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Articles Posted on 15 June 2009

Escrow is vital for banks choosing cloud computing, says provider

Escrow is vital for banks choosing cloud computing, says provider

News Cloud

Financial services firms are using cloud computing with increasing frequency but often forget to protect the software they invest in, a software security firm has said. It said its escrow services were as vital for remote as for...


Koogle Kosher Search Engine To Rival Google

Koogle Kosher Search Engine To Rival Google

News Web

Koogle, a search engine aimed exclusively at Orthodox Jews, has been launched today after having been officially been given a Kosher status. The word Koogle is a portmanteau word made up of the Jewish noodle pudding known as...


Virgin Media Partners With Universal Music To Offer Unlimited DRM-Less Music

Virgin Media Partners With Universal Music To Offer Unlimited DRM-Less Music

News Consumer

UK Broadband provider Virgin Media has announced that it is teaming up with the Universal music to offer a DRM-free music download and streaming service which will be available for around £15 per month. The offer, which...


BBC To Be Biggest Loser Of Lord Carter's Digital Britain Report

BBC To Be Biggest Loser Of Lord Carter's Digital Britain Report

News Hardware

The BBC is set to lose its exclusivity on the licence fee for the first time in the 87 years since the funding scheme started as the government scrambles to find ways to help under-pressure broadcasting rivals. This comes amidst...


No PS3 For Prison Inmates Because Of Escape Threats

No PS3 For Prison Inmates Because Of Escape Threats

News Consumer

A UK prison has prohibited inmates from using Sony Playstation 3 consoles, over the concerns that the device could help them in plotting “escape attempts” (ed: Prisons are so cosy now, that's unlikely). As per a...


28 Percent of UK Girls Have Been Bullied Online

28 Percent of UK Girls Have Been Bullied Online

News Security

More than a quarter of girls in the UK aged between 10 and 18 have been picked on and bullied over the internet, a recent survey revealed. The survey, conducted by Girlguiding UK, of more than 1,000 girls showed that as many as...


Nokia Announces 5530 Xpressmusic, A Cheaper Version of The 5800

Nokia Announces 5530 Xpressmusic, A Cheaper Version of The 5800

News Consumer

The success of the 5800 Xpressmusic has convinced Nokia to release a cheaper version, the 5530 Xpressmusic, which looks like a sexier version of the 5800 and available at a cheaper price. The 5530 will have a smaller screen...


Nokia Goes Back To Clamshell Model, Releases 3710 Fold

Nokia Goes Back To Clamshell Model, Releases 3710 Fold

News Mobile & Telco

The third mobile phone Nokia launched today is the 3710 fold which allows the Finnish phone builder to cover as many segments as possible. Clamshells are still popular, though not as popular as when the Motorola Razr was around....


Facebook Vanity URL Username Attracts 3 Million Users Within 12 hours

Facebook Vanity URL Username Attracts 3 Million Users Within 12 hours

News Security

Facebook has announced that over three million users have already registered vanity URLs within first 12 hours of the launch of the new feature over the weekend. Interestingly, Facebook's hottest new feature could give rise to...


Adobe Introduces Paid-for Acrobat.com Office Suite

Adobe Introduces Paid-for Acrobat.com Office Suite

News Software

In a bid to take on Microsoft Office and Google Docs online suites, Adobe has finally pulled its online collaboration service “Acrobat.com” out of beta, and unleashed it as a subscription-based service. The new...


3 Debuts "Free Calls Forever" Sim Zero £0 Contract

3 Debuts "Free Calls Forever" Sim Zero £0 Contract

News Mobile & Telco

3 UK will launch a new contract called SIM Zero with a minimum contract period of 30 days and the ability to make free Skype calls, all for the princely amount of £0 per month. In what is probably one of the first PAYG/Pay...


Nokia Launches New E72 Blackberry-Like Smartphone

Nokia Launches New E72 Blackberry-Like Smartphone

News Mobile & Telco

Finnish manufacturer Nokia has unveiled the E72, the successor to its very popular E71 smartphone, which boasts a QWERTY keyboard à la blackberry. The new phone will come with a 5-megapixel camera, a welcomed upgrade from...

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