iOS 5 closes Apple's infamous homescreen webapp gap |
- iOS 5 closes Apple's infamous homescreen webapp gap
- Adobe offloads unwanted Linux AIR onto OEMs
- Hacker wrists slapped for stealing Lady Gaga songs
- GlobalFoundries shuffles top brass
- Oracle seeks 'billions' with Google Android suit
- The world wants cloud coders. Where are the cloud coders?
- German DDoSer jailed for World Cup gambling extortion
- Brit CompSci student faces extradition to US over link site
- Captain Cyborg: Computers are alive, like bats or cows
- Refusal to unveil scuppers French refusal-to-unveil trial
- Infosmack LIVE! with Michael Dell
- NHS Trusts in the dark over CfH licence transfer
- Aunty squirts serendipity into TV apps
- Samsung to refresh 7in Galaxy Tab this September
- Apple iMac 27in
- Kindle Store awash with auto-generated crap 'books'
- Nokia takes hit in High Court priority-calls patent battle
- Google: Our rapid load won't give you anything nasty
- Inside the Royal Mail's Internal Cloud
- Which apps belong in the cloud?
- Ten thousand OLEDs unite in live Earth replica
- NAME that DONKEY: Bella bests Barbarella
- RedBubble CEO drops role at Aconex
- ICO drops News of the Screws probe
- Gloomy forecast, job cuts, product delays at RIM
- Wireless networking without paying The Man, man
- US reveals Stuxnet-style vuln in Chinese SCADA 'ware
- Yuri Gagarin lands at Royal Albert Hall
- Licensed to bill: software vendors <i>love</i> virtualisation
- Dell hails happier UK reseller relations
- Does a flash motor act as a fanny magnet or not?
- Sony teases tablet fans with bizarre 'mousetrap' vid
- Welcome to the server flash cache sofa
- Meerkats face financial regulation
- Lulzsec gets hacking downunder
- Mozilla eyes multi-threaded webpage rendering
- TomTom Start 20 satnav
- Oracle and Itanic: Tech's nastiest ever row?
- Citigroup breach exposed more accounts than first claimed
- AMD trumpets next-gen GPU architecture
- Fun and games in NZ politics
- A$100 million supercomputer project queried
- What a mix-up: using different hypervisors
- Firefox web 3D engine fosters image theft bug
- Well, that about wraps it up for the NBN
- Telstra throws AU$800m at clouds
| iOS 5 closes Apple's infamous homescreen webapp gap Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:27 PM PDT So says XuzzApple's iOS 5 will close the speed gap between web apps run inside the company's Safari browser and those that run in "fullscreen mode" from the iOS home screen, according to a web post from a developer with early access to the operating system.… |
| Adobe offloads unwanted Linux AIR onto OEMs Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:14 PM PDT Mercy killingAdobe Software is putting the future of Linux AIR in the hands of OEMs, admitting its own attempts to promote the Flash-based media runtime on Linux have had very little impact.… |
| Hacker wrists slapped for stealing Lady Gaga songs Posted: 17 Jun 2011 12:46 PM PDT Trojan attack nets racy Kesha photosTwo German hackers have been convicted of stealing unpublished songs from some of the most popular recording stars, including Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake, and selling them for a tidy profit.… |
| GlobalFoundries shuffles top brass Posted: 17 Jun 2011 11:23 AM PDT Hey, AMD. Want some sloppy seconds?Advanced Technology Investment Company – the moneybags of the Abu Dhabi government that bought foundries from Advanced Micro Devices in 2008 to become a player in chip manufacturing – is shuffling its top brass as it prepares to pump more money in the business and knock its foundries into shape.… |
| Oracle seeks 'billions' with Google Android suit Posted: 17 Jun 2011 10:41 AM PDT 'That's right. Billions. Tell the world. Billions'Oracle is seeking "billions of dollars" in damages from Google with its sweeping copyright and patent infringement lawsuit over the use of Java on Android.… |
| The world wants cloud coders. Where are the cloud coders? Posted: 17 Jun 2011 09:48 AM PDT There's an open source project for thatOpen...and Shut Recent survey data from the Eclipse Foundation and elsewhere make it abundantly clear that cloud computing is top of mind for a majority of enterprises…and that no one really has a clue where to hire cloud developers.… |
| German DDoSer jailed for World Cup gambling extortion Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:38 AM PDT Frankfurter menaced bookies with rented botsA hacker based in Germany has been jailed for 34 months over a DDoS-based extortion scam against gambling websites in the run-up to last year's World Cup.… |
| Brit CompSci student faces extradition to US over link site Posted: 17 Jun 2011 08:26 AM PDT 'He's just a geeky boy,' pleads mumA British computer science student is facing extradition to the US where he is accused of setting up a site which provided links to websites that infringed copyright owned by US companies.… |
| Captain Cyborg: Computers are alive, like bats or cows Posted: 17 Jun 2011 07:48 AM PDT 'I'm like Yuri Gagarin, me,' says moggy-chipping profConsummate attention-seeker Kevin Warwick has admitted to snooping on the public in a previous life. Warwick made the creepy confession on Radio 4, recalling an earlier job as a GPO engineer:… |
| Refusal to unveil scuppers French refusal-to-unveil trial Posted: 17 Jun 2011 07:12 AM PDT Blind justice finds itself in a blind alleyA burqa-clad woman yesterday rather brilliantly exposed a fatal flaw in France's ban on the traditional Muslim garb when she attended court to face a charge of "covering her face in a public place", and then simply refused to take off her burqa for the hearing.… |
