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A Linux thin client for every child-> 0

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on Wednesday December 05 2007, @01:33PM

ZDOne writes "Most people have heard of One Laptop per Child scheme, but ZDNet UK has an interview with Stephen Dukker from NComputing discussing his alternative approach to bridging the digital divide which is based around Linux thin-clients. In September, the Macedonian government announced one of the most ambitious educational technology projects ever proposed: to provide 180,000 of its school-age children with computer access. They are betting the farm and their children's future on Linux and thin client technology from NComputing."
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McAfee: World on brink of 'cyber cold war'-> 0

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on Thursday November 29 2007, @08:05AM

ZDOne writes "Reuters has covered a report from security vendor McAfee that claims that a "cyber cold war" being waged over the world's computers threatens to become one of the biggest threats to security in the next decade. As a security vendor its obviously in there interests to stoke this stuff up but the recent claims from the US and the UK that China has been involved in cyber-espionage and the hack attacks against Estonia, seems to indicate that there is some basis for McAfee's claims."
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The tech they promised... and what we got-> 0

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on Thursday November 29 2007, @07:38AM

ZDOne writes "ZDNet UK has just posted an article looking at the biggest tech let downs in recent history — under the title: "The tech they promised us...and what we got". For a variety of reasons, from overambitious marketing to poor implementation, the technology that eventually arrives in users' hands often falls short of its initial promise. The piece looks at technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Ultrawideband, IP Version 6, and Microsoft's Vista amongst others."
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Ten things holding back tech development-> 0

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on Tuesday November 27 2007, @07:39AM

ZDOne writes "ZDNet UK has put together a list of the main blockers that are preventing technology from achieving its true potential in terms of development and progress. Microsoft's strangle hold on the desktop makes the list as does operator lock-in and controversially the lack of real global wars/disasters. The article claims that these days, warfare still results in misery and death, but the technological benefits are harder to appreciate. There's not much in a stealth fighter or bomb-disposal robot that helps away from the battlefield. The "war on drugs" and the "war on terror" both sound good but have generated little of note, beyond copious government expenditure on ever more inventive ways to annoy their own citizens."
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The top 10 IT disasters of all time-> 0

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on Thursday November 22 2007, @01:24PM

ZDOne writes "Following the massive Government data loss scandal in the UK this week, ZDNet has compiled a list of the top ten IT disasters of all time. While technology wasn't to blame per se in the Revenue and Customs case, there are plenty of recorded examples where faulty hardware and software have cost the organisations concerned dearly, both financially and in terms of reputation — and resulted in some near misses for the public. The author admits the list is "subjective" and invites readers to submit their own suggestions but has put an incident involving a software error in a Soviet Early Warning system, which almost led to WWII, in the number one spot. See if you agree."
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Xerox experts think transient ink is the future-> 0

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on Tuesday November 13 2007, @12:54PM

ZDOne writes "According to Brinda Dalal, an anthropologist at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), of the 1,200 pages of printed information the average office worker prints per month, 44.5 percent are for daily use, such as assignments, drafts or emails. The result is, of course, an enormous quantity of waste paper, paper that is not only increasingly expensive to buy, but that involves the use of a considerable amount of natural resources, in particular energy. Researchers at Xerox are working on alternatives such as transient or dissapearing ink but could electronic displays or e-readers be the real answer?"
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News crew thrown out of iPhone UK launch -> 0

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on Friday November 09 2007, @12:28PM

ZDOne writes "ZDNet UK is reporting that TV news company ITN was thrown out of this morning's Apple iPhone press conference in London. It seems the bold investigative reporters decided to ask some of the assembled punters about all this unlocking business. Apple's PR's decided that such matters weren't for public consumption, ITN disagreed and... were shown the door. ZDNet UK has a link to the footage."
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The dumber Android is, the better say experts-> 0

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on Thursday November 08 2007, @12:47PM

ZDOne writes "ZDNet UK is reporting that it will not be known until the Android software development kit comes out on Monday whether the Gphone will be strictly Java-based but security experts claim that the less smart a phone is, the less vulnerable it is. Android developers should stick to a semi-smartphone platform because the Java sandbox can protect against the normal kinds of attacks, experts claim."
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Google confirms mobile Linux plans at last-> 0

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on Monday November 05 2007, @01:06PM

ZDOne writes "The search giant has finally spilled the beans on its "Android" mobile Linux software stack According to a statement released by Google on Monday, Android incorporates an "operating system, middleware [the software that sits between the operating system and applications], user-friendly interface and applications". The mobile stack is based on open-source software. Phones based on Android are expected to be made available in the second half of 2008."
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Social-exclusion networking-> 0

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on Monday November 05 2007, @12:56PM

ZDOne writes "ZDNet.co.uk has been looking at the whole issue of how inclusive social networks are when it comes to disabled users. Many disabled people who would like to use social-networking services are simply unable to do so, says Kath Moonan, senior usability and accessibility consultant with Abilitynet. The charity, which campaigns for better access to technology for disabled people, is currently conducting a survey into the accessibility of social networks. "We have found that people really want to use the social-networking sites, for socialising and meeting people generally," says Moonan. "But I would argue that relatively low numbers of disabled people are active on social networks, because they are so difficult to use."
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