Sophos is warning laptop users of the need to encrypt their data or risk all sorts of problems. The warning comes as a man has been arrested and accused of attempting to blackmail Formula One racing drivers Adrian Sutil and Lewis...

Interesting to see a report on 15 of the world's airport in the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper this week, in which an AirTight Networks white hat hacker reveals how insecure WiFi networks are at major airports.According to...

QuickOffice’s recent purchase of DynoPlex takes them out of the confines of the Symbian and Palm world. Until recently, BlackBerry users were only able to view attachments, but a RIM software update and DynoPlex solved that...

Is it value for money to operate multiple sites, and duplicate the data centre?  If so, what level of duplication and access is appropriate for the business?  How much should be invested in improving the resilience of...

The decision to deploy proprietary, rather than open source security solutions (OSS), is often influenced by some commonly held perceptions. Many IT professionals can’t seem to shake off the belief that OSS is inherently...

It might be a way for Google either to dilute the value of Social Networking or a quick fix to get its Opensocial initiative out and running but Google Friend Connect will get observers and analysts questioning the giant...

RIM has added another "ace" smartphone to its list of Blackberry devices; the Bold 9000 won't be available for a few weeks which might give the iPhone the upper hand when it comes to actual delivery.One of the...

The number of UK users regularly logging on social networking sites through their mobile phones is rapidly approaching 1 million according to a report published by Nielsen Mobile research.During the first quarter of 2008, 810,000...

A Black-hat hacker, known as Anonymous Coward, based in Chile has compiled and released details of more than six million of fellow Chileans on the internet, a decision that was apparently motivated by his angst against the way...

Competition is ramping up as Vodafone UK announces that it will extend its high-speed mobile broadband network to some other major cities in the UK to serve an additional three million consumers.Users in Birmingham, Bristol,...

Just as network operators like T-Mobile is announcing unlimited texting with some of its packages, here comes a rather intriguing piece of information that shows why text messaging still accounts for a non-negligible portion of...

Well places sources at memory manufacturers in Taiwan have told journalists that solid state storage devices assembled by Intel will be used by Search engine giant Google to replace platter spinning hard disk drives.The decision...

Windows XP Home edition will probably prove to be a major hit with low cost laptops and computer manufacturers after Microsoft announced that it will be cutting the cost of the operating system to a mere £13 in developing...

The publication occurred on Italy's tax service website and was done by Romano Prodi's outgoing government just days before leaving office. The information was available for 24 hours but was taken down after outraged criticism...

It said that almost 60% of investigated sites published misleading pricing details. The Commission is half way through a major investigation into airline ticket websites and has issued a report on its findings so far. It has...

add-on for Internet Explorer tightly integrates your bookmarks into your browser, making it easy to search, sort, and view your bookmarks. It automatically syncs throughout the day with your del.icio.us account and makes it easy...

This Web browser is completely integrated with Mac OS X technologies such as Rendezvous and iSync. It renders pages with a high degree of speed and standards compliance. The interface features an innovative bookmarking system, as...

Research in Motion's Blackberry smartphones will support Microsoft's web-based Live services providing consumer e-mail and instant messaging services as from this summer.In what appears a win-win situation, Microsoft will have...

If the mechanism is a computer network, it is called an online community. Virtual and online communities have also become a supplemental form of communication between people who know each other primarily in real life. Many means...

It's an AMD AM2+ motherboard that supports the Phenom processor and as this is an Nvidia chipset you won't be surprised to learn that the emphasis is firmly on the graphics side of things. There are three PCI Express 2.0 slots so...

Despite the current financial climate, IT professionals are positive about the technology industry and their immediate future in it.  69 percent of respondents to an IT sector survey felt their company's position in the...

Of the 256MB Alphadog edition, Reviewing site Neoseeker said, "the XFX 8800 GT Alpha Dog XXX edition, at a low $200 price-point, is unarguably a fine deal, and a good purchase. It really held its own against the 512MB...

Ideal for use in the home or office, it packs the following features- 50 sheet paper capacity, 10 sheet automatic document feeder, 4 point operation key which gives quick and easy access to all fax and phone functions, - 14,400...

In a media interview late last week, Marc Henauer, head of the cybercrime decision with the Swiss Justice and Police Department, said that viruses and other malware now have the capability to change their signature every few...