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Efficient IT is better for the environment

Alex Rabbetts — Thu, 21 Aug 2008

Rising power costs are going to squeeze data centre operators, whether commercial or corporate, in a very painful way

Document Management : Understand the key drivers behind the trend

Nick Rowley — Thu, 21 Aug 2008

There has been a prolific growth of unstructured information (85% unstructured, 15% structured) and along with it a burgeoning requirement for compliance and regulatory conformance

Crims steal card info at 15 Louisiana restaurants

Steve Gold — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

According to the Associated Press, no less than 15 restaurants in the Baton Rouge area of Louisiana have been hit by crims stealing tens of thousands of card details.

A careless phone call traps Radovan

Steve Gold — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

Watching a documentary on Serbian war criminal Radovan Karadzic last night, I was intrigued to hear that it was his careless use of mobile phones that got him nicked last month.

Sky HD Adds Seven New HD Channels, Prepares For Freesat Onslaught

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

Sky has bolstered its HD offerings ahead of a full frontal assault by ITV/BBC's Freesat; the subscription-based satellite company will be adding seven new HD channels in October to bring the number to 26

UK Airports To Introduce Face Recognition Devices

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

The UK Border Agency is set to roll-out face recognition solutions as part of the e-borders programme, across the UK if the six-month trial at Manchester Airport, which involves 11 machines, is conclusive

5 Ways The New Skypephone S2 Could Make A Big Difference

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

Three's new Skypephone S2 has just made it off the shelves and the mere fact that it is being launched less than a year after the first model is a testament to the popularity and versatility of the product

Asus BC-1205PT Blu-ray Optical Drive

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

The ASUS BC-1205PT is BD-ROM/DVD±R/RW/CD-RW drive capable of reading data from and writing data on DVD+R/RW/DVD-R/RW/ DVD-RAM formats

Dell Extends Laptop Warranty After Nvidia GPU Debacle, But Worse is coming

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

Nvidia's problems have gone from bad to worse after Dell yielded in to customers demands and offered an additional 12-month warranty to all those affected by Nvidia's GPU problems

Apple Pushes iPhone Firmware v2.0.2 Out Finally

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

Apple has released a software update version 2.0.2 for iPhone and iPhone 3G which it mentions is aimed at fixing bugs

Landline Broadband User Customer base Shrinks as Mobile Internet Numbers Rocket

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

A recent survey report which was undertaken by YouGov has indicated that the rising popularity of Mobile Broadband services can adversely affect the financials of traditional Internet Service Providers (ISP)

Nokia's Brand New 8800 Phone Aimed At Posher Fashionistas

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

Nokia has made a stunning new addition to the Nokia 8800 Arte range by introducing the Carbon Arte which promises to turn heads for its sheer looks

Toshiba Revamps Tecra Range With Centrino 2 Equipped A10 and M10 Laptops

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

Toshiba has introduced two new laptops in its Tecra range which are tailored to cater to high end business use and promises holistic security as their hallmark

Archos Pits Latest Wireless 3G PMPs Against Apple's iTouch

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

French-based Archos has just released two new media players that should really give Apple's iTouch a run for its money; the Archos 5 and Archos 7 both have something the iTouch doesn't: huge screens with almost no bezel

Can You Hear Me? Develop Compelling Communications, Stop Unclear Ones

Uwe Richter — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

Given the ever-increasing amounts of information people face today, it is necessary for individuals to find more effective methods to communicate and collaborate with each other

Zoom ADSL X6 125mbps Wireless-G ADSL Modem Router, £29.97

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

This Zoom ADSL wireless router provides wireless speed boost for data rates above 802.11g

16GB IJT Flash Drive, only £24.95

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

An outstanding 16GB storage device that comes with 2 years warranty and no caps to lose

Power saving is environmental good news in data centres!

Alex Rabbetts — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

The Credit Crunch? Environmental good news in Data Centres? Why? Read the following to learn more

Lost in Data Land : How Searching and Retrieving Information Can Siphon Your Budget

Uwe Richter — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

The time wasted retrieving and managing information within an organisation adds an often unexpected stealth cost to operations

Computer Game Industry Launches Crackdown on P2P File Sharing

Desire Athow — Wed, 20 Aug 2008

Yesterday's news of the successful prosecution of a 30-year old mother of two for illegally sharing file seems to have embolden the rest of the industry to pursuit UK-based casual pirates

Olympics Committee wants help from Piratebay.org

Steve Gold — Tue, 19 Aug 2008

I was mildly amused this afternoon to hear that the IOC (International Olympics Committee) is looking to the Pirate Bay to help it eradicate BitTorrent indexes that show clips from the Beijing Olympics.

Visa starts real-time mobile transaction alerts in US

Steve Gold — Tue, 19 Aug 2008

Visa has bitten the security bullet and announced agreements with eight North American financial institutions to launch a pilot program testing delivery of real-time transaction notification alerts via text
messaging and email.

Three launches Skypephone Mark 2, Free on £15 Contract

Desire Athow — Tue, 19 Aug 2008

Though not intended as a business phone, Three’s Skypephone S2 has some serious small business features

Japanese iPod Nano Overheating Reports : Apple having a really bad day?

Desire Athow — Tue, 19 Aug 2008

It could just be a matter of sheer unfortunate, but a few hours after Sony announced a new range aimed at competing with the Apple iPod Nano, reports come from Tokyo that the iPod Nano might catch fire a bit too easily

Accessing Software Over the Web

Team Unified Software — Tue, 19 Aug 2008

In the last couple of years, we have witnessed the beginnings of a revolution in the way that software is distributed by its creators, and accessed by its users