Articles Posted on 20 November 2008
One Billion At Risk As Cyber Criminals Target Virtual Worlds
News Security
A report compiled by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), shed light on the increasing perils of virtual world fraud which the agency said could threaten 1 billion people worldwide. The EU agency carried...
UK Comes Ahead Of US, Europe In Digital TV Uptake Survey
News Consumer
The Ofcom report released today shows that nearly nine out of every ten UK households have access to digital TV, far ahead of the 11 other nations in the survey and a 9 percent gain in 12 months. In 2007, the average UK...
UK Internet Users Spend Nearly Two Hours Per Day Online
News Hardware
A report amongst 12 industrialised nations and carried out by Ofcom shows that UK internet users spend the most time online at nearly 14 hours per week - that's nearly two hours per day. This is nearly double the amount of time...
Google Voice iPhone Service Still Very Much Imperfect
News Mobile & Telco
Google Voice was supposed to work fine without prior training but it seems that the service is still pretty much in an alpha version and available only in US English. According to Telegraph and Daily Mail, the programme appeared...
Epson, Packard Bell Launch Their Netbooks
News Hardware
Another well known manufacturer, Epson, has launched its netbook called the Endeavour Na01 which is on sale only in Japan for the time being. Epson, which is known mostly for its printers, uses the usual combination of a 1.6GHz...
Google Closes Lively, Ends Virtual World, Social Networking Experiment
News Hardware
Within 24 hours of announcing Gmail Themes, Google has decided to shut down Lively, its short-lived Second-life'esque world that was launched back in July 2008. The site quickly reached fame, rivalling Second life traffic, but...
Google Releases Gmail Themes, More Social Networking Features Coming?
News Mobile & Telco
Google has given clear signs where it is heading with the whole social network phenomenon by sprucing up Gmail with a "Themes" functionality. Google has introduced themes to Gmail in a bid to shed its boring white look and allow...
Podcast : A quick look at Authentification, Validation and Delegation in the Security sector
News Security
Ben Chai talks to Magnus Nyström, Technical Director at RSA. In this Podcast, Magnus explores Authentification, Validation and Delegation as well as vendor collaboration in the field of security. Magnus Nystrom joined RSA...
£50 Philips VOIP3212 VOIP And Skype Compatible Digital Cordless Telephone Twin Pack
News Security
With VOIP 321 you can make free Skype calls as well as normal landline calls. You can make and take calls on both networks from one single handset, and you can see who is on-line without going to the PC, just by looking at the...
iPhone Users See More Online Ads Than Others
News Hardware
Apple’s iPhone has topped the list of mobile devices on the ad traffic network for the month of October, registering 4.1 percent of the total ad requests from AdMob Network, a recent AdMob Mobile Metrics Report...
Psystar Loses Antitrust Claims Over Alleged Apple Monopoly
News Hardware
Apple Inc. is on the verge of winning a legal battle against the Mac replica manufacturer Psystar, which had claimed that Mac OS represents a distinct computer market unjustly being dominated by Apple. In a noteworthy...
Microsoft Slashes Zune Prices Ahead Of Christmas Season
News Consumer
With the holiday shopping season on the horizon, Microsoft seems all set to boost the sales of Zune, the company’s iPod competitor, by slashing its prices. Microsoft on Wednesday announced price cuts on its...
Microsoft and Novell Partners on Silverlight Conduit Called Moonlight
News Software
Touting the second anniversary of their contentious partnership, Microsoft and Novell on Tuesday announced that they are all set to launch the beta version of Moonlight, a Firefox supported service that lets Silverlight content...
Blyk reorganises with another 40m Euro in their back pocket
News Mobile & Telco
With reduced profit and income forecasts, the mobile world is taking strident moves to reduce costs (mainly sacking people). Blyk, the ad funded youth mobile network, are one of the latest. Whilst Blyk have only 200,000...
Blackberry's Bringing Its Other Smartphone; The Javelin
News Mobile & Telco
Canadian Firm Research In Motion will unleash yet another smartphone, named Javelin, in the UK through Carphone Warehouse, its exclusive distributor, from the 20th of December. The Blackberry Curve 8900, its other name, comes...
Total Network Monitor 1.0
News Hardware
Total Network Monitor is a software for the continuous control over the performance of your network, separate computers, network and system utilities that make the essence of your network place and need to be thoroughly...
LanFlow Net Diagrammer 6.07.2024
News Mobile & Telco
LanFlow is a drawing tool for laying out, designing, and documenting a network, LAN, internet,vector or other communications system. Drop in components like computers, workstations, routers, and servers and connect them with...
IBM Buys Transitive, Puts Processor Virtualisation In The Limelight
News Hardware
In a bid to snare significant share in virtualisation market, IBM announced it snapped up Transitive Corp., a Los Gatos, California-based company, which specialises in cross-platform virtualisation technology. IBM said that the...
£138.65 64GB Transcend 2.5" SATA Solid State Disk
News Hardware
Due to its smaller size (fit the standard dimensions of 2.5-inch IDE Hard Disk Drives), huge 64 GB capacity, high speed, and low power consumption, the Transcend TS64GSSD25-M Solid State Disk is the perfect replacement storage...
£511.22 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard 5 CALs DSP OEI DVD With HyperV
News Hardware
Windows Server 2008 is the most advanced Windows Server operating system yet, designed to power the next-generation of networks, applications, and Web services. With Windows Server 2008 you can develop, deliver, and manage...
£9.22 Microsoft OEM Works 9.0
News Security
Microsoft Works 9 gives you the basic home productivity tools you need to help make your everyday tasks easier from start to finish. Get things done quickly and easily with Microsoft Works 9 Works can help you coordinate...
Comment: Don't tie down IT budgets in proprietary software says Simplexo CEO
News Software
Companies looking to reduce their overall IT expenditure whilst retaining the ability to roll out high value applications should adopt Open Source software, according to Alistair Handyside, CEO, Simplexo. This is in response to...
£217.32 Arianet Pentium Gamer Supreme - Dual Core, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, HD3650 graphics
News Hardware
AriaNet's Gamer Supreme system brings dual core processing with a dedicated ATi HD 3650 Direct X 10 video card at our lowest price point yet. Constructed in a stylish chassis this base unit combines a genuine Intel Pentium Dual...
Survey: Organisations fail to educate employees about risks from online shopping
News Security
Organisations allow employees to shop online but do not educate users about risks, exposing employees and employers alike to spam, malware, phishing and loss of productivity in the workplace. ISACA, a nonprofit...
£10 Cruzer Micro U3 8GB Readyboost
News Hardware
Cruzer Micro ships with U3 smart technology. Co-invented by SanDisk, U3 technology gives you the ability to carry your files and your software on a secure USB drive that is almost twice as big (in capacity) as 13...
Packaging price hike to hit booming online retail
News Security
Online retailers are facing spiralling packaging recycling costs in the run up to Christmas, according to one industry expert. While online retailers will sell more this Christmas than ever before, they will also face a rising...
Bribery laws to be overhauled
News Mobile & Telco
Employers who negligently fail to prevent bribery by their employees or agents could face up to 10 years in prison under a new law proposed by the Law Commission today. The law reform body called the current law of England and...
