The government's plan to roll-out smart meters to every home in the UK by 2020 is putting pressure on utilities and smart meter vendors
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
RIM May Have Missed The Boat
Version 5 of RIM’s BlackBerry Mobile Voice System is both new and late, says Andrew Garcia
RIM Hopes To Top 100m Users with BlackBerry 6 OS
RIM President and Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has unveiled the BlackBerry 6 operating system and a new web browser fueled by WebKit
Infosec 2010: Breaches Cost More Than Volcano
IT security breaches in 2009 doubled to around £10bn - five times the cost of the volcanic ash cloud
10 Reasons Why RIM Rules the Enterprise
Although Apple's iPhone gets all the attention in the mobile market, RIM's ubiquitous BlackBerry smartphones still reign supreme in the corporate world
Salesforce and VMware Open Cloud Java Platform
Salesforce.com and VMware have teamed up to offer the cloud to Java developers
RIM Adds BlackBerry Wi-Fi Support
BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 lets enterprise workers use their landline phone number and extension
iPhone 4G: Police Raid On Gizmodo Was Wrong
Gizmodo should not have paid $5,000 for an Apple iPhone 4G prototype, but PJ Connolly says the California police have infringed journalistic freedom
Digital Economy Act: Don’t Forget The Wi-Fi!
Amongst other objections to the Digital Economy Act, let's not forget the negative effect it is likely to have on Wi-Fi hotspot owners, says Tom Jowitt
Apple ARM Rumours Played Down
Rumours that Apple is interested in acquiring ARM Holdings are the subject of a statement from iSuppli
Facebook Faces Further Privacy Criticism
Four senators ask Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to reconsider his company's approach to privacy
Canonical Announces Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Canonical announces the upcoming release of the Desktop and Server editions of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
New Devices Boost Android Ecosystem
The Android operating system is currently available on 34 devices from 12 different manufacturers
Apple iPhone 4G Mystery Deepens After Police Raid
Police have raided the home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen, following the saga of the lost Apple prototype
HP Upgrades Integrity Server Portfolio
HP is beefing up its converged data centre offering with the first update of its high-end Superdome for ten years
Firms Get Worms, Warns Microsoft
Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report says Windows XP is now bearing the brunt of most attacks
Nokia To Launch N8 Symbian^3 Phone
Nokia's forthcoming flagship N8 smartphone will launch on Symbian's open source S^3 platform
Campaign Emails: A Hung Parliament
Despite the buzz round new media, old-fashioned campaign emails are more important in the General Election. Which party is getting egg on its face?
Infosec 2010: Experts Overlook Motivation For Cyber-Attacks
Organisations focus more on preventing attacks and dealing with the aftermath than investigating their origins, say experts
Infosec 2010: Trust Will Drive Security Moves, Says PWC
Blurred boundaries will drive new dangers and new opportunities in information security, according to a report from PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Infosec 2010: Data Watchdog Pushes For Prison Sentences
The ICO wants professional data thieves to be jailed but could face opposition to the plan from the next government
Visual Studio 2010 Makes Good Progress: Review
Microsoft's Visual Studio development software gains enhancements to its core functionality and its handling of ASP.NET, C#, C++ and VB
IBM And EMC Continue Storage Deal
EMC announces the extension and expansion of a licensing agreement with IBM
US Senator Calls For Social Network Guidelines
Sen. Charles Schumer issued an open letter asking for the creation of guidelines governing what social networks can do with user information
UK Cyber Security Challenge Launched To Promote Skills
Autumn will see a Cyber Challenge in the UK, designed to create new security professionals
Bring On The Security Olympics!
Infosec opens today, and as if that wasn't exciting enough, we have a Cyber Security Challenge to look forward to, says Peter Judge
Google Integrates Earth View Into Maps
Users will be able to zoom to any location and use navigation tools to pan around the browser
Israel’s Ban On iPad Lifted
The country’s Communications Ministry apparently decided that the tablet PC’s wireless ability doesn’t violate the European wireless standards that Israel follows
Sony Says Farewell To Floppy
The end of an icon approaches as Sony prepares to end production of the 3.5-inch floppy disk
Apple iPad Users Targeted By Malware
Updated: Reports of a first "iPad virus" turn out to be simply a phishing email aimed at Windows users with iPads