Intel rivals prep dual-core netbook chips 2009 promises to be the Year of the Dual-Core Netbook, what with low-power dualies from Freescale, AMD, and VIA Technologies poised to join Intel's dual-core Atom 330.… Full published article at: Read More »

Angelica Mari, Computing, Wednesday 31 December 2008 at 14:24:00 We look back at Computing’s highlights in the retail industry in 2008 It has been an eventful year for retailers. IT leaders from the sector have had to deliver savings from mergers and technology-led transformations, tackle security and privacy challenges and ensure their businesses are ready to meet customer demands for a multichannel experience. We review the retail highlights of 2008. Royal Mail delivers changes Royal Mail reskilled half its IT department and retooled its 10-year outsourcing deal with supplier CSC to get a...Read More »

Open OS on open hardware Google's mobile phone platform, Android, has been ported to the OpenMoko's open-sourced hardware platform, though it's not quite the perfect combination as yet.… Full published article at: Read More »

Staff, not patents, this time Research in Motion is suing Motorola for not allowing laid-off employees to seek work with the owner of the Blackberry brand, who is hoping to scoop up some cheap engineers now that Motorola is shedding so many.… Full published article at: Read More »

The good, the bad and the ugly Security pundits are fond are characterising personalties in information security with reference to Westerns - hence hackers wear either a "black hat" or a "white hat" like their cowboy counterparts.… Full published article at: Read More »

Security bypass attack Conversations relayed through cordless household phones might be far easier to snoop upon than previously suspected.… Full published article at: Read More »

IT PRO reviews this year’s hot topics in security, from malware to fraud and data breaches. Full published article at: Read More »

This year was as good as any for significant technology, and when it comes to mobile internet it was potentially a watershed year. We take a look at some of the technology highlights for 2008. Full published article at: Read More »

The Androids (well one of them!) came, saw and pretty much conquered and Apple gave birth to the iPhone mark two. But they weren't the only things happening in mobile in 2008... Full published article at: Read More »

Big bang in the GPUniverse AMD has released "the fundamental Linux code" needed to develop open-source 3D-acceleration drivers for its R600 and R700 ATI graphic-processors series.… Full published article at: Read More »