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The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up A recent report from analyst firm TechMarketView found that the UK software industry is in fine fettle, although much more needs to be done to support the growth of small tech firms. Yes, Autonomy and ARM continue to... [06 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon PowerShot S90
Photo Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. CNET.co.uk's Rod Lawton, read the full review here. See more... [06 Nov 2009]
Europe: Brace yourself for a telecoms overhaul
News For more see European 'internet freedom' law agreed on ZDNet UK. The European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers have reached a compromise over the rights of internet users continent-wide, setting Europe on... [05 Nov 2009]
BT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News The trial is part of the telco's ongoing investment in fibre infrastructure in the UK. BT is offering a free taste of superfast broadband to businesses in Glasgow. Back in 2008 BT announced it would be spending £1.5bn to... [05 Nov 2009]
Covert surveillance must be reserved for serious crimes, says government
News For more on this story, see Government curbs councils' Ripa powers on ZDNet UK. Local authorities must cut down on using covert-surveillance techniques to investigate petty offences, the government has said. [05 Nov 2009]
Techies and hairdressers united in the moonlight
News This lands techies in the top 10 UK professions for moonlighting, although some way behind the most prolific cash-in-hand workers of all: the not-so-humble hairdresser. The survey of more than 1,400 UK... [04 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News The UK will never create a software giant to rival the likes of Microsoft, Google or Oracle. That's the sobering conclusion of the silicon.com CIO Jury which voted 10 to two against, when asked whether the... [03 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News The National Police Improvement Agency has signed the £39m contract with Airwave, the company that provides the mobile radio network used by every UK police force and currently being rolled out to every ambulance trust... [03 Nov 2009]
'Incompetent': The verdict on gov't prisoner database
News For more, see Public Accounts Committee attacks C-Nomis project on ZDNet UK. 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 For more, see Wi-Fi firms put onus on users for hotspot security on ZDNet UK. Customers are responsible for their own wi-fi security, according to hotspot operators. BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile all recommended... [03 Nov 2009]
Orange unveils iPhone tariffs and launch date
News Back in September Apple announced it was ending its exclusive contract to sell iPhones with O2 UK, with first Orange and then Vodafone getting passes to join the iPhone party. Retail outlets that will stock the device... [02 Nov 2009]
Microsoft to Office Accounting: Your number's up
News The Redmond giant said it will stop distributing the free Office Accounting and Office Accounting Express in the UK and US next month. Microsoft announced on Friday it is to kill off its Office Accounting product line. [02 Nov 2009]
Make haste with the analogue-digital switch, urges EC
News For more, see TV spectrum to be used for mobile broadband on ZDNet UK. The European Commission has called for EU members to speed their switchover to digital television, and therefore in the process free up spectrum,... [30 Oct 2009]
Taxman to save £110m by taking an axe to its IT estate
News The HMRC's contract with Capgemini, and subcontractors Fujitsu and Accenture, is one of the UK's largest outsourcing deals and accounts for £750m of the department's annual IT budget. The taxman will cut £110m from its... [30 Oct 2009]
'UK must up privacy safeguards following Phorm'
News The European Commission has said the UK government doesn't have adequate communications privacy legislation and must step up its efforts. The announcement follows complaints by UK citizens and privacy... [30 Oct 2009]
