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The Weekly Round-Up: 27.11.09
Round-Up This week a new light was thrown on the levels of mobile phone-induced human ineptitude in the UK, with a poll revealing the UK's worst mobile phone howlers. You can't but wonder if alcohol has had a... [27 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon Pixma MP560
Photo Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. CNET.co.uk's Nicholas James, read the full review here.... [27 Nov 2009]
Minority Report: Mac Mini - a real nowhere machine
Comment In the UK, the Mac Mini cost £339, which for a basic computer without any form of input or output was a fair whack. Apple's Mac Mini could really have become the "most important Mac", as Steve Jobs once called it. [26 Nov 2009]
ID card database: 500 names added in first month
News For more, see Government starts building ID card database on ZDNet UK. The National Identity Register - the database behind the ID card scheme - contains more than 500 names after a month of operation. [26 Nov 2009]
Women in IT: Tech has an image problem
News That women are underrepresented in the IT industry is well documented: male IT workers greatly outnumber females in the UK workforce according to IT sector skills body e-skills UK which calculates that... [26 Nov 2009]
Tesco Mobile to get a taste of Apple's iPhone
News Apple ended its two-year UK exclusive deal with O2 this month by launching the iPhone on the Orange network. For more, see Tesco to stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS on ZDNet UK. Tesco Mobile has announced... [25 Nov 2009]
Users tell SAP "we need to talk more"
News That's according to customers attending the SAP UK and Ireland SAP user group conference in Manchester this week when asked what the business software company could improve on. Neil Crew, IT director at food company... [25 Nov 2009]
Photos: Sony Ericsson debuts see-through Xperia phone
Photo The HSUPA device was demoed today at a press event held at Pierre Koffmann's Restaurant on the Roof in Selfridges department store in London, which will be the device's sole retailer in the UK when it goes on sale in... [25 Nov 2009]
Outsourcing: CIOs' tips on getting it right
News Four years ago the Highways Agency - which is responsible for maintaining the UK's motorways and some A-roads - relied on more than 100 contracts with external companies to deliver a wide range of its IT services. [24 Nov 2009]
Illegal downloaders crackdown: Digital Economy Bill to cut them off
News The bill - a major overhaul of the UK's technology legislation - will mean ISPs must send notices to those customers suspected of infringing copyright. For more, see Digital Economy Bill gets tough on file-sharers on... [23 Nov 2009]
Shared Services: The Practicalities of Local Council Cost Reduction
White Paper Local government in the UK has been undergoing modernisation initiatives centred on IT. Substantial investments have been made in digitising the way that local government delivers public services, managesoperations and... [23 Nov 2009]
Arrested: Suspected Zeus Trojan distributors
News A spokesman for the Met Police told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Thursday that the man and woman were arrested on 3 November, but have been released on bail and not yet been formally charged. For more, see... [20 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: BlackBerry Storm 2
Photo Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. CNET.co.uk's Flora Graham, read the full review here. For more... [20 Nov 2009]
T-Mobile workers accused over customer record sales
News T-Mobile employees have been accused of selling millions of customer records and could face prosecution by the UK's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office. The data alleged to have been sold included... [18 Nov 2009]
Photos: Nokia debuts full-Qwerty E72 business smartphone
Photo The device, launched today, will initially only be available through Vodafone in the UK. Not every smartphone has a touchscreen - as Nokia's latest device shows. The E72, pictured above, is the latest addition to Nokia's... [18 Nov 2009]
