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RSS wi-fi in newsCanonical joins Linux Foundation
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. Ubuntu community members had already been participating in workgroups at the foundation, including... [20 Aug 2008]
Tech spend to top $3.4tr
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors Despite a shaky global economic market, worldwide IT spending will pass the $3.4tr mark this year, up eight per cent from last year, according to analyst Gartner. The decline of the US dollar is at the heart of... [19 Aug 2008]
Nokia retains smart phone crown
News The report shows GPS is well established in smart phones, with more than a third (38 per cent) of the phones shipping in Emea in Q2 packing the location tech; while more than half (58 per cent) have integrated wi-fi. [19 Aug 2008]
ISO rejects latest OOXML appeals
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors The International Organization for Standardization has thrown out four appeals against its ratification of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format. The appeals were made by Brazil, India, South Africa and... [19 Aug 2008]
Linux Foundation releases developer guide
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors The Linux Foundation has released a guide for developers who wish to contribute Linux code. A guide to the kernel development process aims to encourage participation by new programmers by explaining what's involved. [18 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw
News W is for Wi-fi Robin Wilton, a corporate architect for federated identity at Sun, described OpenID's reliance on the integrity of the Domain Name System (DNS) as a "multi-factor problem" in light of the discovery of a fundamental flaw in DNS by... [14 Aug 2008]
EDS legal move leaves Oyster contract hanging
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors Cubic, a member of the TranSys consortium that runs London's Oyster smartcard public transport system, has been legally restrained by EDS, the other major member of the consortium, from taking over the running of... [14 Aug 2008]
Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors Microsoft has released six critical patches for August's 'Patch Tuesday', including a fix for six vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. Affected versions of the web browser include Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) for... [13 Aug 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News Hiding internet or email traffic is relatively simple using methods such as logging on using unregistered 3G dongles, using third party wi-fi networks and by sending email using a secure tunnel and proxy. [13 Aug 2008]
Free wi-fi for Scottish market town
News A small market town in the Scottish Borders is to offer free wi-fi across the whole of its town centre. The teleco will be offering the rural community free and open access wi-fi for an initial 12-month trial. [13 Aug 2008]
Social networking: Global phenomenon
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors The latest statistics from ComScore show social networking sites such as Facebook are growing rapidly across the globe, even as that growth slows down in the US where they originated. [13 Aug 2008]
Does an MBA lead the way to career success?
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors Journalist Philip Delves Broughton ditched his job as the Daily Telegraph's Paris bureau chief to attend Harvard to discover what an MBA from the institution would do for him. [12 Aug 2008]
Europe's art needs cash to land at digital fingertips
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors European Commission plans to put Europe's works of art at the fingertips of web users could be up and running by the end of the year - if EU member states are willing to commit more funding. [12 Aug 2008]
Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Ready for release
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors Microsoft said yesterday it has finished work on SQL Server 2008, the latest version of its database software. The software maker said in a statement it has reached the "release to manufacturing" stage, meaning... [07 Aug 2008]
Free wi-fi steams into St Pancras
News Rail travellers rejoice: free wi-fi is now available at St Pancras International, giving the 45 million commuters who annually pass under its red brick arches an excuse to stay a while and maybe even splash out at the champagne bar. [06 Aug 2008]
