Saturday, October 10, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWeekly) 10/10/2009



Features: Desktop Computing (November 2009)
Content synopses and information about the storage features that will run through November 2009 at Computer Weekly.
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Photos: Bad Apples - Their 10 worst inventions
Apple have revolutonised the world of tech in the past few years but with every success there's bound to be some failures. We pick some of the bad Apples time forgot.
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Dell closes US plant
Dell is to close its desktop computer manufacturing plant early next year in Winston-Salem North Carolina with the loss of 905 jobs. Some 600 jobs...
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EC wants IT to lead on climate change
Using information and communications could cut energy consumption in construction, transport and logistics and save 15% in total carbon emissions by 2020, the European Commission said today.
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BBC appoints Tiffany Hall to head IT planning
TheBBC has promoted long serving IT specialist Tiffany Hall to the position of Chief Information Officer. Hall,...
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Cornwall villages trial 50Mbps broadband
Up to two million businesses and homes in remote rural areas could get high-speed broadband if trials of a 50Mbps broadband service in two Cornish towns proves its technical and commercial viability.
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MS Researcher reveals 128-bit OS plans on LinkedIn
A Microsoft Researcher has accidentally revealed some of the plans Microsoft has for Windows 8 and 9, in his LinkedIn...
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Qualcomm joins net neutrality debate
US mobile phone chipmaker Qualcomm...
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Court throws out Pentagon hacker's appeal to Supreme Court
The High Court has thrown out Pentagon hacker's last chance of having his extradition stopped in the British courts on humanitarian grounds. The court...
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BT accelerates push to fibre to the home
BT has revealed plans to more than double the the number of homes that will recieve high speed broadband. The company plans to deliver speeds of up...
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IBM faces US mainframe monopoly probe
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is investigating IBM's dominance of the mainframe computer market.
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Microsoft offers EU deal on Internet Explorer on Windows
European anti-trust authorities say new proposals from Microsoft will help restore competition to the internet browser market.
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Botnets were responsible for leaking thousands of webmail passwords
An online scam which led to thousands of...
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Leaked Hotmail passwords 'easily guessable'
Most common password was '123456' Victims of a phishing...
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Dell closes US plant
Dell is to close its desktop computer manufacturing plant early next year in Winston-Salem North Carolina with the loss of 905 jobs. Some 600 jobs...
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