http://www.littlefishsupport.com Keeping you updated... en-us Copyright 2008 by Littlefish IT Support kevin.coady@littlefishsupport.com (Kevin Coady) Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:24:09 GMT Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:24:09 GMT IT Support RSS 2.0 generation class http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20090105/verisign-drops-vulnerable-certificate-algorithm- Following a recent report that an algorithm for creating secure Web-site certificates could be vulnerable, VeriSign has announced it will no longer use the algorithm. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20090105/verisign-drops-vulnerable-certificate-algorithm- Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:24:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090105/madoff-victims-selling-memorabilia-on-ebay Madoff, who was arrested last month after allegedly telling investigators he lost as much as $50 billion of investors' money in a giant Ponzi scheme, promoted his firm by putting its name on everything from T-shirts to beach towels, tote bags and umbrellas. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090105/madoff-victims-selling-memorabilia-on-ebay Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:17:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090105/recession-to-steal-some-glitz-from-gadget-show The International Consumer Electronics Show, the largest trade show in the U.S., opens this week in Las Vegas with a full slate of giant TVs and inventive gadgets, despite the pall of a recession hanging over the industry. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090105/recession-to-steal-some-glitz-from-gadget-show Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:11:24 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20090105/uk-govt-looking-into-national-digital-grid There's been debate in the UK for 20 years about installing fibre optic cables into all UK homes, taking care of the so-called 'last mile problem' and giving the UK a broadband infrastructure capable of delivering advanced online IT services like those in South Korea. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20090105/uk-govt-looking-into-national-digital-grid Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:00:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-support/20090105/cisco-to-introduce-digital-stereo-system-at-ces Cisco has won much attention from consumer news sites since the New York Times reported Monday that the network giant at CES next week is expected to unveil a digital stereo system that can move music wirelessly around a house, among other consumer offerings. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-support/20090105/cisco-to-introduce-digital-stereo-system-at-ces Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:50:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090105/maccompatible-bluetooth-web-cam-debuts Ecamm Network on Friday introduced its BT-1Bluetooth wireless Web cam, which it calls the world's first such device. Designed for Mac compatibility, the BT-1 will cost $149.99 when it ships in March. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090105/maccompatible-bluetooth-web-cam-debuts Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:41:56 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20090105/analysts-expect-evolutionary-products-at-macworld While Steve Jobs won't be giving the keynote address during next week's Macworld Conference & Expo, analysts still expect the company to introduce some products during the company's last scheduled attendance at the annual trade show. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20090105/analysts-expect-evolutionary-products-at-macworld Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:20:30 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090105/mac-gains-on-windows Windows lost nearly a full percentage point of market share for the second month in a row in December, pushing Microsoft Corp.'s operating system to a new low, an Internet measurement company reported yesterday. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090105/mac-gains-on-windows Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:08:24 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090105/samsung-to-unveil-7mm-thick-tv-at-ces Samsung Electronics plans to unveil a flat-panel TV that's as thin as just 6.5-millimeters at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it said Sunday. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090105/samsung-to-unveil-7mm-thick-tv-at-ces Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:01:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090105/tech-jobs-may-increase-despite-economic-trends The outlook for IT support jobs in 2009 may not be as bad as some observers suggest. While some indicators and surveys are showing some declines in tech jobs, none predict a precipitous drop. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090105/tech-jobs-may-increase-despite-economic-trends Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:51:51 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090104/nokia-unveils-latest-touchscreen-phone Nokia's previous stance of 'No touchscreens for us, thank you sir' has now been well and truly blown away after the announcement of another touchscreen device, the 6208c, which follows the 5800 XpressMusic and the N97 from the Finns. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090104/nokia-unveils-latest-touchscreen-phone Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:51:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/panasonic-invents-the-paperless-fax-machine A high-tech invention heralds a new era of electronic messaging, allowing you to send digital files through the ether without using a scrap of paper. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/panasonic-invents-the-paperless-fax-machine Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:45:33 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090104/microsoft-md5-hack-poses-no-major-threats-to-users In reaction to the news today that security researchers have come up with a way to spoof the digital certificates that secure many Web sites, Microsoft downplayed the threat to users. