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News Under the terms of the application, the UK government could not extradite McKinnon. Karen Todner, McKinnon's solicitor, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that McKinnon has now run out of legal challenge options. [28 Aug 2008]
Workaholic Brits taking work calls while being waxed
News The 'always on duty' mentality affects 31 per cent of the 1,000 UK workers quizzed - and has led to business being conducted in some very unprofessional environments, the survey found. Workaholic Brits are taking work calls and sending emails in... [28 Aug 2008]
Third of UK homes still without web access
News And while 35 per cent of UK homes remain internet-less, the figure is down from 43 per cent two years ago. Overall, more than half (56 per cent) of UK homes now have broadband internet access - an increase of five percentage points on 2007... [27 Aug 2008]
Supermarkets serve up varied pace online
News A wide range in web page loading response times within UK grocer's websites - with the slowest more than three times behind the leader - has been found in a survey by online customer experience specialist Gomez.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [27 Aug 2008]
Work piles up for stressed out techies
News In a separate survey, conducted by online recruitment specialist TheITJobBoard.co.uk, nearly half of 500 IT workers said their hours had increased in the last two years. Work is piling up for stressed out techies when they go on holiday, with no... [27 Aug 2008]
"Shambolic" security behind Home Office data breach
News Our November 2007 of UK public and private companies showed that only 48 per cent had any data encryption software in use, and evidently things haven't changed much since that time. Despite this, less than half of UK public and private companies... [27 Aug 2008]
Infosys pays £407m for UK SAP specialist
News India's outsourcing giant Infosys has agreed to buy UK-based consultancy Axon for £407.1m, in a move to strengthen its position in Europe. The acquisition values Axon, which specialises in SAP consulting, at £6 per share - a 19.4 per cent premium... [26 Aug 2008]
Offshoring sends techies' wages up
News Have your say on the state of tech skills in the UK. Mid-tier IT staff are seeing their wages take an upward tangent, thanks to a skills shortage spawned by offshoring and a lack of students opting for IT courses. [26 Aug 2008]
Cash still king as Brits leave cards at home
News CPP pointed out, however, that tourists' concerns might be misplaced, citing Apacs data showing actual fraud abroad accounts for only 39 per cent of UK card theft and fraud. Research was conducted with 1,699 UK adults between 8 and 13 August. [26 Aug 2008]
Server sales continue to rise
News Dell again outpaced its nearest rivals, growing 22.1 per cent year-on-year," Gartner senior research analyst Errol Rasit told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk. While the continuing economic downturn might suggest that the market for computer... [26 Aug 2008]
Photos: Budget laptops for UK kids
Photo With its inspiration coming from the One Laptop Per Child initiative, Intel has teamed up with Zoostorm to launch a budget laptop for school kids in the UK. It is based on the second generation Intel Classmate PC - part of the One Laptop Per Child... [22 Aug 2008]
Home Office loses data on 84,000 prisoners
News David Smith, deputy commissioner for UK data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office, said in a statement: "It is deeply worrying that after a number of major data losses and the publication of two government reports on high... [22 Aug 2008]
Is your wardrobe business-ready?
Comment Science, engineering and technology remain male preserves in the UK, particularly in computer science where only 13 per cent of all successful further-education applicants were female, according to research from high tech trade association Intellect. [22 Aug 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News An Ofcom spokesperson warned that the actual broadband speeds available to the population may be significantly lower than 50Mbps, saying the study was a theoretical analysis of the properties of copper cable, including issues such as cross-talk... [22 Aug 2008]
Gadget Watch: Bookeen Cybook Gen3 review
Photo Check out the next in our new series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. CNET.co.uk's Patrick Wignall, read the full review here Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? [22 Aug 2008]
