Conservative Government Would Scrap Broadband Tax

The Tories claim that the proposed 50p tax will be scrapped while the government is issuing mixed messages about its…

15 years ago

Apple Allows Developers To Bypass Apps Store

Apple developers previously had to post both paid and free versions of their mobile applications on Apple's App Store

15 years ago

Mozilla Blocks Microsoft Security Add-ons

Mozilla disables two Microsoft add-ons for Firefox to thwart a vulnerability that allows an attacker to take over Windows machines

15 years ago

NASA Says Probe Data Could Aid Long Duration Moon Missions

A week after smashing two probes into the moon, NASA says early data returns are tantalising and even reveal traces…

15 years ago

Accenture Acquires Nokia Services Business

Accenture completes its acquisition of the professional services unit of Nokia, a move that will help take Accenture more directly…

15 years ago

IT Staff Ignorant About Server Utilisation Rates

A survey sponsored by 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy found that one in six servers—about 4.7 million worldwide—are…

15 years ago

Symantec Warns Over Rising Use Of Scareware

Cybercriminals are getting rich with online scare tactics that convince users to hand over money for useless rogue security software,…

15 years ago

Open Source Will Change Enterprises, Says BT Guru

Software licences are a fiction, and open source is ready for use by every consumer, says Jeremy Ruston, BT's head…

15 years ago

IBM Mainframe Monopoly Probe Questioned By Analyst

Is there really such a thing as a mainframe monopoly, and is the Federal probe into IBM's activity just a…

15 years ago

Microsoft Points To Recovery Of Sidekick Data

There was good news for users of T-Mobile's Sidekick smartphones, after Microsoft suggested that the catastrophic data loss of personal…

15 years ago

IT Optimistic Over Budgets For 2010

IT managers are expecting a little more money in their budgets for 2010 according to one report, but it seems…

15 years ago

Businesses More Open To Windows 7, Than Vista

Good news for Microsoft as the nightmare reception of Vista by the business sector looks to be over, after a…

15 years ago

Intel And AMD Clash Over Evidence Retention

Feuding chip giants Intel and AMD are once again clashing over Intel's antitrust lawsuit, with both parties claiming the other…

15 years ago

Companies Increasingly Look To BI For Competitive Edge

A report has found that in these tough times, more US companies are trying to gain a competitive edge over…

15 years ago

Space Agency Says Cloud Will Speed Galaxy Mapping

The European Space Agency says the Gaia galaxy-mapping project will cut its computing costs by 50 percent by using cloud…

15 years ago

TalkTalk Uses Barry Manilow To Attack UK Net Cut-Off Plan

Lord Mandelson's plan to cut off Internet file sharers is under attack from TalkTalk - using the music of Barry…

15 years ago

Google Claims Chrome OS Faster Than Other Linux Distros

Google reports third-quarter profit of $1.64 billion ($1bn), a 27 percent boost from its profit of $1.29 billion in the…

15 years ago

Couple Charged With Stealing $23m From Cisco

A husband and wife were arrested by US federal authorities for running a fraud that cost Cisco more than $23…

15 years ago

Few Options Open To Cisco In Tandberg Bid

Now that Tandberg shareholders have rejected Cisco Systems' $3 billion bid, the networking giant has to decide whether to up…

15 years ago

Bill Gates Pushes GM Crops As Cure For World Hunger

Bill Gates announces during a keynote address at Iowa's World Food Prize event that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…

15 years ago

Cisco Bid Rejected By Tandberg Shareholders

Tandberg shareholders have rejected a $3 billion bid by Cisco to buy the Norwegian video conferencing equipment maker, apparently looking…

15 years ago

UK Firms Block Facebook Over Legal Fears

Over 50 percent of UK organisations block access to social media sites, because Facebook data could be required in legal…

15 years ago

Joost Shuts Down UK Operation

The UK operation of the online video service Joost, founded by the creators of Skype, has gone into administration, despite…

15 years ago

IT Managers Need To Invest In Efficiency

IT professionals are being judged by efficiency, not results - and they need to understand the best way to get…

15 years ago

Acer Shows Off Liquid Smartphone

Acer has shown that Dell is not the only PC maker with smartphone ambitions after it demonstrated Liquid, a new…

15 years ago

Hands On with RIM And Vodafone’s Blackberry Storm2

One year on, RIM is having another crack at competing with the iPhone. The Storm2 looks like improving on the…

15 years ago

Tandberg Targets Smaller Meetings With T1 Telepresence

Tandberg has not been distracted by its looming acquisition, after it expanded its video collaboration or conferencing suite with the…

15 years ago

Citrix Tempts VMware Users With Migration Program

The gloves are coming off in the virtualisation market after Citrix launched a migration program designed to lure users away…

15 years ago

Open Source Could Save UK Schools £60 Million A Year

A national partnership has been launched today at Bletchley Park, to encourage UK local authorities to look at implementing open…

15 years ago

Apple Reportedly Ends iPhone Jailbreak Exploit

Apple has reportedly added additional security to prevent the practice of unlocking or 'jailbreaking' its iPhone 3GS handsets, a practise…

15 years ago