Articles Posted on 28 November 2008
Who’s on the line? Call hijacking and disruption
News Security
In my first column, I highlighted the relatively little attention received by VoIP security when compared with web and email, and commented that VoIP system face a set of unique threats. Just what are these threats? Imagine that...
Lycos Closes European Portal Amidst Significant Losses
News Business & Government
Lycos Europe is to sell some of its assets and shut down the rest, after the company failed to find an investor in the current frosty economic environment, the company announced on Wednesday. The Netherlands-based company,...
Twitter & The Web Play Crucial Role In Mumbai Terror Attacks Aftermath
News Mobile & Telco
As Mumbai is reeling under the worst terrorist strike it has ever seen, people are thronging over the web to get latest updates and eyewitnesses of the unfolding drama, instead of turning on their TV sets. Some of the prominent...
Simplifying Web Services with REST web service protocol
News Software
The REST (Representational State Transfer) web service protocol is the latest way that services can be delivered over the web and it’s expected to be widely adopted in the web services domain. Until now, the majority of...
North Wales Get Access To Super Fast broadband
News Hardware
A network project backed by the government has been launched in North Wales which connects Holyhead in Anglesey and Manchester using more than 300km of fiber optic cable, which will spread out super fast broadband. The...
Nokia Stops Selling Mobile Phones In Japan
News Consumer
World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has announced on Thursday that it would be quitting from Japanese markets after struggling to obtain any significant market share in the country. However, the Finnish mobile phone...
Nokia’s Christmas surprise : A Turbocharged Feature phone called 6260
News Mobile & Telco
After a particularly quite year, Nokia has suddenly pulled something out of the bag; a feature phone with new features! Surpassing all of their high end smartphones, the Nokia 6260 doubles the screen resolution of their recent...
Kidnapping your Data : The case of Cyberextortionists
News Security
Why do people rob banks? According debonair American bank robber Willie Sutton, “because that's where the money is." Cybercriminals think the same way about the enterprise database, and they do not need a...
Apple's 1-day Black Friday UK Sale has started
News Hardware
Apple's Black Friday sale has started worldwide with cuts across the whole range of products except for its iconic iPhone smartphone; but prospective customers may be disappointed by Apple's discounts. Newer Products like the...
RIM To Release Firmware To Solve Blackberry Storm's Bugs
News Mobile & Telco
The new Blackberry Storm has managed to lure several gizmo enthusiasts with its stunning looks, but the performance of the device doesn’t seem to be equally good at all. Users have reported that the new handset is...
Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales To Fall In 2009 Says Gartner
News Mobile & Telco
The ongoing economic downturn has apparently quashed the mobile phones sales growth in third quarter of this year, and the market is expected to shrink next year, research firm Gartner Inc. says. With around 309 million...
Intel ruling sets tough dilution test for owners of famous brands
News Hardware
The owner of a famous trade mark can stop a similar mark being used for completely different goods and services but must show that the new mark will have an economic impact on consumers to its detriment, the European Court of...
