Final countdown for NASA's NuSTAR X-ray black hole telescope |
- Final countdown for NASA's NuSTAR X-ray black hole telescope
- HP taps VC to run software unit
- China wants to be techno SUPERPOWER
- Unix, mainframes drag down servers in Q1
- Venerable VCs KPCB dish top technology trends for coming year
- HP boffins create net-zero energy data center
- 1 in 6 Windows PCs naked as a jaybird online
- New compute-'n'-storage cluster-box like 'iPhone for the data centre'
- EU vows to make asylum-seeker database 'more efficient'
- Google+ deposits Places in toilet after hungry Zagat buy
- Scandal-hit Olympus plans to axe staff, flog off stake – reports
- Steve Jobs was top of the flops, says Apple's Tim Cook
- SpaceX signs deal to put its giant rocket to good use
- EE splurges £50m on OS-specific experts
- WD investigating origins of fake drives in UK channel
- BBC uses lifted Iraq war photo to depict Syrian slaughter
- Leaked snaps said to confirm iPhone 5 speculation
- Trojan poses as privacy tool, spies on Iranian surfers
- HTC slips One X, Evo 4G past Apple US patent ban
- Apple's Ping has fatal pong, says CEO
- Julian Assange extradition: What's next for WikiLeaker-in-chief?
- John Lewis appears to punt Chromebook with Windows 7
- UPS death in Pulsant data centre knocks out websites
- Olympic Wenlock plod cops condemnation from Amazon wags
- Dot-word bidders in last-minute dash after ICANN reveals timetable
- Phoenix burns engineering and Northampton call centre jobs
- Samsung Galaxy S III
- Measure up your applications for their move to the cloud
- MPs brand BlackBerrys for bobbies scheme a failure
- Intel inks deal to let Ultrabooks leech off Wi-Fi net
- RIM seeks bailout buddies as banks count Heins' beans
- Galaxy S III pay-monthly tariffs compared
- Nokia lights up Bat Signal for Lumia 900
- Americans invade Euro cluster compo
- Sony to bring bog-friendly blowers to Blighty
- Amazon's Lovefilm to stream Universal films
- Draft law lets council bods snoop your tax records
- Score! Classic Goals
- Assange loses appeal against extradition to Sweden
- Fedora 17: Mm.. this stew of beefy source tastes just right
- NHS helpline 'won't be cost-effective' to taxpayers - Capita
- Friends fooled by Facebook Timeline 'removal tool' scams
- 450-year-old football was hard to kick
- Publishing barons: Free speech a 'cloak for tawdry theft'
- Cisco predicts 1.3 zettabytes of annual data movements
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
- China relaxes .cn registration rules
- Symantec Australia MD Craig Scroggie to depart
- Chinese micro-blogs a hit with police
- 100-petabyte storage cloud names vendor panel
| Final countdown for NASA's NuSTAR X-ray black hole telescope Posted: 30 May 2012 03:32 PM PDT NASA hopes for local supernovas to study soonNASA has confirmed that it is good to go with the delayed launch of the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) on June 13, and expects to begin spying out the supermassive black holes at the heart of galaxies within a month.… |
| HP taps VC to run software unit Posted: 30 May 2012 03:29 PM PDT Whitman asks ex-Microsoftie to assume the COO positionEx-Microsoftie Bill Veghte was just getting comfortable in his dual roles as chief strategy officer and general manager of Hewlett-Packard's software business, and was just given the job of running HP's Autonomy big data business after last week's restructuring and the departure of Autonomy founder Mike Lynch. And today, Veghte was elevated to the position of chief operating officer and HP is bringing in an outsider from venture capitalist Silver Lake Partners to run HP Software.… |
| China wants to be techno SUPERPOWER Posted: 30 May 2012 03:15 PM PDT Er, aren't you already?The Chinese government appears to be having a crisis of confidence over the ability of its IT industry to innovate over the next decade and propel the nation to become a major technology superpower.… |
| Unix, mainframes drag down servers in Q1 Posted: 30 May 2012 01:46 PM PDT x86 machines can't fill the gapsThe server market is starting to run out of steam, and there's plenty of blame to go around as to why.… |
| Venerable VCs KPCB dish top technology trends for coming year Posted: 30 May 2012 12:58 PM PDT Mobile not paying its way yet and Facebook failuresIn a speech on internet trends for the next year Mary Meeker, partner at bluer chip technology venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, predicted strong growth in mobile use but a cash shortfall for companies relying on ad revenue. She also took time to critique Facebook's recent IPO.…
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| HP boffins create net-zero energy data center Posted: 30 May 2012 11:11 AM PDT Crunch while the sun shinesFarmers make hay when the sun shines, and maybe data centers should crunch data and do the bulk of their work then, too. That's what the techies at HP Labs, who have been marrying renewable energy and data centers together in a testbed, are beginning to think.… |
