Articles Posted on 04 August 2008
Security Firm McAfee To Acquire Data Loss Company Reconnex
News Security
McAfee has shown its intent to acquire the data loss specialist firm Reconnex, somewhere in third quarter of this fiscal, and the deal is worth USD46 million.Technology from Reconnex would help the users in defining the data that...
Instant Messaging Confirms Six Degrees Separation Theory
News Mobile & Telco
Researchers at Microsoft have finally proved the much touted ‘six degrees of separation theory’, which speaks about the email links among the entire population of the world. The researchers have studied 30 billion...
Nokia Brings Down Handset Costs By 10 Percent
News Consumer
The Finnish company buckles up to beat the global slow down of handset sales. In its effort to counter the global slowdown of mobile handset sales, mobile handset behemoth, Nokia, has slashed prices of some of its music and...
Paypal launches UK's cheapest pre-paid debit card
News Security
Paypal quietly launched its pre-paid Visa debit card over the weekend with the interesting news that the card appears to be the cheapest to run in the UK.Costing just £4.95 to sign up for, the card costs nothing to use on...
Kaspersky mobile security - one text zaps it all
News Security
Interesting to see that Kaspersky has upgraded its Mobile Security software with a new feature that - as well as locking data held on a lost or stolen mobile phone - also allows the data to be zapped using a uitably-coded text...
No Dial Tone : Research Reveals How UK PLC Are Affected By Phone failures
News Hardware
New research carried out by Yougov on behalf of VoIP provider Inclarity shows that more than a third of UK workers have had their company telephone connection cut off due to failures caused by factors such as flooding, power...
Monks Get 30mbps Wireless Broadband access For Online Shop
News Hardware
They may be isolated physically but a small community of 15 monks on the isle of Caldey, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, have installed a 30mbps wireless internet access in order to get their small online shop to the next level. ...
Firewire Upgrade Pushes Speed Limit to 3.2Gbps
News Hardware
Firewire, the favourite interface of the Consumer Electronics world, is to receive a welcomed upgrade in October which will push its speed to 1.6Gbps and 3.2Gbps respectively, thanks to an approval from the Institute of...
Royal Mail's Online Customer Service Cuts Email Queries By Half
News Consumer
Ask Sarah, Royal Mail's brand new online customer service, has been an outright success since it was launched at the beginning of June 2008. The solution which is supported by Transversal, has been credited for reducing the...
Dell Inspiron 1525 T5750 2GB 15.4" Laptop, £369
News Hardware
Your laptop, your looks! A range of cool, new patterns, a spectrum of vibrant colors, a choice of finishes, eye-catching accents and a complement of color-coordinated accessories make the Inspiron 1525 the most colorful laptop...
Embedded system
News Hardware
It is a special-purpose computer system designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions, often with real-time computing constraints. It is usually embedded as part of a complete device including hardware and mechanical...
Credit Crunch? See why business must take a closer look at web services
News Business & Government
Due to saturation level media coverage, we are surely all familiar with the Credit Crunch and how it affects personal and commercial loans, mortgage lending and of course house prices. However, the Credit Crunch may be having a...
BS25999 : The New Standard for Business Continuity Management
News Hardware
Everyone in the business continuity world (well, in the UK at any rate) is talking about BS25999, the new British standard for business continuity management. And why not? After all, gaining accreditation to the standard is...
Intel D945GCLF mini-ITX motherboard with integrated Atom 1.6Ghz CPU, £37.38 delivered
News Hardware
The Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF is designed to support Internet-centric computing delivering incredible capabilities for the flexible Mini-ITX form factor. Featuring the integrated 45nm Intel Atom Processor and the Intel 945GC...
O2 Insider Confirms Christmas Release Of Apple's iPhone 'Nano'
News Mobile & Telco
A Sunday British Newspaper has learnt that Apple's iPhone partner, Telefonica owned mobile giant O2, is preparing a shrunk down version of the popular iPhone. The device which is expected to hit the stores just before Christmas...
