PAS 78: British standards for website
by Brian TurnerThe British Standards Institute (BSI) has released information on a new standard – for disability access for websites.
Known as “Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 78 – Guide to Good Practice in Commissioning Accessible Websites”, it was developed with the Disability Rights Commission, after a study claimed that 81% of websites were not properly accessible to people [...]
GDrive gets cold reception
by Brian TurnerPlans by Google to offer complete online storage facilities for home users were accidently released to the internet, according to the BBC.
The so-called “GDrive” would allows users to upload their harddrive contents online, and use it to store and retrieve documents as easily as using their home computer.
However, the plans have caused a storm of [...]
March 4, 2006
Blackberry settles with RIM
by Brian TurnerRIM, maker of the popular Blackberry PDA, has finally settled with NTP over patent violations for $650.
The move comes after the judge presiding on the case pushed for a settlement, to avoid being forced to shut down the Blackberry service – which could have adversely impacted many US governmental employees.
The case has been something [...]
Google opts for Opteron
by Brian TurnerGoogle is tipped to rebuild its huge server farm with AMD Opteron machines.
The news can only come as a double blow to Intel: not only does Intel CEO Paul Otellini sit on the board at Google, but Otellini has also seen Intel’s profits fall in three straight quarters.
Key to Google’s decision is AMD’s performance per [...]