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Fast booting ASUS Eee Box hits the desktop
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-07-30 08:11:55
Although not actually available until September in the UK, ASUS has announced the full specification of its new Eee Box which promises to deliver a little revolution in desktop computing...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-07-30 08:11:55
Although not actually available until September in the UK, ASUS has announced the full specification of its new Eee Box which promises to deliver a little revolution in desktop computing...
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Phishing up 180 percent in six months
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Phishing
2008-07-26 08:01:30
According to APACS, the UK payments association, the number of people banking online has risen by 505 percent in the last seven years. However, in just the last six months alone the number of reported phishing incidents has risen by 180 percent in the UK.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Phishing
2008-07-26 08:01:30
According to APACS, the UK payments association, the number of people banking online has risen by 505 percent in the last seven years. However, in just the last six months alone the number of reported phishing incidents has risen by 180 percent in the UK.
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Facebook fake fined thousands in landmark libel case
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-24 18:41:20
Many people consider the setting up of a fake profile on a social networking site as almost the done thing. However, as the UK High Court ruled today, when you do it to exact revenge on someone else then you better be prepared to face the legal consequences...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-24 18:41:20
Many people consider the setting up of a fake profile on a social networking site as almost the done thing. However, as the UK High Court ruled today, when you do it to exact revenge on someone else then you better be prepared to face the legal consequences...
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Manchester United tops the Internet football league
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-23 06:41:21
Football is a popular sport in England, in fact for many it is something of an obsession and one that has spread to the Internet and way beyond English borders. A study of visitors to the official websites of English Premiership football clubs has meant that it is now possible to rate the teams in terms of an Internet football league. So where will your team feature?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-23 06:41:21
Football is a popular sport in England, in fact for many it is something of an obsession and one that has spread to the Internet and way beyond English borders. A study of visitors to the official websites of English Premiership football clubs has meant that it is now possible to rate the teams in terms of an Internet football league. So where will your team feature?
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Microsoft: your children are pirates and proud of it!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-21 09:00:41
File under showing my age: when I was a lad, the worse bit of stealing that most kids did was a handful of penny sweets while the shopkeeper wasn't looking. According to research from Microsoft, these days 11-16 year old kids are most likely to be involved with piracy instead. Indeed, 60 percent of those children asked happily admitted to opting for pirate over legit items...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-21 09:00:41
File under showing my age: when I was a lad, the worse bit of stealing that most kids did was a handful of penny sweets while the shopkeeper wasn't looking. According to research from Microsoft, these days 11-16 year old kids are most likely to be involved with piracy instead. Indeed, 60 percent of those children asked happily admitted to opting for pirate over legit items...
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No iPhone 3G on PAYG until Christmas
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-10 04:28:03
Want an iPhone 3G on launch day? Despite the usual claims of low stock or no stock, the truth is there should be no problem in getting hold of one. If you want a Pay As You Go handset, however, then you will need to send a letter to Father Christmas it seems.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-10 04:28:03
Want an iPhone 3G on launch day? Despite the usual claims of low stock or no stock, the truth is there should be no problem in getting hold of one. If you want a Pay As You Go handset, however, then you will need to send a letter to Father Christmas it seems.
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Oh Lord, make the banks pay for cybercrime
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-08 20:30:37
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is urging the Government to introduce legislation to make banks pay for cybercrime coupled with a data security breach disclosure law for the UK.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-08 20:30:37
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is urging the Government to introduce legislation to make banks pay for cybercrime coupled with a data security breach disclosure law for the UK.
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Recycling? Wassat? Say numpty UK mobile phone users
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-07-08 16:56:54
Only one in ten mobile phone users in the UK recycle their old handsets, and nearly a fifth are unaware it is even possible, according to the results of research published today by Nokia. That, unfortunately, is the good news!
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-07-08 16:56:54
Only one in ten mobile phone users in the UK recycle their old handsets, and nearly a fifth are unaware it is even possible, according to the results of research published today by Nokia. That, unfortunately, is the good news!
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iPhone shortages ahead, get in line!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-07 17:15:57
If you haven't already got a confirmed place in line for an iPhone 3G, you might not get one when Apple's new phone goes on sale on Friday.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-07 17:15:57
If you haven't already got a confirmed place in line for an iPhone 3G, you might not get one when Apple's new phone goes on sale on Friday.
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UK iPhone provider O2 suffers site crash from user crush
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-07 11:13:26
Huge numbers of UK citizens desperate to pre-order the iPhone 3G, due July 11, have crashed O2’s site to crash soon after it opened at 8am UK time. While it’s back now, a similar thing happened in Australia!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-07 11:13:26
Huge numbers of UK citizens desperate to pre-order the iPhone 3G, due July 11, have crashed O2’s site to crash soon after it opened at 8am UK time. While it’s back now, a similar thing happened in Australia!
