Articles Posted on 12 August 2008
Russian hackers can't get Georgia off their mind
News Security
As the war in Georgia draws to a temporary cease-fire today, it seems that no-one has bothered to tell the Russkie hacking community, as the Georgian Foreign Ministry is reporting significant volumes of hacking IP traffic coming...
US ISPs admit to watching punters Big Brother-style
News Security
Interesting to read over on the Washington Post Web site that the furore over NebuAd, Phorm and other types of targeted advertising is just the tip of the iceberg.It seems that some of the biggest ISPs in the US have admitted to...
Sony Ericsson : Mobile repetition or Why A Giant is Sleep Walking Into Disaster
News Mobile & Telco
The “Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog” had an interesting post from Michell last week - wondering where SE is going.Before its merger with Sony, Ericsson had a strong line of innovative products from the touch screen...
Game Over : Why Apple's App Store Marks New Golden Age For Developers
News Mobile & Telco
Beyond the figures, there's a fact. None of the big software companies (Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle etc) have directly benefited from the emergence of Apple's increasingly popular App store.The Cupertino company gives developers the...
Blackberry Javelin Smartphone Details Leaked To The Net
News Mobile & Telco
Research in Motion appears to be firing on all its proverbial cylinders; after Touchscreen Thunder, Bold and Clamshelled Kickstart, details of a new smartphone called Javelin have appeared on a fan site.Crackberry has reported on...
Credit Crunch? Data Centres Aren't Feeling It
News Hardware
It appears that, once again, UK PLC is following in the footsteps of our cousins across the pond and suffering (albeit a little later than they did) a credit crunch. There is talk of a full blown recession, but that remains...
Gartner Identifies Green IT, Cloud Computing and Web 2.0 as Future of Tech
News Hardware
Research analyst firm Gartner has revealed what it seems are the five main tech-centric ideas that will affect businesses in the next five years, after exiting what it calls the "trough of disillusionment".Green IT,...
Storage Expo 2008
News Hardware
Storage Expo, the UK's only dedicated data storage event provides visitors with the opportunity to compare the most comprehensive range of data storage solutions from all the leading suppliers.The show addresses today's key data...
Microsoft Monthly Patch Tuesday Brings Dozen of Fixes
News Security
Today's Tuesday and with it comes Microsoft's patch process with 12 fixes in the pipeline including seven which have been classified as critical, pertaining both to Office and Windows.The critical vulnerabilities affect Internet...
Pirate Bay Gets Italian Boot From Media-Friendly Berlusconi
News Security
Guess that's what happens when the president of a country also happens to be the owner of a media conglomerate; Silvio Berlusconi has ordered Italian ISPs to block popular Swedish Torrent website, the Pirate Bay.(ed : If Rupert...
Protect & Serve : Using The Datacentre to Avoid Server Disasters
News Hardware
From a simple power failure to a record flood or raging fire, server disasters can damage a business and halt the flow of important information crucial to company prosperity. A company’s server often contains mission...
Internet
News Mobile & Telco
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that interchange data by packet switching using the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of...
TFL Terminates Oyster Contract With Transys, Faces Lengthy Legal Wrangles
News Security
Transport for London (TfL) has terminated GBP100 million per year contract with the TranSys, which provides ticketing system, popularly known as ‘Oyster Card’, for different transport systems in London.The contract...
Intelligent device
News Security
Intelligent Device Management is a term used for enterprise software applications that allow various equipment manufacturers to proactively monitor and manage remote equipment, systems and products via the Internet and provide...
Intel's Next Gen CPU Family to Be Renamed Core i7
News Mobile & Telco
Intel’s next generation of desktop processors, named ‘Nehalem’, will be known as “Core i7”, the company announced in its Monday conference. In Intel’s terminology, this new...
Information filtering
News Hardware
An Information filtering system is a system that removes redundant or unwanted information from an information stream using (semi)automated or computerized methods prior to presentation to a human user. Its main goal is the...
Freecom Launches Affordable Ultra Thin DVD Writer
News Hardware
Freecom has launched its ultra thin DVD writer, Slimline Mobile DVD RW Recorder LS Pro, which is said to be compatible with both Mac and PC notebooks.The device measures 1.7 x 14.4 x 14 cm which is small enough to get fit into...
AOL Report Shows UK Surfers Don't Care About Privacy
News Security
Despite our concern about privacy, we are unintentionally revealing our crucial details on the web, a nationwide survey of 1000 internet users, reported.As many as 84 percent of Brits have claimed that they haven’t...
Tiffany appeals US court's eBay ruling
News Security
Jeweller Tiffany has lodged an appeal against a US court ruling that said that eBay is not responsible for the sale of fakes on its auction site. The jeweller first took action in 2004 against eBay, claiming that its...
When Technology Can Alienate Clients
News Hardware
Hedge Fund Management Company says it is important to use technology smartly; all too often the technology can dictate operations and clients can feel alienated. Automated case management has to be a priority for hedge...
Orange Pips T-Mobile To The Post On Blackberry Bold Release
News Mobile & Telco
France Telecom Owned Orange has managed to secure the UK release of Blackberry Bold, which many consider as one of the main competitors to Apple's iPhone, ahead of favourites T-Mobile. Orange is expected to deliver the first...
Managing Information Overload Actually Costs Organisations Billions
News Security
Companies of all shapes and sizes are impacted by information overload. And the impact is hitting virtually all areas of organisations, costing billions of dollars in decreased productivity and hampered innovation. It also...
Kangaroo Gets Postponed for 5 months : BBC, ITV and C4 miffed
News Security
The apparent opacity surrounding the Kangaroo project, the commercial version of BBC's iPlayer, meant that the UK Competition Commission had no other choice than to push back the deadline to close its investigation. This came...
Dell Inspiron 1720 Laptop, £399 delivered
News Hardware
At an amazing price, you can be assured of great performance. The Dell 1720 comes with a NVIDIA GeForce 8600 dedicated graphics card and a 17” TrueLife widescreen to enjoy your favourite games and movies. Includes ...
2GB CCL Value Micro SD, £4.76 delivered
News Hardware
Online retailer CCL Online is selling a 2GB micro SD card for only £4.76 delivered. The Micro SD is the smallest flash memory technology card in the world. About one-fourth the size of a standard SD card, the micro SD...
