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'Uncloneable' biometric passports pass the test
News Chip readers will have to be authorised by the ePassport issuer up to one month beforehand to gain access to the ePassport chip. The UK was one of 27 countries that took part in the tests of RFID chips and passport... [22 Sep 2008]
Wanted: Techies with mobile skills
News Akshay Amar Garkel, senior consultant for professional services at Datacraft India, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet Asia that the use of mobile devices to access various applications ranging from email to business... [22 Sep 2008]
Ethics, complexity spark U-turn on NHS records
News The NHS is to overhaul the way staff access electronic medical records following concerns the existing system is unethical. Patients will now have to give permission every time NHS employees want to... [19 Sep 2008]
Nokia lays down Symbian developer challenge
News With other device makers getting access to Symbian, this competition may help boost business for more handset vendors than just Nokia. Nokia has announced a global developer challenge through its developer programme,... [19 Sep 2008]
VMware virtualisation tech adds iPhone, Linux to arsenal
News Herrod also said that a future version of VMware Infrastructure (VI) Client, which is the software used to access VirtualCenter Server, would be made available for the Apple iPhone and other mobile devices. [19 Sep 2008]
Exeter Uni set for £5.5m wireless makeover
News The upgrade will give students ubiquitous access to the University's online services as well as allowing them to view lectures over the web either live or at a later date and take part in internet tutorials. [18 Sep 2008]
NHS email upgrade rocked by delays
News Due to start at the end of this month, the move from Mirapoint to Microsoft Exchange 2007 will mean NHS staff can access new features, including the ability to wirelessly synch mobile devices to access... [18 Sep 2008]
EU: IT goods trade pact needs a refresh
News These included "cable and satellite boxes that can access the internet, flat-panel computer monitors and computers peripherals such as printers, copiers, faxes and scanners". The European Commission has proposed a... [17 Sep 2008]
Peru to test run Windows XO laptop
News Integrating technology into our school curriculum will help to advance our knowledge economy, improve access to information and will generate opportunities for our students, which, through governmental policies, aims to... [16 Sep 2008]
Berners-Lee opens doors to 'web for all' foundation
News I have read that 80 per cent of the world does not have access to the web. Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Sunday unveiled the World Wide Web Foundation, an initiative to spread the web to developing countries and... [15 Sep 2008]
Password fatigue spells biometric PC boom
News Meanwhile, password security remains lax, with 30 per cent of those surveyed saying they share their passwords with workmates, friends or family and 11 per cent claiming to enter the word 'password' to get access to... [15 Sep 2008]
Businesses ready for Facebook generation
News If staff feel that being able to access these sites is important to them, I don't want to employ them. While most CIOs have some sort of policy in place to address the influx of so-called digital natives joining their... [15 Sep 2008]
Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News A major, independent review into the delivery of next-generation broadband access in the UK has been completed, with the resulting report recommending a patchwork of fixed and wireless technologies. These steps include... [12 Sep 2008]
iPhone hacker claims device captures all
News The issue is different from a security hole discovered last month that allowed people to get access to email, text and voice messages on password-protected phones. The iPhone is recording everything users see and do on... [12 Sep 2008]
Yahoo! gives a glimpse into Open Strategy
News These developers will have preview access to YOS," Balogh said, including Yahoo! Programmers will soon get access to tools to write TV widgets. showed its vision for what its Yahoo! Open Strategy makes... [12 Sep 2008]
