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Gadgets sold by vending machine

Gadgets sold by vending machine

If you are ever caught short at an airport without an iPod or some similar electronic gadget, it is now possible to grab a new one from a vending machine.
Nick Farrell Aug 5 2008 7:38AM Hardware
Comcast communicated by blog

Comcast communicated by blog

A Washington student got a bit of a shock when he received an email from internet service provider Comcast about comments he had made on his blog..
Iain Thomson Jul 28 2008 1:56PM Software
Cops catch teen by text message

Cops catch teen by text message

Police in North Carolina have managed to catch a teenager suspected of burglary by using text messages.
Iain Thomson Jul 26 2008 1:18PM Oddware
Opinion: Sent by my ego

Opinion: Sent by my ego

Why is it necessary for users of these new email capable wonder phones like the Crackberry and the JesusPhone to include a footnote with every message telling you “Sent from my ”?
Ian Yates Jul 16 2008 3:15PM Oddware
Quarter of the planet to be online by 2012

Quarter of the planet to be online by 2012

Researchers are predicting that one quarter of the world's population will be connected to the internet within the next four years..
Shaun Nichols Jun 26 2008 1:47PM Networking
Gartner says BI market dominated by mega-vendors

Gartner says BI market dominated by mega-vendors

The business intelligence market is undergoing a fundamental sea-change, with mega-vendors dominating sales, according to the latest figures from analyst Gartner.
Rosalie Marshall Jun 20 2008 11:47AM Software
Consumer telecoms spending to hit $2tn by 2012

Consumer telecoms spending to hit $2tn by 2012

Revenue from consumer telecoms network services will hit $2tn globally by 2012 as the digital divide between developed and developing nations deepens, market watchers predict..
Robert Jaques Jun 16 2008 9:14AM Telco/ISP
Traffic monitoring by ISPs should be curbed

Traffic monitoring by ISPs should be curbed

Internet service providers should ask surfers' permission before using their traffic data for advertising purposes, according to the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT).
Matt Chapman Jun 16 2008 9:14AM Telco/ISP
Potential security breach by China?

Potential security breach by China?

A government laptop used by Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez may have been breached during a visit to Bejing last December.
Sue Marquette Poremba Jun 3 2008 11:59AM Security
Australian call centres not bothered by Do Not Call Register

Australian call centres not bothered by Do Not Call Register

While the Federal Government’s Do Not Call Register has celebrated its first year in operation with news it has amassed 2.3 million telephone numbers to its list, findings from Dimension Data reveal that it has had little effect on Australia’s largest contact centres.
Staff Writers Jun 2 2008 3:39PM Telco/ISP
CIOs plagued by mobile security threats

CIOs plagued by mobile security threats

Training is crucial, according to CompTIA survey.
Guy Dixon May 24 2008 9:31AM Security
Enterprise mobility still dogged by security concerns

Enterprise mobility still dogged by security concerns

Independent market analyst Datamonitor has released a new report headlining security concerns as the largest barrier to enterprise mobility deployments.
Dave Bailey May 23 2008 3:02PM Security
Apple to 'rule the home' by 2013

Apple to 'rule the home' by 2013

Apple is poised to become the hub of the digital home by 2013, according to a new study from Forrester Research..
May 23 2008 7:24AM Hardware
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
Gartner predicts globalisation of IT by 2015

Gartner predicts globalisation of IT by 2015

Chief information officers must be prepared to source their IT from offshore global locations or suffer competitive disadvantage, as emerging markets ramp up their technology investments, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Phil Muncaster May 16 2008 4:05PM Strategy
Software: Safe by design

Software: Safe by design

A new industry alliance promises to pave the way for more secure software. Is SAFECode what we've been waiting for?
Mark Mayne May 16 2008 3:47PM Security
US government increases wiretraps by 20 per cent

US government increases wiretraps by 20 per cent

A US court report on wiretapping shows that the phenomenon is up by 20 per cent on last year, reaching its highest ever level, with not even a single surveillance application turned down in the whole of 2007.
Sylvie Barak May 6 2008 2:09PM Security
IT greenhouse emissions to quadruple by 2020

IT greenhouse emissions to quadruple by 2020

Greenhouse gas emissions from datacentre operations are set to quadruple by 2020, reports management consultancy McKinsey.
IT Week May 2 2008 2:24PM Hardware
Wii sales to reach 50 million by spring 2009

Wii sales to reach 50 million by spring 2009

Nintendo expects to sell 25 million Wii consoles in the next 12 months, company executives say..
Simon Burns Apr 28 2008 7:22AM Hardware
CEOs targeted by subpoena spam

CEOs targeted by subpoena spam

Thousands of chief executives in the United States were targeted Monday by a new round of phishing emails that claim to contain a subpoena ordering recipients to testify in court.
Dan Kaplan Apr 16 2008 10:33AM Security

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