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Thu, 26 Nov 2009

EU charges Philips, others with forming CRT screen cartel

Paul Meller

The EC has accused manufacturers of cathode ray tubes of running cartels in the markets for computer monitors and TVs, the regulator said on Thursday.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009

Cisco and Real Business launch Customer Kings 2010 competition

Nick Spence

Cisco and Real Business have launched the Customer Kings 2010 competition, focusing on Britain’s best customer-focused smart businesses.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009

HP reports 18 per cent jump in profit, solid Q4 on services growth

James Niccolai

Hewlett-Packard reported an 18 per cent jump in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, due to cost-cutting efforts and the strength of its services business.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009

Google to buy display ad company

Nancy Gohring

Google said it plans to buy display ad company Teracent for an undisclosed sum.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009

Microsoft settles employee spying case

Nancy Gohring

Microsoft and Ancora settle a legal process in which Microsoft accused an employee of fraud. Neither party has admitted to any wrongdoing and the details of the settlement remain private.

Mon, 23 Nov 2009

Microsoft may pay News Corp. to delist from Google says FT

Dan Nystedt

Microsoft has held talks with News Corp. about paying the company to remove its news Web sites from Google's search listings.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009

Google's Chrome OS: A web appliance, not a PC

Neil McAllister, Infoworld (US)

Google is releasing the Chrome OS code to the public under an open source license, along with the associated design documents.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009

Microsoft, other rivals slam Google Chrome OS

Eric Lai, Computerworld (US)

Mark Lee, CEO of DeviceVM, said Google's favouritism towards its own browser and web apps could rub some users the wrong way, especially those outside of the United States.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009

Gore says supercomputing can be killer app in climate change

Patrick Thibodeau, Computer World US

Supercomputers, he said, can be used to show the world how climate change is affecting the earth. Making climate change real requires improved simulations of what is actually happening in the world and how these changes are unfolding, said Gore.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009

CloudMade pushing open-source alternative to Google Maps

Mark Hattersley

Macworld caught up with Nick Black, founder of CloudMade to talk about the upcoming Mapzen product and how open source mapping may be better for both customers and developers.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Queen's speech includes plan to cut off illegal file-sharers

Mark Hattersley

The UK government has used the Queen's speech to outline aspects of its Digital Britain plan

Wed, 18 Nov 2009

MacVideo Association set to launch at Apple Pro Studio Tour event

Mark Hattersley

Macworld UK's sister site, MacVideo, is launching the MacVideo Association at Apple's free Pro Studio Tour event in Manchester.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Google ready to demo Chrome operating system

Nancy Gohring

Google is preparing for a press event to show off its anticipated Chrome operating system

Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Hackers outwit Windows 7 activation

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld US

Hackers have devised a pair of methods that circumvent the new operating system's product activation

Tue, 17 Nov 2009

UK hails first cybercrime cooperation with banks

Jeremy Kirk

Four men who used a Trojan horse program called PSP2-BBB that executed a so-called man-in-the-browser attack when potential victims logged into online bank accounts, have been convicted in the first collaboration between the financial industry and the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU)

Tue, 17 Nov 2009

IBM and AT&T Unveil Cloud Computing Services

Tony Bradley, PC World (US)

The Internet just got a bit more overcast with the addition of two more clouds. Both IBM and AT&T announced new services

Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Gartner raises global chip forecast on strong PC sales

Dan Nystedt

The market researcher predicts global chip revenue will reach $226 billion this year, down 11.4 percent from $255 billion last year.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Cray builds world's fastest supercomputer

Mark Hattersley & Stephen Lawson

Cray has regained the title of manufacturer of the world's most powerful computer with it's Jaguar system, made out of 6-core AMD chips.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Swiss contend Google doesn't blur Street View enough

Jeremy Kirk

Switzerland will sue Google for allegedly failing to obscure faces, license plates and other sensitive images from its Street View photo mapping web application.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Microsoft confirms first Windows 7 zero-day bug

Gregg Keizer, Computerworld US

A bug in SMB (Server Message Block), a Microsoft-made network file- and print-sharing protocol, could be used by attackers to cripple Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 machines.

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