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Comment Other simple energy-saving measures would involve a move to less power hungry laptops and thin clients, plus of course far more mobile, nomadic and home working. Written during an intensely boring conference session and dispatched via a free wi-fi...
[16 May 2008]
Comment That growth is partly because smart operating systems are filtering down from desktop computers and laptops into handheld middle-tier devices, as users demand that desktop and internet applications bridge the divide between computer and phone.
[23 Apr 2008]
Comment Its hardware and software, its case designs for laptops, desktops and other computers form the focus of its marketing. Similarly with Sony and Toshiba fans, the passion for the technology - laptops usually - shines through.
[17 Apr 2008]
Comment Plus, spy on some very small laptops here. It's a small claim to fame, I know, but I was one of the passengers who flew from the newly opened Heathrow Terminal 5 last week - and my luggage even came with me.
[16 Apr 2008]
Comment Lost laptops More than 1,000 gov't laptops lost since 2001 No doubt if it were personal laptops they were losing, they'd soon make a better effort to ensure they're not lost. Heathrow Terminal 5 suffers first day baggage chaos
[03 Apr 2008]
Comment After HMRC's data loss, the government instructed all departments to encrypt laptops and has issued new guidance developed by the Communications Electronics Security Group on the standards to be applied.
[27 Mar 2008]
Comment Heiser continues: "As a result they send huge amounts of inappropriate email, and store highly sensitive data on laptops and memory sticks, ignorant of the risk it represents to their employers. Losing laptops or other storage is still one of the...
[19 Mar 2008]
Comment Hardly a week passes without another big data breach - typically from laptops left in pubs and disks that go missing in the post. Most recently it was the news that government departments had lost more than 1,000 laptops over the past 10 years.
[10 Mar 2008]
Comment Just to be sure, also ban wire.and laptops. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Data watchers Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC
[06 Mar 2008]
Comment Seems a safe bet that it would be higher than the figures for either laptops or mobile phones. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest...
[21 Feb 2008]
Comment But it has taken a mountain of lost CDs and stolen laptops for even this - modest - move to come about. Some parts of Whitehall have finally realised what silicon.com has known for some time - that UK law is not strong enough to protect the public...
[06 Feb 2008]
Comment And with justification: the market was ripe for a sub-notebook from Apple and the company has always been ahead of the game with its laptops. Two laptops, consumer and pro. In its last quarter the company reported record Mac sales and in recent...
[06 Feb 2008]
Round-Up This week the MoD was kind enough to point out that it had actually lost loads of laptops, some containing similarly sensitive data. How about this for an advertising slogan for the Ministry of Defence: "The Armed Forces Want You!
[25 Jan 2008]
Comment Whitehall staff banned from removing laptops Fine to ban a removal of laptops from the premises but what about the use of CDs and memory sticks? The laptops should only hold relevant (encrypted) extracts of the data.
[24 Jan 2008]
Comment And while a few hardy hikers were apparently willing to lug laptops 5,000m above sea level, I wasn't one of them. I've often talked about going digital cold-turkey, dumping the gadgets, the laptop and the broadband, and finding out how long I could...
[10 Jan 2008]
Comment It is rapidly heading our way as more and more wireless facilities are included on laptops and mobile devices. The competition for antenna space on our laptops and mobile devices is getting critical. Written at a hotel in Taunton, UK, and...
[07 Jan 2008]
Comment Adequate PCs and laptops are now hitting the $400 break point and all the associated peripherals come at inconsequential cost. Every year of my life seems to have been challenging for one reason or another.
[20 Dec 2007]
Comment Individually they may only consume a few watts of power but if active on thousands of desktops and laptops they could be costing large companies tens of thousands of pounds per year more than using screen blanking.
[02 Nov 2007]
Round-Up Yet more good news for the scheme came with reports that Microsoft is planning on getting its Windows XP operating system running on the laptops. Good news: the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has a customer - the Uruguayan government has...
[02 Nov 2007]
Comment From cheap laptops to budget routers, China's low-cost products have helped bolster economic stability in the West. So, Martin Brampton asks, what's really fuelling the wave of criticism against the current workshop of the world?
[25 Oct 2007]
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