| 1 in 6 Windows PCs naked as a jaybird online Posted: 30 May 2012 10:35 AM PDT Millions snub antivirus, firewalls in web pollOne in six Windows PCs worldwide are hooked up to the internet with no basic security software, according to a study by McAfee.… |
| New compute-'n'-storage cluster-box like 'iPhone for the data centre' Posted: 30 May 2012 09:59 AM PDT Nutanix promises SAN-free storageNutanix's Complete Cluster product collapses separate compute and storage into a single hybrid flash-and-disk box that can scale out to a cluster of a 1,000 plus nodes. Nutanix says it is SAN storage without the SAN and NFS without the "N". We say it's a compute+storage cluster-box aimed squarely at the heart of every converged systems storage vendor.… |
| EU vows to make asylum-seeker database 'more efficient' Posted: 30 May 2012 09:32 AM PDT Gives police get powers to use it in 'serious crime' investigationsThe European Commission has pledged to improve the efficiency of the fingerprint database EURODAC, which stores prints from the hundreds of thousands of people seeking asylum in the EU every year.… |
| Google+ deposits Places in toilet after hungry Zagat buy Posted: 30 May 2012 09:09 AM PDT Still stitching EVERYTHING into that other social networkGoogle+ users still aren't sharing anywhere near as much as Google might like them to, so, perhaps to help the reluctant Web2.0 networkers along, the company has added a new local tool that has effectively killed off the Places product.…
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| Scandal-hit Olympus plans to axe staff, flog off stake – reports Posted: 30 May 2012 09:01 AM PDT Japanese newspapers say firm could lay off 2,500 staffJapan's Olympus is planning to cut 2,500 staff and sell an equity stake to either Sony or Panasonic, in a bid to get out from under its $1.7bn fraud scandal, local media reported.… |
| Steve Jobs was top of the flops, says Apple's Tim Cook Posted: 30 May 2012 08:39 AM PDT And Siri, is it true you're getting smarter?Amid warm fuzzy words about how popular and loved Apple is, how popular and loved Siri is, and the wonders of the iPad, Apple CEO Tim Cook, speaking at the D10 tech conference, dropped a few hints about the future of his Foxconn-rebranding company.… |
| SpaceX signs deal to put its giant rocket to good use Posted: 30 May 2012 08:21 AM PDT First commercial contract for Falcon Heavy from IntelsatSpaceX has signed a contract to blast off Intelsat's satellites on the back of their monster rocket the Falcon Heavy.… |
| EE splurges £50m on OS-specific experts Posted: 30 May 2012 08:03 AM PDT 'Cos existing staff are just idiotsEverything Everywhere is to launch OS-specific training for its staff, awarding accreditations in iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phones, or in the ability to sell them at least.… |
| WD investigating origins of fake drives in UK channel Posted: 30 May 2012 07:26 AM PDT Year on from issue and HDD players no nearer to culpritWD is no nearer to finding the origins of a batch of counterfeit internal hard drives a year after they found their way into the UK channel, despite the intervention of US authorities.… |
| BBC uses lifted Iraq war photo to depict Syrian slaughter Posted: 30 May 2012 07:02 AM PDT You, media giants, and your digital rightsAnalysis They're at it again. Who? Take a guess: if it's not the Daily Mail, then it's probably the BBC. The corporation has once again been caught pinching photos, wrongly attributing them, and pretending nothing ever happened - in a triumph of crowd-sourced "citizen journalism".…
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| Leaked snaps said to confirm iPhone 5 speculation Posted: 30 May 2012 06:48 AM PDT Case in pointMuch of the speculation surrounding Apple's next iPhone appears to have been confirmed through allegedly leaked product shots which show the iPhone 5 to have a smaller dock connector, redesigned speaker grilles and a repositioned microphone on the rear.… |
| Trojan poses as privacy tool, spies on Iranian surfers Posted: 30 May 2012 06:24 AM PDT Looks like a popular free encrypted proxy toolBackdoored versions of a widely used privacy tool have surfaced in Iran, raising fears that its government is using the Trojanised software to spy on its citizens.… |
| HTC slips One X, Evo 4G past Apple US patent ban Posted: 30 May 2012 06:01 AM PDT Fruity tech titan powerless to stop Android shipmentsHTC's latest smartphones have passed inspection by US customs while en route to American pockets, rendering an import ban won by Apple useless.… |
| Apple's Ping has fatal pong, says CEO Posted: 30 May 2012 05:42 AM PDT Social networking failApple's attempt to build social networking features into iTunes has failed, CEO Tim Cook has admitted. Speaking at the All Things D conference - D is for 'digital', apparently, and not 'deceased' - Cook said Apple had yet to decide the fate of the feature-cum-service.… |
