Tech Lady Made A Dame By The Queen
Professor Wendy Hall, whose works influenced the development of the semantic web and digital libraries, has been appointed DBE for services to science and technology.
HP To Launch Mac-Friendly MediaSmart Home Servers
Hewlett-Packard on Monday has rolled out the next generation MediaSmart Servers, which is said to offer four times the memory capacity as compared to its prior versions, and is expected to be compatible with Mac systems.
Windows Media Player Has No Flaws Says Microsoft
Microsoft Corp. has denied reports that a security hole in its Windows Media Player application could be exploited to execute remote code on user’s PC.
Verizon Wins $33 million Damage Against OnlineNIC
In the largest cybersquatting ruling ever, a US District Court in Northern California has granted a whopping $33.15 million to Verizon Communications, in a case against OnlineNIC, an internet domain registration firm.
LG Releases LCD TV With 0.5KHz refresh Rate
LG on Tuesday announced that it is all set to unleash 480 Hz LCD TV panels in the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas scheduled for next month.
Sony Still Loses Money on PS3 Despite Massive Cost Reduction
Sony has trimmed down the costs of manufacturing its next-generation PlayStation 3 gaming consoles by 35 percent, to $448.73, according to a recent reports by the analyst company iSuppli.
Microsoft Downplays MD5 Hashing Algorithm Hack
In its response to security researchers’ claims of a method to launch undetected attacks on users’ PC by creating forged digital certificates, Microsoft Corp. has asserted that it is not expected to pose any significant threat to users.
Acer Updates Aspire 8930G Laptop with Quad Core CPU
Acer has upgraded its Aspire 8930G range with Intel's latest mobile quad core chip, the Core 2 Quad Q9000 which runs at 2GHz and comes with 6MB L2 cache shared amongst the processor's four cores.
Police To Get Laptops To Reduce Bureaucracy
Police Forces across the country will be receiving up to £30 million to purchase thousands of handheld computers which will hopefully allow officers to spend more time on streets and less at their desk.
Facebook, Google, BBC Are Christmas's Big Winners
ISP Plusnet and Web Analyst Firm Hitwise have published details that show that Google remained the undisputed champion when it came to UK internet traffic over the Christmas period, followed by Facebook and the BBC
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