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Articles Posted on 27 March 2008

Man loses possessions thanks to Craigslist

Man loses possessions thanks to Craigslist

News Security

If it appears on the Internet it must be true - right?Well, that's what viewers of Craigslist thought when they saw an ad from one Robert Salisbury from Oregon telling Netters that, as he was suddenly moving, he was giving away...


Major ISPs mulling behaviour-based advertising

Major ISPs mulling behaviour-based advertising

News Security

Interesting to see that plans by three of the UK's major ISPs, BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media to "offer" behaviour-based targeted advertising - as happens now on Facebook - to punters may be illegal under the Data...


Adobe's Photoshop Express heralds Golden age of Free

Adobe's Photoshop Express heralds Golden age of Free

News Business & Government

Graphics giant Adobe couldn't stay put and watch other smaller competitors like the excellent Picnik grab the headlines with great free online photo editorsWhich is why, Adobe is launching Photoshop Express Beta, a cut down...


Son of C64 and Amiga could be key(board) to Asus success

Son of C64 and Amiga could be key(board) to Asus success

News Hardware

Cybernet has always been a proponent of minimalist PCs, most of the time hidden inside larger than life keyboards. The latest Cybernet PC, the Zero-Footprint PC ZPC-GX31, could be described as an updated C64 or Amiga 1200, both...


Motorola.  A hop, skip and a sell off

Motorola. A hop, skip and a sell off

News Mobile & Telco

Motorola have almost admitted defeat. Their announcement yesterday splitting off their handset division may protect the main company from becoming impecunious.   Perhaps shareholders may now reap some return on their...


Employee behaviour key to improving information security, new survey finds

Employee behaviour key to improving information security, new survey finds

News Security

UK companies have become increasingly aware of the need to have information security policies in place, with seven out of eight large businesses now claiming to have one. However, the high priority given to information security...


Who's connected to your entreprise network? IT and Network Managers don't know

Who's connected to your entreprise network? IT and Network Managers don't know

News Security

Today a new survey conducted by porttracker Limited, a network management software developer, has revealed that over 50 percent of enterprise networks are at risk from intrusion because the IT and Network managers in the UK do...


Voipfone launches no contract VOIP-aware broadband

Voipfone launches no contract VOIP-aware broadband

News Hardware

Today Voipfone launched a no contract, unlimited usage, voice prioritised, broadband access service specifically designed for both telephony and internet use. Voipfone controls the connection from the phone to the client...


HD-DVD drives prices slashed as technology becomes obsolete

HD-DVD drives prices slashed as technology becomes obsolete

News Hardware

As HD-DVD technology fades on the horizon, prices and stocks are dropping faster than expected. E-tailers are getting rid of their remaining HD-DVD hardware as the average price of a HD DVD-ROM drive dropped to around £15...


3 Slashes price on PAYG Broadband USB Modem, starts from £19.99

3 Slashes price on PAYG Broadband USB Modem, starts from £19.99

News Hardware

Mobile phone provider 3 has cut the price of its USB modems from £99.99 to £69.99 in a bid to attract more customers to its Pay as you Go service.However, existing customers can get the USB Modem for only £19.99...


Fujitsu new 320GB 7200rpm laptop hard drive to appeal to data centres

Fujitsu new 320GB 7200rpm laptop hard drive to appeal to data centres

News Hardware

Solid state drives might attract the limelight of the storage commentators for now, but traditional spinning hard drives are not dead yet. Fujitsu has announced a brand new 2.5-inch 320GB 7200rpm SATA hard disk drive destined...


Pictures of the new Asus EEE PC 900 laptop appear online

Pictures of the new Asus EEE PC 900 laptop appear online

News Software

Why not read our review of the Asus EEE laptop here? The second generation Asus laptop, known as the Asus EEE PC 900, will come with a marginally bigger 8.9-inch touchscreen according to Kevin Lin, VP of Sales at Asus. Engadget...


Mobile phone calls to be allowed on planes

Mobile phone calls to be allowed on planes

News Hardware

Ofcom, which oversees the communications sector in UK, has given the green light for the British aeronautic industry to install the necessary hardware to allow passengers to make mobile phone calls onboard. This leaves the...


Motorola splits into two companies; Mobile Devices and Broadband & Mobility Solutions

Motorola splits into two companies; Mobile Devices and Broadband & Mobility Solutions

News Mobile & Telco

Telecommunications company Motorola has announced that it will split into two distinct, independent and public companies. The news comes as one of its most vocal investor, billionaire Carl Icahn pushed forward to kick out the...


Medion 17" Dual Core notebook - £352.49 inc VAT

Medion 17" Dual Core notebook - £352.49 inc VAT

News Software

Factory refurbished notebook from Medion with Dual Core processing power, 17" widescreen display and wireless networking.Morgan Computers sells them for only £352.49 including VAT.Specs- Medion MD96254 notebook, AMD x2...


Government to create child internet safety council

Government to create child internet safety council

News Security

The measures are just some of the recommendations of a report by child psychologist and television personality Dr Tanya Byron which was commissioned by the Government.Education minister Ed Balls said that the Government was...


Acer Aspire L100 Ultra Compact Dual Core - £234.99 inc VAT

Acer Aspire L100 Ultra Compact Dual Core - £234.99 inc VAT

News Software

Amazing small form factor desktop PC with AMD Dual Core processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard disk and DVD writer - measures just 20 x 25 x 6cmMorgan computers have a few of those in stock at only £234.99 although you will have to...


How much electricity does it take?

How much electricity does it take?

News Hardware

A traditional rack of servers typically required about two kilowatts of power to operate but this figure jumps 10 times for a rack of blade servers. The problem is only made worse by running multiple racks of blades. With...


Boot loader

Boot loader

News Consumer

A boot sequence is the initial set of operations that the computer performs when it is switched on. The bootloader typically loads the main operating system for the computer.Most computer systems can only execute code found in...


Toshiba Satellite X205 SLI4 Gaming Notebook

Toshiba Satellite X205 SLI4 Gaming Notebook

News Software

Notebook manufacturers have been squeezing more power and features into ever more portable packages.  As technologies have continued to be refined, shrinking in size and power requirements, manufacturers have been able to...

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