Alarm Sounded On Medicare, Social Security25.03.2008 19:19 - source: CBS Trustees for the government's two biggest benefit programs warned Tuesday that Social Security and Medicare are facing "enormous challenges," with the threat to Medicare's solvency far more severe. Read more… |
Netflix surveys members on Microsoft Xbox (Reuters)25.03.2008 19:19 - source: Yahoo tech Reuters - Online movie rental company Netflix Inc has surveyed its subscribers to gauge their interest in streaming movies to their televisions using Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360, a Netflix spokesman said on Monday. Read more… |
Microsoft Offers Way to Share Data With Social Networks (PC World)25.03.2008 19:19 - source: Yahoo tech PC World - Microsoft is opening up its Windows Live platform to allow users to share their contact lists with five social-networking sites, some of which until now have been accessing such data through the back door. Read more… |
Xerox Tool Calculates Environmental Impact of Printers (PC World)25.03.2008 19:19 - source: Yahoo tech PC World - Many businesses want to jump on the green IT bandwagon, but don't know where to start. But a new software calculator can suggest how offices can reduce the environmental impact of printers, copiers and other devices. Read more… |
Samsung launches touch-screen, haptic cell phone (Macworld.com)25.03.2008 19:19 - source: Yahoo tech Macworld.com - Samsung's Anycall Haptic looks like a thinner version of Apple's iPhone, but adds a new dimension to the touch interface. Read more… |
Google Renews Push to Access White Space (NewsFactor)25.03.2008 19:19 - source: Yahoo tech NewsFactor - Google may not have walked away with assets in the latest U.S. wireless-spectrum auction, but the Internet giant is moving to get in on the action. Google has revived its pitch to use TV "white space" -- vacant TV airwaves -- to offer Internet service. Read more… |
Czech far-right backs anti-Quran film (AP)25.03.2008 19:19 - source: Yahoo tech AP - A Czech far-right party has offered to help a Dutch lawmaker distribute an anti-Quran film on the Internet if it is banned from being released in the Netherlands. Read more… |
Security lapse exposes Facebook photos (AP)25.03.2008 19:19 - source: Yahoo tech AP - A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the Web site's privacy controls. Read more… |
Breakdown knocks out Netflix site (AP)25.03.2008 19:19 - source: Yahoo tech AP - Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. is suffering a technology breakdown that's knocked out its Web site, inconveniencing its 7.5 million subscribers. Read more… |
Sony BMG developing online music service (AP)25.03.2008 19:19 - source: Yahoo tech AP - The CEO of Sony BMG Music Entertainment says that the company is developing an online music subscription service that would give users unlimited access to its music and be compatible with a host of digital music players. Read more… |
VoSKY and AltiGen partner for Skype Extension Anywhere25.03.2008 19:19 - source: voip-news.co.uk 
VoSKY, which specialises in developing Skype for business solutions, has entered into a partnership with VoIP company, AltiGen Communications Inc, to provide ‘Skype Extension Anywhere’. Combining AltiGen’s VoIP solutions, with Skype, ‘Skype Extension Anywhere’ allows companies to connect their employees via Skype’s VoIP network, with significant savings on communications costs. The solution is designed [...] Read more… |
Artelis Deploys VoIP in Germany and Luxembourg26.03.2008 22:45 - source: Voipmonitornet Artelis Deploys VoIP in Germany and Luxembourg Thomson's VoIP softswitches have been selected by the telecommunications group artelis for deployment of IP telephony by its subsidiaries in Luxembourg and Germany with more than 250,000 subscribers. Read more… |
Unified communications early adopters tout benefits26.03.2008 22:45 - source: www.topix However, interoperability between UC products is one concern Businesses presenting their stories at last week's VoiceCon Orlando 2008 found that unified communications can increase productivity, reduce costs, ... via ComputerWorld Read more… |
Airspan strike back at WiMAX critique: Buzz Broadband were cheap26.03.2008 22:45 - source: www.topix After Buzz Broadband CEO Garth Freeman trash-talked WiMAX at a recent industry conference, former hardware partner Airspan - who Freeman claims had a "quick and negative reaction" when he criticised indoor ... via PHONE Magazine Read more… |
US firms hang up on VoIP security26.03.2008 22:45 - source: www.topix "An In-Stat survey of US businesses found that no mechanisms for securing VoIP had more than 50 per cent penetration across all sizes of business" No mechanisms for securing VoIP had more than 50 per cent penetration across all sizes of business Victoria Fodale In-Stat analyst Many US businesses are not adequately securing their VoIP systems, industry ... via Vnunet Read more… |
Approval for mobiles on aircraft26.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News One of the regulatory hurdles to using mobile phones on planes flying in European airspace is removed. Read more… |
Long-term risk of premature birth26.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News Premature babies may suffer health consequences all the way through to adulthood, research suggests. Read more… |
Singapore grounds a second A38026.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News Singapore Airlines grounds a second Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet because of a fuel pump problem. Read more… |
Watchdog admits failure over Rock26.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News The FSA admits in a review that it failed to regulate troubled bank Northern Rock adequately. Read more… |
Indian minister attacks biofuels26.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News The Indian finance minister says it is "outrageous" that developed countries are turning crops into biofuels. Read more… |
Indian baby girl freed from well26.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News Army engineers in northern India rescue a two-year-old girl who had fallen down a deep well. Read more… |
US admits to Suez canal killing26.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News US officials say an Egyptian was killed in a shooting incident involving small boats in the Suez Canal on Monday. Read more… |
Egypt to snub Arab summit in Syria26.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News Egypt says its president, Hosni Mubarak, will not attend this weekend's Arab summit in Damascus. Read more… |
Hopes fade for missing in Norway26.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News Hopes fade for five people still missing hours after a building collapsed in the Norwegian town of Alesund. Read more… |
Sarkozy: We are stronger together26.03.2008 22:45 - source: BBC News The French president arrives on a state visit to Britain after calling for the two countries to work "hand in glove". Read more… |