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090104/microsoft-md5-hack-poses-no-major-threats-to-users Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:38:53 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/gmail-notice-touts-chrome-and-firefox--dismisses-ie Google is pushing users of its Gmail e-mail service to dump Microsoft's Internet Explorer for its own Chrome browser or Mozilla's Firefox. When users of IE6 reach Gmail.com, a "Get faster Gmail" message appears in the Web-based service's menu bar. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/gmail-notice-touts-chrome-and-firefox--dismisses-ie Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:29:34 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/regulator-fines-etrade-units-us1-million The independent Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has fined two units of E-Trade Financial a total of US$1 million for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering (AML) procedures between Jan. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/regulator-fines-etrade-units-us1-million Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:19:03 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/startup-founders-turn-android-into-desktop-os Matthaus Krzykowski and Daniel Hartmann, founders of the stealth startup Mobile-facts, have found that you can take Google's smartphone operating system, Android, and use it as a desktop operating system. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/startup-founders-turn-android-into-desktop-os Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:59:17 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090104/twitter-phishing-scam-may-be-spreading There's a scam spreading through Twitter. Direct messages (DMs) are showing up in Twitter accounts with appealing come-ons to visit a site on blogspot.com. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090104/twitter-phishing-scam-may-be-spreading Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:49:19 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/college-interviews-the-webcam-way Remember college, cramming for midterm exams in a dark, dusty library? Today's university students spend their nights scanning Web-based discussion forums and studying in a wireless Internet café. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/college-interviews-the-webcam-way Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:15:11 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/hollywood-loses-soc-in-analog-hole Hollywood has again failed to convince the Federal Communications Commission to lift its ban on selectable output controls that would allow video distributors to remotely close down analog outputs on digital devices such as DVRs. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090104/hollywood-loses-soc-in-analog-hole Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:04:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/microsoft-urges-organizations-to-patch-server-vulnerability-as-new-attacks-surface Microsoft advised organizations yet again to deploy the patch for a flaw affecting the Windows Server service that was fixed in October. The latest attacks are coming courtesy of a new variant of the Conficker worm, identified by Microsoft as Win32/Conficker.B. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/microsoft-urges-organizations-to-patch-server-vulnerability-as-new-attacks-surface Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:48:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/curse-of-silence-smartphone-flaw-disclosed A denial-of-service attack that limits the number of SMS messages that can be received by Nokia smartphones has been disclosed and demonstrated. Dubbed the "curse of silence" by German security researcher Tobias Engel, the attack occurs when Nokia Series 60 phones are sent a malformed e-mail message via SMS (Short Message Service). emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/curse-of-silence-smartphone-flaw-disclosed Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:25:26 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090103/wikimedia-foundation-raises-6-2-million-for-wikipedia The Wikimedia Foundation announced Friday that it has reached its goal of raising over $6 million to sustain Wikipedia. With the help of over 125,000 donors from around the world, the Wikimedia Foundation raised a total of $6.2 million, sustaining Wikipedia for the foreseeable future. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090103/wikimedia-foundation-raises-6-2-million-for-wikipedia Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:18:20 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/military-hoping-chat-bots-will-replace-deployed-parents The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to develop virtual parents to comfort children when moms and dads on active duty aren't available to talk. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/military-hoping-chat-bots-will-replace-deployed-parents Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:43:12 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/google-to-offer-paid-android-apps-soon Mobile application developers soon will be able to offer paid apps in the Android Market, according to Eric Chu, group marketing manager with Google's Android group. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/google-to-offer-paid-android-apps-soon Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:37:51 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090103/microsoft-windows--ie-usage-declined-in-2008 Microsoft's browser and operating system market share suffered in 2008 while competitors' products thrived. According to statistics provided by Net Applications, Microsoft Internet Explorer's global market share fell from 78.58% in December 2007 to 68.15% in December 2008. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090103/microsoft-windows--ie-usage-declined-in-2008 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:31:48 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090103/iphone-3g-gets-unlocking-software A group of iPhone hackers has released software that makes it possible to use Apple's touch-screen smartphone on nearly any GSM carrier. As promised, the iPhone Dev Team released an unlocking software for the iPhone 3G on the first day of the new year. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090103/iphone-3g-gets-unlocking-software Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:18:19 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/rim-extends-takeover-bid-for-certicom In the latest development of Research In Motion's takeover bid of security-specialist Certicom, RIM said it will extend its expiry date of its offer from Jan. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/rim-extends-takeover-bid-for-certicom Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:11:15 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/open-document-format-has-been-accepted-by-16-governments The Open Document Format continues to gain ground with governments as the format in which they wish to create important documents, despite Microsoft's Office format, OOXML, being recognized as an international standard as well. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/open-document-format-has-been-accepted-by-16-governments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:05:14 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090103/verbatim-unveils-quadinterface-desktop-hard-drives Hardware manufacturer Verbatim Americas on Friday launched two external, quad-interface desktop hard-disk drives. The drives, one 500 GB and the other 1 TB, offer Mac and PC users "plug-and-play" IT support for the leading interfaces, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and eSATA II, the company said. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090103/verbatim-unveils-quadinterface-desktop-hard-drives Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:27:16 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/recession-slams-global-semiconductor-sales Worldwide semiconductor sales fell in November, as the economic downturn continued to hammer chipmakers, industry figures released Friday showed. Excluding memory products, which have suffered all year from overproduction and weak demand, the industry did much better, but still saw revenue fall. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090103/recession-slams-global-semiconductor-sales Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:02:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090102/deutsche-telekom-to-share-fibre-with-vodafone Deutsche Telekom (DT), Germany's incumbent telco, has agreed to cooperate with at least one rival on next generation broadband investment, following political pressure from Brussels. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090102/deutsche-telekom-to-share-fibre-with-vodafone Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:38:14 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090102/pageone-launches-moodlemobile-with-2way-functionality PageOne, the UK's leading mobile messaging company announces that it will be launching its 'MoodleMobile' plug-in module with 2-way messaging functionality. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090102/pageone-launches-moodlemobile-with-2way-functionality Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:24:45 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090102/boom-year-for-hitech-criminals If 2007 was witness to the rise of the professional hi-tech criminal, then 2008 was the year they got down to work. Statistics gathered by firms combating the rising tide of computer crime reveal just how busy professional cyber thieves have been over the last twelve months. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20090102/boom-year-for-hitech-criminals Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:11:11 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090102/pioneer-of-cyberspace-honoured A professor who invented a forerunner of the world wide web has been made a dame in the New Year Honours. Wendy Hall created the "open hypermedia system" Microcosm with colleagues after joining the University of Southampton computer science group in 1984. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090102/pioneer-of-cyberspace-honoured Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:00:59 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090102/worlds-biggest-software-pirates-jailed The Futian People's Court in Shenzhen, China, handed down sentences to 11 ringleaders of the world's largest software counterfeiting syndicate today. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090102/worlds-biggest-software-pirates-jailed Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:49:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090102/asus-unveils-latest-eee-pc-ultranetbook Asus has unveiled the latest ultra-netbook at the top end of its massively successful Eee PC line, with a notably bigger screen and better keyboard to satisfy even the most fat-fingered couch surfers. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090102/asus-unveils-latest-eee-pc-ultranetbook Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:49:52 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090102/british-housewives-are-worlds-biggest-surfers A huge internet survey has discovered that British housewives are the world's biggest surfers - spending close to half of their leisure time online. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090102/british-housewives-are-worlds-biggest-surfers Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:40:30 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090102/sharp-to-record-475-million-losses-on-stock-drops Sharp expects to record extraordinary losses of around ¥43.2 billion (US$475 million) this year as a result of writedowns in the value of stock it holds in other companies, it said Tuesday. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090102/sharp-to-record-475-million-losses-on-stock-drops Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:25:52 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090102/amd-costs-layoffs-at-70m Advanced Micro Devices has put the cost of the layoffs and other cost reductions it announced during the fourth quarter at around US$70 million, higher than it had expected. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090102/amd-costs-layoffs-at-70m Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:16:36 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090102/india-postpones-auction-of-3g-spectrum India has postponed to Jan. 30, 2009, the auction of 3G spectrum to give potential bidders more time to study bid documents and rules for the auction, a government agency said Tuesday. