Westminster eForum to discuss open source software
by Jan HarrisLeaders from the open source community are meeting senior government officials at the Westminster eForum on 12 September, to discuss open source software and the economy.
Alan Cox, developer of the Linux kernel, and Mark Taylor, president of the Open Source Consortium (OSC), will contrast the popularity of open source software in industry with its [...]
September 7, 2007
Intel beats AMD to release quad-core processors
by Jan HarrisIntel has released its latest generation of quad-core processors, beating AMD which plans to release its Barcelona quad-core processors next week.
Intel’s Xeon 7300 series can provide three times the performance per watt than the company’s previous dual-core models.
With its improved energy efficiency, the 7300 series features processors that can run up to 2.93 [...]
Wi-fi is key technology for PC buyers
by Jan HarrisA new survey by Ipsos MORI identifies Wi-Fi as the most important technology to consumers when they are purchasing new PCs.
Wireless connectivity was found to be more important than enhanced processing power, portable connectivity and the internet.
Half of all respondents from the UK believed that wireless technology was more likely to increase [...]
September 6, 2007
How viral marketing could kill your Google presence
by Brian TurnerThe Dangers of Social Media manipulation
Over the past year, SEO has increasingly turned its attention to social media, looking for ways to manipulate sites like Digg in order to bring in surges of traffic.
The aim is to present content that appeals to discussion, hoping for a wave of natural links to point to the content [...]
London hotspot for card fraud
by Jan HarrisCard not present (CNP) fraud has soared by 22% in the UK over the last year according to retail watchdog Early Warning.
According to Early Warning’s research, the problem is worst in London, with postcode area SE18 having the highest level of CNP fraud, which is committed over the Internet, on the phone and by [...]
September 5, 2007
Government promotes Internet filtering software
by Jan HarrisIn a speech to the National Council of Voluntary Organisations on Monday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed plans to investigate ways of regulating access to inappropriate material on the Internet.
Ministers will work with ISPs, and communications regulator Ofcom, in a campaign to promote the use of Internet-filtering software. This will include measures to [...]
September 4, 2007
New Wi-Fi technology promises fast transfer of large data files
by Jan HarrisScientists at the Georgia Electronic Design Center, led by Professor Joy Laskar, is developing a method of using extremely high radio frequencies to transfer very large data files over short distances.
The technique could complement current wireless technologies such as WiFi and Bluetooth. These technologies are efficient at transferring small amounts of data between electronic devices, [...]
September 3, 2007
Google secures news hosting deals
by Jan HarrisGoogle News has secured licensing agreements with four major news agencies which will help the search engine company generate ad revenue from its news service.
Google News will now run articles from The Associated Press, the Press Association of Great Britain, Canadian Press, and Agence France-Presse. Previously Google News directed readers to other destinations to [...]
NEC group website ‘hacked’ by Russian Spammers
by Brian TurnerPlatinax has discovered that the NEC Group website has been hacked, with pages inserted onto the site to promote pharmaceuticals sales.
A specific search on Google reveals a small number of pages added to the site, which offer to sell a variety of pharmaceutical products, including soma, phentermine, tramadol, xanax and fioricet. For example, as seen [...]