OS upgrades aside; the iPhone 3GS hardware is faster, has doubled its memory and if you want an anti-fingerprint coating on the screen, then upgrading the OS won't be enough.
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2009
Open Source Flies In A Recession, Says Ingres
Open source software is the only way for users to meet the economic crisis, says Roger Burkhardt of Ingres. But they will have to take some short term pain to get out of proprietary licence structures.
China’s Green Dam Is Back – And Aiming At Apple
Campaigners celebrated too soon: China has said it will press ahead with its Green Dam filtering software - and a version is coming for the Apple Macintosh
Sainsbury’s wins with two-sided receipts at environmental awards
The supermarket giant scooped top prize at the prestigious UK business awards for its work with NCR to cut the environmental impact of paper till receipts.
Cisco And VMware Show Long-Distance VM Movement
Moving virtual machines between sites could radically change disaster recovery, the two companies have said
Palm Pre Customer Satisfaction Hot On iPhone 3GS Heels
The Apple iPhone 3GS asserted itself to the top of Consumer Reports' newest smartphone rankings, with the Palm Pre was close behind.
Opera Unite Review – Potential Not Fully Realised
A plug in that runs a web server within a browser, Unite is good for sharing but has security risks: not recommended for most users
Virtualisation, Cheap Terabytes Key in Data Storage Trends
Bigger disks, virtualisation, de-duplication and online back-up. We round up the top trends in storage
Google Throws Apps Contacts Open to Enterprise
Google is making it easier for users to find contacts within an enterprise, mirroring existing enterprise social software from IBM, Socialtext and Jive.
Mozilla Hurrying Firefox 3.5 Security Patches
Mozilla plans to release a patched version of its latest browser, to be named Firefox 3.5.1, in response to bugs that were revealed following the latest release.
iPhone, Android, Pre: Are The New Smartphones Business-Ready?
New smartphones have impressed consumers, but the iPhone, Android and Palm Pre still lack business features
AMD Updates Opteron As Istanbul Steals Spotlight
As AMD's six-core “Istanbul” Opteron server processor gets the bulk of the publicity, AMD is rolling out additions to its line of quad-core chips
Keeping Up With The Demand For Flexible Working
The modern flexible worker is more demanding than ever, says Mark Dixon. He's just overhauled the technology in his chain of Regus serviced offices
HP Talks Rubbish On Green Printing
Schemes to recycle cartridges are more about preventing users from refilling them than saving the environment, says Peter Judge. HP could do so much better if it harnessed its engineering talent
UK Lags In Green IT
British IT managers can't be bothered to set an environmental policy, according to a survey from HP
Younger Staff Drive Mobile Use At Work
Younger people are driving a change in attitude towards the use of mobile phones and their convergence in the workplace, a new survey has found.
Wireless Vendors Bitch About A Bad Quarter
Aruba and Meru scrap for the second best slice of a shrinking pie
Digital Economy Bill Proposes File Sharing Law
The government's legislative programme includes Digital Economy Bill which will enact Digital Britain's proposals for universal broadband and a cut in file-sharing
Cisco EnergyWise Targets Energy Efficient Buildings
Cisco is using its networking capabilities to help drive down power consumption in buildings
Sun Readies VirtualBox for Data Centre Virtualisation
Sun has upgraded it VirtualBox virtualisation platform, to compete with virtualisation technology from VMware, Citrix and Microsoft
Apple Updates iPhone OS 3.1 SDK, Claim Reports
Apple pushed out its iPhone OS 3.1 software and the accompanying SDK for developers early 1 July, according to reports
Windows 7 Pricing Confuses, While Apple Keeps It Simple
Microsoft has announced a confusing pricing scheme for its new Windows 7 OS while, Apple is keeping it simple with its upcoming Snow Leopard OS release
Government Carbon Rules Still Wrong Says BT
New guidance from the UK Government appears to show BT would be better off building its wind farms in China
Sun Shines On Oracle Fusion Launch
Oracle's newest middleware technology platform takes advantage of virtualisation and includes new developer tools for easier application building
O2 Gets UK Exclusive On Palm Pre
UK leading operator O2 adds Pre to its iPhone exclusive, according to reports
Recession Drives Green IT Into Data Centres
Despite squeezed budgets, green IT is changing tech buying behaviour and data centre structures.
Windows And Linux Prepare For Netbook Wars II
Microsoft has clearly won the first Netbook Wars, sidelining Linux as an operating system for low-cost laptops. But, Peter Judge asks, what will happen when Microsoft throws Windows 7 into the mix?
Asus Dumps Linux From The Eee
If you want Linux on an Eee, you'll have to go to Toys R Us, Asus tells eWEEK Europe
Northumbria University Gets Wyse to Sustainable IT
A major new deployment of energy efficient thin client computers complements campus green-building design features as part of an environmental drive.
Phones4U Cuts Energy With Fujitsu Primergy
A new BladeFrame-based data centre infrastructure will allow the mobile phone retailer to cut costs and support new growth