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UK boffins warm to cheaper solar power

UK boffins warm to cheaper solar power

A team of researchers led by experts at Durham University has announced plans for one of the UK's largest ever research projects into photovoltaic solar energy.
Robert Jaques Jan 15 2008 1:44PM Hardware
UK considers RFID tags for prisoners

UK considers RFID tags for prisoners

The UK government is considering implanting prisoners with RFID tags containing data on identity, address and criminal record..
Iain Thomson Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Hardware
Sun picks UK mobile sync software

Sun picks UK mobile sync software

Sun Microsystems has licensed mobile synchronisation software from UK-based developer Synchronica.

Robert Jaques Jan 11 2008 1:52PM Software
UK leads world in digital TV take up

UK leads world in digital TV take up

Britain is benefiting from bargain basement ‘triple play’ deals that bundle fixed line phone, broadband and pay-TV, according to media and telecoms regulator Ofcom..
Guy Dixon Dec 13 2007 7:18AM Hardware
Aussie financial platform service provider enters UK market

Aussie financial platform service provider enters UK market

Australian-based online portfolio administration service provider, Præmium Australia has been chosen by a UK-based Cofunds to provide financial services and reporting tools.
Staff Writers Nov 23 2007 3:51PM Financial Services
Boffins prepare for UK NanoForum 2007

Boffins prepare for UK NanoForum 2007

Nanotechnology experts and entrepreneurs from around the world will gather in London at the UK NanoForum 2007 later this month.
Staff Writers Nov 19 2007 2:05PM Hardware
UK government guilty of data breaches on visa application site

UK government guilty of data breaches on visa application site

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has been found guilty of breaking data protection laws after a security lapse on a visa application website.
Iain Thomson Nov 16 2007 10:22AM Security
Government loses customer details

Government loses customer details

Around 15,000 Standard Life customers have been warned that they could face ID theft after a courier's blunder exposed their banking and pension details.
Iain Thomson Nov 6 2007 2:28PM Security
UK texts top a billion a week

UK texts top a billion a week

SMS technology appeals to all levels of society.
Staff Writers Nov 6 2007 2:17PM Telco/ISP
Manhunt 2 banned again in the UK

Manhunt 2 banned again in the UK

Rockstar Games' controversial Manhunt 2 game has been rejected for a second time by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), despite revisions made after a ban in June.
Staff Writers Oct 10 2007 11:15AM Software
First prize: An all expenses paid UK IT-shop for aspiring Aus SMEs

First prize: An all expenses paid UK IT-shop for aspiring Aus SMEs

International Business Wales is calling on Australian IT companies to enter this year’s Wales’ International Technium Challenge, a competition for SMEs where the winner gets to set up a post in Wales free of charge for a year.
Mitchell Bingemann Oct 8 2007 3:49PM Strategy
UK culture holding back open source

UK culture holding back open source

Industry experts have identified cultural, as well as technical, factors affecting the take up of open source software in the UK.
Iain Thomson Oct 6 2007 12:22AM Software
Analyst slams UK iPhone strategy

Analyst slams UK iPhone strategy

Analysts have described Apple's iPhone strategy in the UK with carrier O2 as "inadequate " and likely to "frustrate a lot of users".
Staff Writers Sep 20 2007 7:16AM Telco/ISP
Chinese hackers allegedly attack UK government systems

Chinese hackers allegedly attack UK government systems

Chinese hackers have attacked British government computer systems, according to reports in The Guardian.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 6 2007 9:53AM Security
Study: UK companies failing to protect critical data

Study: UK companies failing to protect critical data

Almost 40 per cent of UK organisations admit they are protecting less than a quarter of their network traffic, according to SafeNet's annual security survey.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 27 2007 1:39PM Security
Thieves steal servers from UK finance house

Thieves steal servers from UK finance house

First Response Finance has issued an alert to its customers and suppliers after thieves broke into its offices.
Iain Thomson Aug 9 2007 12:19PM Security
UK govt putting public data at risk: SafeBoot supremo

UK govt putting public data at risk: SafeBoot supremo

A new report from the UK National Audit Office has found that 70 percent of central Government departments are risking their own security by failing to ensure that sensitive data is being wiped from PCs before being disposed of, according to mobile encryption oufit, SafeBoot.
Paul Fisher Aug 1 2007 11:59AM Security
Floods threaten UK internet infrastructure

Floods threaten UK internet infrastructure

Lumison, a UK-based ISP, has issued a warning on the implications of the current flooding crisis for the UK’s internet infrastructure and the industry's wider sensitivity to risks in the future.
Robert Jaques Aug 1 2007 7:02AM Telco/ISP
Japanese mobile social networking hits the UK

Japanese mobile social networking hits the UK

A mobile social networking service from Japan has been launched in the UK.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 31 2007 9:30AM Software
UK boffins at heart of Mars climate study

UK boffins at heart of Mars climate study

Nasa's latest mission to Mars, the Phoenix lander, is due to launch on 3 August and arrive in May 2008.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 30 2007 3:06PM Telco/ISP

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