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Weekend Gadget Watch: HTC Tattoo
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.... [23 Oct 2009]
Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News Unlike workers in the US, employees in the UK do have an expectation of privacy in the workplace, and if you fail to follow best practice you could find your organisation on the wrong side of the law: under Article 8 of... [22 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News Speaking at the London launch of Windows 7 today John Curran, the Microsoft exec who until recently headed up the Windows client group in the UK, said: "This is the first time that we have had customers talking about... [22 Oct 2009]
Photos: New BlackBerry Bold-ly goes for European design
Photo The device will be available in the UK from early November. "A little less bold" is how RIM's co-CEO has described the latest incarnation of its Bold smartphone (pictured above). The BlackBerry Bold 9700 was unveiled... [21 Oct 2009]
Blocked: BBC plan to share iPlayer with rivals
News The BBC Trust has rejected a proposal that would allow UK broadcasters such as Channel 4, ITV and Five to share the BBC's iPlayer technology. It also added the degree of co-operation needed between major... [21 Oct 2009]
Win a luxury New Year's Eve package worth £1,000
News The agenda for the week was set by the results from the 2009 Business Pulse - the UK's largest survey of smaller enterprises this year, which revealed that 75 per cent of small businesses believe the economy will see... [20 Oct 2009]
ID cards: 10,000 Brits want to sign up
News Thousands of UK citizens have registered their interest in getting their very own ID card. The first ID cards were issued to foreign nationals living in the UK from last November. The cards will be... [19 Oct 2009]
'Wi-fi hack makes plan to ban file-sharers unfair'
News For more, see ISP: Wi-Fi test shows flaw in file-sharing crackdown on ZDNet UK. ISP TalkTalk has criticised proposals by the government to cut illegal file-sharers' internet access, on the grounds of wi-fi vulnerability... [19 Oct 2009]
Revealed: The anatomy of an internet scam
News The fee-per-installation rate for scareware ranges from 1 cent to 55 cents, depending on geography, with UK users nearing the top of the table at 52 cents per scalp, Symantec said. Scareware is bad for your PC and your... [19 Oct 2009]
Photos: Google Android dual boots with Windows 7 on Acer netbook
Photo Photo credit: Flora Graham/CNET.co.uk Photo credit: Flora Graham/CNET.co.uk This week saw hardware maker Acer announcing the latest additions to its laptop and smartphone ranges. One of the devices to... [16 Oct 2009]
IT tsar confirmed: Cabinet Office names Angela Smith
News See Angela Smith named as government IT minister on ZDNet UK for more on this story. The Cabinet Office has named Angela Smith as responsible for government IT and information security. According to the list of... [16 Oct 2009]
YouTube presses play on Channel 4 top shows
News YouTube… already has 20 million users in the UK and we believe it is certain to be a major player in the UK [video on demand] market. Channel 4 has signed a deal with YouTube to bring its flagship shows... [16 Oct 2009]
Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
News Anyone who receives a tax refund phishing email is encouraged not to open it, send it to phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk for investigation and then delete it from their computer. The number of scam emails offering fake tax... [16 Oct 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Sony Vaio AW
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 Julian Prokaza, read the full review here.... [16 Oct 2009]
Photos: Second coming for touchscreen BlackBerry
Photo The device is the successor to the original Storm, launched last year and, like its predecessor, the Storm2 is exclusive to the Vodafone network in the UK. RIM today announced the launch of the BlackBerry Storm2... [15 Oct 2009]
