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RSS always-on in newsEC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Click on the links below to find out more… Speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on data roaming on Monday, Fabio Colasanti said the Commission was hesitant to impose a cap on the wholesale price of data usage while abroad, and said greater... [22 Jul 2008]
BA launches iPhone app for frequent flyers
News The app enables customers to view the BA timetable, get real-time travel arrival and departure info and book flights - all on their Apple gadget. Customers can also save 'favourite flights' in order to easily keep updated on their progress, said BA... [11 Jul 2008]
Google open sources data-moving tool
News Golightly said in a blog post: "I'm always just a little disappointed when someone goes about creating their own new textual format syntax on arbitrary grounds, rather than adapting an existing format to their needs. [11 Jul 2008]
Privacy concerns over Google Street View
News The ICO was also waiting to hear from Simon Davies, the director of Privacy International, over his concerns that Google's face-blurring technology did not blur everyone's faces on Street View. Davies told ZDNet.co.uk on Tuesday that Privacy... [09 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News We always think of small groups. Click on the links below to find out more. One example of how mainstream Skype is as a business tool is the many people who now have their Skype address on their business cards, said Robin. [02 Jul 2008]
Nokia buys Symbian and looks to open mobile future
News It was always set up as a company to try and promote a standard platform and to be adopted by the industry as a stand platform for mobile but despite its early promises it didn't quite deliver that. Nigel Clifford, CEO of Symbian, said in a... [24 Jun 2008]
Oracle pumps up prices, BEA takes the hit
News Trying to find other prices in order to check 'like for like' can be challenging for users, as analyst Tony Lock, programme director at Freeform Dynamics, explained on Monday. We have been conducting surveys of software vendors for some years now... [24 Jun 2008]
BT gets chatty with business customers
News BT sees the system as an alternative to having to email or phone a call centre, with the added benefit of allowing customers to get on with other tasks rather than waiting for a response. The system also tracks the type of questions asked and can... [23 Jun 2008]
MoD to save £35m with online travel service
News At the official launch of the service, MoD second permanent under-secretary Sir Ian Andrews said: "The private sector will always discount travelling. It is an absolute priority that every pound available is redirected to equipping and supporting... [19 Jun 2008]
PC security warning for banking online
News Click on the links below to find out more. The online banking section of the latest Banking Code from the British Bankers Association suggests banks may not always be liable when online banking fraud takes place. [16 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News Click on the links below to find out more. Cotton Traders warned that other major retailers would be vulnerable to the same attack saying its website has always met "leading security standards". John Turner, European VP at security company Symantec... [11 Jun 2008]
When is a supplier gift/junket inappropriate?
News Gifts and perks should always be refused but conferences can be useful in establishing good relationships with suppliers and peers. And by the way, one supplier once tried sending me an iPod for Christmas - I sent it back as its value was obviously... [06 Jun 2008]
Watch out business - Vista's after you
News He said: "There has always been a version of Windows that is new that people don't know what to do with; there has always been the incumbent version; and there is always a new version on the horizon. The company on Wednesday released a whitepaper... [05 Jun 2008]
Mobile broadband ushers in Blue day
News I think that's as much as we are going to be focusing on in the next 24 months. Malook spent 14 years as a market maker on the floor of the London International Financial Futures Exchange (Liffe) before using that knowledge to launch a desktop... [03 Jun 2008]
Asus laptops get instant-on appeal
News Asus is to embed a lightweight, instant-on operating system into several of its new laptop models. Henry Yeh, general manager of the company's laptop business unit, said: "Asus is always committed to bringing customers the most innovative solutions. [02 Jun 2008]
