US space agency Nasa is to encrypt all its mobile computers after the loss of a laptop containing personal information about more than 10,000 employees and contractors. Until the encryption process is complete, staff members are forbidden ...
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The US has confirmed it will resist efforts by China, Russia and their allies to put the internet under the control of the United Nations. The confirmation came in a statement issued by the US Department of State on US proposals to be ...
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European MPs are the latest grouping to voice concerns that the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) could get control of the internet through its coming revision of telecoms rules. The UN agency is updating its International ...
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Read more on ARM Chipmakers AMD and ARM join forces to improve security An introduction to the ARM server HP has high hopes for low-energy ARM servers News roundup: Chef does Windows, XP turns 10, and HP ARMs its servers Mobile telemedicine ...
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Wikipedia was out of action again on Monday, but not intentionally, out of protest, as it has been in the past. This time, the user-generated online encyclopaedia was knocked offline because two fibre cables connecting its datacentres in ...
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NASA's planning a test to replace fluorescent lighting panels in the ISS with a solid-state LED lighting module which produces blue, white, or reddish light depending on the time. It hopes that this change will serve as a counter-measure ...
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (pictured) has suffered a stroke and is being treated in hospital. A statement on his website said he was admitted on Monday night suffering from “fatigue and tiredness”. His medical team is ...
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Games, apps and developer tools on offer The company behind the ultra cheap, bare-bones computer Raspberry Pi has launched an app store, giving users the option to download different applications and programs. The store has today gone ...
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Budget educational computer the Raspberry Pi now has an Apple-style applications hub that's fully accessible from the machine's own Raspbian operating system. Announced yesterday via a blog by Pi creator Eben Upton, the Pi Store is ...
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A ‘troll’ arrested on suspicion of aiming a torrent of abuse at a fellow Facebook user has been identified as a 32-year-old policeman from the UK, it has been revealed. Nicola Brookes, 45, from Brighton, UK was targeted ...
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Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
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Nakisa Inc. announced today that it has signed a global partner agreement with NorthgateArinso (NGA) Nakisa Inc., a developer of Org and Talent Management software for SAP ERP HCM, announced today that it has signed a global partner ...
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“Licensing provides a route for retailers to both differentiate themselves from their competition and to reinvigorate product categories,” says Jessica Blue, event director of Brand Licensing Europe. “Licensing is becoming ...
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Former Apple executive, known as the father of the iPod, Tony Fadell has suggested that Scott Forstall “got what he deserved” when he was ousted from Apple. Fadell told the BBC: “Scott got what he deserved. I think what ...
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After a two-day outage, Internet access in war-torn Syria appears to be for the most part restored on Saturday, according to reports from several sources. “Renesys confirms a largely complete restoration of the Syrian Internet this ...
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