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RSS computer find outFive reasons why Chrome will crash and burn
News The average computer user tends to lack the technical know-how or motivation to change from the default Internet Explorer browser, giving Microsoft around 60 per cent of the market without even trying. [02 Sep 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News Perspectives also protects against attacks that exploit a recently exposed flaw in the DNS system, which translates web addresses into numerical IP addresses, said Dave Andersen, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon who was an adviser... [27 Aug 2008]
Ubuntu patches flaw
News The email also detailed a number of other bugs which could be exploited by an attacker who already had some level of access to a computer running Ubuntu. Ubuntu became the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open-source operating... [26 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]
Photos: Some creative uses for USB ports
Photo When away from your desk simply hit the big green buzzer and your computer will change to energy-saving 'ecomode'. They can even be operated from your MSN, or by friends on your MSN list, when you're not even at your computer. [18 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
News Another problem with OpenID was highlighted in a security advisory published last week, which quoted findings by Google researcher Ben Laurie, and Richard Clayton, of the Cambridge University Computer Labs. [14 Aug 2008]
Dell hits carbon neutral target
News You have to question whether they have taken all their workers commuting into consideration and the materials in making a computer, going all the way back to zinc mining. Computer companies should be focusing on the developments made in recent... [06 Aug 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. Click on the links below to find out more. The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3... [21 Jul 2008]
Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020
News The government has announced plans to make Whitehall's computer systems wholly carbon neutral by 2020 by adopting various green IT strategies, including automatically powering down PCs, configuring virtual servers and selective deployments of thin... [17 Jul 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Is there really a skills crisis?
Comment Schools are boring IT students to death, and it's the fault of universities that computer games companies are struggling to recruit. But practical skills, computer programming for instance, are much more easily learned when there is a real-life... [09 Jul 2008]
UK games industry needs to go back to uni
News The UK games industry needs to play a more active role in academia, helping to shape the syllabuses of university courses to ensure games development students graduate with the right skills for industry, a Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News This would provide the attacker with as much access to and rights on the computer as the logged-in user has. Click on the links below to find out more. Microsoft issued a security advisory on Monday warning about targeted attacks that exploit a... [08 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News The CMA, which is part of the British Computer Society (BCS), attacked the government for failing to follow through on its promises regarding NGA. Click on the links below to find out more. The Communications Management Association's (CMA's) Next... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News Comparatively sluggish fat pipes are damaging UK Plc, according to comms industry organisation, the Communications Management Association (CMA) - part of the British Computer Society. Click on the links below to find out more. [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News Judge Louis Stanton of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered Google on Tuesday to turn over as evidence a database with usernames of YouTube viewers, what videos they watched when, and users' computer addresses. [04 Jul 2008]
