Articles Posted on 20 May 2008
AMD back in the fray with brand new Gaming platform
News Mobile & Telco
Platforms are a great way of marketing your products and AMD is trying to do just that with the release of the GAME! Program which, it hopes, will boost its sales and help sell more chipsets, video card and CPUs. AMD's...
New £200millon Data Centre Opens In Wales
News Hardware
£200million have been invested by Next Generation Data to create one of Europe's largest and most technically advanced data centres. Known as NGD 1, the 70,000 sq metre facility, which has been leased from the Welsh...
Smart meter could make Data Centres even greener
News Hardware
BizzEnergy is trying to capture a larger chunk of the lucrative energy sector by betting on its smart meter which gathers electricity usage and sends it to the utility company.The company, which has to compete with much bigger...
Naspter Sets Songs Free With DRM-less Download Platform
News Hardware
Ex-renegade Napster is the first major online music store to sell music tracks from the four major music labels without any digital rights management solutions and has announced that it will concentrate on selling individual...
Rumour Mill : next iPhone could be free with O2 contract
News Hardware
O2 could decide to heavily subsidise the next generation iPhone and give it free to new customers according to some underground gossiping/speculation reported by a few UK-based technology websites. The Telefonica-owned mobile...
Global prices of Business Broadband shoot up
News Hardware
A quarterly report compiled by research company Point Topic showed that the average price of a Business DSL package crept up to $227 per month, a worrying 23 percent increase, with downstream speeds increasing by only 3 percent...
Asprox botnet arrival prompts warning on Hybrid security attacks
News Security
IT security reseller Global Secure Systems (GSS) has warned companies to review their security protection following the arrival of the Asprox botnet on the scene. "Asprox is more than just another piece of botnet malware as...
Symbian is powering ahead – Q1 2008 Results
News Mobile & Telco
Poor results a few years ago led Symbian to lay off staff, how things change. Symbian’s latest results show an increased performance over 2007 in most areas. There are now over 150 Symbian handsets being shipped,...
Waste and Wood Chips power Rackspace 's new 'Green' Data Centre
News Business & Government
IT Hosting provider Rackspace Hosting announced it has begun installing equipment in its new 'green' data centre, which will be powered by renewable energy sources. The data centre, in Slough, Berkshire, will draw power from a...
Security Firm Confirms Serious Ubuntu/Debian Security Flaw
News Security
Application vulnerability specialist Fortify Software has confirmed the findings of a research posting to the Debian security list last week, which details a critical security vulnerability in the OpenSSL packages within the...
Facebook Denied Access To Google Friend Connect Because Of User Privacy Violation
News Web
Facebook developer Charlie Cheever announced on the site that since Friend Connect works on the principle of redistributing user content without prior permission from the user, Facebook will not be supporting the project as of...
Orange to launch Liveradio, a wireless Internet-based radio device
News Mobile & Telco
Telecoms company Orange has announced that it will soon be launching an Internet-based radio device, called Liveradio, that could be used to access more than 4,000 radio stations across the globe. The launch of this...
Virtual Keyboard
News Mobile & Telco
A virtual keyboard can usually be operated with multiple input devices, which may include an actual keyboard, a computer mouse, a headmouse, and an eyemouse. On a desktop PC, the primary purpose of a virtual keyboard is to...
Samsung moves ahead of Sony, signs a deal with LG Electronics
News Software
Samsung introduced a new LCD display panel at the 2008 International Symposium of the Society for Information Display this weekend. This new LCD panel is 82 inches in size and has been designed especially for the 120 Hz...
No, it's our data and our privacy
News Security
We leave data everywhere we go. It's not just our bank accounts and stock portfolios, or our itemized bills, listing every credit card purchase and telephone call we make. It's automatic road-toll collection systems, supermarket...
Unfair marketing becomes a criminal offence next week
News Security
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 come into force on 26th May 2008. They were passed to protect consumers against unfair, misleading or aggressive marketing practices. In addition to a general...
Why many M&A deals leave money on the table
News Security
I was working for a multinational company and was responsible for the sale of the French business to a group of investors. The investors carried out the usual due diligence, looking at contracts, physical assets, inventory and so...
AOL finalises the £425 million purchase of Bebo
News Hardware
The company plans to integrate its instant-messaging platforms with Bebo as well as launch Bebo in at least six new languages.The third most popular social-networking site of the UK, Bebo, is now officially a part of AOL after...
Spam Plan: Use social networks
News Security
So why not send spam that links to recognized social networks, that can then act as free hosting (accomplish all the objectives above)? That’s exactly what’s happening. Here are some examples from a recent...
Network LookOut Administrator 3.1.2
News Security
The Network LookOut Administrator allows you to see live screens of remote computers. This way, you can always watch what users are doing on the remote computer. Additionally, you have the ability to take control of a remote...
Advanced WindowsCare Personal 2.7.2
News Security
Slow down, freeze, crash and security threats are over. Advanced WindowsCare Personal is a comprehensive PC care utility that takes an one-click approach to help protect, repair and optimize your computer. It provides an...
100 Panda Platinum Internet Security 2007 OEM Licenses, only £50 delivered
News Security
Latest generation antivirus. Detects and eliminates all types of virusesThe Internet has multiplied the threat of viruses, worms and Trojans. Platinum 2006 automatically detects and eliminates them all. Forget about...
Sumvision NetBox 3.5" Network Storage Enclosure - £29.99
News Hardware
Just as a router allows you to share a single Internet connection without the need for any particular computer to be turned on, a NAS (Network Attached Storage) hard drive allows you to share a drive full of data without needing...
ASUS Lion Square CPU Cooler
News Mobile & Telco
For instance, there are plenty of coolers pretty much guaranteed to cool 10 degrees better than the stock coolers that come with your retail processors. And about the only way to get them to cool better is to add your own louder...
ASUS P5E64 WS Evolution
News Software
First we have to underline that this exact model ASUS intended for advanced users. Professional and "serious" look of this motherboard perfectly matches the purpose and group of users that ASUS P5E64 WS Evolution is...
