Articles Posted on 08 July 2008
Security vs Civil Liberties
News Security
There are some who would want to remove the anoymity of the internet to help protect against cyber crime. In other words, create a specific ID, that identifies anyone no matter what device they log on at and where they log...
What's a contactless card?
News Security
It's a reflection, I think, of Visa and MasterCard effectively leaving the UK behind in the contactless payment card stakes, with the results of a poll of UK citizens out this week showing that 88 per cent of us haven't heard of...
MPAA supports military-grade encryption
News Security
Interesting to see that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is approving the use of the DreamStream "military strength" 2048-bit encryption to protect online video streaming content.According to newswire...
Establishing End to End Trust Summary
News Security
The keynotes talk from George Stathakopolous and the white paper on End to End trust were excellent. The E2E paper is filled with interesting facts and is based on many people’s input with the summary states that End...
600 Million Web Users At Risks Due To Obsolete Browsers
News Security
Researchers at the Swiss Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, IBM and Google carried out an 18-month study and found out that most Internet Explorer users are not using fully patched (and safer) browsers. Firefox came...
LG KC550 Now Available – Top End Camera, Low End Price
News Mobile & Telco
The LG KC550 is a high spec handset featuring a 5 mega pixel camera at an affordable price. Sporting a Schneider-Kreuznach lens and image processor the KC550 takes exceptionally stunning photo’s putting more expensive...
BT Spins 70Km Fiber Optic Cable To Connect Northern Isles To 21CN
News Hardware
BT plans to lay a 70Km long fiber optic submarine cable that will connect the Scottish mainland with the Northern Isles and is the latest in a series of of updates aimed at bringing the Faroe Islands, Orkney and Shetland closer...
A Sneak Peek at Firefox 3.1 Pre-Alpha Shiretoko
News Software
As Mozilla Firefox 3.0 is nearing 30 million downloads, ITProportal.com sheds some light on the forthcoming Firefox 3.1 Pre-Alpha version codenamed Shiretoko, the precursor of the next Big Firefox push. Shiretoko, as its name...
Application Licensing, Lack of Expertise are Obstacles To Euro-Virtualisation Says IDC
News Hardware
A report published by International Data Corporation (IDC) singled out software licensing as one of the main reasons why virtualisation is not experiencing a much bigger growth in Europe. Half of the severs bought in the European...
DRM-Less MP3 Downloads Explode As 7Digital Traffic Triples
News Hardware
The tide is turning as sales of physical media dwindle while online music sales skyrocket; 7digital.com is the latest to reveal that music downloads are literally flying off their virtual shelves.Since the online music store...
IT Sector Shrugs Recession As Demand For Professionals Bucks Trend Of Economic Decline
News Security
Whilst many sectors of the UK jobs market are feeling the economic pinch, the demand for high level IT professionals is set to increase over the next decade according to the IT and Telecoms Insights 2008 Employment Forecast. ...
O2 Sells Out All its 3G Pre-ordered iPhone Stock In Seven Hours
News Hardware
In excess of 200,000 UK O2 iPhone customers have pre-registered to get their hands on the red-hot 3G Apple iPhone which will be on sale on Friday, 10 times more than the initial iPhone according to some. The surge in the traffic...
QNAP NVR-1012
News Security
I always thought that the little security system signs that people place in their landscaping and on their windows at home looked a bit goofy. I mean, yes, it may deter some of the more novice thieves, but like they say,...
Gigabyte EP45-DQ6 Intel P45 Motherboard
News Mobile & Telco
For most of 2007, the P35 was the primary chipset for use in LGA775 motherboards. It was very versatile, supported both DDR2 and DDR3, and many motherboards, mainstream and high performance, were based on it. We've seen three...
AVG Solves Its Fake Traffic Scan Problem
News Security
The virus scanning software by AVG, which apparently caused fake traffic logs on websites, has finally been fixed. AVG the security company had released its new antivirus software in February with a new feature that told the...
UK's Information Commissioner Advocates Changes in Data Protection Laws
News Security
Addressing the annual conference on Privacy Laws and Business in Cambridge, UK's Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has emphasised the need to bringing out necessary changes in European Data Protection Laws. The...
PC World Gets One Up On Asus With Its New Atom Based 10 Inch Laptop
News Hardware
When Asus launched its Eee PC 901 with Intel's Atom Processor, everyone was looking forward to Asus's 10inch netbook version with the Atom processor, however it seems that PC World has beat Asus to it with its new netbook Advent...
Domain controller
News Mobile & Telco
On Windows Server Systems, a domain controller (DC) is a server that responds to security authentication requests (logging in, checking permissions, etc.) within the Windows Server domain. In Windows NT, one domain controller...
Many online retailers miss security deadline
News Security
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) demands that people processing credit cards use a new firewall to protect their processing or have their software reviewed to ensure it is safe from hacks and fraud.The...
The Cleaner Pro 5.1.0.156
News Security
Detect and remove many trojans resident on your systemThe Cleaner Pro includes background scanning of all activity in memory; a faster, redesigned scan engine (about 100 files per second); a newer, tougher, Trojan fingerprinting...
Intel opinion fails to clarify EU trade mark law
News Security
Eleanor Sharpston has published her opinion on a trade mark battle between Intel and a telemarketing firm but has failed to give trade mark experts the clarity that they were hoping for.Intel sued CPM, a field marketing and...
Girder 5.0.526
News Security
Take any input and translate that into actions on your computerGirder is a powerful and feature-rich computer and home automation tool. With infrared and wireless remote controls, Girder can control programs like WinDVD, WinAmp...
