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 | Nokia recently undertook a survey of consumers in emerging markets and exposed a new trend: mobile phone sharing. Apparently, more than 50 percent of those surveyed in India and Pakistan, plus almost 30 percent in Vietnam, either already share or would be willing to share the use of their mobile … |
 | My infatuation about the new [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1968.html"]Macbook Air[/URL] is not ending just yet. In fact, the [URL="http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_new_macbook_pros_are_coming"]ComputerWorld blog[/URL] has news -- hopefully insider scoop -- about what I'm dreaming about. Author Seth Weintraub says that the reason for the Macbook Pro delay (that is, why they weren't announced last week at …  |
| | It doesn’t really matter where you live in the world, the chances are that your country has been hit by some high profile data loss scandal during the course of the last year or so. Everything from retail operations such as TJ Maxx losing the odd 40 million or so … |
| | Many years ago, during a press visit to Microsoft HQ in Seattle, I was given relative freedom to wander around the Redmond campus. Of course, there were some areas that were strictly out of bounds. Areas like the one which was entered via the 'Cryogenics Lab' door for example. At … |
| | While I'm not yet a [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1968.html"]Mac convert[/URL], I've always been an iPod convert. I bought my first iPod in September of 2003 and can't say I complained. Reminiscing, it was a 40GB 3rd generation that I paid $475 for on eBay. It wasn't cheap, and I was fresh out of … |
| | So, MacWorld finally came and went. For months, I've anticipated this event. After Apple released [URL="http://www.apple.com/macosx/"]Leopard[/URL] in November, I had my eyes set on moving over to the Mac world. But without any guarantees that Apple would preinstall Leopard on existing laptops in their inventory and after hearing about numerous …  |
| | Interesting news from a new study of 112 homes in the Seattle area that shows a 10% reduction in home energy bills through the use of "smart grid" technology. The study, conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy, and reported on CNet News this morning, says its GridWise Project not … |
| | CES always provides plenty of great news, and plenty of juicy gossip, but I love it best when it mixes the two and you end up with a nice big fight. This would appear to be what is happening right now after the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project announced … |
| | There's an old saying in marketing that the consumer always gets what he or she wants. That's likely never been more true than with today's cell phones, where users are clamoring for more than just songs downloads, video, GPS, systems, and, increasingly, voice mail technologies. Voice mail? Did he just … |
| | Yes, in a bizarre twist and turn of fate, the original bad boy of illegal MP3 downloads which then went legit and hooked subscribers into music with Microsoft's digital rights management system has changed tack and announced it is to sell MP3 format tunes. So, OK, maybe not a real …  |
| | A posting at [URL="http://seclists.org/dailydave/2008/q1/0000.html"]Daily Dave[/URL], which is part of the [URL="http://insecure.org/"]Insecure.org[/URL] security website, by the founder of a Moscow based security vendor called [URL="http://www.gleg.net"]Gleg[/URL], would suggest that it's not a very good start to the new year for RealPlayer 11 users. Gleg Ltd chief technology officer Evgeny Legerov made a … |
| | A press release landed on my computer today, claiming that [URL="http://www.samsung.com"]Samsung[/URL] has launched the world's toughest cellphone. The Samsung Solid, so the release assures me, has "strengths that make it stand out from other mobiles" which include built in anti-shock and water and dust resistance. The release goes on to … |
| | Kaspersky Lab has [URL="http://www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid=204791980"]published its list[/URL] of the most prevalent viruses for the end of 2007, and although an email worm retains the top spot the more interesting stuff is happening immediately below it in the rankings of shame. Specifically, the second, fourth and seventh places which are all occupied … |
| | Things are not looking good for KDE, following the news that KDE will not be getting long term support (LTS) whereas GNOME will according to Canonical. The Hardy Heron will be assured of LTS status it seems, making Ubuntu 8.04 the second version of this Linux distro to get the … |
| | In an interview with Australian publication [URL="http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1891124482;pp;1;fp;16;fpid;1"]Computerworld[/URL] and ahead of his appearance as a keynote speaker at the Australian Linux Conference 2008, renowned security expert Bruce Schneier has compared Linux to Star Wars and suggests fanboys feel the force a bit more. Schneier will give a presentation entitled "Reconceptualising Security" … |
| | With Xmas fast approaching, one almost expects the unexpected. It would not come as a shock, for example, if a clip of a dancing cat were to be the most viewed video on YouTube this month, or for that matter one of some rather pathetic Harry Potter puppets, or even … |
| | Although it could be argued that your average fanboy has already got the present they wanted this xmas in the continuing growth of Linux in terms of both actual deployment and media popularity, or maybe the arrival of the [URL="http://www.beyondunreal.com/daedalus/singlepost.php?id=11383"]Linux server for Unreal Tournament 3[/URL] or even the fact that … |
