Hacking Made Easy with Firewire
News Security
A New Zealand based security consultant has unveiled a piece of code that can crack most Windows based computers within seconds without the need of a password.New Zealand has a long culture of black hat and white hat hacking and...
Corporate iPhone : What are the implications?
News Mobile & Telco
The applications, hardware and security that will make the iPhone so usable needs be set up and maintained, especially as new features are deployed almost on a monthly basis, irrespective of country of location. Any IT...
Youtube, UK's most popular Social Media Website
News Mobile & Telco
A report published by Nielsen Online crowns Google-owned Youtube as the most popular social media website in UK, ahead of Wikipedia. Myspace dropped two places to fifth place after recording a whopping nine percent drop over...
UK Engineers devise 100x Broadband Internet system
News Hardware
A group of telecommunication scientists from the Bangor University have developed a device that could revolutionise home entertainment and wired communication in general. The new device, which has yet to be named, increases the...
Could Apple come with a better Flash alternative?
News Business & Government
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said last Tuesday to CNN's Money that he did not considered Adobe's ubiquitous Flash platform to be good enough for the company's popular iPhone. In a move that some consider like stabbing one's...
The business benefits of a compliance foundation
News Hardware
There is a widely held view that compliance is something of a burden. However, deploying a regulatory framework will provide substantial long-term business benefit if the proper foundation has been laid. Compliance has as much...
Wireless services, a hit with National Express commuters
News Hardware
The East Coast Main Line railway operator, National Express, has sen the number of travellers connecting to its free on-train Wi-Fi service triple since it was introduced last December. More than 100,000 people have accessed the...
Online Encyclopedia Wikipedia rocked by string of internal feuds
News Business & Government
It all started when Wales wrote on Wikipedia that he and Rachel Marsden, a Canadian political commentator, had only met once and that their relationship was over; a very public break-up that came as a shock to Ms Marsden.It could...
UK Government Scraps compulsory ID card scheme
News Security
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has backed down on her proposal to make ID cards compulsory.New plans disclosed show that British citizens will be able to choose between an ID card and a new Biometric passport in what looks as a...
Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2008 16.10.1063
News Security
With automatic scans, updates, and outbreak alerts, you can rest easy knowing you have systematic, ongoing protection against the latest malicious viruses, worms, Trojan horse programs, and spyware. This product is powered by the...
e-Procurement : Devil's in the detail
News Hardware
The implementation of a structured process that does the 'running' work for a user will enable them to enrich their own workflow and position within the organisation by purchasing more for the same budget. But if you don't...
Microsoft Windows
News Security
Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of software operating systems by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing...
Yahoo! wins sponsored links ruling in High Court
News Security
Yahoo! did not infringe a businessman's rights by displaying adverts for other companies when users entered his trade marks as search terms. The High Court dismissed a lawsuit against the web giant as being "totally without...
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT/GTS Roundup
News Hardware
They were unique products, because NVIDIA introduced 320-bit and 384-bit memory buses there for the first time. These cards also came with 320 MB, 640 MB, and 768 MB of video memory, which was also a non-standard feature. We are...
25 Sandisk Cruzer Freedom 256MB USB 2.0 flash drives - £35.25
News Hardware
Perfect for transferring files between PCs, laptops or any other USB enabled device. You can move, save, copy, delete and run files from the USB drive in the same way that you would from your computer's hard disc.Features a...
OcUK ATI Radeon HD 3870 XT 512MB GDDR4 TV-Out/Dual - £111.61
News Mobile & Telco
Advance to the next generation of gaming with incredible performance, life-like graphics and support for the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1.With 320 stream processors and PCI Express® 2.0 support, you're ready for...
Acer ASM5100 AMD Phenom Quad Core 9500 2GB 250GB Nvidia 8400GS Vista Home Pre HDTV £358.24 delivered
News Consumer
Ebuyer sells the Acer ASM5100 desktop computer for only £358.24 delivered. Featuring AMD LIVE!™, the latest platform for modern home theater, the Aspire M 5100 PC centralize control of the user's favorite digital...
