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Articles Posted on 16 January 2009

iPhone Tethering – getting closer?

iPhone Tethering – getting closer?

News Mobile & Telco

Most 3.5G smartphones, especially Nokia’s, are able to connect a laptop to the internet without any special data plans, or cables for that matter.   Not so for the iPhone as AT&T, O2 et al mostly offer all you...


Nokia Ships N79 Smartphone Without Charger

Nokia Ships N79 Smartphone Without Charger

News Security

Nokia has announced that it will release two versions of the same mobile phone, the Nokia N79 available in Active and Eco version which can be pre-ordered from Nokia direct for £319 including VAT. Both share the same...


Trojan Malware Penetrates British Navy Defences

Trojan Malware Penetrates British Navy Defences

News Security

The Ministry of Defence has acknowledged that a computer virus managed to bring down the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force's communications network and affected up to 75 percent of the UK naval forces (although this figure was not...


Philips Introduces Ultrawide 21:9 56-inch LCD TV

Philips Introduces Ultrawide 21:9 56-inch LCD TV

News Hardware

Setting new standards in the realm of home-entertainment, Philips has announced its plans of launching the world’s first ever “ultra-wide” screen Cinema 21:9 LCD TV range very soon.  The new range of TVs...


Channel 4 & Five Could Merge To Create Super Channel

Channel 4 & Five Could Merge To Create Super Channel

News Mobile & Telco

Two of the smaller UK commercial broadcasters, Channel Four and Channel Five, could well be forced to merge together as the former lost its battle to get more public funding from the TV license in what some have called the...


Salesforce.com Debuts "Service Cloud" SaaS Offer

Salesforce.com Debuts "Service Cloud" SaaS Offer

News Business & Government

Salesforce.com Inc., a renowned business software maker, has spruced up its offerings in the Software-as-a-Service domain that will enable customer service agents to share useful knowledge across the web to better serve the...


Downadup Worm Makes A Resounding Comeback On Windows

Downadup Worm Makes A Resounding Comeback On Windows

News Security

A worm that usually spreads by exploiting a critical flaw in Windows operating system and via removable devices and network shares is all set to turn out as an epidemic, a security expert claimed on Thursday.  Known by...


Intel Fortunes Saved By Cheapo Atom Processor, Shares Gain 5 percent

Intel Fortunes Saved By Cheapo Atom Processor, Shares Gain 5 percent

News Web

In spite of a staggering 90 percent decline in its profits during the last quarter, world’s largest chip maker Intel is planning to pour massive investments worth billions of dollars in manufacturing advanced...


McKinnon Lawyers Try Last Ditch Attempt To Save Him

McKinnon Lawyers Try Last Ditch Attempt To Save Him

News Security

Gary McKinnon, who is probably considered by some in the US as the most infamous hacker in history, has once again urged for his trial in UK courts instead of being extradited to US. McKinnon had already confessed breaking into...


Rapid Downadup spread highlights the sad state of enterprise security

Rapid Downadup spread highlights the sad state of enterprise security

News Security

The rapid spread of the Downadup worm only highlights the sad state of security in the enterprise. The network worm, which exploits a long-patched hole in Windows, spreads itself in all sorts of ways — brute force attacks...


Government data sharing plan could extend to private sector

Government data sharing plan could extend to private sector

News Web

A Government plan to allow more extensive sharing of personal data is not restricted to the public sector and could result in Government-collected information being shared with private companies, a privacy expert has said. A new...

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