| | According to the Managing Your Organisation’s E-mail and Messaging survey, the results of which were announced today by network management developer [URL="http://www.ipswitch.com"]Ipswitch Inc.[/URL], the feeling that you are drowning in spam happens for a reason: you are. The survey revealed that 20% of those responding reported more than a 100% … Hardware and Software abuse developer-tools email |
| | It should be a slow week for technology stocks, what with the holidays fast approaching and a dearth of any meaningful quarterly earnings surprises. The former you know about, with Christmas only a week away. Late December is notoriously dull for the stock market as traders think more about fun … |
| | There has been much debate over the last week as to how the forthcoming Windows Server 2008 release from Microsoft will embrace Linux, specifically with regard to the interoperability between Windows and Linux as evidenced by Release Candidate 1 code. The two sides of the story seem to be either: … |
| | [URL="http://www.opera.com"]Opera Software ASA[/URL], the company behind what used to be the alternative web browser of choice until Firefox came along and changed all that, has urged Microsoft to give consumers a genuine choice of standards-compliant browser clients. It has filed an official complaint with the European Commission which describes at … |
| | Microsoft has today announced the availability of Service Pack 1 for the 2007 Office system product range, and you don't have to wait the 3-6 months which Microsoft says it will take to appear in the automatic updates either. In actual fact you can download it right now from [URL="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads"]OfficeOnline[/URL]. … |
| | [URL="http://www.nochex.com"]Nochex[/URL] has been providing secure online payment services to small and medium businesses in the UK ever since 2001. It seems to take security seriously, as anyone dealing with your money should, with encrypted data transfers, encrypted data storage and servers at the same highly secure location as used by … |
| | Whenever I see a press release that includes words such as monetize, world's largest and unique position I have to admit I get a sudden urge to reach for the delete key. However, on this occasion I decided to read on simple because it came from the direction of SourceForge.net … |
| | [URL="http://john.jubjubs.net/2007/11/27/mozilla-firefox-market-share/"]According to John Lilly[/URL], the Firefox web browser has 126 million unique monthly users. A figure extrapolated from an Active Daily Users number of 48 million, itself a massive increase on the 23 million ADU figure from this time last year. So who is John Lilly and why should we … |
| | Want a sneaky peek at Ubuntu 8.04? Then you are in luck as the [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/alpha1"]Hardy Heron Tribe 1 Alpha[/URL] pre-release has just been made [URL="http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/hardy/alpha-1/"]available for download[/URL]. This will, in time, morph into 8.04 and is the first in a series of milestone CD images that is slated for distribution … |
| | Rewind to London in 1850 and the first public toilets which required users to insert a coin to gain entrance were born, along with the phrase ‘to spend a penny.’ Fast forward to 2007 and Londoners can now spend 25 pennies to use a cellphone operated, location based, SatLav service … |
| | Nick Breese is a researcher with New Zealand based security outfit [URL="http://security-assessment.com/"]Security-Assessment.com[/URL] and found himself giving a presentation at the Kiwicon hacker conference in Wellington earlier this week. His presentation looked at the use of the PlayStation 3 games console to crack passwords, and Breese concluded that when compared to … |
| | The annual [URL="http://www.mcafee.com"]Virtual Criminology Report[/URL], published today, warns that international international cyber espionage is set to be the biggest single threat to national security next year. Right there on the front line of this cyber cold-war is China, according to report authors McAfee. However, that is just the tip of … |
| | How often is it that we hear stories from people who work as tech support about the stupid people they have to deal with? Indeed, it seems as though working as tech support could potentially be an extremely entertaining profession, provided that you have a good sense of humor. Of … |
| | A proposal from the [URL="http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/en/"]French Ministry of Culture[/URL] could hit online music and movie piracy very hard with a very big stick if it goes ahead. In addition to the existing law, introduced only last year, which made unauthorised file-sharing a criminal offence carrying a 30,000 Euro fine and up …  |
| | Although the [URL="https://www.linux-foundation.org/en/2007ClientSurvey"]Linux Foundation 2007 Desktop/Client survey[/URL] does not actually finish until the 30th November, there would seem to be little point adding your opinion to the thousands who have already done so as the results appear to have escaped. The web is already buzzing with reports that participation levels …  |
 | As a programmer who until [B]very[/B] quite recently chose C#.NET as his main language, WPF was thrust upon me like an anvil in your favorite 90s cartoon. There was no avoiding it... And for that, I'm glad -- mostly. The Windows Presentation Foundation is a UI subsystem of the Microsoft … |
