May 31, 2007
General Wireless first with PC-to-mobile messaging
Link: General Wireless first with PC-to-mobile messaging
Filed under: Software News, Mobile News, Technology News, Microsoft News
by Brian Turner
As part of its ongoing development of PC-to-mobile messaging technology, General Wireless will be the first company in the world to offer SMS and MMS PC-Plugins for Microsoft Vista and Microsoft Outlook 2007.
The new technology, which is targeted at small and medium-sized ...
Lancaster University provides IPTV in £5m investment
Link: Lancaster University provides IPTV in £5m investment
Filed under: IPTV News, Internet News
by Jan Harris
Lancaster University has invested £5m to upgrade its network in order to cope with increasing demand on bandwith and to provide IPTV and VoIP services.
The University plans to film lectures and broadcast them over the network directly to students' PCs and laptops, significantly ...
May 29, 2007
UK spectrum auction expected in 2008
Link: UK spectrum auction expected in 2008
Filed under: Wireless News, Technology News
by Jan Harris
At the Wireless Event in London, Ofcom revealed that the auction of 192MHz of spectrum, situated around the frequency of 2.6GHz, could take place in the first quarter of next year.
The spectrum could be used for the wide-scale deployment of WiMax in the ...
Asia to have 33 million IPTV subscribers by 2012
Link: Asia to have 33 million IPTV subscribers by 2012
Filed under: IPTV News, Technology News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
New research from In-Stat, “IPTV In Asia: Carriers Start The Battle”, indicates that although traditional cable/satellite pay TV and IPTV will continue to operate alongside each other, IPTV will gain ground over cable/satellite TV in Asia over the next few years.
IPTV services are ...
Home Information Packs (HIPs) Guide launched by HomeMove
Link: Home Information Packs (HIPs) Guide launched by HomeMove
Filed under: Finance News, Property Market News
by Brian Turner
HomeMove.co.uk has launched a buyer and sellers guide to Home Information Packs (HIPs), detailing what buyers and sellers should expect after the August 1st deadline.
The guide was published as market chaos followed the government's changing position on HIPs, postponing them only eight days ...
May 25, 2007
Cardiff’s wireless LAN will be UK’s largest
Link: Cardiff’s wireless LAN will be UK’s largest
Filed under: Broadband News, Wireless News, Internet News
by Jan Harris
Cardiff University is deploying a 'Smartmobile' wireless LAN, including a Wi-Fi management system from Trapeze Networks, creating the largest wireless LAN in the UK.
The university is expanding the existing wireless network for its Cathays Park campus and outlying peripheral sites as part of ...
Dell Launches Ubuntu PCs
Link: Dell Launches Ubuntu PCs
Filed under: Hardware News, Dell News, Software News, Companies News, Linux News, Open Source News
by Jan Harris
Dell Inc has responded to demands from Linux enthusiasts with the US launch of three computer systems, including one notebook, with the Ubuntu Linux operating system pre-installed.
The systems will be released in the UK and Europe when Dell is satisfied that ...
May 24, 2007
Waltham Forest to become UK’s 13th wireless city
Link: Waltham Forest to become UK’s 13th wireless city
Filed under: Broadband News, Telecoms News, Wireless News, Internet News
by Jan Harris
The London borough of Waltham Forest has joined with BT in its Wireless Cities initiative.
Waltham Forest will test a public wireless network, paid for and constructed by BT, with several three months trials scheduled for this autumn.
Wireless transmitters will be fitted to ...
Symantec update brings down Chinese PCs
Link: Symantec update brings down Chinese PCs
Filed under: Software News, Security News
by Jan Harris
Symantec's antivirus signature update for Norton Antivirus, Norton Internet Security 2007 and Norton 360, released by Symantec on May 17, contained a flaw that disabled millions of PCs in China last week.
According to the Chinese Internet Security Response Team (CISRT), the update mistakenly ...
May 23, 2007
Samsung introduces solid state laptop drive
Link: Samsung introduces solid state laptop drive
Filed under: Hardware News, Technology News
by Jan Harris
Samsung has made its 32GB solid state laptop drive available in the UK through distributor Just Rams.
