Articles Posted on 24 November 2008
The Julie Amero forensic analysis
News Security
It all started with a blog post, with the next several months being a period of intense work and coordination. The culmination was the original conviction being overturned. In the end, Julie ended her four–year battle last...
£299.99 Toshiba NB100-12A Netbook, 1GB, 120GB, Windows XP Home
News Software
A new mobile computing experience in a stylish, robust design. With a crystal clear 8.9" screen and an impressive list of features, the NB100 is perfect for educational use and provides a great option as a secondary laptop. This...
£366.99 Toshiba L300-1AQ Laptop, Dual Core, 2GB, 250GB, Webcam, International Warranty
News Hardware
The Satellite L300 is an affordable laptop that comes with the reassurance of Toshiba's well known quality. Everyday computing tasks are no problem at all with Intel processors, a SuperMulti DVD drive and 15.4" TruBrite...
Twitter Says No To Facebook. What's Next?
News Hardware
Facebook has apparently tried to acquire Twitter for $500 million worth of stock five weeks ago but failed after talks between senior executives at both companies ended up in disarray at the beginning of this month. Kara...
Celio RedFly C7 and C8N Announced For Pre-Order
News Security
The Celio Redfly line of products is quickly growing up, and the new C7 and C8N Smartphone Terminals prove that point. First the Celio Redfly C7 version drops the screen dimensions down to 7 inches for more portability, and...
Is the BlackBerry Bold an iPhone Killer?
News Mobile & Telco
I was lucky enough to have a play with the new BlackBerry Bold for a couple of days (stock has been in constraint but we’ve ensured that we’ve got plenty available). The BlackBerry Bold has been pitched as an iPhone...
Broadband Now Accounts For 95 percent of UK Internet Lines
News Mobile & Telco
Traditional dial up internet connections are gradually being phased out from UK, with as many as 19 out of 20 web users in UK preferring fast and cost effective broadband connections, latest official statistics...
SAP's global centralized testing management system runs on 'empty client' architecture
News Hardware
SAP, one of the world's largest independent software providers is a global company developing its solutions in multiple locations worldwide. Local hubs run their own tests on a system based on Mercury test automation...
Business Continuity Leadership
News Hardware
One of the key decisions to be made when putting your business continuity plans together is who should lead the incident management team. It can also be one of the trickiest. Often, the most senior person in the incident...
Samsung Working On Mobile Phone With Folding Screen
News Mobile & Telco
Korean Giant Samsung has demonstrated a flexible OLED (organic LED) mobile phone at the FPD International 2008 in Japan which is the global event for firms active in the field of Flat Panel Displays. A video posted on Youtube...
Microsoft Change Live Search To Kumo?
News Web
Microsoft might be considering using a few hundred millions dollars it did not spend on the failed Yahoo acquisition to rebrand its Live search to Kumo, a Japanese word for "Spider" or "Cloud". Kumo.com, as well as dozens of...
Government Debuts Next Stage of Consultation Process on ID Cards
News Security
The Home Office is set to start a 12-week consultation which will peer through the next phase of the National Identity Scheme in more details and eventually morph into a draft bill that will be presented to the UK parliament in...
Multitouch Enabled On T-Mobile G1 Smartphone as HTC Plans To Sell 1m Androids
News Mobile & Telco
If there's one feature that the HTC G1 Android Smartphone desperately missed, that was some kind of multi touch functionality like the Apple iPhone; but it seems that someone finally managed to add rudimentary touchscreen...
Podcast : A close look at Security Organisation ISACA
News Security
Ben Chai of Incomingthought.com talks to Paul Williams, Chief of the ISACA strategy advisory group and Ron Hale, Director of security practices at ISACA as they give us some insights about ISACA as a organisation for security...
T-Mobile Introduces £20 per month G1 Contract Price, adds 8GB SD card
News Mobile & Telco
T-Mobile has substantially rejigged its "pay monthly" price plans for the new HTC G1 Android Smartphone which will now be available for as little as £20 per month (+ £100 for the phone) on a 18-month Combi...
Microsoft CEO Will Have Testify In "Vista-capable" Suit
News Security
A federal judge on Friday has ordered Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, to testify in a class-action legal suit over the marketing program for promoting Microsoft’s Windows Vista, under which computers with older OS...
Internet And Social Networking Good For Kids Says Research
News Security
Offering a bit of relief to parents who are worried about their kids wasting considerable amount of time on the internet, a study from McArthur Foundation revealed that spending time on the internet can actually help kids...
Verizon Wireless Fires Employees For Snooping on Obama's Phone
News Mobile & Telco
It seems that Verizon Wireless has quietly fired the employees who had allegedly snooped on President-elect Barack Obama’s cellular records. A spokesperson from the company said in a statement, “This was some...
Google Plans To Use OEMs To Put Chrome Into Hands Of Millions
News Web
In a bid to take on Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Google is all geared up to push its browser, Chrome, with plans of striking deals with PC manufacturers to have Chrome pre-installed on new computers. Google’s...
UK Government Loses One PC Per Week
News Hardware
Government has finally admitted its characteristic sluggishness in IT data handling, with reports unveiling that various government departments have lost on an average one PC or laptop every week over the last year. With...
UK advertising rules may change to close YouTube loophole
News Security
Advertising claims made in videos on YouTube are subject to the same standards of truth and accuracy as ads that appear in traditional media, according to a US advertising watchdog. Such ads can escape the UK regulator's remit,...
