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eBay's Skype sale gets green light
News Photo credit: Skype) eBay has announced today that the sale of its controlling stake in VoIP service Skype will go ahead, following the settlement of litigation over the proposed transaction. The settlement restructures... [06 Nov 2009]
Photos: Android marches onto even more smartphones
Photo Photo credit: Sony Ericsson Photo credit: Sony Ericsson Photo credit: Sony Ericsson Photo credit: Motorola It's two years since Google announced it was building an open... [06 Nov 2009]
Bletchley Park's World War Two codebreakers in their own words
News Photo credit: Bletchley Park Trust) Photo: Andy McCue/silicon.com) Photo: Nick Heath/silicon.com) Photo: Bletchley Park Trust) Photo: Nick... [05 Nov 2009]
Europe: Brace yourself for a telecoms overhaul
News Photo credit: Clar@bell via Flickr under the following Creative Commons Licence) The European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers have reached a compromise over the rights of internet users continent-wide,... [05 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Jimmy Wales on what's next for Wikipedia
Comment Photo credit: Natasha Lomas/silicon.com) Photo credit: Natasha Lomas/silicon.com) He mentions a Twitter post I made, prior to our interview, asking whether people think he's a hero or villain. With my... [05 Nov 2009]
Covert surveillance must be reserved for serious crimes, says government
News Photo credit: Paul Kehrer) Local authorities must cut down on using covert-surveillance techniques to investigate petty offences, the government has said. Ripa (the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act) granted public... [05 Nov 2009]
Techies and hairdressers united in the moonlight
News Photo credit: Jacob Bøtter via Fickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence) What do Blighty's hairdressers and IT technicians have in common? A shared love of moonlighting for a little extra cash, apparently. [04 Nov 2009]
Whose IT budget has been hit the hardest?
News Photo credit: BullionVault via Flickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence) While the debate over bankers' bonuses may still be generating headlines, it seems the financial services industry has found one way... [04 Nov 2009]
Photos: Inside a Microsoft datacentre
Photo Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit: Microsoft Photo credit:... [04 Nov 2009]
Phishers set their sights on corporate accounts
News Photo credit: FBI) Fraudsters have attempted to steal an estimated $100m from corporate bank accounts using malware and money mules, the FBI said yesterday. The FBI is seeing several new victim complaints and cases every... [04 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News Photo credit: Andy Miah via Flickr.com under the following Creative Commons licence) The Home Office has announced a £39m deal to help emergency services comms cope during the London 2012 Olympic Games. [03 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment In addition the two-finger swipes work well on web pages and the Mac's photo software. Seb Janacek asks: Can the new Magic Mouse change all that? I have a dream… a dream that Apple finally gets around to creating a... [03 Nov 2009]
'Incompetent': The verdict on gov't prisoner database
News Photo credit: Maurice via Flickr under the following Creative Commons Licence) Parliamentary spending watchdog the Public Accounts Committee has branded the implementation of the National Offender Management Information... [03 Nov 2009]
'You're responsible for your own wi-fi security' say ISPs
News Photo credit: BT) Customers are responsible for their own wi-fi security, according to hotspot operators. BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile all recommended wi-fi users adopt VPNs to help protect themselves while using... [03 Nov 2009]
Photos: The Apple mouse through the ages
Photo Photo credit: Apple Photo credit: Marco Mioli via Wikimedia under the following Creative Commons Licence Photo credit: Marcin Wichary via Flickr under the following Creative Commons... [03 Nov 2009]