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RSS crediteBay's Skype sale gets green light
News Photo credit: Skype) eBay has announced today that the sale of its controlling stake in VoIP service Skype will go ahead, following the settlement of litigation over the proposed transaction. The settlement restructures... [06 Nov 2009]
Photos: Android marches onto even more smartphones
Photo Photo credit: Sony Ericsson Photo credit: Sony Ericsson Photo credit: Sony Ericsson Photo credit: Motorola It's two years since Google announced it was building an open... [06 Nov 2009]
Europe: Brace yourself for a telecoms overhaul
News Photo credit: Clar@bell via Flickr under the following Creative Commons Licence) The European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers have reached a compromise over the rights of internet users continent-wide,... [05 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
Comment Photo credit: Natasha Lomas/silicon.com) Image credit: Natasha Lomas/silicon.com) Photo credit: Natasha Lomas/silicon.com) With my tweet I'd been hoping to get a feel for opinion on the... [05 Nov 2009]
Covert surveillance must be reserved for serious crimes, says government
News Photo credit: Paul Kehrer) Local authorities must cut down on using covert-surveillance techniques to investigate petty offences, the government has said. Ripa (the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act) granted public... [05 Nov 2009]
Techies and hairdressers united in the moonlight
News Photo credit: Jacob Bøtter via Fickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence) What do Blighty's hairdressers and IT technicians have in common? A shared love of moonlighting for a little extra cash, apparently. [04 Nov 2009]
Whose IT budget has been hit the hardest?
News Photo credit: BullionVault via Flickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence) While the debate over bankers' bonuses may still be generating headlines, it seems the financial services industry has found one way... [04 Nov 2009]
Photos: Inside a Microsoft datacentre
Photo Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit:... [04 Nov 2009]
Phishers set their sights on corporate accounts
News Photo credit: FBI) Fraudsters have attempted to steal an estimated $100m from corporate bank accounts using malware and money mules, the FBI said yesterday. The FBI is seeing several new victim complaints and cases every... [04 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News Photo credit: Andy Miah via Flickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence) The Home Office has announced a £39m deal to help emergency services comms cope during the London 2012 Olympic Games. [03 Nov 2009]
'Incompetent': The verdict on gov't prisoner database
News Photo credit: Maurice via Flickr under the following Creative Commons Licence) Parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee has branded the implementation of the National Offender Management Information... [03 Nov 2009]
'You're responsible for your own wi-fi security' say ISPs
News Photo credit: BT) Customers are responsible for their own wi-fi security, according to hotspot operators. BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile all recommended wi-fi users adopt VPNs to help protect themselves while using... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: The Apple mouse through the ages
Photo Photo credit: Apple Photo credit: Marco Mioli via Wikimedia under the following Creative Commons Licence Photo credit: Marcin Wichary via Flickr under the following Creative Commons... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: Google Waves hello to a new way of doing business
Photo Photo credit: SAP Photo credit: SAP They start by using the drawing tools within Gravity to create a flow chart showing the different checks the bank will carry out on an individual before giving them a... [02 Nov 2009]
Escaping PCI purgatory. Compliance roadblocks and stories of real-world successes
White Paper By now, any companies driving high volumes of credit card transactions that are not compliant with the payment card industry (PCI) data security standards (DSS) faces steep penalties. This white paper deals with the PCI... [02 Nov 2009]
