Articles Posted on 16 April 2009
Comment : McAfee's Spam Calculation Full of Hot Air?
News Security
McAfee has published a 12-page report, compiled in collaboration with ICF international, which shows that the carbon footprint of every single spam message is 0.3 grams of carbon dioxide. This multiplied by the estimated 62...
The Future’s Now, The Future’s Disk.
News Hardware
Given widespread fears of imminent recession, an inevitable focus for many organisations at the moment is working out how to do more with less. This imperative, combined with growing demands to tackle disaster recovery and...
Firefox 3.6 To Drop Support For Windows 2000, Introduce New UI
News Software
Amidst reports of the forthcoming release of the fourth iteration of Firefox 3.5 Beta next week, several rumours have emerged about the long terms plans of Mozilla for the open source browser. The next beta version of Firefox...
ASUS P6T SE Motherboard Review
News Software
The X58 chipset and Core i7 CPU combination has proved to be a formidable one offering the highest performance for the consumer with 4 cores and HyperThreading. Motherboard manufacturers like ASUS and other Tier-1 manufacturers...
Government Stalls Copyright Reform As UK Law Deemed 'Abject Failure'
News Consumer
Copyright reform in the UK has 'stalled' as the Government has caved in to the 'vested interests' of the content industry, the head of a digital rights activist group has said. The view comes as the UK 'abjectly fails' a test of...
BBC iPlayer Finally Goes HD
News Software
BBC's popular video on demand service, iPlayer, is now offering high definition content either for download or for streaming. The corporation has also launched a new version of its iPlayer desktop software that is optimised to...
Firefox Is The Most Vulnerable Browser Claims Security Firm
News Software
A report published by security vulnerability specialists Secunia purports that open source browser Firefox is far more vulnerable than any other mainstream browser on the market. Secunia compared Opera, Safari, Internet Explorer...
5 Directions That Microsoft's Zune HD Needs To Take
News Mobile & Telco
Details of Microsoft's next Zune device have emerged on the web over the past few days with some exciting new features already appearing. Here are five features or directions that Microsoft should be integrating in the Zune HD...
Panasonic Gives UK Pricing Details Of FreeSat Blu-Ray Recorders
News Consumer
Panasonic has finally announced the release date and the prices of its range of Blu-ray, Freesat+ recorders for potential UK consumers. The top of the range DMR-BS850, which comes with a 500GB hard disk drive will cost you a...
Google Share Of Search Market Reaches All Time High
News Security
Google has further enhanced its dominance in the US search market with its market share touching a new high last month, according to statistics released by the research firm ComScore. Recent figures from ComScore show that...
Microsoft Gets One Week Extension From EU Over Antitrust Deadline
News Security
Microsoft on Wednesday notified that it has been granted a one-week extension by EU antitrust regulators to respond to the allegations that it had hampered competition by integrating Internet Explorer web browser with Windows...
£69.99 Samsung CLP-310 Colour Laser Printer - UK's Cheapest Colour Laser Printer
News Mobile & Telco
With superb color laser quality, the CLP-310 printer series produces picture perfect results, with the crisp, sharp finish of laser. A compact design and quiet operation makes this series perfect for a small office with limited...
Microsoft Launches Beta Version Of Exchange Server 2010
News Business & Government
Microsoft has unleashed the beta iteration of Exchange Server 2010 allowing users to explore the added features and capabilities in its Exchange Server suite. Exchange Server 2010, which is said to be shipped in the second...
25 Percent Of UK Broadband Users Have Received Usage Warnings
News Mobile & Telco
A recent survey discovered that as many as one in four UK broadband users have been alerted by their internet service providers (ISPs) about their excessive usage of internet services. The survey, conducted by ISPreview,...
DNA Expert Warns Against Dangers Of National Database
News Security
A renowned DNA scientist, whose work eventually paved way for creation of the DNA national database, has cautioned that the government could lose public support for the database by keeping genetic details of several innocent...
LG Debuts Eyestrain-Minimising HD Monitors
News Hardware
South Korean Consumer Electronics specialist LG has announced the launch of a new series of screens, the W53, which aims at reducing eye stress during extended use. Eye strain, as Repetitive Stress Injury (or RSI), may be...
