Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 12:45:00 Kelly Services study says IT has one of the highest concentrations of self-employed workers The recession has forced large numbers of IT professionals into self-employment, according to a global study by employment agency Kelly Services….
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The importance of smart phones for journalists in the modern world cant be underestimated. Ed Medina , writing for Poynter Online , recently explained how his smart phone came in handy when he found himself in the middle of a story as it was breaking
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Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 12:10:00 UK datacentres to deliver public cloud to SMEs and hybrid offering for enterprises Hosting firm Rackspace is preparing to bring its cloud services into the UK with a Xen-based offering for the SMB market, and hybrid public-private services based on VMware for larger…
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Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 12:03:00 Security firm said to be after VeriSign’s authentication business Symantec is closing in on a deal to acquire VeriSign’s authentication business in a deal which could be worth as much as $1.3bn (£912m) and give Symantec a market-leading technology…
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New York-based BREAKFAST fitted a BlimpDuino with on-board video and wireless control system and took it out for a spin at a party to interact with the crowd. Everybody’s favorite controller du jour, an iPad, was employed to orient the dirigible and act as a augmented display medium. [Thanks, Zolty !] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arduino | Digg this!
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David Neal, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 19 May 2010 at 11:58:00 Accusations cover nine Microsoft patents in CRM offerings Microsoft has filed a legal action against Salesforce, claiming that the company has infringed on nine of its patents. Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for intellectual…
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Microsoft slaps Salesforce with patent suit
When UKTV launched “Watch” eighteen months ago, it was seen as a fresh new brand, but the channel that is jointly owned by the BBC Worldwide brand and Virgin Media will now be getting a new look and feel. This follows the broadcaster’s announcement that it was taking ideas and pitches from agencies on the rebrand
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Watch is rebranded by UKTV
Computer users who use Amazon should be aware that emails which look like they come from the book seller could be fakes and contain a Trojan too! The email appears to be confirming an order, which for someone who has not ordered anything is going to start alarm bells ringing as they may think that their account has been compromised.
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Amazon email contains Trojan
The broadband and telecoms provider BT is rolling out a service for staff that it hopes will connect them in a new and yet very familiar way. Using the new Microsoft SharePoint 2010 system, BT is planning to create a sort of Facebook for BT staff, which it hopes will help improve communications throughout the company and allow groups to work together in a new way
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The digital switchover currently taking place around the UK may appear to be random, but the organisation behind the digital television revolution, Digital UK, appears to have the scheme in hand as it prepares to move to the Channel Islands. In order to prepare the residents of the islands for the switchover, Digital UK will be running a series of ad campaigns to raise awareness of the switchover. This covers what residents of the Channel Islands need to do to make sure that they keep their TV going without any interruptions
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Switchover starts on Channel Islands
The blog “Steps to Take Before Purchasing a Digital Press” got some great feedback. I responded to Henry’s comments in the blog about image quality and reliability and made the case that “drift happens”! But I wanted to dive deeper into Dennis Beck’s great comments
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Building More Value into Commoditized Products
Ofcom code initially applies to 7 largest ISPs ISPs with less than 400,000 subscribers will not have to issue warning letters to customers accused of illegally downloading, under proposals from Ofcom.
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If you access Facebook via your mobile devices such as cellphone, tablet or mobile internet device, then you can now call upon another method of accessing your Facebook account with zero data charges (if you happen to be with one of the 50 networks that have signed up to the new service – you’ll find a specific list of participating networks below) thanks to the newly launched 0.facebook mobile site which is billed as offering all of Facebook’s key features via platform optimised for speed. (…) Read the rest of Facebook Launch New 0.facebook Mobile Site [0.facebook Offers Free Facebook Access for Mobile Devices with 50 Mobile Operators in 45 Countries] (297 words) Post by TFTS | © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us
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Facebook Launch New 0.facebook Mobile Site [0.facebook Offers Free Facebook Access for Mobile Devices with 50 Mobile Operators in 45 Countries]
This 7mm Freshwater Pearl, Iolite & Diamond 14K Yellow Gold Earrings is on sale at Diamond.com for $235.00 (was $475.00). Classic and beautifully stylized, these earrings feature white freshwater pearls. Exquisitely rendered in gleaming 14K yellow gold, accented with diamonds and iolites
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Save 51% on Freshwater Pearl, Iolite & Diamond 14K Yellow Gold Earrings
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Social networking contributes to 65% surge Brits spend on average 22 hours and 15 minutes surfing the web every month, says UK Online Measurement (UKOM), and they’ve gone crazy on social networking, with a 340 percent rise in time spent on Facebook, Twitter and blog over the past three years.
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Brits spend over 22 hours per month online
OpenFile, a Toronto based news site, is attempting to reinvent the online news industry through open source citizen journalism, PBS reports . According to OpenFile’s website , the group’s aim is to create a “vibrant, ever-evolving local news conversation among newsmakers, news-gatherers and news readers.” Launched on May 11, the Web site is led by former CBC, CTV and CNN journalist Wilf Dinnick, and has received startup funding from a private venture capitalist
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Toronto-based open source site aims to reinvent online journalism
New government considers extradition u-turn The new government is giving fresh consideration to NASA hacker Gary McKinnon’s plea to postpone an upcoming court hearing in a long-running bid to avoid a US trial that could send him to prison for decades.
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NASA hacker McKinnon puts hopes in new govt
If you have an iPhone 3GS and you have a particular penchant for testing out new iPhone OS Betas (perhaps you already have iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 3 installed) you may be interested to know that iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 has just become available to download should you have access to an Apple iPhone Developer Program account. (…) Read the rest of iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 Available To Download Now [iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 Offers (AT&T?) Internet Tethering, Revised Home Screen & Utilities Folder] (236 words) Post by SWRobertNelson | © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010.
Although everybody you talk to has absolutely no interest in 3D outside of the cinema, both TV and movie producers, along with TV manufacturers are absolutely 3D crazy.
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Cameron Predicts 3D Will Be Video Standard [Avatar Super Director Predicts All Video, Including From Computers, Will Be Online In Less Than 25 Years]