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Apple and VW contemplate iCar

Apple and VW contemplate iCar

Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs has reportedly met with Martin Winterkorn, chief executive for German automaker Volkswagen AG, to discuss a possible collaboration.
Shaun Nichols Aug 31 2007 7:17AM Hardware
Converged voice and data makes for better outsourcing

Converged voice and data makes for better outsourcing

IT outsourcing works best for organisations when voice and data networks are converged, according to a recent report from BT.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 22 2007 10:43AM Telco/ISP
Philips and Imation fall out again

Philips and Imation fall out again

Electronic and digital storage manufacturer Imation announced that it has filed an action in the Federal District Court in St Paul, Minnisota, requesting that the court resolve an ongoing dispute with various subsidiaries of Philips Electronics.
Clement James Aug 14 2007 12:47PM Hardware
Education and coordination required to combat cyber crime

Education and coordination required to combat cyber crime

Cyber crime can only be reduced by educating consumers and co-ordinating efforts by all parties involved in internet commerce, say security experts..
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 13 2007 2:05PM Security
LAN security and NAC checklist

LAN security and NAC checklist

Knowing who's on the LAN. Providing guest access. Limiting contractors. Controlling what users can do on the LAN. Segmenting the LAN. Documenting and auditing user activities.
Tom Barsi, Aug 13 2007 11:23AM Security
IBM and Novell gang up against Red Hat

IBM and Novell gang up against Red Hat

IBM and Novell have signed a bundling and support agreement that will bundle IBM's open source WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE) software with Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Tom Sanders Aug 9 2007 6:56AM Software
Sharp and Samsung trade blows in patent spat

Sharp and Samsung trade blows in patent spat

Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp has filed a lawsuit against rival Samsung and its US subsidiaries Samsung Electronics America and Samsung Telecommunications America, alleging infringements of five of its patents on LCD-related technology.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2007 10:47AM Strategy
Summer heat can melt iPods and mobiles

Summer heat can melt iPods and mobiles

An electronics expert today warned that the summer heat could cause batteries in mobile phones, iPods, or other portable devices to "explode, or ooze".
Robert Jaques Aug 7 2007 6:53AM Hardware
Nortel and Urban Wimax team up for 4G

Nortel and Urban Wimax team up for 4G

Nortel and Urban Wimax have teamed up to prove the technical viability of so-called 4G mobile Wimax as a successor to 3G across Western Europe, ahead of the UK's spectrum auction in early 2008.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2007 6:47AM Networking
Active Desktop comes to Unix and Mac

Active Desktop comes to Unix and Mac

Access control and identity management firm Centrify has unveiled what it claims to be the first platform to offer Microsoft Active Directory-based authentication and access control to over 100 versions of Unix, Linux and Mac OS.
Clement James Aug 7 2007 6:45AM Security
China goes for mobile music and video

China goes for mobile music and video

China, the world's largest mobile phone market, will see a massive shift to multimedia phones over the next four years, researchers predict. While the country's consumers have initially tended to opt for cheaper phones with fewer functions, the popularity of music phones and camera phones is now driving interest in more advanced models.
Simon Burns Aug 2 2007 3:35PM Software
Ubisoft develops Heroes and Lost games

Ubisoft develops Heroes and Lost games

Gaming company Ubisoft has unveiled two TV tie in titles with the much acclaimed drama series Lost and Heroes.
Clement James Jul 31 2007 1:22PM Software
Sony and Sky join forces to deliver video on demand to PSP

Sony and Sky join forces to deliver video on demand to PSP

Sony and Sky have formed a joint venture company to bring on-demand entertainment content to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in the UK and Ireland.
Staff Writers Jul 31 2007 1:03PM Hardware
BBC iPlayer beta shuns Vista and Macs

BBC iPlayer beta shuns Vista and Macs

The BBC has launched a trial version of its television download service, but the beta release of its iPlayer software will only work with Windows XP.
Matt Chapman Jul 30 2007 1:00PM Software
Toshiba claims thinnest and lightest notebooks

Toshiba claims thinnest and lightest notebooks

Toshiba has announced two additions to its ultra-portable Portege R500 series, claiming the titles of the world's thinnest and lightest notebooks.
Clement James Jul 27 2007 6:44AM Hardware
PC recovery benefits chip and drive makers

PC recovery benefits chip and drive makers

PC market growth is helping to boost orders for CPUs and hard disk drives, according to analysts in Asia.
Simon Burns Jul 26 2007 2:54PM Hardware
IEEE backs 40Gb and 100Gb Ethernet

IEEE backs 40Gb and 100Gb Ethernet

The IEEE High Speed Study Group (HSSG), which has been wrangling over whether the next Ethernet standard will be for 40Gbps or 100Gbps transmission speed, has ruled that it will be both.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 26 2007 10:28AM Hardware
Password flaw hits Firefox and Safari

Password flaw hits Firefox and Safari

The latest versions of Firefox and Safari contain a password management security flaw that could allow certain websites to access stored usernames and passwords.
Staff Writers Jul 26 2007 6:55AM Security
Microsoft and Ask follow Google's lead

Microsoft and Ask follow Google's lead

The search industry needs to develop better global privacy principles for the collection, use and protection of data, according to web giants Microsoft and Ask.com.
Staff Writers Jul 24 2007 10:36AM Security
GPS and Galileo to join forces

GPS and Galileo to join forces

Combined satnav signals to get users lost more accurately. The European Union and the US are on the brink of an agreement to enable their respective satellite navigation systems to work together.
Staff Writers Jul 19 2007 11:49AM Telco/ISP

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