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  • 04 May 2007

  • News: Tech glitch creates UK election chaos

    The results of Scotland's elections have been thrown into chaos and results delayed by technical problems with the newly introduced electronic counting system.

  • News: The top 8 Second Life virtual businesses

    I was standing in a spacious entryway, chatting with the chief science officer at Sun Microsystems. His short-cropped hair, V-neck sweater and glasses were a sure sign of technical prowess.

  • News: Microsoft in talks to buy Yahoo

    Having lost out to Google in a bid to acquire internet advertising company DoubleClick, Microsoft has initiated a new round of talks to acquire Yahoo, according to published reports Friday.

  • Opinion: Windows Vista beats Nokia jingle

    Apparently the most heard piece of music ever is not Paul McCartney's 'Yesterday' or 'Happy Birthday' (I don't mean Paul McCartney's 'Happy Birthday' from Abbey Road, I mean the regular singalong in a quiet voice until the name part of the annual chant). It's the Nokia ringtone.

  • Opinion: End of the MySpace free-for-all?

    Domain-name squatting was big business ten years ago. It was quick and easy to register a web address containing the name of a celebrity or a world-renowned brand, and some industrious people sought to flog these URLs to their rightful owners, many of whom hadn’t yet caught onto this new thing called 'the internet'.

  • Opinion: End of the MySpace free-for-all?

    Domain-name squatting was big business ten years ago. It was quick and easy to register a web address containing the name of a celebrity or a world-renowned brand, and some industrious people sought to flog these URLs to their rightful owners, many of whom hadn’t yet caught onto this new thing called 'the internet'.

  • News: Biometrics boost to gov't border controls

    The British government - beset by fears of terrorists, crime and illegal immigration - has drawn up wide plans to drop a tight electronic curtain over its borders over the next seven years. It is testing several technologies as part of its ‘e-Borders’ programme, which aims for more thorough oversight over travellers coming to the UK.

  • News: UK gov't forced to open up on ID cards

    The UK government must publish ‘gateway reviews’ on the progress of its ID card plan, the Information Tribunal has ruled.

  • News: nVidia launches ATI-killer

    NVIDIA has begun its counter attack against ATI’s efforts to dominate the graphics market, announcing that it will release a video card that runs an average of 10 to 15 percent faster than its previous record-breaking model, the GeForce 8800 GTX.

  • News: Greenpeace backs Apples green efforts

    Environmental group Greenpeace has responded to Apple CEO Steve Jobs' open letter on the environmental issues facing his company and the industry. Greenpeace seems pleased with the steps Apple has committed to taking, raising the company's ranking from a 2.7 to a 5 out of 10.

  • News: BlackBerry Curve beats iPhone to launch

    One month before Apple is set to release the iPhone, Research In Motion (RIM) has announced a new BlackBerry smartphone it calls Curve. Also called the 8300, the devices expected to be released this spring (individual carriers will announce prices as the roll out the phone).

  • News: Critical Windows & Office fixes next week

    Microsoft will issue seven security updates next week for Windows, Office, Exchange and BizTalk.

  • News: First contactless credit card coming to UK

    Barclaycard is set to launch the UK's first contactless credit card in September, following the successful completion of technical trials.

  • News: Cool crowd gather for Adobe Live 2007

    Adobe Live 2007 focuses on the key areas in the creative industry: Design, Publishing, Photography, Web and Video.

  • News: Acer sceptical of laptop fuel cells

    Fuel cells that the power needs of a laptop PC or other new technology to significantly increase battery life won't likely be available for years, an Acer. executive says.

  • 03 May 2007

  • News: Yahoo launches mobile oneSeach beta

    Yahoo has launched the beta of its mobile search service, oneSearch, in the UK.

  • News: Google re-opens Belgian newspaper links

    Google is including links again to some of Belgium's most popular French- and German-language newspapers, although their copyright lawsuit against the US search company remains pending.

  • News: Firefox gets eBay auction add-on

    Mozilla is asking users to test a new add-on for the Firefox browser that lets users monitor their deals on eBay's auction site in real time.

  • News: Internet Explorer 8.0 to focus on security

    Microsoft dodged questions this week at the Mix07 Web developer conference about when it plans to update its Internet Explorer (IE) browser to Version 8 (IE8).

  • News: Internet2 knocked out by homeless man

    A fire started by a homeless man knocked out service between Boston and New York on the experimental Internet2 network on Tuesday night.

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