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Articles Posted on 06 February 2009

QCon Conference 2009

QCon Conference 2009

News Software

The third annual London enterprise software development conference designed for team leads, architects and project management is back!  The QCon London conference is coming back to the UK March 11-13, 2009. QCon is an...


Unveiling More Hidden Cost Savings in Virtualisation

Unveiling More Hidden Cost Savings in Virtualisation

News Business & Government

Over many recent blog posts, we’ve talked about the major benefits of virtualisation projects and how to squeeze as much ROI as possible from them.   There are clear benefits including cost savings through hardware...


Nintendo Wii Exercising Tested On OAPs

Nintendo Wii Exercising Tested On OAPs

News Security

Aberdeen University and NHS Grampian are looking for Old Age Pensioners who have fallen at least once in the past year and will be providing them with a Nintendo Wii complete with Wii Fit to improve their balance. The device,...


The Samsung NC20 Netbook Now Available At A Premium

The Samsung NC20 Netbook Now Available At A Premium

News Hardware

Samsung will launch the follow up to its existing netbook, the NC10, on Monday and uninspiringly called it NC20 and upped its price to a whopping £391, that's a £100 premium. The netbook comes with a Via Nano U2250...


iTunes UK Adds More HD Content To Its Store

iTunes UK Adds More HD Content To Its Store

News Consumer

Apple increased the number of popular US series in HD on its UK iTunes Store with names likes Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Heroes and Grey's Anatomy likely to attract the most attention. The BBC has also announced that it...


House Of Lords Report Warns Of "Big Brother" Britain

House Of Lords Report Warns Of "Big Brother" Britain

News Security

A report published by a group of lawmakers from the House of Lords has revealed the extent of the "surveillance society" that the United Kingdom is sleep-walking into as our country comes first in CCTV and DNA Profiling. The...


Husband Divorces With Wife Through Facebook

Husband Divorces With Wife Through Facebook

News Security

Emma Brady of Baxenden, Lancashire, has become the first person ever to be divorce by a partner through Facebook, the popular social networking website that has more than 150 million active users worldwide. The ex-Mrs Brady only...


Sky Ponders Over 20 Years Of Broadcasting

Sky Ponders Over 20 Years Of Broadcasting

News Consumer

It has been 20 long years since Sky TV was first launched and it still today continuous to hold the place of the most innovative television network in Britain.   Launched on 5 February 1989 with only four channels, Sky has...


Fake Parking Ticket Violation Website Spews Out Malware

Fake Parking Ticket Violation Website Spews Out Malware

News Security

Hackers have now come up with new techniques for tricking users in the guise of fraudulent parking violations warning tickets, which prompt users to visit a website containing some malware content.  Motorists in US found...


Quickoffice gets some long awaited improvements

Quickoffice gets some long awaited improvements

News Mobile & Telco

One of the pains of receiving documents on the move is the inability to make changes.  BlackBerry has suffered from this for a long time.  However Quickoffice on Symbian at least allowed some limited editing and as...


Steve Wozniak Joins Storage Firm Fusion-IO As Chief Scientist

Steve Wozniak Joins Storage Firm Fusion-IO As Chief Scientist

News Hardware

Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak has taken up a new role of chief scientist at the solid-state technology firm, Fusion-io, the company notified on Thursday.  The new job profile of Wozniak involves working on the...


Mac OSX Snow Leopard To Integrate Location-Based, Multi Touch And More

Mac OSX Snow Leopard To Integrate Location-Based, Multi Touch And More

News Hardware

Apple’s upcoming Snow Leopard operating system will incorporate triangulation features via the web that will enable developers to figure out the geographical location of Macs, in addition to extending multi touch support...


Microsoft To Modify Windows 7 UAC After Vulnerability Is Revealed

Microsoft To Modify Windows 7 UAC After Vulnerability Is Revealed

News Security

A couple of Windows bloggers have presented more proof-of-concept codes that subverts a crucial security feature in Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system, an issue, that the company admits it was aware of since...


Google Targets Amazon's Kindle With New Mobile Book Search Feature

Google Targets Amazon's Kindle With New Mobile Book Search Feature

News Software

In a bid to lure people who like reading books, the search engine biggie Google on Thursday has come up with the mobile handset version of its signature Google Book Search Service.  Google seems all set to take on...


£449 Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop, Intel Dual Core 2GHz T6400 CPU, 2GB, 160GB, 15.4-inch, Blu-Ray

£449 Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop, Intel Dual Core 2GHz T6400 CPU, 2GB, 160GB, 15.4-inch, Blu-Ray

News Software

Your laptop, your looks! A range of cool, new patterns, a spectrum of vibrant colors, a choice of finishes, eye-catching accents and a complement of color-coordinated accessories make the Inspiron 1525 the most colorful laptop...


