Dell has released what it says is the industry's thinnest 12.1 inch rugged convertible tablet, the Latitude XT2 XFR
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October 27, 2009
Yahoo Pulls The Plug On GeoCities
Its official. Yahoo has finally closed its free web hosting service that it acquired for billions of dollars at the height of the dot-com boom
Gizmodo Duped Into Distributing Malware Via Ads
Security protection firm Sophos warns that the Gizmodo gadget blog has inadvertently been distributing adverts corrupted with malware
Symbian Foundation Launches Horizon App Service
The Symbian Foundation has launched an application publishing program for developers writing apps for the mobile operating system
Trend Micro Moves To Protect The Cloud
Cloud computing "moves servers outside the security perimeter" and needs a strong security response, warns Trend Micro as it updates its flagship product
Cisco Spends $183 million To Acquire ScanSafe
Cisco has flexed its financial muscle in a bid to acquire SaaS security vendor ScanSafe for roughly $183 million
Google Wave Rumoured To Launch In 2010
The much-hyped Google Wave collaboration tool could be out of beta and formally launched - with an app store - by the end of 2010
Aerohive Offers Wi-Fi LAN-As-A-Service
Putting wireless LAN management in the cloud reduces costs and environmental impact, claims Aerohive
Nokia Admits Ovi Store Needs Work
Nokia has admitted that its Ovi Store could use a lot of work, but has touted its development since its launch back in May
Home Secretary “Stops The Clock” on McKinnon Extradition
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has thrown a lifeline for supporters of British hacker Gary McKinnon, allowing time to examine new medical evidence
DC Versus AC Power Debate Continues
The age-old debate over whether DC versus AC power is best looks set to continue, thanks to the potential green benefits of DC in data centres, says Chris Gonsalves
University Hopes To Cut Electricity Usage With Virtualisation
Middlesex University joins the likes of Queen Margaret and Southampton in rolling out energy efficient IT systems
Opera Sees A Spike In Mobile Web Usage
Number of Opera Mini users up by 11.5 percent in September, as mobile browsing continuse to grow
UK Points To Space As The Final Economic Frontier
Conference held in London focuses on role of space technology in economic recovery and combating climate change
Indiana’s Woes And The Tale Of IBM’s Lost $1.34bn
IBM was officially terminated from a 10-year welfare services contract with the US state of Indiana worth around $1.34bn (£818m)
White House Opts For Open Source Website
The Obama administration drops proprietary software driving Whitehouse.gov for the Drupal open-source content management platform
Problems Reported With Windows 7 Downloads
Microsoft and partner Digital River are working to solve the problem of users experiencing download and install errors with the Windows 7 student edition
EC Warned Of Oracle MySQL Dangers
Former MySQL business adviser Florian Mueller and members of the EC believe that Oracle owning MySQL through its acquisition of Sun is a colossal conflict of interest
Amazon Launches Cloud Database Service
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), a new web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale relational databases in the cloud