Solid state drives (SSDs) differ significantly from traditional hard drives because they contain no moving parts. This means that they are faster, more reliable and ...
Yamgo and Tom Horn partner for IPTV service
Link: Yamgo and Tom Horn partner for IPTV service
Filed under: IPTV News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
Oxford-based mobile entertainment company, Yamgo Ltd, has joined with software development company Tom Horn, to launch a mobile video sharing service and the world's first free-to-view mobile TV network
The new social networking platform is available via www.yamgo.tv. It can be accessed on any video-enabled ...
Panorama report raises Wi-Fi alarm
Link: Panorama report raises Wi-Fi alarm
Filed under: Wireless News, Mobile News
by Brian Turner
An investigation by the BBC's Panorama programme found that Wi-Fi networks in schools can give off a radiation signal three times stronger than that of a typical mobile phone mast.
Researchers for programme visited a comprehensive school in Norwich and measured the strength of ...
BSkyB and Tiscali in IPTV talks?
Link: BSkyB and Tiscali in IPTV talks?
Filed under: IPTV News, Technology News
by Brian Turner
Digital satellite broadcaster, BSkyB, which is 39.1 percent-owned by News Corporation, is believed to be in advanced talks with telecoms company Tiscali to place BSkyB channels on Tiscali's UK IPTV platform.
The deal is expected to give Tiscali, the owner of the UK internet ...
First single-chip AVS IPTV set top box announced
Link: First single-chip AVS IPTV set top box announced
Filed under: IPTV News, Technology News
by Brian Turner
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and National Source Coding Audio & Video Technologies (Beijing) Co Ltd (NSCC) have announced the industry's first
single-chip IPTV set-top box which allows dual decoding of AVS and H.264, HM2006.
The set-top box is based on Texas Instruments' innovative DaVinci technology ...
Microsoft plans new document formats
Link: Microsoft plans new document formats
Filed under: Software News, Open Source News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
Microsoft is expected to announce its sponsorship of an open source project to create a converter between Ecma Open XML and a Chinese national standard called Unified Office Format (UOF).
Microsoft decided to support UOF through a translator because of interest from ...
AMD prepares Puma platform to rival Centrino
Link: AMD prepares Puma platform to rival Centrino
Filed under: Hardware News, Technology News
by Jan Harris
Chipmaker AMD is developing an energy-efficient laptop chip, code-named Griffin, and an associated platform called Puma, which will rival Intel's Centrino.
AMD will start mass producing Griffin chips by the end of 2007 and Puma-based laptops featuring the chips should be available ...
Joint venture launches Megawhat.tv IPTV channel
Link: Joint venture launches Megawhat.tv IPTV channel
Filed under: IPTV News, Technology News, Internet News
by Brian Turner
UK gadget website, Pocket-lint.co.uk, has joined with Flawless Media, the branded content specialist, to launch a new gadget IPTV channel online called Megawhat.tv (http://www.megawhat.tv).
The channel, which has the strapline 'gadget reviews straight from the box', will feature 5 - 8 minute episodes providing information ...
Google launches universal search
Link: Google launches universal search
Filed under: Property Market News, Google News, Internet News
by Jan Harris
Google has launched a universal search facility, which will provide a more integrated way to search for information online and display search results from a variety of media together in one place.
Universal search is designed to make it easier to find relevant information ...
Wi-Fi Alliance plans early approval of 802.11n products
Link: Wi-Fi Alliance plans early approval of 802.11n products
Filed under: Wireless News, Mobile News, Technology News
by Brian Turner
The Wi-Fi Alliance has decided to start certifying products as '802.11n Draft 2.0 certified,' even though the final version of the 802.11n standard will not be finalised until March 2009.
The Alliance, a trade group of companies involved in Wi-Fi technology and services which ...
BT unveils IPTV advertising campaign
Link: BT unveils IPTV advertising campaign
Filed under: IPTV News, Technology News
by Brian Turner
BT has launched its first national advertising campaign designed to promote BT Vision as Britain’s most flexible digital TV service
The multi-million pound campaign, which is led by AMV BBDO, includes national TV advertising supported by a nationwide BT Vision poster campaign, and adverts ...
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