wi-fi this week
RSS wi-fi this weekOpenID at risk due to DNS flaw
News W is for Wi-fi Another problem with OpenID was highlighted in a security advisory published last week, which quoted findings by Google researcher Ben Laurie, and Richard Clayton, of the Cambridge University Computer Labs. [14 Aug 2008]
EDS legal move leaves Oyster contract hanging
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors TfL announced last week it had terminated its contract with the Transys consortium, which consists of Cubic and EDS, citing "value for money" issues as a factor. Last week, TfL declined to give details of... [14 Aug 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News Hiding internet or email traffic is relatively simple using methods such as logging on using unregistered 3G dongles, using third party wi-fi networks and by sending email using a secure tunnel and proxy. [13 Aug 2008]
Editor's Blog: Time to declare war on the business
Comment Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors I mention this not simply as a warning to the marketing people out there, but also because the use of language is something close to the heart of an excellent column I read this week by our resident Naked CIO. [07 Aug 2008]
Time Warner to split AOL in two?
News Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors Time Warner is expected to announce this week that it has completed the internal process of separating AOL's dial-up internet access business from its advertising business, the newspaper said. [05 Aug 2008]
Heathrow Airport: Lost laptop hotspot
News Wi-fi at the airport According to research carried out by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Dell, around 175,000 laptops go missing in Europe's major airports each year - about 4,000 per week. In Europe most laptops go missing at London's... [30 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News W is for Wi-fi Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for Mac OS X... [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News W is for Wi-fi The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has distributed the card reader, made by Amsterdam-based Gemalto, to more than one million customers, and that none have been hit by fraud. [18 Jul 2008]
PCs and mobiles combine at LG
News LG intends to increase its focus on smart phones, ultra-mobile PCs and "network infotainment", the statement said, adding: "These have emerged as important sectors to keep pace with in this era of mobile internet, in which users have come to rely... [16 Jul 2008]
silicon.com old school
Comment A London pub crawl… with wi-fi on the side weird uses for an iPod hard drive disasters silicon.com is 10 this week. Others have carried on in business titles, such as Building, Regeneration and Renewal, and Retail Week. [07 Jul 2008]
Happy 10th birthday, silicon.com
News A London pub crawl… with wi-fi on the side weird uses for an iPod hard drive disasters Just a week later France defeated Brazil 3-0 to win the 1998 World Cup.silicon.com's editor Steve Ranger said: "It's a great milestone for us to hit. [07 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News W is for Wi-fi Wiltshire's comments follow a Bata letter of protest sent to the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, this week, signed by the chief executives of British Airways, BMI, EasyJet and Virgin Atlantic. [07 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone to storm enterprise world, says O2
News The iPhone 2.0 comes with a software update that not only includes enterprise-friendly licensing of Microsoft's ActiveSync protocol - for push email, calendar and contacts - but also supports Cisco IPSec VPN for secure transmission of data, and... [04 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.06.08
Round-Up The future is wi-fi-equipped public conveniences with a coffee machine. Good luck, if the British summer is anything to go by your portable device of choice will not only need to be wi-fi enabled but waterproof as well. [20 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Prison IT, iPhone wi-fi, and the clock ticking on XP...
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ The McCue Interview: Martin Taylor, group CIO, LCH.Clearnet ¦ Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy ¦ Photos: Say hello to Intel's little... [19 Jun 2008]
