Articles Posted on 17 July 2009
Google Street View Scans Coronation Street
News Hardware
ITV’s popular soap “Coronation Street” has entered into the pages of history for being the first TV soap poised to be featured on Google’s street mapping service ‘Google Street View’. A deal...
British National Portrait Gallery Faces Wikipedia In Battle Over Paintings
News Security
Wikipedia has rebuffed the British National Portrait Gallery over allegations that Wikimedia's system administrator, Derrick Coetzee, might have infringed British copyright laws by uploading more than 3,000 photos of famous...
Microsoft Still Trying To Get Yahoo To Sign Dotted Line
News Security
Rivals Microsoft and Yahoo! are reportedly on the verge of signing a partnership that would see the two parties work together on internet search technology and advertising in a bid to counter Google's ever growing domination of...
35-year Old Teletext To Disappear By 2010
News Mobile & Telco
Teletext has announced that it will kill its television news and information services in January 2010 after acknowledging that the internet has managed to make the once popular website obsolete. The owners of Teletext, Daily Mail...
Dell Introduces Desirable All in One Desktop Vostro Computer
News Hardware
Dell's Vostro range of business machines is rarely associated with what beautiful lines, gorgeous designs and great finish but the company's new all in one line is set to change that soon. Dell already produces the XPS One and...
McKinnon To Be Extradited As Tories Lose Commons' Battle
News Security
The Conservatives Party’s last attempts to save the self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon from being extradited to the US finally ended up in failure, with the Party’s calls for the Government to revisit...
Mozilla Pushes Firefox 3.51 Update To Fix Zero Day Flaw
News Security
Mozilla has released Firefox 3.51, which is a security update for its just-released open source browser and fixes a weakness in the browser's Just in time Javascript compiler. According to the browser's developers, hackers could...
Thecus N4100PRO NAS Server
News Hardware
In our new article we are going to introduce to you a new 4-bay NAS from Thecus. With powerful new RAID options, a built-in LCD, and improved data throughput, the N4100PRO promises increased usability, functionality, and...
Thermaltake Element T (VK90001N2Z) Mid Tower Case
News Software
For this review I will be looking at a new product from an old friend of Xtreme Computing and a well-known pc hardware manufacturer, Thermaltake. The product I am reviewing is a new Mid Tower Chassis in the shape of the...
Google Profits Record 19 Percent Increase In Q2
News Mobile & Telco
While the industry is reeling under the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, the internet search giant Google seems to be unfazed by the ongoing recessionary trend and reported an impressive 18 percent hike in...
Data Centre Summit
News Hardware
Cost Optimization and Beyond: Enabling Business Change and the Path to Growth Cost optimization, cost reduction, cost...has been the focus for many organizations so far in 2009. But business does not stop, should not stop, will...
Twitter Hacking Shows Startup's Ambitious Plans
News Web
An anonymous hacker has revealed confidential corporate as well as personal details relating to the popular microblogging website Twitter and its workforce after breaking into electronic account of an employee of the company. As...
Information Security Summit
News Security
Managing risk and securing information: your contribution to the success of your organization! We are living in challenging times. Money is tight, and cyber-risks are increasing. As an information security or risk professional,...
Hospitals Criticised Over Losses Of Sensitive Patient Information
News Security
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has reprimanded five English NHS trusts over lax data protection regimes that resulted in the loss of 20,000 people's personal data and the leaving of patients' notes on a bus.The...
Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit
News Web
Connect for Success Today's business leaders face many competing demands for their time, resources and attention. In 2009, they do not have luxury of doing everything for everyone. They need to hold the line on costs through...
Windows 7 Prices Shot Up As Microsoft Pulls Promotional Pricing
News Software
Prices across the country of Microsoft Windows 7 Operating system - both Professional and Home Edition - have been hiked up after what initial stocks were sold within hours. Microsoft Store UK now has a banner saying that the...
