Andrew Charlesworth

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Apple settles iPod battery suit

Apple settles iPod battery suit

Apple has settled a lawsuit in Canada over the battery life of its iPod music player by issuing US$45 store vouchers..
Andrew Charlesworth May 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
Microsoft appeals latest EC fine

Microsoft appeals latest EC fine

Microsoft is to appeal against the European Commission's €899 million fine for failing to honour a four year-old antitrust agreement..
Andrew Charlesworth May 13 2008 7:26AM Software
Data breach bosses 'should go to jail'

Data breach bosses 'should go to jail'

A quarter of IT security professionals believe that heads of companies which suffer serious breaches of confidential consumer data should go to jail, a recent survey reveals..
Andrew Charlesworth Apr 9 2008 1:04PM Security
IBM builds SOA social network

IBM builds SOA social network

IBM has built a social network for anyone interested in service oriented architecture (SOA)..
Andrew Charlesworth Apr 9 2008 7:22AM Software
MacBook Air hacked in two minutes

MacBook Air hacked in two minutes

A three-way hacking contest between Apple, Windows and Linux laptops has ended in the Mac caving in first - in just two minutes..
Andrew Charlesworth Mar 31 2008 7:38AM Security
Bristol boffins bring quantum computing closer

Bristol boffins bring quantum computing closer

Quantum computers have come a step closer thanks to the efforts of physicists at Bristol University..
Andrew Charlesworth Mar 29 2008 11:01AM Hardware
Technology struts world stage at Davos

Technology struts world stage at Davos

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum kicks off in Switzerland on 23 January under the theme 'The Power of Collaborative Innovation'..
Andrew Charlesworth Jan 22 2008 7:05AM Strategy
Cognos snaps up Applix for US$339 million

Cognos snaps up Applix for US$339 million

Business intelligence tools vendor Cognos is to buy analytics company Applix for $339 million.
Andrew Charlesworth Sep 10 2007 9:51AM Software
Converged voice and data makes for better outsourcing

Converged voice and data makes for better outsourcing

IT outsourcing works best for organisations when voice and data networks are converged, according to a recent report from BT.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 22 2007 10:43AM Telco/ISP
IBM boosts mashups with Expeditor 6.1.1

IBM boosts mashups with Expeditor 6.1.1

IBM has unveiled a revamped version of Lotus Expeditor designed to allow businesses to create mashup applications blending web services with enterprise data across multiple platforms.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 22 2007 8:01AM Networking
US to change multi-patent rules

US to change multi-patent rules

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will change its rules to speed up the processing of patent claims for inventions which include more than one innovation.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 21 2007 8:29AM Strategy
Chinese baby named 'at' symbol

Chinese baby named 'at' symbol

A Chinese couple has tried to name their baby boy '@', despite an official ban on names using foreign alphabets and minority Chinese languages.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 19 2007 12:16PM Software
Education and coordination required to combat cyber crime

Education and coordination required to combat cyber crime

Cyber crime can only be reduced by educating consumers and co-ordinating efforts by all parties involved in internet commerce, say security experts..
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 13 2007 2:05PM Security
NSA can tap a third of world's telecoms

NSA can tap a third of world's telecoms

The US National Security Agency (NSA) now has the legal right to monitor over a third of the world's telecoms traffic.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 13 2007 11:13AM Telco/ISP
Terabyte hard drive for laptops

Terabyte hard drive for laptops

Fujitsu has developed a hard disk manufacturing technology that will cram 1.2 Terabytes (TB) of data – or 1,200GB – on to a standard laptop drive.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 13 2007 11:06AM Hardware
Nokia Prisms get colourful

Nokia Prisms get colourful

Phones that want to be seen as well as heard.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 10 2007 2:29PM Telco/ISP
Robotic dancer takes the floor

Robotic dancer takes the floor

Arctic Monkeys flashback to 1984.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 10 2007 2:13PM Hardware
Fingerprints get more revealing

Fingerprints get more revealing

Chemical residue analysed for gender, diet and other agents.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 10 2007 2:09PM Security
Social networks change music purchasing habits

Social networks change music purchasing habits

Social networking sites are having a dramatic affect on the way UK consumers discover and purchase new music, according to a recent report.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 31 2007 12:30PM Software
Homeland Security warns on US power threat

Homeland Security warns on US power threat

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has set out security requirements for automated control systems, principally in the power industry, to protect installations against physical and cyber-attacks.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 31 2007 11:00AM Security

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