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August 23, 2007
Competition Commission lifts business bank rate limits
Link: Competition Commission lifts business bank rate limits
Filed under: Money News, Business News, General News
The Competition Commission has announced plans to lift the price controls it imposed on business bank rates in 2003.
The controls were put in place to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to move accounts and to ...
UK SMB’s benefit from technology investment
Link: UK SMB’s benefit from technology investment
Filed under: Technology News, Business News
According to new research carried out by Accelerator in association with Cisco, the vast majority (over 90%) of Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) in the UK, gain significant benefits from their investment in technology.
The 'Accelerator Business Confidence Survey' found ...
Report highlights failings in SMB’s IT security
Link: Report highlights failings in SMB’s IT security
Filed under: Security News, Internet News, Business News
According to new research commissioned by Websense Inc, employees of small and medium sized businesses (SMB's) regularly visit high-risk sites in work time, but IT Managers are failing to implement adequate IT security measures.
The research, which was carried out ...
August 22, 2007
Tiled architecture is hot topic at chips conference
Link: Tiled architecture is hot topic at chips conference
Filed under: Hardware News, Technology News
Tiled architecture has been high on the agenda at the 19th annual Hot Chips conference at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Processor designers are promoting tiled architecture as the next generation of chip design, to take computing ...
August 21, 2007
Fujitsu develops biodegradable laptop
Link: Fujitsu develops biodegradable laptop
Filed under: Hardware News, Technology News
Fujitsu has developed a laptop with a biodegradable chassis - the Fujitsu LifeBook - and released the model in Japan.
The chassis is made from a cornstarch-based plastic which will decompose within months, substantially quicker than traditional plastics which can take decades to break ...
August 20, 2007
Google launches Click-Fraud resource centre
Link: Google launches Click-Fraud resource centre
Filed under: AdSense News, Google News, Internet News
Google Inc has launched a new site providing information about 'click fraud', a serious threat to pay-per-click advertising, the company's main revenue stream.
Google developed the new Ad Traffic Quality Resource Centre to address the increasing problem of click fraud - ...
August 17, 2007
Online presence doubles business confidence
Link: Online presence doubles business confidence
Filed under: Internet News
According to a poll of small business owners by thebestof, a national network of local marketing websites, businesses with an online presence are twice as confident about their future growth prospects than those who don't use the Internet.
Businesses with an established ...
August 16, 2007
A Level results farce continues
Link: A Level results farce continues
Filed under: Education, Business News
A-Levels results showed no sign of abating the trend of continued increases in pass grades, with the national pass rate up 0.3% to 96.9%, and results with an A up 1.2" to 25.3%.
It demonstrates a continuing trend of dumbing down of the ...
Customers less satisfied with Apple, Dell and Google
Link: Customers less satisfied with Apple, Dell and Google
Filed under: Hardware News, Dell News, Apple News, Yahoo! News, Google News, Internet News
According to the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index, published by the University of Michigan’s National Quality Research Centre, customers of Apple, Dell and Google were less satisfied with the companies' products and services.
Overall customer satisfaction with the PC industry fell 3% ...
Ionic Wind more efficient at computer cooling
Link: Ionic Wind more efficient at computer cooling
Filed under: Telecoms News, Hardware News
Researchers in the US have developed 'ionic wind' technology which is significantly more efficient than traditional fan cooling mechanisms and could facilitate the growth in computer power.
A prototype ionic wind device has been developed which creates a 'breeze' of charged particles, or ions, ...
August 15, 2007
Researchers identify Spam’s weak spot
Link: Researchers identify Spam’s weak spot
Filed under: Security News, Internet News
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), believe they have identified a weak spot in the spam infrastructure which could be used to stop spammers gaining financially from their activities.
According to UCSD researchers, spammers use powerful distributed delivery networks ...
Google and Microsoft plan online health initiative
Link: Google and Microsoft plan online health initiative
Filed under: Google News, Microsoft News, Internet News
According to the New York Times, Google and Microsoft both have early-stage plans to enter the online health care market, with initiatives that could help people make better choices about their health care.
The New York Time article included screen images of ...
August 14, 2007
EU approves Intel & STMicro’s Numonyx Venture
Link: EU approves Intel & STMicro’s Numonyx Venture
Filed under: Intel News, Software News, Technology News
The European Union has approved a plan by semiconductor group Intel and Switerland-based chip maker STMicroelectronics, to conbine their flash memory chip businesses in a new joint venture.
The proposal is also expected to involve a US$150 million cash injection from Francisco ...
Fujitsu develops nanohole hard drive
Link: Fujitsu develops nanohole hard drive
Filed under: Hardware News, Technology News
Fujitsu has announced a major step forward in the development of hard drives that can hold a terabyte of data in each square inch of recording surface. This technology could provide a smaller hard drive, with lower power consumption and cooling requirements, combined with ...
August 13, 2007
Amazon launches PayPal rival
Link: Amazon launches PayPal rival
Filed under: Paypal News, Amazon News, Internet News
Amazon has announced a limited beta version of an online payment system - the Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) - on its web services blog.
Amazon FPS is designed for developers who are building online businesses, allowing them to more easily incorporate ...
Microsoft trials dashboard view for Windows Live
Link: Microsoft trials dashboard view for Windows Live
Filed under: Microsoft News, Internet News
Microsoft is trialling a new version of Windows Live with its online services rearranged into a 'dashboard' view.
The new format allows Windows Live users to easily and quickly scan for new emails and blog postings, access contacts or use services such ...
August 10, 2007
Lords report calls for data security law
Link: Lords report calls for data security law
Filed under: Legal News, Internet News, Business News
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has issued a new report calling for a major review of internet security.
The Personal Internet Security report recommends the urgent introduction of a data security breach law and a central web-based e-crime reporting ...
August 9, 2007
Ofcom gives wireless USB the go-ahead
Link: Ofcom gives wireless USB the go-ahead
Filed under: Telecoms News, Technology News
Media regulator Ofcom has changed its regulations to allow Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology to be used in consumer devices without a licence.
UWB is a radio technology which provides short-range high-bandwidth communications by using a large portion of the radio spectrum in a way that ...
Sony improves energy efficiency of products
Link: Sony improves energy efficiency of products
Filed under: Sony News, Technology News
Sony's latest CSR Report highlights the steps the company is taking to ensure its products are energy efficient.
According to the report, Sony reduced power consumption within 90 per cent of its product categories during 2006.
From February 2007, the standby power consumption of all ...
August 8, 2007
Apple reveals new iMacs and iapps
Link: Apple reveals new iMacs and iapps
Filed under: Apple News, Technology News
Apple revealed its latest iMacs at an event at its California HQ - two 20-inch models retailing at £799 and £949, and two 24-inch models, which will sell at £1,149 and £1,459.
Apple also unveiled a new thin keyboard with audio and ...
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