Recent articles by Guy Dixon

IBM freshens up Express Advantage portfolio

IBM freshens up Express Advantage portfolio

IBM has added offsite data backup and recovery to its Express Advantage range for medium-sized businesses, along with an email continuity and archiving service..
Guy Dixon Apr 29 2008 7:44AM Storage
Windows sales drop nearly a quarter

Windows sales drop nearly a quarter

Microsoft has posted revenue of US$4.03 billion from all desktop versions of Windows for the three months ending 31 March, down from US$5.3 billion during the same period 12 months earlier..
Guy Dixon Apr 29 2008 7:44AM Software
Windows XP lives on through licensing loopholes

Windows XP lives on through licensing loopholes

Three of the world's largest PC manufacturers are exploiting loopholes in Microsoft licensing terms as a means of supplying Windows XP beyond its official kill date..
Guy Dixon Apr 29 2008 7:44AM Software
Europe leapfrogs US in broadband take-up

Europe leapfrogs US in broadband take-up

The number of European broadband users has topped the 100 million mark, according to the European Commission's latest study on broadband usage.ge digital divide.
Guy Dixon Apr 28 2008 7:22AM Telco/ISP
Apple to announce 3G iPhone on 9 June

Apple to announce 3G iPhone on 9 June

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs will take the wraps off the much-hyped 3G iPhone during his keynote speech at the Worldwide Developers Conference on 9 June, according to Citi analysts..
Guy Dixon Apr 26 2008 10:22AM Hardware
One in 10 is a Wi-Fi piggybacker

One in 10 is a Wi-Fi piggybacker

Some 12 per cent of UK and US users think nothing of piggybacking on unsecured Wi-Fi networks, according to research from Accenture..
Guy Dixon Apr 21 2008 12:28PM Networking
Tech giants post upbeat financials

Tech giants post upbeat financials

Three of the tech industry's leading bellwethers have reported better than expected profits for the first quarter, allaying some of the IT investment community's worst fears..
Guy Dixon Apr 21 2008 12:28PM Financial Services
Sims sales sweep to 100 million

Sims sales sweep to 100 million

Groundbreaking video game The Sims, which offers God-like control of in-game characters, has clocked up sales of more than 100 million units, according to US gaming giant EA..
Guy Dixon Apr 21 2008 12:28PM Software
AMD posts sixth quarterly loss in a row

AMD posts sixth quarterly loss in a row

AMD has posted its sixth consecutive quarterly loss, despite a 22 per cent year-on-year increase in sales..
Guy Dixon Apr 21 2008 12:28PM Hardware
Companies warned not to skip Vista

Companies warned not to skip Vista

In a sure sign that many companies are far from eager to upgrade to Windows Vista, analyst firm Forrester Research has published a report urging enterprises not to wait for Windows 7..
Guy Dixon Apr 21 2008 7:47AM Software
Asus unveils Eee PC 9000 XP laptop

Asus unveils Eee PC 9000 XP laptop

Asus has formally taken the wraps off the second generation of its much-hyped Eee PC family of mini notebooks, available with either Windows XP or Linux operating systems..
Guy Dixon Apr 18 2008 1:19PM Hardware
Remote workers more likely to visit porn sites

Remote workers more likely to visit porn sites

Remote employees visit sex websites two and a half times as often as their office-based colleagues and are more likely to push their surfing habits into the realm of the illegal, according to a latest study.
Guy Dixon Apr 18 2008 1:19PM Networking
Crackdown urged on child porn sites

Crackdown urged on child porn sites

Co-ordinated international efforts targeting fewer than 3,000 websites could effectively tackle the bulk of online child pornography, according to the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)..
Guy Dixon Apr 18 2008 7:15AM Software
Boffins promise 500,000GB iPod

Boffins promise 500,000GB iPod

A nanotechnology breakthrough at the University of Glasgow could pave the way for MP3 players with a storage capacity 150,000 times greater than today's top-of-the-range devices..
Guy Dixon Apr 18 2008 7:15AM Storage
IBM and Edinburgh University tackle HIV

IBM and Edinburgh University tackle HIV

IBM has joined forces with the University of Edinburgh in a five-year project to accelerate the design of drugs aimed at tackling HIV..
Guy Dixon Apr 7 2008 3:09PM Hardware
Google CIO defects to EMI

Google CIO defects to EMI

Douglas Merrill, de facto chief information officer and vice president of engineering at Google, has quit his post to become president of digital business at EMI Music..
Guy Dixon Apr 7 2008 3:09PM Training & Development
BBC hits out at iPlayer 'traffic shaping'

BBC hits out at iPlayer 'traffic shaping'

The BBC is threatening to name and shame ISPs that attempt to 'traffic shape' downloads from its increasingly popular iPlayer service..
Guy Dixon Apr 7 2008 7:47AM Telco/ISP
Men more easily conned on the web

Men more easily conned on the web

Online fraudsters might consider targeting their efforts exclusively at men following a report showing that males are a softer touch when it comes to online scams..
Guy Dixon Apr 7 2008 7:47AM Security
IBM develops natural disaster 'magic potion'

IBM develops natural disaster 'magic potion'

IBM scientists claim to have come up with algorithms that will help model and manage natural disasters, including wildfires, floods and diseases..
Guy Dixon Apr 3 2008 2:08PM Hardware
Nokia unveils N810 WiMax internet tablet

Nokia unveils N810 WiMax internet tablet

Nokia has been showing off a WiMax-enabled internet tablet at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas..
Guy Dixon Apr 3 2008 7:31AM Hardware

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