More Opinion

  • 07 August 2006

  • Opinion: A blog about blogging

    So much for the much-vaunted 'citizen journalist'. A recent PC Advisor poll suggests that the vast majority of internet users hold little store by blogs (he blogged).

  • Opinion: eBay, Met combine to thwart phone thieves

    eBay has announced that it's teamed up with London’s Metropolitan Police to prevent stolen mobile phone handsets being sold on online. In future, the web-auction site will not allow the sale of barred handsets - a sensible move that will protect the buyer as much as discourage what I believe are known as 'fences'.

  • 05 August 2006

  • Opinion: Bye-bye Bill

    There can be only a few readers who haven’t heard the news that in 2008 Bill Gates is to step down from day-to-day involvement in the running of Microsoft. Here’s our tribute...

  • 04 August 2006

  • Opinion: iTrip ban to be lifted

    Radio transmitters for iPods and similar audio players could soon become legal, if Ofcom gets its way.

  • Opinion: Norwich gets blanket Wi-Fi coverage

    It's known as the jewel of East Anglia, the city in the swamp, and an acronym used by servicemen when informing their other halves that they're on leave. But there's more to Norwich than that.

  • Opinion: London muggers choose Nokia

    Researchers at Loughborough University studied 112,000 crimes in London last year, and found that the Nokia 6230 was the most stolen handset, followed by Samsung's D500 and Motorola’s hugely popular RAZR. Standards in the capital are higher across the board, it seems.

  • Opinion: Undetectable Vista malware?

    A Singapore-based company, Coseinc, has presented two proof-of-concept attacks on Microsoft's beta OS.

  • 03 August 2006

  • Opinion: Back up your digital snaps!

    Now come on. There really is no excuse for not backing up any of your digital data, whether it's photos, video, your household accounts or letters to your bank manager.

  • Opinion: Is PlayStation 3 a Sony killer?

    A report in today's Guardian suggests that the answer is a resounding 'yes'. For why? Take your pick from these: games demos of dubious provenance, the gaming suitability (or lack of) of the much-vaunted Cell processor, and the Blu-ray tie-in.

  • Opinion: Get your scanning software here

    Scanners may have fallen out of vogue due to the dominance of digital cameras and email, but they are still the best means of inputting hard-copy documents. PaperPort and ReadIRIS Pro are two solutions aimed at making it easier to manage and edit scanned documents.

  • 02 August 2006

  • Opinion: Intel comes good

    Some years back, as an unworldly young IT journalist, I remember being rather taken in by the intoxicating atmosphere at an Intel press launch. I found myself surrounded by exuberant executives, all happily confident in the knowledge that their company would continue to lay down the standard for years to come.

  • Opinion: Mobile phones 'dirtier than toilet seats'

    There was disturbing news reported in the Daily Mail today. Apparently mobile phones are home to more germs than a toilet seat.

  • Opinion: Harvesting Japan's commuters for electricity

    In one of those "surely someone has thought of it before" moments, a giant railway company in Tokyo has started testing a system that harvests electricity generated by the movement of passengers through its ticket gates.

  • Opinion: Smallest HD camcorder claimed by Canon

    Canon has unveiled a high-definition camcorder that it says is the world's smallest and lightest such device.

  • Opinion: The curse of mobile technology

    It's not every Tom, Dick and Harry who wants their mobile phone to be absolutely up to date with the latest technology, with a 10 billion megapixel camera or room for their entire music collection in MP3s.

  • 01 August 2006

  • Opinion: MySpace changes terms for musicians

    MySpace.com, under pressure from musician Billy Bragg, has changed its terms and conditions to allow musicians and artists to retain ownership of material they post.

  • Opinion: Prototype Zune design leaks on to net

    Danish designer Klaus Silberbauer appears to have posted some prototype Zune designs on his blog.

  • Opinion: Would you pay for the Office 2007 beta?

    Is a beta version of the suite code-named Office 12.0 worth twelve bits? That's a question some folks will have to ask themselves tomorrow.

  • Opinion: GCSE students to do homework in school

    This morning, once I'd accomplished the necessary pinching, punching, flicking and kicking of everyone within reach, I was astonished to read in my paper that GCSE students are going to be stopped from taking their coursework home to prevent cheating.

  • 31 July 2006

  • Opinion: Why not just ban the internet altogether?

    It seems that a new law is going to stop American children from using social networking sites at school or in libraries.

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