Britain's new Cyber Security Minister admits to counter-attack capability, and is accused of stealing President Obama's ideas, and eroding liberties
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
June 25, 2009
OLPC OS Now Available For Netbooks And Old PCs
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), designed to bring computers to developing nations, was criticised for using new hardware. Now it's available on a stick
IBM Helps Cities Get Smarter, Greener
The tech giant has been outlining its vision for making cities more energy efficient at a conference in Berlin
US Announces Plans For Cyber Command
Plans for the Cyber Command come a month after President Obama declared cyber-security a "national security priority" in a speech
Dell Achieves EPA Green Server Status
Dell officials are announcing that two of its PowerEdge server platforms, the R610 and R710, now meet the requirements needed for the EPA's Energy Star programme for servers, which was instituted in May
iPhone Customer Support Saves When Remote Wipe Fails
The remote wipe feature in Apple's new iPhone 3.0 software is good, but the restore failed Cameron Sturdevant. Luckily customer support in an Apple Store didn't let him down
Organisations Realising Real Savings From Virtualisation
The most recent example: San Francisco-based IT services provider BEAR Data Systems, has revealed that its hardware and virtualisation tools are enabling clients to achieve energy savings of 30 percent or more
Questions Continue About Jobs’ Health
Apple CEO Steve Jobs may have saved his life with a liver transplant, but questions about his medical leave could continue to dog his company, even after a highly successful June that saw the rollout of the iPhone 3G S.
Mobile Data Centres Could Be Runaway Success
An IDC analyst says that interest in the mobile data centres is high, but the global recession is holding down demand