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Intel claims opto-electronic breakthrough

Intel claims opto-electronic breakthrough

A breakthrough in opto-electronics detectors by Intel promises to address the shortage of network bandwidth which some believe could lead to the collapse of the internet.
Dave Bailey Dec 9 2008 6:51AM Hardware
Cisco announces video-sharing platform

Cisco announces video-sharing platform

Network titan Cisco has announced the launch of a media processing platform designed to simplify media sharing across device types, such as digital screens, mobile devices and PCs.
Dave Bailey Dec 9 2008 6:51AM Networking
Telstra BigPond refuses to participate in net filter trials

Telstra BigPond refuses to participate in net filter trials

Australia’s largest ISP Telstra has ruled out participating in the Federal Government’s controversial Internet filtering trial due to what it calls ‘customer management issues’.
Ry Crozier Dec 8 2008 5:35PM Telco/ISP
21Mbps Next G network no substitute for an NBN: Telstra

21Mbps Next G network no substitute for an NBN: Telstra

Telstra’s Next G network might be surpassing the National Broadband Network minimum downlink speed of 12Mbps, but that doesn’t mean Telstra is using it to bypass the NBN process.
Ry Crozier Dec 8 2008 4:02PM Telco/ISP
Medfield is the next Atom

Medfield is the next Atom

In its latest report on netbooks entitled 'Intel Atom: Netbook, Opportunity or threat?', UBS has some interesting information on the IALP/Atom roadmap. The outfit also does not think netbooks will be a net win for Intel.
Charlie Demerjian Dec 8 2008 2:45PM Hardware
Security attacks reach 2.5 billion per day

Security attacks reach 2.5 billion per day

IBM has announced a number of new initiatives which it claims will improve enterprise security and help clients save costs, in response to a massive rise in web-based threats.
David Neal Dec 8 2008 2:41PM Security
Smartphone sales slowest on record

Smartphone sales slowest on record

Global smartphone sales are growing at the slowest rate since records began, according to the latest figures from Gartner.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 2:41PM Financial Services
Conroy goes back to school on Internet content filters

Conroy goes back to school on Internet content filters

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy is looking to shore up support from the people most likely to find a way around the government’s content filters – school students.
Ry Crozier Dec 8 2008 12:54PM Telco/ISP
Vodafone introduces PayPal recharge option for prepaid phones

Vodafone introduces PayPal recharge option for prepaid phones

Vodafone is now giving its prepaid mobile customers the ability to recharge their credit from their handsets using PayPal.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2008 12:53PM Telco/ISP
Telstra 21Mbps broadband trials to start soon

Telstra 21Mbps broadband trials to start soon

Telstra expects to begin trials of a 21Mbps mobile broadband service on its Next G network this month after bringing the Ericsson HSPA evolution technology online late Friday.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2008 12:52PM Telco/ISP
Botnets crawl back after McColo shutdown

Botnets crawl back after McColo shutdown

Mega-D botnet creators have set up new command and control servers and re-established their connections.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2008 12:45PM Security
Facebook and Google launch single sign-on services

Facebook and Google launch single sign-on services

Facebook and Google have both launched new user-ID services that let users take their existing log-ins and deploy them across a number of sites.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2008 10:49AM Security
Credit crunch forcing software engineers into crime

Credit crunch forcing software engineers into crime

The Devil makes work for idle hands, according to Kaspersky Lab.
Phil Muncaster Dec 8 2008 10:42AM Security
Koobface worm variant circulating on Facebook

Koobface worm variant circulating on Facebook

Spammed links leading to Koobface are likely to come from infected friends.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 8 2008 10:29AM Security
Malware posing as Firefox plugin steals login information

Malware posing as Firefox plugin steals login information

Victims infected with new malware may have their financial login credentials sent to a web address in Russia.
Chuck Miller Dec 8 2008 10:29AM Security
AMD to lose notebook share for lack of netbooks

AMD to lose notebook share for lack of netbooks

There may be some debate about whether netbooks are an important growth opportunity for chipmakers, or if they’re taking a significant bite out of laptop sales, but the fact AMD doesn’t have a netbook processor in the pipeline could be problematic for the firm.
Sylvie Barak Dec 8 2008 7:04AM Hardware
Jboss 5 finally sees the light of day

Jboss 5 finally sees the light of day

After a significant period of waiting, a final 'stable' release of Jboss 5 has hit Jboss.org for download.
Dean Pullen Dec 8 2008 7:04AM Software
LHC out of action until June 2009

LHC out of action until June 2009

CERN has issued its final report on the failure of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and has said that the device cannot be restarted before June 2009.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
Top 10 annoying technologies

Top 10 annoying technologies

Sometimes a new technology not only makes things more complex, but also frustratingly difficult and time-consuming. This week, we look at a few of those pet peeves of the technology world.
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner has been detailing the latest research from Intel labs into power saving and generation.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware

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