BT has begun its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) trials using brownfield sites, where existing houses and businesses already exist
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Digital Act To Create Pirate ISPs In UK
Service providers will split up to make smaller 'pirate' ISPs, in response to Ofcom's draconian file-sharing proposals, says the Pirate Party
How Attackers Use Social Networks For Command And Control
RSA has discovered that attackers using social networking can slip through the net by incorporating illegal activities with legitimate ones
Cameron Pleads With Obama Over McKinnon Extradition
President Obama will "follow the law" despite pleas from David Cameron over the extradition of hacker Gary McKinnon
Why Google Shouldn’t Open Up Its Hood
An article in the New York Times has suggested that Google should give the government access to its algorithms. Bad idea, says Clint Boulton
Swedish Pirate Party Launches Anonymous ISP
The Swedish anti-copyright Pirate Party is helping users share content privately - and delivering bandwidth to the Pirate Bay torrent site
Lenovo Plans ‘LePad’ Android Tablet
Reports say the Lenovo LePad willl run Android, will be optimised for 3G, and will arrive before the year’s end
Canon Allows Full HD Printing From Movies
Canon launches a line of Pixma printers offering a Full High Definition (HD) Movie Print feature
Apple Posts Profits, Sells 3.27m iPads
Apple generated $15.7 billion in its third fiscal quarter, for a net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion
How Long Can Apple Use Arrogance As A Marketing Tool?
Apple’s Steve Jobs blames everybody but his company for the iPhone 4's antenna problems. Without contrition, users will look elsewhere, says Wayne Rash
HP Registers ‘PalmPad’ For WebOS Tablet
Hewlett-Packard has filed to trademark the name PalmPad, likely for its planned tablet PC running Palm's WebOS
Apple Reveals Data Sharing Details To US Congress
Apple told Congress it collects location information about users of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers in batches and encrypts it
Google Buys In Clean Energy From Iowa Wind Farm
Google on 20 July said it will purchase 114 megawatts of clean energy from the NextEra Energy Resources wind farm in Iowa
Canonical Puts IBM’s DB2 On Ubuntu Cloud
IBM's free DB2 database version, Express-C, is now available on the Ubuntu cloud computing platform for private and public clouds
Intel And FTC Settle Antitrust Case
Intel and the Federal Trade Commission reportedly have reached a settlement over the anti-competitive lawsuit filed against Intel
Seagate GoFlex Offers Storage For Household Networks
Seagate has recognised the growing need for networked storage devices in the home and small office, with the launch of a centralised storage system
Adobe Strengthens PDF Reader With Sandboxing
In an effort to beef up the security of its PDF Reader, Adobe is adding new sandboxing technology to protect users from vulnerability exploits
Police Foil Rogue Anti-Virus Scam
Police have closed down an operation that uses cold-calls to trick users into paying £185 for "support" they don't need
Intel Atom Chips Used in 1000mph Supersonic Car
Intel chips are being used to control the fins designed to keep the Bloodhound Supersonic Car firmly planted on terra firma
Byte Night Sleep Out Fears Recession Pressure
The recession could increase poverty in the UK - it also means the IT industry's charity sleep-out, Byte Night, will be working harder
Eclipse 3.6 Release Train Delivers: Review
The latest release of Eclipse brings client access to Eclipse Marketplace from within the IDE and some worthwhile JavaScript-related features
Avaya Fills In Aura Collaboration Products
The Aura virtualised communication offering from Avaya has become more concrete with a new set of products
Taking Control Of Virtual Machines
VMware vSphere 4.1’s new features act as a referee when virtual machines contend for scarce resources
VMware vSphere 4.1: Review
VMware vSphere 4.1's memory compression, storage and network I/O control make the latest virtual machine platform suited for enterprise production
Asus Bamboo-zles IT Users With Green Notebook
Asus plans to cut down on plastic, using versatile bamboo in its latest laptop range
10 iPhone 4 Questions Steve Jobs Needs to Answer
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage on 16 July to address iPhone 4 problems. But he ended up creating more questions than he answered
EC Announces €6.4 billion Tech Stimulus Plan
The EC investment plan includes €1.2 billion for IT, and cash for “carbon-free” systems
Oracle And the Cloud’s Lead Lining
The cloud could do a lot more for users who understand how to work with licensing schemes which can limit it, says Martin Mutch of Rocela
Is Microsoft Missing A Cloud Security Trick?
Microsoft had little to say on security at its Worldwide Partner Conference. Larry Walsh thinks it should build security into its cloud message
Nokia Buys Motorola Wireless Network Assets
Nokia Siemens Networks had agreed to acquire Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets for £785 million