| Julian Assange extradition: What's next for WikiLeaker-in-chief? Posted: 30 May 2012 05:18 AM PDT Supreme Court could be challenged on Vienna Treaty pointJulian Assange failed to arrive in time this morning to hear the Supreme Court's judgment on his appeal against extradition to Sweden to face allegations of sexual harassment and rape because he was reportedly stuck in traffic.… |
| John Lewis appears to punt Chromebook with Windows 7 Posted: 30 May 2012 05:07 AM PDT Recognition Google's other OS isn't popular?Careful, web designers: always check a gadget's specs before you tinker with images of the product. A salutary example of when they don't is provided by John Lewis.… |
| UPS death in Pulsant data centre knocks out websites Posted: 30 May 2012 05:02 AM PDT Four-minute outage sparks domino effectIT infrastructure company Pulsant suffered a power outage at its Maidenhead data centre last night that cut websites off from the internet.…
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| Olympic Wenlock plod cops condemnation from Amazon wags Posted: 30 May 2012 04:44 AM PDT 'Worse than masturbating to a pic of Lord Coe: I've tried'The Amazon armchair critics are out in force to administer a righteous shoeing to the policeman figurine of Olympic mascot Wenlock, which is tasked with "the important job of protecting you on your journey to the London 2012 Games".… |
| Dot-word bidders in last-minute dash after ICANN reveals timetable Posted: 30 May 2012 04:33 AM PDT Just hours to go...Domain name policy overseer ICANN has put an end to weeks of speculation by revealing a new timetable for the roll-out of its controversial new top-level domains programme.… |
| Phoenix burns engineering and Northampton call centre jobs Posted: 30 May 2012 04:17 AM PDT Staff told of redundancy risk as bosses slash costsPhoenix IT Group has told HQ-based call centre staff and a bunch of field engineers that their jobs are at risk of redundancy, insiders have told The Channel.… |
| Posted: 30 May 2012 04:05 AM PDT The ultimate Android?Review Samsung's Galaxy S III is one of the most feature-stuffed smartphones yet. Well, at least there's room, as it's equipped a 4.8in screen. Samsung's Galaxy Note 5.3in tablet-phone aside, this handset touts the largest display you'll find on a mainstream mobile and it packs a quad-core CPU too.… |
| Measure up your applications for their move to the cloud Posted: 30 May 2012 04:00 AM PDT Preparing for a new lifeAre you ready to get your applications into the private cloud? If you understand the difference between virtualising something and making it part of a broader environment, then you are on your way.… |
| MPs brand BlackBerrys for bobbies scheme a failure Posted: 30 May 2012 03:46 AM PDT Millions of pounds spent while only thousands savedSplurging £71m on BlackBerrys for bobbies on the beat was an almost total waste of money, according to a report from MPs.… |
| Intel inks deal to let Ultrabooks leech off Wi-Fi net Posted: 30 May 2012 03:27 AM PDT Lid-closed connectivity powered by DevicescapeIntel has signed a deal with Devicescape to integrate the company's freeloading Wi-Fi network into Ultrabooks as part of Intel's Smart Connect Technology, which lets devices link up even when they're not switched on.…
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| RIM seeks bailout buddies as banks count Heins' beans Posted: 30 May 2012 03:16 AM PDT CEO predicts more half-baked financesRIM has hired bankers to give it a health check and possibly pair up the BlackBerry maker with other businesses. The mobe manufacturer added that it is likely to make an operating loss this quarter and struggle financially for several more.… |
| Galaxy S III pay-monthly tariffs compared Posted: 30 May 2012 03:01 AM PDT Priced for humansThe Samsung Galaxy S III went on sale today, although punters might not get their hands on it just yet. Delays with the 32GB version mean customers who want the extra memory will have to wait a few weeks, while production issues with the Pebble Blue model of either capacity has led to a similar wait for those averse to the white body.… |
| Nokia lights up Bat Signal for Lumia 900 Posted: 30 May 2012 02:51 AM PDT Alfred not includedNokia has once again been inspired Gotham City, bringing its limited edition Batman casing to the Lumia 900 in time for this summer's blockbuster, The Dark Knight Rises.… |
| Americans invade Euro cluster compo Posted: 30 May 2012 02:41 AM PDT Buffalo, Bear-O-Dactyl vie for cluster gloryISC 2012 Two American universities vie for cluster fame and glory in the inaugural ISC'12 Student Cluster Competition (iSCC) in Hamburg next month. This competition, sponsored by Airbus, the HPC Advisory Council and ISC, gives university teams the chance to design, build, and benchmark their clusters against four teams of peers. They're limited only by a hard power cap of 13 amps and the requirement that the gear they use be commercially available.… |
| Sony to bring bog-friendly blowers to Blighty Posted: 30 May 2012 02:22 AM PDT Lav-loving Androids safe from spillsIs Sony taking the piss? Enter two loo-friendly Xperia smartphones, launched over here today but already on sale in Japan, which won't be spoiled by unanticipated drops into the bog.… |
