September 2009

E-book owners like their hardware but say content is limited

Market researcher YouGov has found that owners of e-book readers are happy with the hardware but unhappy with the limited range of e-books which are available. The...  Continue Reading

Green IT holds untapped business potential, says analyst

Green IT has untapped business opportunities that companies are not exploiting  Continue Reading

Features: Storage (October 2009)

Content synopses and information about the storage features that will run through October 2009 at Computer Weekly.  Continue Reading

One in three websites fail security test

More than 27% of applications tested contain a web vulnerability.  Continue Reading

Video: Cisco access points give away network secrets

Cisco wireless routers may still be vulnerable to remote attacks even if remote management is disabled, a wireless engineer has warned.

As...

Telecoms profits contract as broadband grows

Margins in the telecommunications sector narrowed in the first quarter as revenues for fixed line and mobile calls shrank, an Ofcom...  Continue Reading

Government stops businesses importing labour to cut costs

The government is tightening immigration rules to prevent businesses favouring cheap imported labour over British workers.  Continue Reading

Microsoft confirms IIS security flaw exploits

Microsoft has confirmed that attackers have exploited a vulnerability in the firm's Internet Information Services (IIS) software.

The vulnerability...

Bionic brain chips – a hope for the paralysed

A monkey sits on a bench, wires running from its head and wrist into a small box of electronics. At first the wrist lies limp, but within 10 minutes the monkey begins to flex its muscles and move its hand from side to side. The movements are clumsy,...  Continue Reading

Radiation-based medical testing gives huge dose

X-rays and CT scans expose a minority of Americans to radiation levels comparable to working in a nuclear power plant. Are such scans worth it?  Continue Reading

Neon makes IBM z-series glow

Neon Enterprise Software has been providing software to the mainframe markets to optimise systems management, application and database performance since 1995.  Continue Reading

EC to discuss US Google book scanning deal

The European Commission meets today to discuss its response to Google's deal with US authors and publishers to scan, catalogue and electronically archive millions of books.  Continue Reading

Google Japan to act against Street View abuse

Google Japan is to help victims of Street View photo abuse and take action against offending third-party websites.  Continue Reading

Mozilla Firefox updates to close door on hackers

Mozilla is to release an update of its Firefox browser tomorrow that will check for unpatched versions of Adobe's Flash Player commonly user by hackers...

Millions of web users at risk from weak passwords

Over 18 million UK internet users are at risk of fraud because they use the same password for their online banking, shopping and social networking account, research has revealed.  Continue Reading

Did I miss anything?

Don't be alarmed, I am still alive! After a long absence I'm back after an unofficial hiatus. Past six months have been particular busy and it's been awhile, but that's always the risk of writing a ...  Continue Reading

London Marathon 2010: Virgin launches donation site built on open source

Virgin, the sponsor for the London Marathon 2010, has created a charity fund-raising site, based on open source technology.  Continue Reading