Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Smartphone security put on test

A smartphone application that spies on mobile owners has been created by BBC News to test how secure these devices are. Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More

Google and Verizon map ‘open net’

Google and Verizon outline a joint proposal for an open internet but critics fear it could lead to a two-tier service. Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More

Saudi gives Blackberry reprieve

Saudi Arabia’s telecommunications regulator says it will allow Blackberry services to temporarily continue in the kingdom. Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More

Craigslist responds to sex claims

Web marketplace Craigslist responds to claims the site adult section ‘aids sex trafficking’ and ‘promotes prostitution’. Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More

Skype files for $100m flotation

Internet phone firm Skype files for an initial public offering in the US, hoping to raise $100m through the flotation. Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More

Apple iPhone boss leaves company

The man who oversaw creation of the iPhone 4 is leaving Apple in a move believed to be linked to the handset’s antenna problems. Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More

BBC loses gadgets worth £240,000

BBC laptops and mobiles worth £241,019 were lost or stolen over the past two years, it emerges. Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More

Accenture denies British Gas ‘millions of errors’ billing system claim

‘Exceptions’ not glitches Accenture has hit back at British Gas by saying allegations that a billing system, implemented by the consultancy firm, was riddled with “millions of errors” were “inaccurate”.… Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More

UK.gov drops Home Access scheme

Laptop, broadband for poor pupils prog canned once cash dries up The government will ditch the £300m Home Access scheme overseen by soon-to-be-dead IT education quango Becta once the money for the plan runs out.… Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More

First SMS Trojan for Android is in the wild

Premium rate scam will cost Google phoners dear The first text message-based Trojan to infect smartphones running Google’s Android operating system has been detected in the wild.… Go to Source
August 10th, 2010 | Technology | Read More