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LaCie 500GB Portable Hard Drive: Review
LaCie's shockproof Rugged Safe data storage drive with built-in 128-bit AES encryption and easy-to-use fingerprint reader connects to your PC via USB 2.0 or FireWire
2016 Smart Meter Target May Benefit BT Group
Moving the UK’s target ahead to 2016 could benefit a group of companies, including BT, bidding for the project
Zen And The Green Art Of PC Maintenance
It’s time to pimp your PC and save the planet says Andrew Donoghue. Repairing is the new upgrading
Multi-tasking Skype For iPhone 4 Launched
Skype has released an update of its VOIP app for Apple iPhone 4
US Senators Quiz Google On WiSpy Incident
Thirty-eight US states are investigating Google's WiFi data collection which was done with Street View cars
Pictures Spied Of HP Windows 7 Tablet
Hewlett-Packard may have a Windows 7-powered tablet PC in its production pipeline
Asus Opts For Android Over Windows For New Tablet
Asus says it will use Google's Android platform rather than Windows for its EP101TC tablet computer
IBM Launches 5000 MIPS Hybrid Mainframe
IBM's zEnterprise server pushes mainframe performance on, and converges mainframe technology with blade servers
Motorola Admits Flickering Droid X Displays
Motorola has admitted there is a problem affecting small numbers of its highly rated handset, the Droid X, and has posted a fix
Nokia Seeks New Boss To Stem Smartphone Losses
Nokia is reportedly looking for a new boss as it fights to halt its market share decline in the smartphone sector
Amazon Now Sells More e-Books Than Hardcover Books
Amazon is claiming that its Kindle e-books are outselling hardcover books, despite the fact that it is fighting a number of electronic competitors including the Apple iPad
Toshiba Tablet Revealed Down Under
Toshiba looks set to join the tablet party, after an Australian company executive publicly showed off a tablet prototype, dubbed the SmartPad
BT Begins Delayed FTTP Trials
BT has begun its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) trials using brownfield sites, where existing houses and businesses already exist
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