| Infosmack LIVE! with Michael Dell Posted: 17 Jun 2011 06:36 AM PDT Oh yesDell Storage Forum This is a special episode from the Dell Storage Forum 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Andy es, Michael Dell is on the Infosmack, the world's best podcast about enterprise tech.… |
| NHS Trusts in the dark over CfH licence transfer Posted: 17 Jun 2011 06:04 AM PDT Please shed light on our software budgetsLocal NHS Trusts are still waiting to receive licensing allocation from Connecting for Health to budget for software procurement.… |
| Aunty squirts serendipity into TV apps Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:50 AM PDT Fondleslabs are now the "second TV"The BBC is piping stuff into ever more devices - showing off delivery to a Samsung Connected TV today.… |
| Samsung to refresh 7in Galaxy Tab this September Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:41 AM PDT Gingerbread baked inSamsung is reportedly gearing up to release a second generation of the 7in Galaxy Tab, one year on from the launch of the original Android tablet.… |
| Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:38 AM PDT Don't try this at home, kidsReview For those of you who revel in Mac versus Windows shouting matches, click the Comments link now. You've already made up your minds, so feel free to dive into the debate without reading the review. That's what you normally do, anyway.… |
| Kindle Store awash with auto-generated crap 'books' Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:24 AM PDT Bargain barrelscrape rubbish obscuring decent readsTsk, kids of today, eh? Give them something free and they spam it, thus making it all entirely unusable for the rest of us. As Reuters reports, this is now happening with the Kindle Store.… |
| Nokia takes hit in High Court priority-calls patent battle Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:15 AM PDT Battle goes on, lawyers drool over war-chestsThe UK High Court ruling on Nokia's infringement of patents held by IPCom has both sides declaring victory, which is jolly friendly but not entirely accurate.… |
| Google: Our rapid load won't give you anything nasty Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT You could get exploited without even saying yesGoogle has downplayed concerns that refinements to its search technology could leave surfers more exposed to search engine manipulation attacks.… |
| Inside the Royal Mail's Internal Cloud Posted: 17 Jun 2011 05:00 AM PDT Back by public demand: this time it's privateBroadcast Holmes and Watson. Kirk and Spock. The Chuckle Brothers. And now, Steel and Knaresborough.… |
| Which apps belong in the cloud? Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:54 AM PDT Reg reader joins us, speaks from experienceBroadcast Next Thursday, June 23rd, at 11:00 BST Reg editor Tim Phillips is joined by Reg reader James Greenman, Group IT Director at Care UK, to talk about where, when and why cloud might make sense for your apps.… |
| Ten thousand OLEDs unite in live Earth replica Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:49 AM PDT World on displayCheck out this crazy globe - a live replica of the Earth made from over 10,000 OLED display panels.… |
| NAME that DONKEY: Bella bests Barbarella Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:30 AM PDT Inadvertent Twilight moment at Reg Asinine Affairs BureauI'm pleased to report that after a not inconsiderable amount of pondering, and some behind-the-scenes third-party lobbying, my daughter has finally decided on a name for the latest addition to the El Reg Iberian bureau's asinine fold.… |
| RedBubble CEO drops role at Aconex Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:20 AM PDT Hitler not so hipsterThe executive at the centre of the RedBubble Hipster Hitler scandal has quit from his key role as chairman on software as a service company Aconex.… |
| ICO drops News of the Screws probe Posted: 17 Jun 2011 04:16 AM PDT Missing emails might be missing, might not beThe Information Commissioner's Office is dropping an investigation into alleged disappearance of emails at Sunday redtop the News of the World.… |
| Gloomy forecast, job cuts, product delays at RIM Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:43 AM PDT Apple v BlackBerry fruit-fight going poorlyResearch In Motion (RIM) has issued a profit warning, plans to cut the workforce and delay product launches amid fierce competition from smartphone rivals.… |
| Wireless networking without paying The Man, man Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:27 AM PDT Slow, short range, incompatible ... but it's pureSo you want wireless networking, but you don't want to hand over patent fees and licence money to the nasty megacorporations?… |
| US reveals Stuxnet-style vuln in Chinese SCADA 'ware Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:13 AM PDT Nothing must interrupt our supply of iPads and brasThe US Department of Homeland Security is warning of holes in Chinese infrastructure software which could leave factories and power stations vulnerable to hack attacks.… |
| Yuri Gagarin lands at Royal Albert Hall Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:00 AM PDT 'I must find a telephone to call Moscow'The Royal Albert Hall is hosting a Yuri Gagarin photo restrospective featuring "iconic and previously unseen images" from the collection of RIA Novosti.… |
| Licensed to bill: software vendors <i>love</i> virtualisation Posted: 17 Jun 2011 03:00 AM PDT Intel's Dave Buchholz runs through the numbersVideo If you thought managing traditional software licences was a challenge, then just wait till you're accessing an Remote Desktop Services-delivered application, on a virtual machine precariously balanced atop a type-two hypervisor. How much should you pay?… |
