I was listening to the podcast version of The Bottom Line - Evan Davies' excellent radio program which is broadcast on BBC R4 each Saturday - last night and was intrigued to hear John Brigden, the executive vice president of...

Interesting - from a technical perspective - to hear that Citibank's ATMs in the States has been hit by a sophisticated hack.The ATMs, which are located in 7-11 stores across the US, appear to be have been hit by the hackers, who...

Back in 2001, all the Windows security courses I taught were quoting Microsoft’s SD3 security strategy.  Essentially SD3 stood for:-    * Secure by Design    * Secure by Default...

I was privileged to hear keynote speaker, George Stathakopolous, general manager of security engineering and communications at Microsoft give a follow up to his speech last year.  George had kindly stepped in for Scott...

As an official provider of Microsoft Online Learning, C.B.Learning unveils the next generation of IT skills training; Their Learning Management System (LMS) offers cost-effective, managed training, without the need to leave the...

The search engine world could be the set for yet another fierce battle between Google and Microsoft as the later announced its acquisition of Powerset which will join Microsoft's Live Search stable. Although details of the...

A third of UK businesses continue to expect an email response to their new business enquiries within two hours according to the annual Vodafone Critical Response Time Index. Surprisingly, a growing number of businesses (up 11%...

UK's Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint brought forward by BT about the speed achieved by Virgin Media's broadband services. The advertisement targeted was "Hate to Wait?" and BT, one of Virgin...

Windows XP may be out of the retail market, but it still remains Microsoft's most cherished Operating System ever released even with top tier manufacturers like Dell or HP. While consumers are resolutely setting their sights on...

In a move that should bloody the burgeoning competition in the Solid State Drive market, OCZ technology has pre-announced the release of the OCZ Core Series SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drives (SSDs) which will bring the price...

PC World is set to take on the challenge of Carphone Warehouse by giving away free laptops (or up to £450 money off ANY laptop) with their mobile broadband subscription. This measn that you could get a 17-inch Advent...

Google stroke a deal with “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFurlane to show Macfurlane's new creation “Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy” over AdSense.Google is eyeing the content distribution market as indicated by...

A collaborative study between IBM, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Google has revealed that approximately 41 percent of users are still not bothered about the browser security updates. The analysis was performed by...

T-Mobile will soon become the first UK operator to introduce one of the fastest mobile broadband services nationwide. HSUPA (high-speed uplink packet access) will be crucial for those who want to upload content to the web from...

Recent reports suggest that Xandros, the Canadian desktop Linux vendor, is going to take over Linspire, the San Diego based Linux distributor famous for its legal tangle with Microsoft a few years ago.Linux shareholders recently...

Apple has set free the fourth update of its operating system Leopard- Mac OS X 10.5.4, in order to handle various issues including its problems with the Safari web browser, AirPort and iCal. Safari web browser update...

The incessant buzz over Intel’s Atom based iPhone has again set the blogosphere on fire due to some speculation spurred by JoAnne Feeney, analyst FTN Midwest. The microprocessor manufactured using 32nm process technology,...

ASRock follows up the tri-SLI Penryn1600SLIX3-WIFI with a board utilizing a brand new Intel chipset, the X48TurboTwins-WiFi. The latest from ASRock is based off the popular Intel X48 chipset, a follow-up of the X38 chipset, and...

In Windows NT 4 server domains, the Backup Domain Controller (BDC) is a computer that has a copy of the user accounts database. Unlike the accounts database on the Primary Domain Controller (PDC), the BDC database is a read...

Super Utilities is a collection of tools to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC. These utilities include Disk Cleaner, Registry Cleaner, Uninstall Plus, StartUp Manager, Folder Guard, Tracks Washer, Driver Backup, Auto...

SecureFX lets you choose standard FTP or secure data transfer with FTP over an encrypted SSH2 connection.It has a simple Explorer-like interface, so it's easy to learn and use. One Client for Standard and Secure File Transfer -...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) investigated an advert for Virgin's cable broadband services that promoted the ability of customers to download television shows quickly. The press advert was headed 'Hate to wait?'.The...

Copiepresse is the newspaper representative body which is in a protracted legal battle with Google over that company's use of newspaper material in its Google News service. It won its initial court battle and is now claiming...

The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has used its powers over newspaper web content to uphold a complaint against the Scarborough Evening News.Carolyn Popple's home was raided by police, who invited the newspaper along. Still...

With the advanced features of Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium and Intel Core2 Duo processing, the Gateway MT6839b will power through demanding applications with ease. Originally available only from Tesco, the Gateway MT6839b...

Already implemented the technology but don’t have time to deploy the upgrades and support the latest cutting edge technologies fast enough? For many medium sized businesses using IT as a strategic advantage can be difficult...