threat in comment and analysis
Inbox: iPhone ad, red boxes, wi-fi piggybacking, sci-fi thinking
Comment Perhaps then the likes of decent mobile browsing could take off, creating a true wi-fi cell network, away from the charges/limits of 3G and the threat of misuse. Readers were in disagreement over a story on silicon.com concerning the banning of the... [04 Sep 2008]
Legal Eye: File-sharers under fire
Comment Court orders are being issued in bulk, which allow aggrieved companies to demand payment or see the infringers face the threat of expensive court action. You're now more likely to get caught. Lawyer John McKinlay explains why. [03 Sep 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 22.08.08
Round-Up Despite the threat of immolation and flying shrapnel, Apple has come out on top of the latest customer satisfaction poll for computer makers as voted for by its customers. Instead, some MPs are getting hot under the collar over web 2.0-related... [22 Aug 2008]
Is short-termism holding back public sector outsourcing?
Comment Even the threat of retendering is often meaningless as the power is embedded with the supplier. But that apparently healthy growth masks some fundamental issues with procurement, says Martyn Hart. Although the public sector has learnt a lot from... [20 Aug 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: New niche for 3G?
Comment The only potential threat on the horizon appears to be WiMax because ADSL services have now more or less maxed out, and generally have contention ratios in excess of 15:1, and never seem to perform as advertised. [05 Aug 2008]
Inbox: Vista, Bletchley Park and Cuil
Comment The survival of Bletchley Park, the secret home to Britain's codebreakers during World War II, is under serious threat from extinction unless the government steps in to provide vital funds… Bletchley Park future under colossal threat [31 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: The naked truth about DSL
Comment Perhaps if wired broadband providers want to protect themselves against this new threat and keep their customers happy they need to look at their own pricing models - and ditch the line rental for good. [03 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Prison IT, iPhone wi-fi, and the clock ticking on XP...
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ The McCue Interview: Martin Taylor, group CIO, LCH.Clearnet ¦ Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy ¦ Photos: Say hello to Intel's little... [19 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Security scare
Comment Be paranoid - always assume there is a real threat. Written at home after a sleepless night thinking about real risks and dispatched via my home LAN. Without revealing what I did or how and where I did it, I have to confess to having just done... [18 Jun 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Warped perceptions
Comment There is always a threat. The biggest threat always comes from the direction you're least expecting. Written at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands and dispatched via an airline lounge wi-fi service. Some years ago I was struck by the amount of... [28 May 2008]
Legal Eye: What's the score for the music biz?
Comment It seems that the collective power of the majors is under threat as artists, using their own sales and marketing techniques, look for alternative distribution methods and tie-ups. From free downloads to albums you can pay as much as you like for... [22 May 2008]
Will consumers always want free banking?
Comment But these services are unlikely to be under threat. This ruling will mean banks have to find more subtle ways to profit from their customers, argues Carol Wheatcroft. Last month's High Court ruling on overdraft charges sparked widespread media... [12 May 2008]
Editor's Blog: Home computing from Acorn, Amiga and Amstrad, to the ZX Spectrum
Comment Find out what the priorities of your CIO are this year, have a look at the latest CIO Jury discussing the insider security threat, and read Seb Janacek on why he loves his Mac. Here at silicon.com we recently, rather unexpectedly, unleashed a tidal... [22 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... File-sharers, women in tech and the price of 'experts'
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Photos: Australian broadband goes for a deep-sea dive ¦ FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat ¦ Peter... [17 Apr 2008]
Minority Report: Why I am a Mac user
Comment Back then, the malware threat wasn't really on the horizon, especially as online time was low - broadband in west London in the mid- to late-1990s was scarce, to say the least. Following what my wife refers to as my Damascene conversion to all... [17 Apr 2008]
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