September 2009

Eastenders to use Google style maps

The popular TV series which outlines the joyful lives of the inhabitants of a fictional part of East London is to start using Google-like maps on its title sequence. The opening sequence of ...  Continue Reading

Nokia ties up with Facebook to take on Google

Nokia today took on Google with a service that will let Nokia smartphone users update their Facebook accounts with location and status details on the fly.  Continue Reading

Microsoft campaigns to "screw Google"

According to a report on website Daily Finance Microsoft has been holding meetings with consultants known as "screw Google" meetings. These meetings apparently aim to discredit Google. So that's ...  Continue Reading

Wipro builds cloud services for the future

Indian IT service provider Wipro Technologies has announced its strategy to provide services via the cloud.

Wipro is using Oracle grid...

DSGi UK retail and reseller arms struggle

DSGi, owner of PC World, Curry's and Curry's Digital, and a major supplier of PCs to small businesses, has described the start to this fiscal year as...

The ICO takes Sutton Council to task over data losses

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found the London Borough of Sutton in breach of the Data Protection Act.

The ICO found that Sutton...

Mandelson joins debate over radio spectrum and 2mbps broadband

The chief executives of the UK's five mobile phone network operators (MNOs) met business secretary Peter Mandelson yesterday to thrash out the reallocation...

Top Interviewing Tips: Part 5 – Preparing for an interview

Top interviewing tips from Lisa Jobson, director of talent at Harvey Nash.  Continue Reading

Sousveillance, Social Networking and Revolt - bring about the reform of public service delivery

We have moved into the "dark night of the Internet" - when no-one trusts what they are told in an solicited e-mail inviting them to apply for a benefit, tax refund, cheaper way to pay their gas ...  Continue Reading

Five security faults with British web users

Brits are doing less than all other nationalities when it comes to securing their online activities and British men are much more careless than women.  Continue Reading

Home Office denies CRB plans to store fingerprints

The Home Office has denied that the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) will set up a database to collect and store the fingerprints of people who apply to work...

Windows Mobile refresh to launch in October

Microsoft will launch the latest version of its operating system for mobile devices next month.

The Windows Mobile 6.5 software will...

UK tech firms could lose R&D tax relief

UK technology companies could soon lose tax deductions for research and development, according to business advisory firm Grant Thornton.  Continue Reading

Single point failures

The recent two hour outage of Google's Gmail, affecting the majority of its 150 million users reflects the growing risks associated with the inevitable drift towards centralised system management. ...  Continue Reading

Google says routine upgrades to blame for Gmail outage

Google is blaming load miscalculations during routing server upgrades for the widespread failure of its email service.  Continue Reading

Microsoft investigates IIS security flaw

Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating reports of a vulnerability in the firm's Internet Information Services (IIS) software.  Continue Reading

Ebay sells majority stake in Skype

Ebay has sold a majority stake in its Skype internet telephony division, which, according to chief John Donahoe, did not fit eBay's core e-commerce business.  Continue Reading