| Amazon's Lovefilm to stream Universal films Posted: 30 May 2012 02:21 AM PDT Content cornucopiaLovefilm has reached an agreement with NBC Universal to stream the studio's movies to its subscribers.… |
| Draft law lets council bods snoop your tax records Posted: 30 May 2012 02:18 AM PDT Powers extend well beyond justification for data-sharingOpinion The Local Government Finance Bill, now before Parliament, is drafted in such a way that it could permit the routine disclosure of tax records and other personal data held by HMRC to council officers for several council tax-related purposes.… |
| Posted: 30 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT Score draw somethingiGamer Saturday, 6 October 2001 at Old Trafford. It's the nintey-third minute and England are staring into the abyss. Following a typically nervy performance, we're 2-1 down to Greece, facing the ignominy of gifting automatic qualification to Germany and the prospect of a tricky two-leg play-off against Ukraine to reach the 2002 World Cup Finals in Korea and Japan.… |
| Assange loses appeal against extradition to Sweden Posted: 30 May 2012 01:56 AM PDT Judge gives WikiLeaks founder two weeks to mull decisionWikiLeaker-in-chief Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to face accusations of sexual harassment and rape, the UK Supreme Court ruled in the last hour.…
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| Fedora 17: Mm.. this stew of beefy source tastes just right Posted: 30 May 2012 01:32 AM PDT No miracles, just more seasoningReview Fedora 17 arrived on Tuesday following a three-week delay. Nicknamed Beefy Miracle, the Fedora Project promised "over and under-the-bun improvements that show off the power and flexibility of the advancing state of free software".… |
| NHS helpline 'won't be cost-effective' to taxpayers - Capita Posted: 30 May 2012 01:03 AM PDT IT outsourcer won't confirm or deny withdrawal of bidCapita has expressed concerns over the tender process to provide a replacement service for NHS Direct – following a report that it had withdrawn from the bidding.… |
| Friends fooled by Facebook Timeline 'removal tool' scams Posted: 30 May 2012 12:34 AM PDT Miscreants exploit users' keenness to get rid of crapnessTwo separate "Timeline-removing" spam scams are doing the rounds on Facebook, security watchers warn.… |
| 450-year-old football was hard to kick Posted: 30 May 2012 12:14 AM PDT Journal releases pile of sports research, possibly answers every pub argument foreverThe Journal Procedia Engineering has published the proceeds of the 2012 Engineering of Sport Conference and may therefore have answered so many questions about sport that there is no longer any point in going to the pub.… |
| Publishing barons: Free speech a 'cloak for tawdry theft' Posted: 30 May 2012 12:02 AM PDT Chief hits out at those who 'seek to erode copyright'Search engines, internet service providers and the British Library are among a number of bodies trying to scale back the scope of copyright, the head of a UK trade body has said.… |
| Cisco predicts 1.3 zettabytes of annual data movements Posted: 29 May 2012 11:05 PM PDT WiFi to account for >50% of fixed data downloads by 2016Cisco has emitted its latest Visual Networking Index, a global study of how much data passes through the world's wires.…
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| Posted: 29 May 2012 11:00 PM PDT Gun lickersReview As with any dominant genre, the question keeps arising: is the military-shooter nearing the end of its hegemony? Well, on the evidence of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier this question appears to have an answer.… |
| China relaxes .cn registration rules Posted: 29 May 2012 10:48 PM PDT Individuals allowed domains again, but registration will be no 'pi.cn.ic'China's .cn top level domain (TLD) is set to reclaim its position as the world's most popular ccTLD after the government decided to relax registration rules, effectively allowing individuals to once again own a .cn suffix.… |
| Symantec Australia MD Craig Scroggie to depart Posted: 29 May 2012 09:53 PM PDT symantec.cloud APAC boss Brenton Smith takes the reinsSymantec Australia's Managing Director Craig Scroggie has announced he will leave the company. He will be replaced by Brenton Smith.… |
| Chinese micro-blogs a hit with police Posted: 29 May 2012 09:40 PM PDT But Sina users urged to snitch on each other...China's micro-blogging platforms are a hit with the country's web-savvy police forces, despite being forced to implement yet more prohibitive regulations this week.… |
| 100-petabyte storage cloud names vendor panel Posted: 29 May 2012 09:32 PM PDT Who's who of storage on the list to build Australia's Research Data Storage InfrastructureThe Research Data Storage Infrastructure (RDSI) has named the vendors that will be permitted to construct nodes of the AUD$50m project.… |
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