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Over 18? Equifax card lets you prove it online
News Those interested in trying out the I-card can sign up with Equifax or use Parity's Azigo I-card management software to enable one-click sign-in and identity verification. Equifax has introduced its first information... [14 Nov 2008]
Microsoft patches flaw - after seven years
News The flaw could enable an SMB Relay attack, which would allow an attacker to install programs; view, change or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Microsoft has offered an explanation as to why it... [14 Nov 2008]
Europe gets OLPC's Give One Get One $100 laptops
News Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of the OLPC project, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Wednesday that version two of Give One, Get One (G1G1) will enable European users to participate in the scheme. [13 Nov 2008]
"We'll find ET within two dozen years," says Seti
News A senior Seti astronomer believes advances in computing power could enable the organisation to find extraterrestrial life as early as 2025. Speaking at an event held at Yahoo! s Brickhouse in San Francisco, Seth Shostak... [12 Nov 2008]
VMware gets into mobile virtualisation game
News The company's president and chief executive, Paul Maritz, in a statement: "By abstracting the applications and data from the hardware itself, we expect that virtualisation will not only enable handset vendors to... [11 Nov 2008]
Beat bobbies need more cash for smartphones
News We recommend that sufficient funding is made available as soon as possible to enable all frontline officers to have access to a PDA," the report adds. Despite calls for more money to give all frontline police officers... [10 Nov 2008]
Betfair spins into financial trading
News Once the Financial Services Authority gives the thumbs-up, Tradefair will be able to offer its users the ability to trade and bet on CFDs - equity derivatives that enable investors to speculate on share price movements... [10 Nov 2008]
Windows 7 aims for netbooks as well as PCs
News Senior vice president, Steven Sinofsky, said in a speech at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC): "A key part of Windows 7 is to enable a full spectrum of choices. While the new Windows will... [06 Nov 2008]
Salesforce.com teams up with web 2.0 titans
News The Force.com tie-up will enable a photo application to be built on and run through Force.com but then use Amazon S3 to store and access images, for example. As Facebook increasingly takes aim at business users, the... [04 Nov 2008]
Mobile wallets to bulk out m-payments' future
News Mobile wallets will enable people to use their phones to pay for small-value items such as drinks and magazines, he added. Mobile money transfers and contactless NFC (near field communications) will make up half of the... [30 Oct 2008]
RIP voice, texting - long live bio-sensing bangle phones
News Ho-Soo predicted future mobiles will use HBCs - or 'human body communications' - to enable data to be sent between two devices using the human body as a conduit, rather than through the air as with Bluetooth or wi-fi. [21 Oct 2008]
Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 ready for action
News However, he said that Apple ultimately controls what types of software run on the iPhone and right now they are not looking to enable browser plug-ins of any flavour. Microsoft on Monday announced it is ready with a... [14 Oct 2008]
Lords to debate security progress of "wild west" web
News Lord Broers, who chaired the inquiries into personal internet security, said in a statement on Monday: "This debate will enable members of the House to question the government on what has been achieved and will allow... [06 Oct 2008]
Asus Eee PC to get HSDPA next month
News But Asus said it plans to add HSDPA connectivity to its Eee PC 901 netbook to enable "convenient and high-speed access to the internet anytime, anywhere". Computer maker Asus has announced its Eee PC mini laptop is to... [26 Sep 2008]
Sony Ericsson: Microsoft said no, no, no
News The panels enable users to run applications straight off the desktop, rather than digging through the Windows menu structure to find and boot them, and the phone maker has also launched an SDK to encourage developers to... [26 Sep 2008]
