Jun
29

Microsoft Windows 8 details get leaked

It’s not that long since Windows 7 was launched, and swiftly on its heels comes the first real chunk of news about Windows 8. Not an official piece of news, of.. more
Jun
29

Google Nexus One welcomes Android 2.2

Good news for those of you who took the plunge with Google’s own smartphone. Android 2.2 has started rolling out to Nexus One mobiles across the country. You should have it.. more
Jun
29

Google switches Chinese policy to stay open

Google has made the decision to change the policy for its search engine in China, under pressure from the country’s government. You may remember that back in March, Google made the.. more
Jun
29

BT Vision and BSkyB in Sky Sports deal

Hybrid DTT and IP service, BT Vision, will be able to offer the Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 channels from August. BT and BSkyB have announced a wholesale agreement for the channels, which means they will be available when the Premier League Football.. more
Jun
29

ABI Research forecasts 81 million USB modem shipments

Wireless modem devices come in a variety of form factors including USB modems, PC cards, embedded modules, and wireless routers. Among the external devices, USB modems have become the most popular products – so popular that ABI Research forecasts shipments of nearly 81 million this.. more
Jun
29

LANCOM Announces Content Filter To Control Internet Access

Several LANCOM VPN router models, LANCOM’s VPN central-site gateways and the LANCOM WLAN controllers can now be upgraded to provide flexible control over Internet access by means of the new LANCOM Content Filter Option. This intelligent high-end solution uses a database-supported web filtering technology that.. more
Jun
29

RandomStorm Adds Log Management to ISCM Platform

RandomStorm the network security specialists has announced the release of a new log management and file integrity monitoring module, StormAgent, to add to its widely deployed Integrated Security and Compliance Management (ISCM) platform. StormAgent is based on industry standard, open source intrusion detection technology and.. more
Jun
29

EU presses UK on data protection

The UK must improve the Information Commissioner’s powers, according to the European Commission (EC), which has been complaining to the UK government on and off since 2004 regarding the Data Protection Directive. The last time was last year, in the wake of Phorm and BT‘s.. more
Jun
29

BT signs up for Sky Sports

In around seven weeks’ time the Premier League will kick off for a new season and the 2010 World Cup will have been long forgotten. So now the race is on to sign up the TV rights, especially as the regulator Ofcom has forced the.. more
Jun
29

Vintage TV appearing on Freesat

A new TV channel is about to be created, which will be aimed at the over fifties and will be called Vintage TV. The 24 hour channel will be launching on the 1st September and will initially be available on the satellite platforms Freesat and.. more