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Leather clad robots will only pogo to punk rock
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-07-05 19:58:13
A computational neuroscientist and a punk performance artist have built three robots which, courtesy of neural networking and some adaptive resonance theory, have learned to love the musical genre and show their appreciation through the magic of dance...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-07-05 19:58:13
A computational neuroscientist and a punk performance artist have built three robots which, courtesy of neural networking and some adaptive resonance theory, have learned to love the musical genre and show their appreciation through the magic of dance...
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Google Street View could meet Privacy Road Block in UK
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-07-05 08:32:34
The privacy related problems just pile up for Google as the first Street View vans are spotted in the United Kingdom and European Data Protection laws are rolled out to greet them...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-07-05 08:32:34
The privacy related problems just pile up for Google as the first Street View vans are spotted in the United Kingdom and European Data Protection laws are rolled out to greet them...
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UK Museum of Computing shuts up shop and puts history into storage
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-07-04 07:35:43
The first museum in the UK dedicated entirely to the history of computing has been forced to put its exhibits into storage. Does this mean that the museum will itself become just a footnote in the history of British computing? Or is it just the start of a new era, as the National Museum of Computing opens its doors at Bletchley Park, home to the wartime code breaking Colossus machines...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-07-04 07:35:43
The first museum in the UK dedicated entirely to the history of computing has been forced to put its exhibits into storage. Does this mean that the museum will itself become just a footnote in the history of British computing? Or is it just the start of a new era, as the National Museum of Computing opens its doors at Bletchley Park, home to the wartime code breaking Colossus machines...
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The UK's most spammed man
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-07-04 05:32:47
An anti-spam outfit in the UK has compiled a list of the top five most spammed individuals in the UK. Three of them use Orange as their Internet Service Provider, and the most spammed man gets an average of 44,001 junk emails on a daily basis. But just who is the most spammed man in the UK?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-07-04 05:32:47
An anti-spam outfit in the UK has compiled a list of the top five most spammed individuals in the UK. Three of them use Orange as their Internet Service Provider, and the most spammed man gets an average of 44,001 junk emails on a daily basis. But just who is the most spammed man in the UK?
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Is the mobile phone mightier than the gun in London?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-07-02 18:38:38
Over the next two days the 2gether08 Festival is being held in London to bring together 300 innovators looking to use digital technology to make a real social difference. Innovators such as the students of South Thames College and its LIFEWISE project which sees London teenagers using mobile phones to tackle gun crime in the capital.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-07-02 18:38:38
Over the next two days the 2gether08 Festival is being held in London to bring together 300 innovators looking to use digital technology to make a real social difference. Innovators such as the students of South Thames College and its LIFEWISE project which sees London teenagers using mobile phones to tackle gun crime in the capital.
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Prince Charles runs Aston Martin on wine and cheese
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-02 08:19:48
The 2008 Annual Review of household expenses for the heir to the British throne, shows that Prince Charles has converted one car to run on wine and cheese while several others run on used cooking oil. All of which has helped reduce the Prince's carbon footprint by 18 percent while maintaining his reputation for eccentricity...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-02 08:19:48
The 2008 Annual Review of household expenses for the heir to the British throne, shows that Prince Charles has converted one car to run on wine and cheese while several others run on used cooking oil. All of which has helped reduce the Prince's carbon footprint by 18 percent while maintaining his reputation for eccentricity...
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McAfee global S.P.A.M. experiment concludes that spam will never go away
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-06-30 18:11:10
McAfee has today published the results from its 'Spammed Persistently All Month' experiment, which saw people from 10 countries surf the web unprotected for a whole month. What they encountered is disturbing to say the least...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-06-30 18:11:10
McAfee has today published the results from its 'Spammed Persistently All Month' experiment, which saw people from 10 countries surf the web unprotected for a whole month. What they encountered is disturbing to say the least...
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BBC hackers get mashed
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-27 09:17:41
UK hackers showcase mashing skills by mixing things up at the BBC. With a brief to 'make something cool' more than fifty hackers did just that.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-27 09:17:41
UK hackers showcase mashing skills by mixing things up at the BBC. With a brief to 'make something cool' more than fifty hackers did just that.
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Jobs keeping promise, French iPhone 3G to sell from €149
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 17:27:27
France's Orange is the latest carrier to announce iPhone 3G pricing and it looks like Steve Jobs was serious when he said the price would be the same around the world. Of course, Jobs was really talking about the upfront price because airtime charges are beyond Apple's control.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 17:27:27
France's Orange is the latest carrier to announce iPhone 3G pricing and it looks like Steve Jobs was serious when he said the price would be the same around the world. Of course, Jobs was really talking about the upfront price because airtime charges are beyond Apple's control.
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How much for a UK PAYG iPhone 3G?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 08:34:17
Pay As You Go prices for the UK iPhone 3G were briefly published on the O2 web store today. I say briefly because they mysteriously vanished soon after. But not before Internet users had spotted them...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-06-26 08:34:17
Pay As You Go prices for the UK iPhone 3G were briefly published on the O2 web store today. I say briefly because they mysteriously vanished soon after. But not before Internet users had spotted them...
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