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O2 snaffles HomeServe mobile contract
News From real time updates on PDAs to communicating with customers via SMS, this new partnership with O2 will support our future ambition to stay ahead of the pack and ensure we are delivering a first rate service for our customers," he said in a... [18 Aug 2008]
Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News Versions of Office are affected by this flaw, including Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), and Office 2003 SP2 and SP3. Microsoft has released six critical patches for August's 'Patch Tuesday', including a fix for six vulnerabilities in Internet... [13 Aug 2008]
Now in Ikea's bargain corner: Cheap mobile PAYG
News The purveyor of oddly named ranges of flat-pack furniture has pulled a new product out of its bargain bin: a pay-as-you-go mobile SIM it claims offers the lowest price PAYG calls and texts in the UK - at a flat rate of 9p per minute, and 6p per text. [04 Aug 2008]
RIM warns on BlackBerry PDF flaw
News Vulnerable systems include BES software version 4.1 Service Pack 3 (4.1.3) through to 4.1 Service Pack 5 (4.1.5). RIM is warning businesses to disable the function that allows a BlackBerry to read PDF files until an update can be issued, after a... [17 Jul 2008]
Brics demand feature-packed mobiles
News According to IDC, semiconductor manufacturers are scrambling to pack more components within chips, which help drive costs down by lowering supply chain complexity and saving on phone real estate, making the chips more attractive to device... [09 Jun 2008]
Watch out business - Vista's after you
News Nash says the release of Vista Service Pack 1 has improved Windows security, improved driver support and minimised application compatibility issues, for starters. After targeting consumers, Microsoft is now aiming its PR offensive at business... [05 Jun 2008]
Windows exec plugs Vista's "green agenda"
News Curran added that the release of Vista Service Pack 1 was "a major milestone", and claimed Vista was "the fastest-selling operating system in the history of operating systems". Eighteen months after its launch, Windows Vista is growing in... [27 May 2008]
Microsoft: Why we chose ODF support over OOXML
News Microsoft announced on Wednesday it will support ODF version 1.1 in the release of Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2), scheduled for the first half of 2009. Microsoft will add native support to Office 2007 for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) instead of... [23 May 2008]
Microsoft pledges Office 2007 ODF support
News Microsoft said it will add support for ODF version 1.1 when it updates its Office 2007 product some time next year with "service pack 2". Microsoft said yesterday that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source... [22 May 2008]
TJ Hughes buys into email to slash admin costs
News The system, supplied by Vodat International, replaces a process of updating store managers with sales and merchandising information with a twice-weekly pack delivered by fax and post. Discount department store chain TJ Hughes has managed to save... [14 May 2008]
XP SP3 starts endless reboot for some AMD PCs
News Owners of some AMD-based computers are finding the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3 has sent their systems into an endless reboot cycle. The reboot cycle glitch is the latest hiccup for Microsoft with the service pack update. [14 May 2008]
Sales of Mac Office rocket, says Microsoft
News The company also said it was ready with the first "service pack" update for Mac Office 2008, adding things like reliability and performance tweaks, as well as some changes aimed at boosting security. While Apple's market share gains are cause for... [13 May 2008]
Windows XP SP3 users warned over IE downgrades
News Windows XP users who install the operating system's third service pack will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer, Microsoft's deployment manager for Internet Explorer 8 has warned. [12 May 2008]
Microsoft - halted Vista, XP updates resumed
News A week ago, Microsoft delayed the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a problem that could lead to data loss when running the XP update in conjunction with its Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System program. [07 May 2008]
Glitch delays Windows XP SP3 release
News Microsoft has said it is delaying the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 because of a newly uncovered glitch. The software maker said there is a "compatibility issue" between the XP service pack and Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System, a... [30 Apr 2008]
