Over a quarter of adults admit to SMSing whilst behind the wheel, while the majority confess to using a mobile whilst driving, according to a US study
June 21, 2010
Firefox Extension Offers Facebook, Twitter Encryption
An extension for Firefox is now available that will encrypt most of the browser's communications with websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Google
Data Loss Fear Among SMBs Drives Security Changes
The fear of losing data is driving more and more small to midsize businesses to focus on information protection, as well as backup and recovery
Martha Lane Fox Keeps ‘Digital Champion’ Role
The coalition government is keeping Martha Lane Fox as the UK's 'digital champion' with a brief to cut government costs with online services
Toshiba Unveils Dual Touchscreen Netbook
For users wanting a PC-based alternative to the Apple iPad, Toshiba has launched a laptop that features two touchscreens
The IT Crowd, Not Rooney, Are Our Heroes
IT people will fix problems rather than watch football. That's no surprise to Peter Judge, as IT problems are less tedious than this year's World Cup
Coming Soon: Facebook The Movie And The IT Crowd
Techies are being celebrated on the small and big screens with a Facebook movie and another series of cult British comedy, the IT crowd
Apple To Deliver iOS4 Today
iPhones will get the benefit of multitasking and other features in the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system - iPads will have to wait
IBM Brings Hyper-Reality Video To Wimbledon iPhones
IBM will show the Wimbledon action via iPhone or Android video but no English men are playing
O2’s iPhone 4 Stock Limited To Existing Customers
O2 doesn't have enough stock of the Apple iPhone 4 to offer it to new customers, the company has admitted
Facebook Reported To Have Earned £536m In 2009
Facebook apparently earned as much as $800 million (£536m) in 2009, according to unnamed sources quoted by Reuters
IBM Prepares Supercomputer For TV Gameshow
IBM’s “Watson” supercomputer could find its way onto the game show “Jeopardy” as early as this Autumn
Sophos: Apple Users Don’t Take Security Seriously
Apple quietly updated a security feature added to Mac OS X last year to protect against a backdoor Trojan known as HellRTS
Cisco Warns Of Rising World Cup Malware
Web traffic is up by an average of 27 percent during World Cup matches. Correspondingly, the distribution of malicious malware is also way up
Facebook Continues To Tout Privacy Improvements
Facebook has issued a blog post and a letter detailing the ways in which it stewards users' personal data