ISP: Wi-Fi test shows flaw in file-sharing crackdown
News TalkTalk says its street-level Wi-Fi hacking test shows proposals to disconnect unlawful file-sharers could end up affecting innocent people [16 Oct 2009]
- Most people are crooks if given half a chance - mrjonno
- Flawed analogy - 1000215420
- Re: Flawed Analogy - Moley
Microsoft releases Windows 7 worldwide
News As Microsoft launches its 'best operating system ever', analysts predict Windows 7 will see significant enterprise uptake and have a positive impact on the PC industry [22 Oct 2009]
TV spectrum to be used for mobile broadband
News The European Commission has given countries a two-year target to switch to digital TV and so free up analogue spectrum for wireless broadband [30 Oct 2009]
Paving slabs harness energy of pedestrians 
Photos The Pavegen system uses flexible paving slabs that convert the energy made by footsteps into electricity [03 Nov 2009]
Shoppers blocked from buying across EU borders
News The European Commission calls for more progress on simplifying cross-border online shopping, after its study shows that 60 percent transactions cannot be completed [23 Oct 2009]
- Same... - 1000193116
Icann gives green light to non-Latin URLs
News The domain-name body has voted to allow the use of non-Latin characters in web extensions, allowing URLs to be written in languages such as Arabic and Hebrew [30 Oct 2009]
- Oh Dear - Tezzer
Mandelson puts 'three strikes' internet plan in motion
News Proposals that could force ISPs to cut off the internet connection of persistent copyright infringers will be included in a bill going before parliament next month [28 Oct 2009]
- who wouldn’t encrypt their traffic - mywl002
- Impossible to police - graham.manning@tso.co.uk
Windows, OS X, Ubuntu: Maturity or stagnation?
Leader Windows 7 is nothing new, but it is not alone — all desktop operating systems are looking in the wrong direction [22 Oct 2009]
Google: Data is more secure in the cloud
News A Google Apps exec compares storing data in the cloud to keeping money in a bank rather than stashing it nearby [03 Nov 2009]
Nokia files patent suit against Apple over iPhones
News The Finnish handset maker is suing Apple in a US court, alleging that iPhones infringe 10 of its patents related to networking technology [22 Oct 2009]
- Apple buys Nokia - DavidA
UK urged to co-ordinate with EU allies on spam
News The UK and other member countries need to make a concerted effort to crack down on spam and spyware, according to the European Commission [12 Oct 2009]
Firefox 3.6 can detect computer orientation
News In a new step to advance web-programming abilities, Mozilla's next Firefox will be able to detect how a user is tipping their computer [13 Oct 2009]
Microsoft criticises privacy in Chrome 3.0
News The latest version of the browser logs every search keystroke and sends it back to Google, a Microsoft executive has pointed out [21 Oct 2009]
UK failed to protect privacy over Phorm, says EC
News The European Commission is pursuing privacy-infringement proceedings against the government, saying UK privacy law does not comply with European legislation [29 Oct 2009]
'Polished' Moblin adds 3G support, plug-ins
News The latest version of Moblin, the Intel-sponsored Linux distribution for Atom-based netbooks and nettops, includes a new web browser and allows Bluetooth pairing [05 Nov 2009]
Government to put £39.5m into R&D
News Lord Mandelson will announce plans to spend £39.5m in investment for research in medicine, logistics, agriculture and green construction [13 Oct 2009]
Microsoft's Sidekick data 'almost certainly lost'
News US users of the T-Mobile Sidekick handset have been told their personal data, which was being hosted by Microsoft, is unlikely to be recovered after a server failure [12 Oct 2009]
Angela Smith named as government IT minister
News The Cabinet Office has confirmed that Angela Smith has responsibility for government IT and information security [16 Oct 2009]
Howard Schmidt sees SME appeal in Windows 7 
Video The Information Security Forum CEO talks to ZDNet UK at the RSA Conference in London about how businesses will greet Windows 7 [21 Oct 2009]
Nokia vs Apple: The hidden scandal
Analysis Nokia is dragging Apple to court over wireless patents. This exposes IP law on the verge of failure [26 Oct 2009]
- Nokia Use Any Icons? - jbelkin
End of the line for Microsoft Office Accounting
News The software maker has announced it is ending the latest in a series of efforts to rival Intuit in the business-accounting software [02 Nov 2009]
VirtualBox update fixes Windows 7 bugs
News The update to Sun's virtualisation testing tool takes care of compatibility problems with the Microsoft and Apple OSes, among other performance improvements [02 Nov 2009]
Sun introduces 2TB flash storage array
News The F5100 Flash Array will deliver a low-power performance boost to transaction-heavy database operations, while cutting power usage [13 Oct 2009]
Firefox gains 30m users in eight weeks
News The open-source web browser has rapidly gained new users over the past two months, according to Mozilla [27 Oct 2009]
Microsoft apologises for Sidekick data-recovery wait
News The company says it is sorry to be taking so long to bring back contacts and other information, but wants to make sure it is preserving all the data [20 Oct 2009]
