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Nvidia to buy wireless baseband company Icera

Chipset manufacturer Nvidia has announced that it will purchase Icera, manufacturers of baseband processors for mobile devices, in order to strengthen... Read more

9 May, 2011 17:05 by Ben Woods

DT and iPass plan Wi-Fi exchange for mobile operators

The hotspot aggregator iPass and the wholesale arm of Deutsche Telekom have teamed up to offer mobile operators the ability to more easily offload... Read more

9 May, 2011 17:05 by David Meyer

OpenID Foundation warns of identity transmission bug

The OpenID Foundation has warned of a security risk in the mechanism used to transmit information between sites that use the federated identity... Read more

9 May, 2011 14:05 by David Meyer

Cisco shuffles divisions in strategic reorganisation

Cisco has announced an internal reorganisation as part of a strategic retrenchment around core product lines led by chief executive John... Read more

7 May, 2011 05:05 by Jack Clark

Security expert criticises WSJ WikiLeaks rival

A whistleblower service launched by the Wall Street Journal does not provide adequate levels of privacy, according to a security expert. SafeHouse,... Read more

6 May, 2011 17:05 by Tom Espiner

RIM gives date for BlackBerry Java SDK 7.0 beta

BlackBerry has announced that the beta version of its software development kit, designed to help develop and optimise apps for devices running the... Read more

6 May, 2011 17:05 by Ben Woods

Apple issues iMac and MacBook Pro updates

Apple has released updates for its iMac and MacBook Pro ranges that will address a number of issues with the devices. The update for the newly... Read more

6 May, 2011 16:05 by Ben Woods

Researcher: Skype for Mac has 'dangerous' vulnerability

Skype's Mac client has a serious zero-day vulnerability that the company is yet to fix, a security researcher has said. Writing on the blog of... Read more

6 May, 2011 15:05 by David Meyer 2 comments

TalkTalk services suffer significant disruption (Updated)

Some TalkTalk customers have had their voice and internet services disrupted, and a statement on the company's website says: "We're experiencing a... Read more

6 May, 2011 13:05 by Jack Schofield 2 comments

Google optimises Earth for Android tablets

Google has updated its version of Google Earth for Android to take advantage of the large screen-size and processing power of tablets. In a blog post... Read more

6 May, 2011 12:05 by David Meyer

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Jack Schofield

HTML5's WebGL is a security risk, says Context

Blog Post Context Information Security says it has uncovered "serious security flaws in...

9 May, 2011 by Jack Schofield
Lucy Sherriff

Europe stakes €1bn claim on graphene

Blog Post The European Commission has funded a ten year plan to make graphene –...

8 May, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff
J.A. Watson

SimplyMEPIS 11 Final Released

Blog Post As expected, following Release Candidate 3 about 10 days ago, the final...

7 May, 2011 by J.A. Watson
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

PC, tablet, phone: use what works, or the plus-PC era

Blog Post I'm carrying an extra device this week, juggling a PlayBook alongside my...

7 May, 2011 by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

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apexwm

BrownieBoy : "I didn't count how many reboots, but as they didn't actually require my attendance, they didn't bother me. (I just read the...

2 hours ago by apexwm on Windows 7 Declares War on GRUB
Peter Chandler

This vulnerability only applies to the latest version - 5.xxx. If you look at comments on the web, it would appear that most experienced Skype...

2 hours ago by Peter Chandler via Facebook on Researcher: Skype for Mac has 'dangerous' vulnerability
AndyPagin

Perhaps we should have a minimum ISO standard for security in desktop operating systems and make the sale of OS's that don't meet the minimum...

3 hours ago by AndyPagin on Malvertisements: Who should kill them off?
F5 Networks EMEA

HTTPS is a key part to securing any web application like Twitter, but it is only the tip of the iceberg. While it encrypts communications between...

7 hours ago by F5 Networks EMEA on Twitter turns on HTTPS to counter hackers
Rahere

Jane ensures Adam's stag night will be legendary

10 hours ago by Rahere on Caption competition: BT recruiting ex-squaddies
Rahere

No, men, this is Abbotsbury, not...

10 hours ago by Rahere on Caption competition: BT recruiting ex-squaddies
J.A. Watson

Hi Jake - I noticed that the Release Candidate is now up on the public mirrors, although it has not been announced yet. I expect that the...

13 hours ago by J.A. Watson on Linux Mint 11 Preview
hobbisbang

NextGenUs Announces £10Million Investment for “Big Society Broadband” NextGenUs has reservations over the Government's Broadband Delivery UK...

16 hours ago by hobbisbang on Fujitsu's fibre fund needs community input
preilly2

Sounds pretty maddening. I run Ubuntu on a new desktop, and Linux Mint 10 on a Toshiba laptop (both dual-boot with Windows 7). I use EasyBCD on...

21 hours ago by preilly2 on Windows 7 Declares War on GRUB
J.A. Watson

@duncanjmurray - Yes, they are using Super-Duper-Mega-Turbo compress, which uses a deterministic algorithm to decide which 6 bits out of every bit...

21 hours ago by J.A. Watson on SimplyMEPIS 11 Final Released
conniebyler

Why can't I edit pictures on my Picasa program? Why can't I find the handy tools I rely on? Why is everything so hidden? Why can't I find/use my...

21 hours ago by conniebyler on Ubuntu 11.04 - Notes, Tips and Warnings
zdnetukuser

@duncanjmurray: obviously (since LibreOffice takes up about 330 MB, JAW meant to say "1.5 GB" when he wrote "...about 1.5MB, so it will have to go...

1 day ago by zdnetukuser on SimplyMEPIS 11 Final Released
greycynic

I like the basic concept of the Unity interface but I found that some applications did not sit too happily with it. The big problem was finding any...

1 day ago by greycynic on Ubuntu 11.04 - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
duncanjmurray

Hmm I'm not sure I believe you that it will fit and install from two double density floppy disks. ;)

1 day ago by duncanjmurray on SimplyMEPIS 11 Final Released
duncanjmurray

Great post. Completely echoes my experience of Windows 7 as well - I thankfully didn't pay for it, but used the trial version just before 7 was...

1 day ago by duncanjmurray on Windows 7 Declares War on GRUB
BrownieBoy

How to restore the MBR for Grub 2: http://maketecheasier.com/restore-grub-2-as-the-main-bootloader/2010/05/05 You'll need a LiveCD or USB install...

1 day ago by BrownieBoy on Windows 7 Declares War on GRUB
J.A. Watson

@201772 - It is unlikely that this problem will happen on your system, I assume that it is relatively rare or we would have heard a lot more...

1 day ago by J.A. Watson on Windows 7 Declares War on GRUB
201772

I'm glad I came across this thread before I hit the go button on W7 SP1... I have a laptop with triple-boot - the bootloader is GRUB, which lets...

1 day ago by 201772 on Windows 7 Declares War on GRUB
BrownieBoy

@apexwm, I've just built a new home desktop PC, so have installed Win 7 several times, both natively and under VirtualBox, during the last week....

2 days ago by BrownieBoy on Windows 7 Declares War on GRUB
apexwm

Jamie: Seen this before, too. We've never found a solution that works permanently, because there are always Windows updates coming out that seem...

2 days ago by apexwm on Windows 7 Declares War on GRUB

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