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First Shanghai benchmark numbers tip up

First Shanghai benchmark numbers tip up

It seems the first numbers from AMD’s soon to be launched Shanghai have tipped up online, although AMD is keeping them very quiet indeed.
Sylvie Barak Nov 10 2008 1:21AM Hardware
OASIS approves Chinese software standard

OASIS approves Chinese software standard

The International Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) has approved the China Electronics Standardisation Association (CESA) Unstructured Operation Markup Language (UOML) as the first ever international standard developed in China, local Chinese media reported today.
INQUIRER Staff Nov 10 2008 1:21AM Software
Hack paves way for unlocked Android

Hack paves way for unlocked Android

Google's first foray into the world of mobile phones, the Android G1, has been hacked just days after being released into the wild.
Stewart Meagher Nov 10 2008 1:21AM Software
The top 10 greatest geeks of all time

The top 10 greatest geeks of all time

Behind every great technology there’s almost always a great geek, the men and women whose vision and invention helped create the world and its technology as we know it.
Iain Thomson , Shaun Nichols Nov 10 2008 1:15AM Software
Microsoft to deliver a pair of November fixes

Microsoft to deliver a pair of November fixes

Microsoft is preparing to release a pair of updates next Tuesday.
Shaun Nichols Nov 10 2008 1:15AM Security
Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has warned that differing US suppliers' proprietary software standards are hampering the ability of British forces in Afghanistan to make full use of data from unmanned air-reconnaissance vehicles (UAVs).
Parliamentary reporter Nov 8 2008 7:22AM Software
BBC suffers DDOS attack

BBC suffers DDOS attack

All BBC web services including its most useful iPlayer were subjected to a DDoS attack last night.
Paul Hales Nov 8 2008 7:20AM Security
Rambus tries to ban Nvidia imports

Rambus tries to ban Nvidia imports

Rambus has a long history of being rather prickly about what it perceives to be its IP, and now it is aiming that perception at Nvidia again. This time the legal eagles are urging the ITC to go after imports of NV products.
Charlie Demerjian Nov 8 2008 7:20AM Hardware
Researchers crack WPA encryption

Researchers crack WPA encryption

Pair break code used on half of all wireless traffic.
Staff Writers Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Security
HP rolls out new storage platform

HP rolls out new storage platform

HP has announced details of its SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) which will allow enterprises to run completely virtualised storage-area network systems.
Shaun Nichols Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Software
Special report: Huawei steps out of the shadows

Special report: Huawei steps out of the shadows

Telecoms network provider Huawei recently took a handful of journalists to its headquarters in Shenzhen, China for a chance to speak to some of the company's executives and check out the scope of the business.
Ian Williams Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Telco/ISP
Dell planning 'white space' networking

Dell planning 'white space' networking

Dell has revealed plans to add wireless 'white space' connections to its future laptops and ultra-mobile systems.
Shaun Nichols Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Hardware
High-performance computing enters the mainstream

High-performance computing enters the mainstream

High-performance computing (HPC) is increasingly moving into the mainstream, according to specialists in the field.
Iain Thomson Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Hardware
Computer buyers becoming risk averse

Computer buyers becoming risk averse

The worsening economic climate is leading many computer buyers to become much more risk averse in their buying decisions according to system builders.
Iain Thomson Nov 7 2008 3:19PM Hardware
Software holding back container computing

Software holding back container computing

Container computing, where mini-data centres are housed within standard shipping containers, is being held back by poor software integration according to system builders.
Iain Thomson Nov 7 2008 3:19PM Hardware
Simplified UC tools will dominate market in 2009: analyst

Simplified UC tools will dominate market in 2009: analyst

Unified communications (UC)-as-a-service was the future of the UC industry, an analyst told guests at yesterday’s Frost & Sullivan ICT Roundtables.
Kathryn Small Nov 7 2008 3:03PM Software
Ballmer encourages broadband development to speed Azure

Ballmer encourages broadband development to speed Azure

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has given his ’encouragement’ to the Australian government and telcos to come together and ’get on with’ making high-speed broadband in Australia a reality.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2008 12:04PM Software
Telarus to build Melbourne data centre

Telarus to build Melbourne data centre

Telarus will build a new enterprise-grade data centre in Melbourne to escape the current shortage of available carrier- and vendor-neutral space and support future service launch plans.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2008 12:04PM Networking
MySQL feast on Sun CMT to benefit Intel

MySQL feast on Sun CMT to benefit Intel

MySQL is making use of easy internal access to Sun hardware to give it a head-start to run on future Intel-based commodity multi-core servers.
Ry Crozier Nov 7 2008 12:03PM Software
Hackers may face death penalty in Pakistan

Hackers may face death penalty in Pakistan

Hackers whose efforts cause the death of a person will face the death penalty in Pakistan.
SC Australia Staff Nov 7 2008 9:59AM Security

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