A beta of Microsoft's upcoming Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 has appeared on a number of Torrent websites
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Apple Reportedly Working On Small iPad
Apple is reportedly working on a cheaper and smaller version of the iPad, geared to those users more concerned about reading rather than text inputting
Government e-Borders Scheme Faces “Impossible” Schedule
The Home Affairs Select Committee has said in a new report that the Government's troubled e-Border's programme is 'impossible to achieve' in the current timetable
European Polar Ice Satellite Prepares For Launch
CryoSat-2 replaces the original CryoSat which crashed into the ocean it was meant to study
Digital Bill Passes In Pre-Election Wash-Up
Photographers celebrate dropping of orphan works clause but sites such as Wikileaks under threat from clause 8
Google Buzz Hit With US Law-Suit
A New York man is suing Google, accusing the company of violating his privacy by exposing his Gmail contacts to the public
Microsoft Releases Preview Stats On IE9
Microsoft has released a series of statistics on the preview of the next major version of its Internet Explorer browser
FBI Cracks Down On Global eBay Scam
Law enforcement officials arrested 70 people in a series of raids all over the world tied to an online scam targeting eBay user
Space Station Astronauts Get Virtual Desktop Access
Citrix Systems' virtual desktop gives astronauts on the International Space Station access to desktop applications and websites
Gartner: Tablets Will Be Popular With Next Generation Of Workers
Fewer than 10 percent of PCs sold to enterprises in 2015 for mainstream knowledge workers will have touch screens, Gartner predicts
Microsoft Offers CRM For Non Profit Orgs
Microsoft is offering a customised version of its Microsoft Dynamics CRM software platform for non profit and non-governmental organisations
Skype’s Updated iPhone App Works On iPad
Skype has released an updated version of its free iPhone app and said it should be compatible with the newly released iPad
Apple iPad Hacked And Slated For 24 April UK Release
Hackers have reportedly already cracked open the iPad. Meanwhile another report has suggested the device will hit UK shores on 24 April
Adobe Issues Advice To Avoid PDF Security Attack
Adobe has issued a workaround for a PDF vulnerability that would allow hackers to exploit its PDF Reader
iPad To Face Stiff Competition From Android Tablets
While the Apple iPad is seizing headlines, analysts warn that it will soon be facing stiff competition from a multitude of Android-based tablet rivals
US Court Ruling Sparks Net Neutrality Fears
The US Court of Appeals has thrown out a 2008 Federal Communications Commission ruling that Comcast violated its network neutrality principles
Where’s The Fun In Smart Meters?
Will smart meters give us control of the energy we use, asks Andrew Donoghue, or just drown us in so much data we give up?
Third Of Brits Happy To Use Pirated Software
Pirated software is becoming institutionalised, according to Microsoft, despite obvious security risks to the enterprise
With No Broadband Tax, How Will We Wire Up Britain?
Blocking the broadband tax might give the Conservatives a late political goal, but now there is no mechanism to pay for rural coverage, says Peter Judge
Labour Drops 50p Broadband Tax
Conservatives have struck the Broadband Tax out of the Labour budget, in a move which could cost them rural votes
CA Slashes 1000 Jobs
An internal CA memo announces the elimination of 1,000 jobs
Google In Vietnam War Of Words Over Cyber Attacks
The Vietnamese government refuted accusations by Google of a cyber-attack targeting opponents of a Chinese-backed mining operation
Google Urges Obama To Back Smart Grid Technology
Google, HP and General Electric have asked President Obama to make it easier for mobile phones and other Web-enabled gadgets to be used to manage energy usage
IBM Slammed For Breaking Open Source Promises
IBM denies that it has broken a promise by asserting its patents against an open-source project
Early iPad Adopters Report Wi-Fi Problems
Apple Support forums have began filling with complaints of sporadic WiFi signals from the newly launched iPad
Digital Economy Bill Gets Second Commons Reading
A handful of MPs debated the controversial Digital Economy Bill, which the government intends to force through before the end of this Parliament
Android Continues Impressive Smartphone Growth
New figures have shown that Android is growing its market share, as Microsoft and Palm slip in the mobile operating systems stakes
Apple iPad: A Step Too Far?
Apple always had a reputation for doing things differently but, with the newly launched Apple iPad, Tom Jowitt asks, has Apple bitten off more than it can chew?
Cisco Upgrades UCS Blades With Xeon 7500
Cisco is building Intel's Xeon 7500 chips into its servers in a major revamp of UCS, the converged data centre strategy it launched a year ago.
Apple To Discuss ‘Future’ Of iPhone OS
Apple is to reveal what it calls "the future of the iPhone OS" at an event on 8 April, with multitasking high up on the rumour mill