Google announces Chrome operating system
News The Google Chrome Operating System project aims to build a Linux-based OS available for purchase on netbooks in the second half of 2010 [08 Jul 2009]
- The gloves are off - manek
- Privacy Issues - J.A. Watson
- Yeeeaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!! - Xwindowsjunkie
Stallman warns of Mono 'risk'
News The GNU project founder has urged developers to drop use of the open-source toolset, saying it could expose their work to legal action from Microsoft [30 Jun 2009]
- What he said .. - Andrew Meredith
- To be Paranoid or NOT Paranoid? - Xwindowsjunkie
- Its a Choice not a Chicken. - Xwindowsjunkie
USB could be answer to Windows 7 netbook dilemma
News The software maker is considering offering Windows 7 on a USB flash drive for owners of netbooks and other machines without CD or DVD drives [26 Jun 2009]
- Win 7 on USB and Win 7(E) - Moley
New iPhone OS due on Wednesday
News Version 3.0 of the handset's operating system will bring system-wide search, cut-and-paste, push notifications and enhanced keyboard options to Apple's popular device [17 Jun 2009]
- iPhone OS3 - 160696
- OS 3.0 notes and consequences - John Molloy
Europe to get Windows 7 without browser
News Aiming to appease regulators, Microsoft plans to ship Windows 7 in Europe without Internet Explorer, though computer makers will have the option to add it back in [12 Jun 2009]
TalkTalk drops Phorm
News The UK internet service provider will not use behavioural advertising technology from Phorm, the companies announced on Wednesday [09 Jul 2009]
- Nevertheless - Moley
BT puts Phorm plans on hold
News The company has shelved plans to deploy Phorm's Webwise ad-serving technology, which has been the target of privacy concerns [06 Jul 2009]
Opera: Microsoft's browser move not enough
News The software maker's move to strip IE from Windows 7 in Europe will not restore competition in the browser market, says Opera chief technology officer Håkon Wium Lie [15 Jun 2009]
- This is not the same as the "Media Player minus" fiasco - 1000272134
- Opera whingers - tonylinde
BT wants BBC to pay for iPlayer
News The ISP has admitted limiting iPlayer download speeds for some of its customers, and says content owners should not expect a 'free ride' [11 Jun 2009]
- BT holding ransom demands. - adamjarvis
- BT drop the ball - SeanTheMac
Google Chrome OS takes shine off Windows
Leader The Chrome OS is perfectly pitched at Microsoft's weaknesses. Addressing those will be Redmond's biggest challenge [08 Jul 2009]
- It is nice to see a hope for some competition. - hkommedal
UK launches dedicated cybersecurity agency
News A new government agency will coordinate national IT security defence and response, including launching DDoS attacks and cyber-espionage [25 Jun 2009]
A look at HTC's Hero Android phone 
Photos The Hero uses an HTC-customised user interface skin called Sense, and is the first Android handset from the manufacturer not to carry Google branding [24 Jun 2009]
HTML 5 drops open-source video codec
News The next version of the web-coding language will specify neither H.264 nor Ogg Theora as its native video codec, due to a lack of agreement between browser makers [03 Jul 2009]
Microsoft sets UK prices for Windows 7
News Microsoft has announced retail pricing for Windows 7, due to launch in October, and confirmed that European users must buy the full versions [25 Jun 2009]
- Looks like a classical case of corporate . . . - hkommedal
O2 blames Apple for UK iPhone 3G S prices
News Apple is charging O2 the same wholesale rate for this year's mid-range iPhone as it did for last year's top-end model, the operator has said [11 Jun 2009]
- What price a compass? - 190283
- o2/iphone: £15 tethering should have covered EU-it would have sold - adamjarvis
Intel urges SMEs: Don't delay PC refresh
News The chipmaker is calling on businesses to avoid lengthening their PC refresh cycles as a cost-cutting measure, as security-risk and maintenance bills could prove more costly [29 Jun 2009]
- Beware geeks bearing advice - manek
Maps compare 3G coverage across UK
Photos Regulator Ofcom has published maps that reveal the extent of each operator's 3G coverage across the UK [08 Jul 2009]
- Boroughbridge area devoid of any 02 service - largebear17
- Best coverage apparently all at sea! - 55454
Parliamentary tech boss backs calls for gov't IT loans
News MP Andrew Miller, leader of parliament's IT committee, has lent his support to a consortium calling for a £1bn fund to stimulate investment in green tech and shared services [30 Jun 2009]
Funded ICT training take-up falls by half
News A government review finds 50 percent fewer adults are using funded ICT training than five years ago [18 Jun 2009]
Microsoft aims to double Russian sales
News The software maker has said it plans to double Russian sales in the next three years as the country's IT market has yet to catch up with more developed peers [17 Jun 2009]
Apple stamps out 46 iPhone bugs
News Many of the long list of flaws in iPhone and iPod could have let an attacker run code on the handset, and some have been rated 'highly critical' [18 Jun 2009]
Digital Britain phone levy not enough, says BT
News The government's proposed 50p charge on fixed lines will not be enough to extend next-generation broadband coverage across the whole UK, BT's strategy chief has said [02 Jul 2009]
Windows 7 may offer a 'Family Pack'
News Enthusiasts have spotted wording in a leaked test build of the operating system that suggests Microsoft may offer a three-PC deal with the new Windows [03 Jul 2009]
Labour MP takes gov't to task over ID scheme
News The government has faced fresh calls for the £5bn scheme to be scrapped, this time from within the Labour party [07 Jul 2009]
- ID Card shenanigans - azonei
Microsoft promise lets Mono off the hook
News The software maker is to extend its Community Promise to cover standards that underpin the .NET framework, thus clearing up some of the uncertainty surrounding the Mono project [07 Jul 2009]
