Articles Posted on 18 July 2008
Card declined? Use a gun instead
News Security
I almost snorted into my coffee this morning after reading about a chap trying to buy an XBox in Richland Township in Pennsylvania, in the US, with his Visa debit card, only for the transaction to be declined.After getting more...
Nigella's Web site gets fried by hackers
News Security
I was mildly amused to see that Nigella Lawson, the self-styled goddess of cookery and other household antics, has had her Web site hacked and infected with malware.According to ScanSafe, which discovered the problem, the page...
HSDPA taking over from ADSL?
News Hardware
According to the GSA Secretariat, HSDPA upgrades have been made to over 200 3G networks across the world. Offering up to 7.2Mbps download speeds (ok theoretical speed), all forms of HSPA networks be they slower or faster...
GIGABYTE GA-X48-DQ6 Motherboard Review
News Hardware
When asked, which computer components were the most important to building a successful system, you get a few different answers. If your first thought was the processor, memory, video card, power supply, and motherboard, then...
New Website, New Office : Telegraph Media Group Replaces Microsoft Office with Google Business Apps
News Security
After unveiling a new website a few days ago, the Telegraph Media Group has announced that it will replace Microsoft Office Business Applications with Google's own App Suite including Gmail. While there's only 1400 desktops...
Nokia Targets Symbian S60 Smartphones With New Chat Software
News Business & Government
More than just messaging, “Nokia Chat” is a program with which you can share your status and your location, giving you physical presence.Features:- Chat helps you hook up with no hassles by sending your real-time...
Gold'en Rant : Blame Microsoft For Patch Tuesday Debacle
News Security
Microsoft has a lot to answer for with its Patch Tuesday updates last week. I've lost count of the number of people using AVG and Zone Alarm who've phoned me up to say their Internet access has gone West.At first I started...
EU Wants To Clamp down Dodgy Ringtones Websites
News Mobile & Telco
The European Commission seems to have its sights firmly set on the mobile market; after having tackled expensive roaming text charges, it is now clamping down on websites that offer mobile phone services but flout EU consumer...
Sony Ericsson Prepares Next Step in Walkman Phone Story With Alicia?
News Mobile & Telco
Sony Ericsson is preparing something big it seems as a subsite reveals that they are about to celebrate the third anniversary of the launch of Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones in fanfare. The next chapter will be unveiled on the...
Spammer Faces 30 Months Sentence For Sending Spam Mails To AOL Subscribers
News Security
A 27 year old spammer, Adam Vitale, is sentenced to 30 months prison by a district court in Manhattan, New York, for sending spam messages to AOL subscribers. The offender, with one of his partners, Todd Moeller, has sent around...
Microsoft Opens its Doors To Live Mesh; Plans to Overthrow Apple's Mobileme
News Security
Microsoft has extended the services of Live Mesh to a number of users in what seems to be a direct response to Apple’s new replacement service for .Mac, MobilMe. Live Mesh, which was launched as an invitation-based service...
Maxell DVD-R 16x 100 Discs / Carry Pack, £10.99 delivered
News Hardware
This handy product allows you to carry up to an incredible 100 discs in one convienent pack. Making it easier to transport and prevent the loss of valuable filesDVD-R is a write-once format suitable for recording with DVD-R video...
Computer Mouse to Die Imminently says Gartner
News Hardware
A Gartner analyst has made a rather courageous prediction about the future of one of the most iconic computer items around; Steve Prentice says that the 36-year old device called the mouse will disappear by 2013. The expert told...
Logitech MX Revolution Mouse, £34.58 delivered
News Mobile & Telco
Smarter, faster, and fully-loaded, the MX Revolution gives you powerful new controls that will streamline the way you workLogitech´s innovative MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel lets you fly through long documents at...
Toshiba Satellite M300-S1002X
News Software
This 14.1” notebook is tastefully appointed in a Titanium Silver finish, weighs just 5.2lbs, and has one of the best keyboards we’ve ever sampled in a notebook. Though its trialware issues and long boot time are...
Billing & CRM : Offering Value Added Services doesn't Cost the Earth
News Business & Government
How are operators providing customer support for new, more complicated data services? Firstly, many companies have innovative products, but don’t use them for the benefit of their own customers. If mobile phone...
Amazon To Give Out Movies And TV Shows On Demand
News Software
Amazon has introduced Amazon Video on Demand service that allows users to demand movies from Amazon’s archives of over 40,000 movie and television programs.The new proposal is unlike the Amazon Unbox service where Amazon...
Security for Virtual Infrastructures - understanding virtualisation to simplify security
News Hardware
With the launch of Microsoft’s Hyper-V the momentum towards virtualisation has just stepped up another gear. Through all the excitement, there are still a few stalwarts of tradition trying to put off would-be virtualisation...
EU May Charge Intel For Violating ‘Antitrust-Law’
News Security
European Union may accuse Intel for monopolising European electronic-chip market, according to Wall Street Journal. Investigation team from European Commission has been tracking the chip giant since 2001, and it has raided its...
Lionsgate and Youtube Enter Revenue-Sharing Partnership
News Mobile & Telco
Lionsgate, a well-known Hollywood studio, has struck a revenue-sharing deal with video sharing site YouTube. The partnership was initially announced by Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt at the Madison and Vine Conference in Los...
Backup&Synchronize Pro 8.3.338
News Hardware
Synchronize your computers, disks, and folders. Backup&Synchronize Pro, a Windows application that makes it easy to create backups of your critical computer files. It easily performs routine file synchrronization between...
Four in five ringtone sites breach consumer laws, says Commission
News Security
A European Commission investigation has found that four in five websites selling mobile phone services such as ringtones appear to breach consumer protection rule. The news comes in the same week that the UK's premium-rate phone...
Storage area network
News Hardware
In computing, a storage area network (SAN) is an architecture to attach remote computer storage devices (such as disk arrays, tape libraries and optical jukeboxes) to servers in such a way that, to the operating system, the...
Log-deleting search engine wins award
News Security
A search engine that deletes all data relating to users after 48 hours has been awarded the first privacy award of a European body set up to promote privacy. The award was presented by European Data Protection Supervisor Peter...
Ariacom Business Reports 5.0f
News Security
Run and edit complex reports from SQL databases Easy-to-use database reporting and multi-dimensional analysis tool with dynamic SQL generation. Non-technical end-users can run and edit complex reports from any SQL relational...
An Intro to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB radio)
News Consumer
The DAB standard also known as Eureka 147 was designed in the 1980s, and receivers have been available in many countries for several years. Proponents claim the standard offers several benefits over existing analogue FM radio:...