| Dell hails happier UK reseller relations Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:30 AM PDT Don't go to bed mad - stay up and fightDell's head of global channels has conceded that it has some way to go yet before it can expunge conflict between resellers and its direct sales bods, but in the three years since it began a partner love-in there is less tension.… |
| Does a flash motor act as a fanny magnet or not? Posted: 17 Jun 2011 02:26 AM PDT What girls really think about boys, cars and moneyThe long-debated question of whether women find a man more attractive if he drives a flash car (or in other ways spends cash conspicuously) has been further muddied by an alliance of trick-cyclists and biz profs in the States.… |
| Sony teases tablet fans with bizarre 'mousetrap' vid Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT Ad team goes to townSony has posted a teaser video for its upcoming 9.4in Android tablet, the S1, and its a good 'un.… |
| Welcome to the server flash cache sofa Posted: 17 Jun 2011 01:30 AM PDT 'Won't catch us with our Flash pants down' says NetAppComment NetApp is involved with storage array management of flash caches in app servers - witness its Project Mercury presentation at the FAST '11 conference at San Jose in February.… |
| Meerkats face financial regulation Posted: 17 Jun 2011 12:54 AM PDT Price comparison sites may be breaking financial advice regulations, says FSAPrice comparison sites may be in breach of financial advice regulations when they lead customers to insurance policies, regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said.… |
| Lulzsec gets hacking downunder Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:35 PM PDT Pranksters release 62,000 email detailsNotorious hackivist group Lulzsec has brought down Australian domain registrar and web hosts Distribute.IT and publicly published a list of 62,000 international email addresses and passwords.… |
| Mozilla eyes multi-threaded webpage rendering Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:05 PM PDT One page. Many coresVelocity Mozilla is exploring ways of building a multi-threaded browser DOM for Firefox, so that a single web page can be rendered using multiple processor cores.… |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:00 PM PDT Travelling lightReview TomTom's entry level Start satnavs have long been the default choice for anyone wanting a reliable but basic PND. Now the range has been given a wash and brush up with the release of some new 4.3in screen devices with prices starting at £130.… |
| Oracle and Itanic: Tech's nastiest ever row? Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:49 PM PDT And the pig enjoys it...HP vs Oracle It has never been smooth sailing on the good ship Itanic, but now the processor is at the centre of a poisonous row, one that's as nasty as any I can recall in years of tech reporting.… |
| Citigroup breach exposed more accounts than first claimed Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:45 PM PDT Revisionist pwnage reportThe security breach that hit the website of Citigroup exposed data for more than 360,000 accounts, the bank said on Wednesday, about 80 percent more than it previously reported.… |
| AMD trumpets next-gen GPU architecture Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:44 PM PDT |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2011 07:00 PM PDT Data breach claim and counter-claimMost people think giving their names to a politician is a bad idea because they'll spend the rest of their lives being nagged by the party. New Zealand's Labour Party has taken this to a whole new level, leaving donor details – including names and donation amounts – in plain view.… |
| A$100 million supercomputer project queried Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:00 PM PDT Auditor critical of Uni of Melbourne cluster of problemsA A$100 million supercomputer facility in Victoria, funded by A$50m of government funds with the rest coming from the University of Melbourne, has come under fire from that state's Auditor-General.… |
| What a mix-up: using different hypervisors Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:00 PM PDT The more the merrier?When asked to write about the pros and cons of deploying multiple hypervisors, my first thought was that nobody in their right mind would want to do such a thing, especially if the software was from different vendors. Management would be a nightmare and so would all kinds of compatibility issues.… |
| Firefox web 3D engine fosters image theft bug Posted: 16 Jun 2011 04:01 PM PDT Microsoft stokes WebGL security fearsAn industry standard graphics engine recently added to Mozilla's Firefox browser allows attackers to surreptitiously steal any image displayed on a Windows or Mac computer just by visiting a booby-trapped website, security researchers have warned.… |
| Well, that about wraps it up for the NBN Posted: 16 Jun 2011 03:44 PM PDT Stop looking at South Korea, says TurnbullThe opposition spokesperson for communications in Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, has delivered a damning blow to the government's plans for a National Broadband Network (NBN), citing international data to show declining demand for services at 100 Mbps.… |
| Telstra throws AU$800m at clouds Posted: 16 Jun 2011 03:41 PM PDT Courts top end of townTelstra is spending over AU$800 million in cloud computing over the next five years to meet emerging demand in the enterprise space.… |
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