Articles Posted on 15 April 2008
Yuraku 22" Widecreen TFT LCD Monitor at £127.96 delivered
News Security
This 21.6" WideScreen will not disappoint in terms of visual clarity and display capabilities in work or play.Users that have taken the plunge say that it is a fantastic value for money and although it doesn't have a DVI...
Israeli firm develops anti-ID theft technology
News Security
ID theft may be a growing problem, but now an Israeli form - mConfirm - reckons it has the answer in the form of a cellular-based authentication service.Designed for use at EFTPOS and ATM terminals, the service uses a mobile...
Giving the hackers a taste of their own medicine
News Security
Joel Eriksson, a researcher with Bitsec, the Swedish security firm, has developed a new security application that uses reverse engineering technology to discover remotely exploitable security holes in hacking software.Speaking at...
Podcast : Preventing Careless Data Breaches with Nick Hughes and Ben Chai
News Security
In this Podcast, Ben Chai chats with Nick Hughes, Business Development Manager of 3M Optical Systems about his white paper on "Preventing careless data breaches – who's responsible?" 3M will be exhibiting at...
LTE cross licensing deal will ease launch of 4G
News Hardware
Common sense within the world of mobile, a rare commodity these days, will significantly ease the launch of 4G. The developers of the key LTE technologies have come to licensing deals that should forestall costly litigation. ...
WiMAX World EMEA
News Hardware
Germany WiMAX World EMEA, which will take place from May 19-21, 2008 in Munich, Germany, continues to be the leading WiMAX and mobile broadband conference and exhibition. Now in its 3rd year WiMAX World EMEA is the largest, 100%...
BT to Ofcom : make others pay for Universal Service Obligation costs
News Hardware
BT could "throttle" its commitment to roll out its 21CN brand new fiber optic network nationwide, according to the new BT chief executive, Ian Livingston. According to the Sunday Times, the incumbent BT head honcho...
Google and Salesforce join forces against Microsoft in SAAS market
News Business & Government
In a move that will see two of the most ardent proponents of "Software as a Service" band together, Google and Salesforce have announced that they will collaborate.The crux of the partnership will be to ease the process...
BT's WiFi router easily hackable, says Whitehat hacker
News Security
Ethical hackers at GNUCitizen.org have found out that the encryption used in one of UK's most popular wireless routers is so weak that the keys can be guessed in just 80 tries on average. In a short entry posted on their blog,...
$399 Headless Mac Clone vows to battle Apple
News Hardware
Apple is as fanatical about protecting its brand as Microsoft is about promoting Vista as a first class OS; And when an unknown computer company comes with a concept that could undermine its reputation, Apple turns to a...
iPhone Prices to be slashed by £100 to make way for 3G version
News Hardware
Following the move by T-Mobile in Germany to slash prices of its 8GB iPhone to 99 Euros, O2 and Carphone Warehouse look set to bite the bullet and cut the price of iPhone handsets by up to £100 as from tomorrow, Wednesday...
European Parliament value individual privacy more than copyright
News Security
MEPs have voted against plans to ban internet users who share copyright files from the internet; ISPs and governments did propose a three-strike plan whereby ISPs should monitor customers and cutting users from their internet...
LG mimicks Apple, launches an iTouch competitor
News Consumer
LG looks to copy Apple's approach by launching a Portable Media Player and a mobile phone using the same mould; just like Apple's iTouch and iPhone complement each other, LG hopes that the T80 will be at least as successful as...
Tesco to challenge iTunes wtih Tesco Digital
News Hardware
Mighty Tesco is taking on the equally mighty Apple over the digital content market as the grocery-turned-global behemoth plans to snap a share of the growing entertainment market. Mind you, it might all go pear-shaped - just ask...
Mobile TV is stalled according to Nokia
News Mobile & Telco
Mobile broadcast TV was a business failure for Virgin & BT. It used a single, less than glamorous, handset using a technology that Nokia was never going to support. Now according to Reuters, Nokia suggests that all is...
Spytech SpyAgent 6.20
News Hardware
It is the perfect utility for monitoring all usage on your PC. This is the perfect solution for business administration, school institution uses, parental monitoring of children, and personal use and monitoring of your PC. It can...
Data Centres: Recycle!
News Hardware
The average data centre produces in excess of 5 tonnes of cardboard and paper rubbish each year, so recycling can be a ‘quick win’. Also, take positive steps to reduce the problem at source by encouraging...
iPlayer Man jumps to new challenge; heads Kangaroo
News Software
The man who headed BBC's iPlayer project and oversaw its initial success has stepped down as Aunty's director of future media and technology to take on a similar, albeit bigger, challenge. Ashley Highfield will become the CEO of...
Microsoft Virtual Server
News Security
Originally developed by Connectix, it was acquired by Microsoft prior to release. Virtual PC is Microsoft's related desktop virtualization software package.Virtual machines are created and managed through an IIS web-based...
Digimate L2041w 20-inch Monitor, £99.99 delivered!
News Hardware
This monitor represents fastastic value for money; it is by far the cheapest monitor that can offer a WSXGA resolution ( The only downside to the L2041w is that it only has a VGA input. Ebuyer sells it for only £99.99...
