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BBC iPlayer is bandwidth hog, admins warned
Social media integration and endless repeats
License payers love the BBC’s iPlayer, the new version of which is formally launched today. Network admins, however, are being warned to beware of its ability to eat bandwidth at a fearsome rate.
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HP announces low cost micro server for small business
ProLiant MicroServer comes with Windows Server 2008 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Hewlett-Packard has announced a low cost, entry level server for small businesses that bundles advanced features in a small package. HP's ProLiant MicroServer is targeted at small businesses and is an inexpensive alternative or even complementary product to blade or rack servers, said McLeod Glass, director of marketing in HP's Industry Standard Servers and Software group.
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Home working spreads among office workers
Some security hassles remain
Once seen as an eccentric privilege, remote working is now so established that as many as half of UK office workers were doing it this summer, according to a new survey.
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Salesforce.com readies native mobile clients for Chatter social network
Apple iPhone and iPad, Android and BlackBerry apps planned
Salesforce.com is working on a series of native mobile applications for its Chatter collaboration software, the company has announced. Supported platforms include Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, Google Android and Reseach in Motion's BlackBerry.
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LG shows mobile with dual core Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset
Next generation Optimus phones have two 1GHz processor cores
LG Electronics on Tuesday announced a new series of smartphones with next-generation dual core processors, which should provide a big leap in performance while maintaining device battery life. LG's new Optimus line will include smartphones running on Nvidia's Tegra 2 dual core chips, which will also allow handsets to play 1080p high definition video, LG said in a statement.
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Google to launch TV service this autumn
Google TV goes up against Apple TV
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Tuesday that the company will launch its TV service in the US this fall.
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White House asks for citizen help to launch new website
Challenge.gov offers rewards to people who help solve government problems
The US government is asking the public for help with some of its most vexing problems with the launch of a new website that offers rewards for the best ideas.
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Symantec reveals de-duplication appliance, cloud storage service
NetBackup 5000 can burn through 4.3TB of data an hour
Symantec has announced a new de-duplication appliance based on its existing software product. It also announced a cloud storage service for NetBackup and Backup Exec customers. The company also announced a new version of its archive software, Enterprise Vault 9.0, which combines email from Microsoft Exchange Online with on-premise archived content sources into a central repository for more comprehensive e-discovery capabilities.
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Sony PlayStation 3 update prevents jailbreak attempts
PS3 firmware update blocks homebrew code and backup games
Sony has released a minor PS3 firmware update this week that provides "additional security features," according to a post on the PlayStation Blog. However, many in the PS3 hacking community say the new update is meant to counteract system jailbreaking.
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Symantec: Victims of cybercrime blame themselves
Survey shows two thirds of Internet users have been hit by cybercrime
Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large percentage feel guilt too, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec.
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Gmail routing bug turned users into spam machines
Webmail users saw messages sent multiple times
A bug introduced during a routing system update caused Gmail to turn some users into unintentional spammers by resending some messages multiple times to increasingly annoyed recipients including company bosses, clients, prospective employers and friends.
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Cisco and Citrix offer joint virtual desktop package
XenDesktop and Unified Computing System wrapped up with a bow
Hoping to ease a typically arduous deployment process, Citrix and Cisco Systems are jointly offering a package for running a large number of virtual desktops across an organisation. The idea behind the as-yet-unnamed offering is to "bring simplicity to the desktop market," said Jackie Ross, a Cisco vice president.
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Leapfactor offers cloud deployment for Apple, Android App Store
SAP partner builds back office platform
Leapfactor, an SAP partner and start-up, today announced a cloud-based system to support mobile applications, including back-office custom applications for accounting and customer support. Leapfactor also announced several "micro apps" available for free in Apple's App Store for use with the iPhone and iPad.
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European CIOs say that consolidation is major concern
And departments still spend too much time fire-fighting
IT consolidation is the key issue faced by European CIOs – even if they're divided on what the main drivers are. According to a survey carried out by Brocade, 76 percent of enterprises consider IT consolidation to be more important than virtualisation and security.
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Police conduct raids against filesharing sites in Europe
WikiLeaks host reportedly targetted by authorities
Police across Europe have conducted raids today against ISPs and private individuals to collect evidence against several websites suspected of offering content to filesharing networks without permission of the copyright holder.
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Police conduct raids over file-sharing sites in Europe
WikiLeaks host reportedly targetted by authorities
Police across Europe have conducted raids today against ISPs and private individuals to collect evidence against several websites suspected of offering content to file-sharing networks without permission of the copyright holder.
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Software start-up offers easy migration to cloud
New tool aimed at Notes users
A software start-up has developed a set of tools to help enterprises move their legacy applications to cloud platforms.
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StarCraft II coming to Apple iPad through Gameboard app
Blizzard real time strategy game played with tablet over remote connection
Blizzard's long awaited StarCraft II may soon find its way to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, thanks to a particularly enterprising indie developer. Daniel Hellerman and his team have developed StarCraft 2 Gameboard, a pair of apps that will allow your iOS device to interface with a version of the popular real time strategy game running on Windows.
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ViewSonic launches Windows 7 and Android tablet
ViewPad 100 has WiFi, dual operating systems
On Friday, ViewSonic launched its second tablet during the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin. The ViewPad 100 runs Windows 7 Home Premium and Android version 1.6.
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Swedish police crack down on illegal filesharing
Operators of Direct Connect filesharing hubs are being targeted
Swedish police have searched houses belonging to people suspected of illegal filesharing in Stockholm, Haparanda and Östersund in the last two weeks.
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Swedish police crack down on illegal file-sharing
Operators of Direct Connect file-sharing hubs are being targeted
Swedish police have searched houses belonging to people suspected of illegal file-sharing in Stockholm, Haparanda and Östersund in the last two weeks.
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Samsung builds dual core processor for mobile
Two 1GHz processors to offer speedy performance, HD video
Samsung has announced a dual core application processor for tablets PCs, netbooks and smartphones that will be able to handle 1080p video playback and recording, the company said on Tuesday. The Orion processor contains a pair of 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 cores, and its capabilities give a hint at what we can expect from mobile products in 2011.
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Google shows HTML5 love with bouncing balls
New search doodle ticks publicity box
Google’s line of ‘doodle’ home page designs has taken an eye-catching twist with the debut of an interactive bouncing ball design designed to show off the greatness of HTML5.
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Companies combine for self-service private cloud
MomentumSI leads group of companies to help automation and provisioning
How's the enterprise cloud going to be best delivered? A trio of software companies has combined with a system integrator to bring an internally managed version of Amazon AWS and Rackspace to enterprises.
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EU to investigate Chinese modem maker subsidies
Wireless modem makers receive unfair support, allege EU companies
The European Commission is considering opening a second enquiry to investigate if China is illegally subsidising technology companies that produce wireless modems. The move follows a complaint by Belgium modem maker Option.
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