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090102/india-postpones-auction-of-3g-spectrum Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:08:02 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090101/online-holiday-sales-fall- Online sales for the holiday period up to Dec. 23 fell 3 percent from the same period last year, marking the first decline in online spending since comScore Inc started tracking online sales in 2001. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090101/online-holiday-sales-fall- Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:10:52 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/dell-unveils-massive-reorganization Dell, which has seen PC sales slow in the economic downturn, announced on Wednesday a massive reorganization that establishes three separate global units for selling to businesses and government agencies. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/dell-unveils-massive-reorganization Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:02:20 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090101/china-approves-3g-licenses China agreed to start issuing licenses for its 3G mobile data network support, but questions remain about which companies will get a slice of the estimated $41 billion in government contracts over the next two years. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090101/china-approves-3g-licenses Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:56:08 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/lg-adds-cinemanow--youtube-access-to-bluray-player LG Electronics has added CinemaNow and YouTube access to its Blu-ray disc player, expanding the device's IT support of online video content. The new IT services will be available on Network Blu-ray Disc Players shipping in the first half of next year and will complement the Netflix IT support already in the devices, the company said. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/lg-adds-cinemanow--youtube-access-to-bluray-player Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:50:22 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/microsoft-scrambling-to-thaw-zune-freeze A surge of online complaints suggests widespread freezing problems with 30-GB version of Microsoft's Zune music player. Online forum threads have sprawled to thousands of messages detailing what some Zune users are calling "Zune 2K9," a reference to the Y2K bug based on the as-yet-unconfirmed belief that the freeze is a time- or calendar-related programming flaw. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/microsoft-scrambling-to-thaw-zune-freeze Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:41:38 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090101/alaska-air-taps-oracle-to-build-customer-loyalty The poor economy and high fuel costs created a difficult year for airlines, and Alaska Airlines was no exception. The airline, which primarily serves the West Coast, had to drop flights in recent months and is in the process of trimming its workforce by 10%, including the layoffs of about 1,000 employees. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20090101/alaska-air-taps-oracle-to-build-customer-loyalty Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:01:51 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090101/the-internets-cool--but-tv-remains-ad-king The Internet is growing in importance in advertising, but old-fashioned television remains the most influential medium, a study shows. In a wide-ranging survey of more than 2,000 Americans from ages 14 to 75, consulting firm Deloitte found that TV is still king in the ad world, followed by magazines and the Internet, which tied for second. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20090101/the-internets-cool--but-tv-remains-ad-king Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:46:57 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/hp-unveils-ups-products HP announced the launch of three models of HP Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) products especially designed for the growing businesses. This new product line from HP, offers reliable power protection for businesses at affordable cost points, completing HP's comprehensive portfolio for data center solutions and management. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/hp-unveils-ups-products Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:19:10 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/tech-companies-push-stylish--personal-design With consumers showing an appetite for stylish personal devices, PC and gadget makers will need more than just vibrant colors, rounded edges or an elegant metallic finish to stand out in a crowded market. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/tech-companies-push-stylish--personal-design Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:12:56 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/chinas-lenovo-considers-restructuring China's Lenovo Group, the world's No.4 personal computer maker, is considering a restructuring because of tough economic conditions, China Business News reported on Wednesday. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20090101/chinas-lenovo-considers-restructuring Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:57:26 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081231/mobile-phones-damage-heart-and-kidneys If the threat of possible brain tumours and premature aging weren't scary enough, a new study on the effects of mobile phone use on human health claims that overexposure to mobiles can cause red blood cells to leak haemoglobin which may lead to kidney stones and even heart disease. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081231/mobile-phones-damage-heart-and-kidneys Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:05:55 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081231/facebook-sets-uk-christmas-traffic-record Christmas Day was Facebook's busiest day ever in the UK, according to Hitwise, up 69% on Christmas 2007, presumably a result of family and friends using the tool to contact each other on the big day. