The first few hours following a disaster or major incident are crucial. Actions taken (or not taken) then can make or break the recovery.  Get this right and the chances are you’ll be in control. Get it wrong and you...

Microsoft has fired another salvo in its battle against Google; the software giant will offer a free web-based version of office which is set to take on its nemesis, Google Apps. In what appears to be a tit-for-tat answer to...

Telefonica owned O2 will allow customers who use popular microblogging website Twitter to post messages to and receive updates from the online service, all for zilch if they are on a monthly contract. From the 1st of August, the...

Online mobile directory 118800 has apparently received so much traffic that it had no other choice than to switch off its system and display a "service suspended" static webpage. Many members of the press have received an email...

A just released report at the SecurityVibes site for CISOs talks about an SSL security hole that has been used to circumvent supposedly secure E-commerce sites and corporate SSL-VPN connections. This hole allows hackers to use...

Gadget enthusiast and actor, Stephen Fry has launched a scathing attack on the movie and music industries regarding their methods and the general mindset they have adopted over the whole issue of copyright. Incidentally, his...

Microsoft is set to provide the rest of the world with a sneak preview of its forthcoming Office 2010 business software suite tomorrow at its Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans later today. The official Microsoft Office...

Many people keen on PC hardware find themselves having a few spare hard drives laying around. Also, may people in the IT profession might find that they have hard drives that need to be checked to see if there is any data on...

Owing to a massive rise in the number of online streaming services, illicit file sharing across the internet has plunged significantly during the past year, according to a survey. A survey of 1,000 teenagers across the UK,...

In a bid to take on Adobe's uber popular Flash application, Microsoft Corp. has unleashed the next iteration of its signature Silverlight software for Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. Following the launch of the software,...

A survey carried out by desktop and server management specialist ScriptLogic amongst more than 1,000 companies found out that around 60 percent of them are not planning to adopt Windows 7 when it is launched. Microsoft's next...

Virgin Media is beefing up its High Definition offering by adding FX, MTV and National Geographic to its lineup which consisted, for now, of the lonely BBC HD channel. The channels will be available for free to XL TV customers at...

The incredible success of application stores for mobile handset vendors like Apple’s AppStore and Nokia’s Ovi indicates a shift in mobile business and adds fuel to the ongoing discussion on the future business model...

(This article was written by Bilal Mehdi, Senior Consultant, Glasshouse Technologies (UK) Ltd reveals the top ten tips for getting the most out of cloud.) Many organisations are starting to adopt cloud computing services in order...

A top army officer has triggered a security concern after his BlackBerry handset was picked while he was holidaying in China, it has been reported. Major General Gerry Berragen, 51, was attired in civilian clothing and travelling...

Twenty years back, a young UK-born scientist named Tim Berners-Lee approached his senior at CERN to present a roadmap for transferring data online, and the blueprint matured later on to become what is prominently known as 'World...

The UK Government will appoint a Consumer Advocate with powers to sue on behalf of consumers, the rules for selling digital downloads will change and the law of misrepresentation will be simplified, according to plans published...