Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Microsoft to support more document formats

Microsoft to support more document formats

Microsoft is to add support for new document formats to Office, including XML Paper Specification (XPS), Portable Document Format (PDF) 1.5, PDF/A and Open Document Format (ODF) v1.1..
Robert Jaques May 23 2008 7:24AM Software
Microsoft touts e-shopping cashback deal

Microsoft touts e-shopping cashback deal

Microsoft has introduced a service which offers ad-funded cash rebates to customers who search for and buy products..
Robert Jaques May 23 2008 7:24AM Software
Samsung touts 1TB 'green' hard drive

Samsung touts 1TB 'green' hard drive

Samsung has unveiled a 1TB "eco-friendly" hard drive designed to minimise power consumption..
Robert Jaques May 23 2008 7:24AM Storage
Cyber-criminals turn to LinkedIn

Cyber-criminals turn to LinkedIn

Scammers have turned to social networking site LinkedIn in a bid to bypass corporate spam filters, a security firm warned today..
Robert Jaques May 23 2008 7:24AM Security
ZoneAlarm fires up ForceField

ZoneAlarm fires up ForceField

ZoneAlarm has officially unveiled its ForceField security browser plug-in following a successful beta in October..
Robert Jaques May 22 2008 7:53AM Security
RFID sector to be worth US$9.7 billion by 2013

RFID sector to be worth US$9.7 billion by 2013

New forecasts predict that the total global RFID market will turnover approximately US$9.7 billion by 2013..
Robert Jaques May 22 2008 7:45AM Hardware
Seagate Momentus comes to Dell laptops

Seagate Momentus comes to Dell laptops

Dell has become the first PC manufacturer to ship systems using Seagate's Momentus 7200.3 hard drive, which the vendor claims is the industry's first 7,200rpm 320GB hard drive for mobile computing..
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 2:41PM Hardware
In-building wireless takes off

In-building wireless takes off

Growth in the deployment of in-building wireless systems has accelerated to nearly 26 percent, and more than 500,000 buildings will use such a system by 2013, according to new research..
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 2:41PM Networking
Police smash 38-strong phishing gang

Police smash 38-strong phishing gang

Police in the US and Romania have charged 38 people after smashing a global phishing network..
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 2:41PM Security
iPhone drives touch-screen adoption

iPhone drives touch-screen adoption

Apple's iPhone continues to drive touch-screen adoption, and experts predict that global shipments of touch-screen display modules will more than double by 2012..
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 7:35AM Hardware
Superconductors feel the pressure

Superconductors feel the pressure

Boffins at Stanford University claim to have found a way to create "high temperature" superconductors..
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 7:35AM Hardware
Show-off developers over-complicate code

Show-off developers over-complicate code

Many software developers intentionally create "unnecessarily complex products" to show off their engineering talents, new research claims..
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 7:35AM Software
802.11n Wi-Fi to 'surpass wired Ethernet'

802.11n Wi-Fi to 'surpass wired Ethernet'

Enterprise adoption of next-generation 802.11n Wi-Fi technology is "unprecedented", according to a new report, despite the standard being ratified only as a draft.
Robert Jaques May 21 2008 7:35AM Networking
Open source security improving rapidly

Open source security improving rapidly

The quality and security of open source software is improving rapidly, according to an in-depth analysis of over 250 popular applications including Linux and Apache.
Robert Jaques May 20 2008 11:27PM Software
Texting 'does not harm' language skills

Texting 'does not harm' language skills

Regular use of texting and instant messaging does not adversely affect teenagers' core language skills, according to new research..
Robert Jaques May 16 2008 7:30AM Software
Samsung turns on 240Hz Blue Phase LCDs

Samsung turns on 240Hz Blue Phase LCDs

Samsung claims to have developed a 'Blue Phase' LCD panel which operates at an "unprecedented" 240Hz..
Robert Jaques May 15 2008 7:35AM Hardware
Mobile carriers find demand for GPS handsets

Mobile carriers find demand for GPS handsets

More than 550 million GPS-enabled mobile phone handsets will ship by 2012, market watchers predict..
Robert Jaques May 15 2008 7:35AM Hardware
Mobile signatures given the thumbs up

Mobile signatures given the thumbs up

Mobile digital signatures are a proving success, according to new research..
Robert Jaques May 15 2008 7:35AM Security
20 million US households have no web access

20 million US households have no web access

Some 20 million US households are without internet access, forthcoming research will reveal..
Robert Jaques May 14 2008 10:03PM Telco/ISP
Nokia's global influence growing fast

Nokia's global influence growing fast

Nokia is emerging as a "hidden power behind the throne" in the global semiconductor market, an industry expert reported today..
Robert Jaques May 14 2008 2:55PM Hardware

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