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081231/facebook-sets-uk-christmas-traffic-record Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:17:15 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20081231/cracks-emerge-in-a-web-security-scheme Like many computer security threats, a new weakness in Web commerce emerged today from the grass roots. Researchers said Dec. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-monitoring/20081231/cracks-emerge-in-a-web-security-scheme Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:09:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081231/serco-completes-si-international-deal Serco Group, a British-based international IT service firm, has completed its $524 million purchase of SI International, a provider of IT services, technology and network support solutions to the U.S. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081231/serco-completes-si-international-deal Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:55:35 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081231/digital-tv-converter-coupons-in-short-supply U.S. consumers who wait too long to request government coupons to subsidize converter boxes for the digital television transition in February may come up empty-handed, a regulator has warned. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081231/digital-tv-converter-coupons-in-short-supply Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:43:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081231/it-firms-may-court-indias-satyam-computer-services A host of private equity firms and global information technology majors are likely to vie for a stake in Satyam Computer Services, as angry investors look for an exit or a change in the Indian outsourcer's management team. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081231/it-firms-may-court-indias-satyam-computer-services Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:08:49 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081231/datacore-launches-new-2k-san-starter-packages DataCore became the latest provider to announce new products along with pricing incentives on Dec. 30 when it launched a new line of full-featured SAN (storage area network) software starter packages aimed at the small-to-midsize business market. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081231/datacore-launches-new-2k-san-starter-packages Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:32:17 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081231/samsung-building-its-own-4g-chips In a move to reduce the costs of next-generation handsets, Samsung Electronics will be making its own WiMax and LTE baseband chips. Samsung is one of the largest handset manufacturers in the world, and it currently uses chips from the likes of Broadcom, Infineon, and Qualcomm. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081231/samsung-building-its-own-4g-chips Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:03:07 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081231/home-networking-next-big-thing-for-consumer-devices Consumer electronics purchases will get a new push in the coming months from increased consumer demand for networking among imaging and mobile devices, according to a survey announced Tuesday by Parks Associates. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081231/home-networking-next-big-thing-for-consumer-devices Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:53:26 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081231/superspeed-usb-3-0-prepped-for-storage Symwave claims that next month it will become the first to demonstrate the use of the new SuperSpeedUSB 3.0 specification for transferring data to and from external storage devices. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081231/superspeed-usb-3-0-prepped-for-storage Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:24:45 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081230/asus-launching-the-air3-internet-radio If you are thinking of buying into the internet radio 'scene' yet also want to be able to play all your own 'choons' then Asus new AIR3 could well be the audio device you never knew you'd been looking for. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081230/asus-launching-the-air3-internet-radio Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:14:42 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081230/london-to-get-worlds-tallest-video-projection What's worse than Boris Johnson as mayor of London? How about a 200-foot tall Boris Johnson as mayor of London? LG Electronics is sponsoring the capital's New Year's Eve fireworks display this year, and has threatened, er, promised to see in 2009 with the world's tallest video projection of London's gaffe-prone leader. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081230/london-to-get-worlds-tallest-video-projection Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:10:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081230/certicom-fights-rim-hostile-bid Canadian security vendor Certicom went to court Dec. 22 seeking an injunction to block the $1.50 a share hostile takeover bid made by a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackBerry maker RIM (Research in Motion). emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081230/certicom-fights-rim-hostile-bid Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:02:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/server-monitoring/20081230/hp-launches-mediasmart-home-server-for-mac-and-pc Technology giant Hewlett-Packard is looking to take a bigger bite out of Apple's ever-expanding market share by offering Mac users home server compatibility. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/server-monitoring/20081230/hp-launches-mediasmart-home-server-for-mac-and-pc Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:52:39 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081230/att-powers-up-after-outage AT&T said Dec. 29 its wireless networks are back in service after a Dec. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081230/att-powers-up-after-outage Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:46:28 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20081230/facebook-users-gripe-after-breastfeeding-pics-removed According to a San Jose Mercury News report, a small group of protestors congregated in front of Facebook's Palo Alto headquarters last Saturday, singing songs, nursing babies, and generally making a ruckus about the company rule that forbids fully-exposed breasts on the site. