Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Microsoft talks up Vista speech recognition

Microsoft talks up Vista speech recognition

And Redmond also promises improved unified messaging in Speech Server 2007.
Robert Jaques Aug 11 2006 1:48PM Software
Dell's knuckles rapped for misleading UK advert

Dell's knuckles rapped for misleading UK advert

ASA gives direct computing giant a ticking off.
Robert Jaques Aug 11 2006 1:47PM Hardware
Intel intensifies assault against AMD

Intel intensifies assault against AMD

Innovation is key to AMD's survival, says In-Stat.
Robert Jaques Aug 11 2006 1:47PM Hardware
'Evolved' worms target all IM networks

'Evolved' worms target all IM networks

Threat growing rapidly, experts warn.
Robert Jaques Aug 11 2006 1:47PM Security
JFK assassination spam scam exposed

JFK assassination spam scam exposed

IT security experts have warned computer users to be wary of an email claiming to come from a dying KGB agent, offering to pass on secrets of the John F Kennedy assassination.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2006 9:47AM Security
Serious BlackBerry hack attack exposed

Serious BlackBerry hack attack exposed

Many enterprises that have issued staff with BlackBerry mobile email devices will be vulnerable to a serious hack attack when security researchers release exploit code, security experts warned today.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2006 9:47AM Security
Skype spyware spam scam slammed

Skype spyware spam scam slammed

Users have been warned of a new phishing scam that is being distributed via spam emails purporting to come from Skype.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2006 9:47AM Security
DSL prices fall to all-time low

DSL prices fall to all-time low

Global pricing for DSL broadband services fell by 9.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2006, claims ananlysts.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2006 9:47AM Telco/ISP
US$2m 419 spam scammer in the slammer

US$2m 419 spam scammer in the slammer

Police in Amsterdam today claimed that the ringleader of an email scam that stole up to US$2m has been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2006 3:00PM Security
Smartphones kill off the traditional PDA

Smartphones kill off the traditional PDA

Demand for unconnected handheld PDA devices continues to plummet in the face of stiff competition from internet-enabled smartphones, market watchers have reported.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2006 3:00PM Hardware
Gartner welcomes IBM move to AMD Opteron servers

Gartner welcomes IBM move to AMD Opteron servers

Industry analysts have welcomed IBM’s recent decision to add to its established Intel Xeon-based server offerings by developing machines based on AMD's Opteron processors.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2006 3:00PM Hardware
Gartner warns AMD's ATI buy is a risky bet

Gartner warns AMD's ATI buy is a risky bet

AMD's recent purchase of ATI is a "risky bet", Gartner has warned, the warning comes after AMD announced that it has agreed to acquire ATI for US$5.4billion in cash and shares.
Robert Jaques Aug 2 2006 9:29AM Hardware
Carrier Ethernet invades Europe

Carrier Ethernet invades Europe

March of wide area Ethernet technology unstoppable, says analyst.
Robert Jaques Jul 31 2006 1:53PM Networking
Apache on warpath with Geronimo 1.1

Apache on warpath with Geronimo 1.1

Latest release of open source J2EE application server.
Robert Jaques Jul 31 2006 1:52PM Software
Microsoft and Nortel gang up on Cisco

Microsoft and Nortel gang up on Cisco

Unified communications battle lines being drawn.
Robert Jaques Jul 27 2006 11:51AM Networking
IBM claims world's most powerful server

IBM claims world's most powerful server

System p5 595 described as a 64-core 'speed demon'.
Robert Jaques Jul 27 2006 11:37AM Hardware
Boffins rewrite laws of physics by reversing light

Boffins rewrite laws of physics by reversing light

Light made to travel backwards.
Robert Jaques Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Oddware
World Cup fever depresses PC sales

World Cup fever depresses PC sales

Manufacturers score an own goal.
Robert Jaques Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Hardware
$100 laptop 'coming soon'

$100 laptop 'coming soon'

One Laptop Per Child technology on target for next spring.
Robert Jaques Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Hardware
Asia Pacific plugs into WiMax

Asia Pacific plugs into WiMax

But business issues have yet to be overcome.
Robert Jaques Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Networking

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