| | [URL="http://www.tincantools.com"]Tin Can Tools[/URL] has announced a new fully functional embedded Linux platform in the shape of a 40-pin DIP package. The Hammer board, based upon the Samsung S3C2410 ARM920T processor, is designed from the ground up to be very modular and easy to interface. Tin Can Tools suggests it is … |
| | The University of Miami in the US has got together with the University of Dundee in Scotland to work with IBM on a project to develop open source software designed specifically to address the needs of older people, and help them to adapt to and remain productive in the 21st … |
| | I have two mobile phones. One is purely for personal calls and so that number is only known to my family and closest friends. The other is purely for business calls, the number is printed on my business. A couple of times last week I received what are known as … |
| | The security experts at [URL="http://www.avertlabs.com"]McAfee's Avert labs[/URL] have been consulting the Tarot card, rubbing their crystal balls and generally predicting what levels of IT doom and gloom we can expect to be experiencing during the course of 2008. Unsurprisingly, they expect to see an increase in web exploits and those … |
| | Back in May, I [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1466.html"]broke the story[/URL] on DaniWeb in this very blog of how the online application facility for UK visas was not only insecure, but that it had potentially been so for years. The company concerned, VFS Global, which operated the visa online application form filing service on …  |
| | Firefox ticks many boxes, but the one big cross it has had to bear over the years is the memory leakage problem that many users have experienced. Here's how it works: user has Firefox browser open and visits websites, Firefox slurps up some system resources, user continues to keep Firefox … |
| | So the [URL="http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=26613EC7&node=home/shop_iphone/family/iphone"]Apple iPhone [/URL]has finally gone on sale in the UK, with hundreds of fans queuing at the Apple store in London's Regent Street to be one of the first customers for what has become known here as God's Own Phone as it does everything, according to the fanboys …  |
| | [URL="http://www.playstation.com/"]Sony Computer Entertainment[/URL] Europe has announced the availability of the latest system software for the PlayStation 3, finally taking it into V2.00 territory. To be honest it isn't that great a leap forward, although there is one nice new feature: the ability to turn a PS3 system on and off … |
| | Ahead of its unveiling and hands-on demonstration at the TechEd: IT Forum in Barcelona, Spain next week, Microsoft has announced that Centro will be officially known as the Windows Essential Business Server. With something in the region of 1.4 million mid-sized businesses around the globe, it does not take a … |
| | Research commissioned by Internet security software makers [URL="http://www.avguk.com/stop-cybertheft"]AVG[/URL] has revealed that one in three people in the UK have experienced some kind of cyber theft over the Internet. What's more, it is also one of the UK's most feared crimes, outranking burglary, assault and robbery according to the independent study … |
| | Microsoft is announcing the availability of its new [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/windowshomeserver"]Windows Home Server[/URL] product today. The WHS solution is targeted directly at a family audience, helping them to protect, connect and share digital media and documents. The stay-at-home server delivers the same type of benefits that the corporate and academic server technology … |
| | Every now and then [URL="http://www.theregister.co.uk"]The Register[/URL] publishes a really funny news piece, and the one entitled 'Confused BBC tech chief' is a perfect example. According to the report, in an interview with UK based web design magazine [URL="http://www.netmag.co.uk/"].net[/URL], the Director of Future Media and Technology at the BBC, one Ashley … |
| | All is not well for Apple, in a week when it should be flag waving the release of Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' the firm finds itself, and its users, under attack instead. The culprit being a new Trojan which, once installed, changes the Mac's domain name system server. This … |
| | Yesterday I laid out the risks and rewards of investing and trading stocks online. As I said, it's easy to do and actually kind of fun, but like going to Vegas, you have to be able to walk away from the table if you're losing money. To help you avoid … Hardware and Software finance |
| | My friend and I were texting each other about the Red Sox World Series rout the other night -- way to go Sockies, how to beat 'dem Rockies! -- and, both being Boston natives, were having a grand old time. My pal won some money on the Series and had … Hardware and Software finance |
| | According to a legal [URL="http://www.eff.org/files/filenode/lenz_v_universal/final_lenz_am_cmplt.pdf"]document[/URL] published at the [URL="http://www.eff.org"]Electronic Frontier Foundation[/URL] site, the copyright Nazis at Universal Music Group might have bitten off more than they can chew when they ordered the removal of a Dancing baby clip from YouTube. Stephanie Lenz posted a video clip on YouTube of her … |
| | According to the latest [URL="http://www.idctracker.org"]IDC Quarterly Server Tracker report[/URL] the growth of Linux as far as the US x86 server market is concerned has started to slow. In fact, it is has done more than just slow, when compared to Windows-based server growth it has slipped backwards. In 2005 Windows … |
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