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20081230/facebook-users-gripe-after-breastfeeding-pics-removed Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:34:57 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20081230/digital-photo-frames-may-pose-threat Amazon.com Inc. last week warned customers running Windows XP that a Samsung digital photo frame it sold through earlier this month might have come with malware on the driver installation CD. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20081230/digital-photo-frames-may-pose-threat Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:21:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081230/acer-launches-laptop-with-intels-quadcore-chip Acer on Monday launched a powerful quad-core laptop at a price that may appeal to buyers on a budget. The company's Aspire 8930G-7665 laptop is designed as a gaming laptop or desktop replacement. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081230/acer-launches-laptop-with-intels-quadcore-chip Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/windows-7-beta-available-on-bittorrent Pirated copies of a Windows 7 build pegged by many as the beta Microsoft will release next month have leaked to the Internet, according to searches at several BitTorrent sites today. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/windows-7-beta-available-on-bittorrent Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:53:18 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/new-quadcore-amd-and-intel-chips-surface Computer chip makers Intel and AMD are ending 2008 with a quad-core bang. Intel has a new mobile processor - the Intel Core 2 Quad Mobile Processor Q9000 - that is being hyped by Acer in its just announced Acer laptop. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/new-quadcore-amd-and-intel-chips-surface Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:37:19 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/mp3-player-guides-rescuers-to-lost-tourists The light from an MP3 player saved two lost tourists from a chilly night stuck out in the snowy Swiss mountains, rescue service authorities said Saturday. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/mp3-player-guides-rescuers-to-lost-tourists Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:51:37 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081229/gorillaz-top-myspace-2008-chart If you want to know what 'ver kids' are listening to these days then you need to stay abreast of the MySpace chart. MySpace has revealed the top eight most watched, most listened to and most popular acts in 2008, with Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn's Gorillaz the most popular music act – just ahead of Amy Winehouse, Oasis, and Coldplay. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081229/gorillaz-top-myspace-2008-chart Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:43:47 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/asus-readies-shiny-new-eee-peripherals Asus certainly knows how to spin out a successful line of products – the Eee badge is no found on around 2,612 different laptops, desktops and monitors (we think) to date. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/asus-readies-shiny-new-eee-peripherals Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:35:16 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/hightech-whiteboards-password-protected Panasonic's newest product might not be one to set the pulse racing, but it's certainly an unusual take on a familiar theme. The company's new range of whiteboards incorporates technology that not only allows anything written on them to be transferred to a PC via a USB connection, but which also comes with password protection. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/hightech-whiteboards-password-protected Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:11:37 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/new-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-raring-to-go We know Apple is planning to call the next version of OS X Snow Leopard, but we hadn't realised that it appears pretty much close to finished and ready for release. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/new-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-raring-to-go Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:59:48 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/mystery-nokia-phone-comes-in-four-pieces Trawling through new patent applications for future gadgets is generally fun, if not necessarily very productive, as is the case with a new device someone at Nokia seems to have dreamed up. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081229/mystery-nokia-phone-comes-in-four-pieces Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:33:47 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081228/uk-government-looking-to-censor-internet Websites might one day be regulated by government and given movie-style ratings, if an interview given by the Culture Secretary is anything to go by. Among other issues, Andy Burnham told the Daily Telegraph that he would like to see some restrictions on online freedom of expression, including blocks on certain websites. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081228/uk-government-looking-to-censor-internet Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:55:19 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081228/csc-acquires-bulgarian-firm CSC, a provider in technology-enabled solutions, today announced that it has acquired the Object Builder Software (OBS), a Bulgarian information technology IT services firm. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081228/csc-acquires-bulgarian-firm Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:40:36 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/voip-services/20081228/alcatel-elevates-sean-dolan-as-president Alcatel-Lucent, a provider in telecommunication services, today announced the appointment of Sean Dolan as president of the Asia-Pacific region. He would replace Etienne Fouques, who has decided to retire early next year. