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BlackBerry goes Bold with super-3G

News Ovum analyst Nathan Burley wrote on his company's website that RIM's move away from slower Edge connectivity could help the BlackBerry Bold become a "worldwide hit". RIM has launched the first of its BlackBerry smart phones to include high-speed...

Tags: rim, blackberry, 3g

[13 May 2008]

Windows XP SP3 users warned over IE downgrades

News Writing on the MSDN website, Jane Maliouta said people who are trying out Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and want to roll back to IE6 would need to complete that downgrade before installing XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), otherwise that option would be...

Tags: sp3, xp, ie7, windows

[12 May 2008]

Travel site bookings fly when glitch fixed

Case Study Usability testing software has helped a holiday company boost its sales by spotting a glitch in its website's navigation that could have been costing it tens of thousands per week in lost business. Thomson relaunched its thomson.co.uk website about...

Tags: testing, ecommerce, travel

[09 May 2008]

Childnet helps parents get web savvy

Case Study The resource, which is available on a CD ROM or downloaded over the charity's website, is designed to help parents acclimatise themselves to the internet, so that they have the confidence to help their own children do the same in a safe manner.

Tags: parents, children, education

[08 May 2008]

The tech behind the Beijing 2008 Olympics

News For example, real-time results information which all goes to the official website and to broadcasters. Getting the technology behind the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games up and running has been more of a marathon rather than a 100m sprint.

Tags: infrastructure, servers, olympic

[08 May 2008]

Microsoft making a move on Facebook?

News The newspaper reported on its website that Microsoft's bankers put out subtle signals to Facebook, the social networking site, to see if it would be open to a full acquisition. Microsoft gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after...

Tags: facebook, yahoo, microsoft

[08 May 2008]

iPhone out of stock after £100 price cut

News O2's website notes the 8GB iPhone is 'not currently available' but reminds customers they can still shell out for the 16GB version, which has never been discounted. A £100 cut in the price of the entry-level iPhone has seen the touchscreen gadget...

Tags: carphone warehouse, o2, iphone

[02 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Customer Story: Nissan

whitepaper By placing large, colorful 3-D billboards over the cityscapes, they would have a compelling vehicle to encourage users to click through to their website. Nissan is the third largest japanese automobile manufacturer.

Tags: gps - gis

[02 May 2008]

Skype trialled on Java mobiles

News The client is available via Skype's website. Skype has released a test version of a client for Java-enabled mobile devices, a move which the company said is a significant step forward for its mobile strategy.

Tags: java, mobile, skype

[30 Apr 2008]

Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'

News The developers suggested on their website over the weekend the feature was "only there to give the impression of security". Software developers from NeoSmart, a not-for-profit technology-development organisation, claim they have successfully...

Tags: hack, uac, vista

[29 Apr 2008]

Dell and HP find ways to keep Windows XP alive

News Dell is already pitching the same option on its website and promising the models will stick around long after it stops taking standard XP orders on 18 June. While companies can offer pre-downgraded machines via their website, things get a little...

Tags: xp, vista, hp, dell

[28 Apr 2008]

Harrods makes a tech-savvy exhibition of itself

News This message directs people to register for text alerts about the Design Icons exhibition or to a Harrods website, via the phone's web browser, where further information can be found. Harrods is using cutting-edge mobile technology to promote a new...

Tags: barcode, camera, qr, mobile

[25 Apr 2008]

Who is the UK's IT hero of the year?

News Full details of the categories and entry criteria can be found on the awards website here. Entries for the prestigious CNET Networks UK Technology Awards 2008 - the most sought after accolades in the UK tech industry - are now open.

Tags: cnet networks uk

[22 Apr 2008]

Police Facebook presence strikes privacy chord

News The application also links users to an external website where they can anonymously submit information on crimes or view YouTube videos related to ongoing investigations. Last week, Greater Manchester Police became the first UK police force to...

Tags: facebook, privacy, police, submit

[22 Apr 2008]

Miserable at work? Live in London? Join the club

News Londoners are the most miserable at work, says a survey by HireScores, a recruitment agency-scoring website. More than 70 per cent of the capital's workers are already thinking about getting a new job from day one, while only 11 per cent of...

Tags: work, staff, london, survey

[21 Apr 2008]

Apple patches up Safari

News The company released the patches this week after a number of vulnerabilities were discovered in the browser recently, including one which allowed a security expert to take control of a MacBook Air at the CanSecWest security conference in March...

Tags: safari, apple, security, macbook air

[18 Apr 2008]

Minority Report: Why I am a Mac user

Comment A recent description of the iPhone interface on the website of usability guru Bruce Tognazzini sums it up neatly for me. On the 10th anniversary of his Damascene conversion from the PC to the way of the Mac, Seb Janacek reflects on what it is that...

Tags: leopard, iphone, mac, apple

[17 Apr 2008]

Delivering a High-Performance Mobile Broadband Experience

whitepaper The assignment: Build a Website; an e-commerce platform with order fulfillment and integration to a third-party billing solution; develop a sophisticated CMS; scale over 90+ servers.oh, and have it up & running in a matter of months!

Tags: knowledge and data management, amp, availability, learn

[17 Apr 2008]

Oracle Real User Experience Insight

whitepaper Installation of an UXinsight system requires no changes to a Web infrastructure or website content. UXinsight is a powerful solution for monitoring Web traffic. Data capture is based on Network Protocol Analysis (NPA).

Tags: monitoring systems, browser, interface, browser interface

[17 Apr 2008]

Windows XP SP3 a go this month?

News The alleged schedule for the release of XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) - obtained by the Neowin website - shows manufacturers and volume licence customers will get their hands on the upgrade on 21 April. Other XP users will get access to the pack on 28...

Tags: vista, microsoft, sp3

[16 Apr 2008]

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