£192.84 Western Digital WD20EADS Caviar Green 2TB Internal SATA Hard Drive (Preorder)

£192.84 Western Digital WD20EADS Caviar Green 2TB Internal SATA Hard Drive (Preorder)

News Hardware

As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as well. WD Caviar Green drives make it possible for energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of...


£29.99 Kodak EASYSHARE C875 Zoom Digital Camera 8MP, 5x Zoom

£29.99 Kodak EASYSHARE C875 Zoom Digital Camera 8MP, 5x Zoom

News Hardware

Kodak UK is selling this little Gem online in their refurbished section. The EASYSHARE C875 is a 8-megapixel shooter with a 5x Optical Zoom lens available for - wait for it - £29.99. A 8-megapixel resolution (that's...


£79.99 Dell 1320CN Colour Laser Printer

£79.99 Dell 1320CN Colour Laser Printer

News Security

Produce professional quality colour prints at home with the 1320CN Colour Laser Printer from Dell. Ideal for busy families or growing businesses the Dell 1320CN Colour Laser Printer offers incredibly low running costs per...


£23.38 4GB Dane-Elec Value PC Memory - DDR2 667Mhz (PC2-5300)

£23.38 4GB Dane-Elec Value PC Memory - DDR2 667Mhz (PC2-5300)

News Hardware

Buy a pair of 2GB DDR2 Memory modules from Dane-Elec for less than £24 at 7dayshop.com and experience a significant boos in your computer's performance overnight. They are substantially cheaper than at Scan.co.uk for...


£89.99 Philips 200WS8FB- 20.1" LCD monitor

£89.99 Philips 200WS8FB- 20.1" LCD monitor

News Security

Improve your computing and multimedia viewing experiences with this 20” LCD Monitor from Philips. With a contrast ratio of 800:1 you’re sure to receive vivid and brilliant images, while a response time of just 5ms...


£158.61 Viewsonic VA2413WM 24" LCD Monitor 1920x1080 5ms 16:9 Black

£158.61 Viewsonic VA2413WM 24" LCD Monitor 1920x1080 5ms 16:9 Black

News Hardware

ViewSonic’s 24" (23.6” viewable) VA2413wm 16:9 widescreen LCD delivers 1920 × 1080 performance and ultra-high 16,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio for unsurpassed HD content on your desktop. It’s ideal for...


£249.99 DELIUM LM2601 26-inch LCD Monitor

£249.99 DELIUM LM2601 26-inch LCD Monitor

News Hardware

You won't find that brand on the internet and it seems that Delium, like Emprex, is exclusive to Comet; the LM2601 is a huge 26-inch LCD monitor and costs £249.99, including free delivery. You can increase cover to 3 years...


£169.99 Edge10 24-inch Widescreen Multimedia LCD TFT Monitor

£169.99 Edge10 24-inch Widescreen Multimedia LCD TFT Monitor

News Hardware

The W243h from Edge10 comes with a massive 24" high resolution LCD Display, maximising the available space on the screen and minimising the need for constant and repetitive scrolling.  Users can have multiple applications...


£7.99 Kensington VO300 Office USB Skype Speaker Phone

£7.99 Kensington VO300 Office USB Skype Speaker Phone

News Hardware

Dial, connect, and control your Internet calls. This Smart looking USB Skype phone that will not look out of place on an office desk and at only £7.99 is really worth the price. Always make clear, echo-free internet calls...


£22.95 Canon PIXMA IP1900 Printer

£22.95 Canon PIXMA IP1900 Printer

News Hardware

Ideal for entry-level users wanting an affordable home photo printer, the PIXMA iP1900 is stylish and easy to use and features 2pl ink droplets for photolab-quality printing. Enjoy superior photo prints with vivid colours and...


£291.95 EMachines D620 Laptop, AMD Athlon 64 CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB, 14.1-inch LCD Monitor

£291.95 EMachines D620 Laptop, AMD Athlon 64 CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB, 14.1-inch LCD Monitor

News Mobile & Telco

This latest Emachines wireless notebook has been designed to combine the most popular and useful features with trusted technology. It is powered by a fast AMD Athlon 64 processor and 1GB of RAM, it runs on Windows Vista Basic...


£199.99 Extra Value PC, Pentium Dual Core E2200 2.2GHz, 250GB HDD, 4GB DDR2 RAM, DVDRW

£199.99 Extra Value PC, Pentium Dual Core E2200 2.2GHz, 250GB HDD, 4GB DDR2 RAM, DVDRW

News Software

This superb performance Intel based mATX PC is ideal for use at home or in the office. Optimised for high performance computing requirements, this system utilises high performance components suitable for this size of...


£15 SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16GB USB Flash Drive

£15 SanDisk Cruzer Micro 16GB USB Flash Drive

News Hardware

Experience reliable, portable storage with a SanDisk Cruzer USB Flash Drive. Why leave your photos, videos and music at home when they’ll fit in your pocket? Trust the minds behind flash memory to make it easy to...

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