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/voip-services/20081228/alcatel-elevates-sean-dolan-as-president Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:27:28 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081228/sahara-computers-launches-new-notebook Sahara Computers, a South African PC company, announced the launch of their latest Notebook based on Intel's Montevina Platform. The new Sahara is powered by Intel Centrino 2 technology, Core2 Duo processor (Penryn). emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081228/sahara-computers-launches-new-notebook Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:17:55 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081228/vatican-embraces-iphone-for-prayers In a recent decision The Vatican's Pontifical Council for Social Communications, decided to endorse the iBreviary, an iTunes application created by an Italian priest, the Rev. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081228/vatican-embraces-iphone-for-prayers Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:51:44 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081228/airtel-wins-top-honors-at-ict-awards-2008 A telecom major, Bharti Airtel, today announced that has won top honors at the seventh edition of the Frost & Sullivan ICT awards 2008. It bagged three Market Leadership Awards in the large enterprise telecom IT Services, wholesale data services and mobile service categories, said a press release. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081228/airtel-wins-top-honors-at-ict-awards-2008 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:45:22 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-support/20081228/cisco-webex-wins-frost--sullivan-award Cisco, a provider in network support services, recently announced that its WebEx has been awarded the prestigious market leadership award for "Audio & Web Conferencing Services" in FY 2008 by, global growth consulting firm, Frost & Sullivan. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-support/20081228/cisco-webex-wins-frost--sullivan-award Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:33:58 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081228/u2s-bono-gives-iphone-rival-a-helping-hand Mobile manufacturer Palm, Inc announced recently that Elevation Partners, a venture capital firm that has U2 lead singer Bono as a managing director, has agreed to make an additional $100 million equity investment in the company. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081228/u2s-bono-gives-iphone-rival-a-helping-hand Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:25:22 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081228/recovery-from-slowdown-may-take-34-years The impact of the global economic slowdown may extend even beyond 2009 and a complete recovery may take at least three to four years, predicted Ashok Soota, chairman and managing director of MindTree. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081228/recovery-from-slowdown-may-take-34-years Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:15:31 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081228/raid-store-introduces-green-feature Seeing as green in the latest trend to hit IT support companies, Raid Store has also decided to capitalize on the opportunity. Speaking about their latest green initiatives, Bhavya Jain, Country Sales Manager-Storage and Surveillance shared, "Raid Store's new green feature for its Raid Subsystems includes Automatic Disk Spin Down. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081228/raid-store-introduces-green-feature Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:03:19 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081227/nintendos-wii-to-get-video-channel-in-2009 Nintendo plans to launch a video channel for its Wii console in 2009, it said Thursday. The service, which will be launched in collaboration with advertising agency Dentsu, will initially be available in Japan only where it is expected to launch in the "spring" and be available at no charge. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081227/nintendos-wii-to-get-video-channel-in-2009 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:15:05 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/twitter-and-cnn-crawls If you watch CNN, you may have noticed some of the shows now include comments by viewers in the crawl section at the bottom of the screen. People send those messages via Twitter. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/twitter-and-cnn-crawls Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:03:24 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/elpida-and-taiwanese-dram-makers-in-tieup-talks Hit by an industry-wide downturn that means they lose money on every chip they make, three Asian DRAM (dynamic RAM) makers have begun talks on bringing their companies together under a single group. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/elpida-and-taiwanese-dram-makers-in-tieup-talks Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:54:03 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081227/motorola-released-moronically-expensive-gadget For a mere $2,000, you too can be the new owner of a shiny metal Motorola Aura! The Aura, which was announced in October and went on sale Tuesday, costs $2,000. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081227/motorola-released-moronically-expensive-gadget Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:45:32 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/vietnam-tightens-rules-on-blogs Vietnam has tightened restrictions on internet blogs, banning bloggers from raising subjects the government deems inappropriate. Blogs should follow Vietnamese law, and be written in "clean and wholesome" language, according to a government document seen by local media. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/vietnam-tightens-rules-on-blogs Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:31:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/warner-music-pulls-videos-from-youtube Warner Music Group ordered YouTube on Saturday to remove all music videos by its artists from the popular online video-sharing site after contract negotiations broke down. