January 30, 2007
Microsoft Promotes HD Photo Over JPEG
Link: Microsoft Promotes HD Photo Over JPEG
Filed under: Software News, Technology News, Microsoft News
Microsoft is promoting its own image format, HD Photo, in preference to JPEG.
The company began promoting its new image standard in 2006 and hopes it will become the de facto standard for people to use for digital photos.
Perhaps misleadingly, HD does ...
Adobe Seeks ISO Approved Status for PDF
Link: Adobe Seeks ISO Approved Status for PDF
Filed under: Software News, Technology News, Business News
Adobe Systems is planning to submit its PDF (Portable Document Format) specifications to the International Organisation for Standardisation for approval. This would give governments and large corporations increased confidence in the format.
Although subsets of the PDF format have already been standardised, ...
January 26, 2007
Google drops bombs
Link: Google drops bombs
Filed under: Web Development News, Google News, Webmaster News, Search Engine News, Internet News
Google has implemented a change to it's search ranking algorithm, which removes existing Google Bombs.
Google Bombs - also known as Link Bombs - were primarily set up by campaigners looking to make a political statement using Google.
For example, when bloggers decided to set ...
IBM Privacy Tool Now Open-source
Link: IBM Privacy Tool Now Open-source
Filed under: Software News, Open Source News, Security News, Internet News
IBM has donated its "Identity Mixer" software to the Higgins open-source project in a move that could help make Internet business transactions safer for all.
The software allows an individual to provide encrypted digital credentials issued by trusted organisations such as banks when making ...
New IPTV news via IPTV-Anchor.com
Link: New IPTV news via IPTV-Anchor.com
Filed under: Companies News, IPTV News, Internet News
A new IPTV news hub - http://iptv-anchor.com - allows anyone to distribute news captured on their cell phone or digital camera. The content can then be viewed by anyone with an internet connection and a recent version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or ...
Researchers Develop World’s Most Dense Chip
Link: Researchers Develop World’s Most Dense Chip
Filed under: Hardware News, Technology News
Researchers in California have developed a memory chip the size of a white blood cell - around one-2,000th of an inch on a side.
The chip can hold 160,000 bits of information which are crammed together so tightly that it is the densest ...
Ofcom Proposes Public Service Publisher
Link: Ofcom Proposes Public Service Publisher
Filed under: IPTV News, Technology News
Ofcom has proposed the creation of a Public Service Publisher (PSP), a new media organisation which would commission and possibly produce new media content in response to changing requirements of media consumers.
The proposal has been cautiously endorsed by Tessa Jowell, the ...
Ofcom Demands Rethink On BBC IPTV
Link: Ofcom Demands Rethink On BBC IPTV
Filed under: Mobile News, IPTV News, Internet News
Ofcom, the media regulator, has asked the BBC to review its plans for an on-demand IPTV service, due to concerns that it could damage rival commercial services.
The service would allow the BBC to broadcast programmes simultaneously online and on terrestrial TV and also ...
Intel Ahead of Schedule With New Wi-Fi Chip
Link: Intel Ahead of Schedule With New Wi-Fi Chip
Filed under: Hardware News, Technology News
Intel will distribute its Next-Gen Wireless-N chips ahead of schedule and they will appear in appear in laptops from companies such as Acer, Gateway and Toshiba by the end of January 2007.
The new Centrino Wi-Fi chip is based on the 802.11n wireless ...
Playstation 3 for Easter
Link: Playstation 3 for Easter
Filed under: Technology News
The European launch of the Playstation 3 has been announced as March 23rd.
Although the US and Japan saw the Playstation 3 go on sale in November of last year, problems mass producing parts for the console's Blu-ray disc drive meant that shipping ...
Concerns over Google & Mozilla anti-phishing
Link: Concerns over Google & Mozilla anti-phishing
Filed under: Web Development News, Browsers, Phishing News, Webhosting News, Google News, Security News, Webmaster News, Internet News
Concerns have been raised about the Google & Firefox anti-phishing drive, after it was revealed that the publishing of raw data online contained usernames and passwords of phishing victims.
Reports that personal data was being published was raised as far back as September ...
Wordpress 2.1 Ella released
Link: Wordpress 2.1 Ella released
Filed under: Blogs, Software News, Webmaster News, Internet News
Wordpress has released it's next stage software platform for bloggers, Wordpress 2.1 - named Ella.
Improvements to the software include the ability to make it work better as a Content Management System (CMS). According to Matt Mullenweg, lead coder at Wordpress, the ...
January 22, 2007
Experts Meet To Combat Cybercrime
Link: Experts Meet To Combat Cybercrime
Filed under: Software News, Technology News, Security News
Microsoft is hosting a meeting of Internet security experts, to discuss strategies to fight against Internet crime with a particular focus on botnets and related topics. Members will share information and develop strategies for the future.
The meeting will be held ...
January 19, 2007
WiMax To Be Deployed In Warwick
Link: WiMax To Be Deployed In Warwick
Filed under: Wireless News, Mobile News, Technology News, Internet News
Pipex Wireless, the Wireless ISP (WISP), which is a joint venture between Intel and ISP Pipex, is planning its second deployment of WiMax in the UK.
The latest deployment will take place in the city of Warwick. Pipex Wireless will work with National Grid ...
UK Companies Slow To Use VoIP
Link: UK Companies Slow To Use VoIP
Filed under: VoIP News, Technology News, Business News
A survey sponsored by VoIP software company Shortel found that over one-third of UK companies decided not to move to VoIP (voice over IP) - because they believe it is too expensive to install and run.
Seventy percent of those surveyed said ...
1and1 suffers technical failures
Link: 1and1 suffers technical failures
Filed under: Web Development News, Webhosting News, Webmaster News, Internet News
Webhosting company 1and1 suffered a series of technical problems this week that has left customers unable to receive emails.
The problems began on Monday, and although 1and1 claimed to have fixed the original issue, serious problems are still ongoing.
Customers of the webhosting company have ...
January 18, 2007
Mobile TV Zone Expanded At IBC2007 Exhibition
Link: Mobile TV Zone Expanded At IBC2007 Exhibition
Filed under: Wireless News, HDTV News, Mobile News, IPTV News, Technology News
The Mobile TV Zone at this autumn's IBC2007 exhibition in Amsterdam, is being increased in size by 75% to more than 2,500m². The show is the world's leading broadcasting exhibition.
The decision to devote more space to Mobile TV follows the success of ...
UK Police Consult Cyberactivists
Link: UK Police Consult Cyberactivists
Filed under: Legal News, Internet News
The Metropolitan Police are talking to cyberactivists to help in their campaign against online crime.
According to sources in the Metropolitan Police Fraud Alert Unit, the police are using certain cybervigilante groups as a source of information about online fraud.
The police are ...
January 17, 2007
Apple and Microsoft Battle For Home Entertainment Market
Link: Apple and Microsoft Battle For Home Entertainment Market
Filed under: Companies News, HDTV News, Apple News, Mobile News, Technology News, Microsoft News
Silicon.com, the technology news site, asked its readers if they thought Apple or Microsoft was the most likely to win the battle for the home entertainment market.
Apple came out first with 54% of the vote, while Microsoft came a close second ...
January 16, 2007
The Venice Project launches Joost
Link: The Venice Project launches Joost
Filed under: Telecoms News, Software News, IPTV News, Technology News, Internet News
The Venice Project - developed by the founders of Skype to provide IPTV - have announced it's official launch as Joost.
The intention is to provide full-screen broadcast quality internet TV, and to provide free programming that is funded by advertising.
However, concerns have already ...
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