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/warner-music-pulls-videos-from-youtube Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:11:45 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/montenegro-bans-facebook--youtube-in-public-offices The former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro has banned public sector staff from accessing the popular Internet websites Facebook and YouTube at work, the government said Wednesday. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/montenegro-bans-facebook--youtube-in-public-offices Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:58:53 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081227/eshopping-site-to-open-in-china-for-japan-goods- A new Internet shopping mall is opening in China next month that will take payments in the widely used China UnionPay Co. cards for Japanese products, company officials said Friday. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081227/eshopping-site-to-open-in-china-for-japan-goods- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:52:28 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081227/amazon-says-2008-holiday-season-was-best-ever- Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. called this holiday season its "best ever," saying Friday that it saw a 17 percent increase in orders on its busiest day - a rare piece of good news in a season that has been far from merry for most retailers, includingonline businesses. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081227/amazon-says-2008-holiday-season-was-best-ever- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:24:33 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081227/walmart-to-start-selling-apples-iphone-on-sunday- Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will become the second independent retail chain after Best Buy Inc. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081227/walmart-to-start-selling-apples-iphone-on-sunday- Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:13:57 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/server-monitoring/20081227/secrets-of-the-underground-economy The 'underground economy' refers to commercial cybercrime activity – specifically, the purchase and sale of fraudulent goods and services. Items for sale might include sold credit card data, bank account credentials, email accounts, and other data. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/server-monitoring/20081227/secrets-of-the-underground-economy Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:02:33 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081227/lost-world-discovered-on-google-earth Eagle-eyed conservationists from Kew Garden have found what is been called a Lost World, and it's all down to Google Earth IT support. When perusing an area of Mozambique using Google Earth, researchers found a path of green forest, which had never been spotted before. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081227/lost-world-discovered-on-google-earth Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:45:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/is-london-the-capital-city-of-twitter London is the capital of the Twittersphere according to a report on the state of the microblogging world. London comes top of a list of the top Twitter 'cities' assembled on Hubspot's inaugural State of the Twittersphere report, although the manner in which the data is gathered may mean that accuracy can not be guaranteed. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081227/is-london-the-capital-city-of-twitter Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:34:32 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20081227/training-key-to-tackling-ecrime The UK is facing a growing wave of internet crime, according to the latest annual Virtual Criminology Report from security specialist McAfee. Published this week, the report's findings include a threefold increase in the number of malware variants. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20081227/training-key-to-tackling-ecrime Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:24:27 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081226/check-point-buys-nokia-securityappliance-business Check Point has provided software for Nokia's firewall appliances for around a decade, but the Israeli security firm said in a statement on Monday that the collaboration would help it "provide an extended security appliance portfolio developed, manufactured and supported by Check Point". emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081226/check-point-buys-nokia-securityappliance-business Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:55:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/pc-help/20081226/tech-workers-confirm-uk-skills-gap-still-a-problem Sector skills body e-skills UK said around 140,000 vacancies a year need to be filled across IT professions, yet pointed out the UK only has around 12,000 computer science grads annually. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/pc-help/20081226/tech-workers-confirm-uk-skills-gap-still-a-problem Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:45:23 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081226/rim-sues-motorola-over-hiring-blocks According to Bloomberg, Research in Motion is suing Motorola, claiming that the latter phone-maker is blocking RIM from hiring recently dismissed Moto employees. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081226/rim-sues-motorola-over-hiring-blocks Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:37:06 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081226/palm-gets-bailout-money--banks-on-new-os Palm announced Monday it would receive $100 million from Elevation Partners in an attempt to jump-start the ailing device maker. "The additional capital from Elevation Partners will enable us to put added momentum behind the new product introductions scheduled for 2009 and will provide us with enhanced stability in unsettled economic times," said Ed Colligan, Palm's president and CEO. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081226/palm-gets-bailout-money--banks-on-new-os Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:31:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081226/citing-economy--novell-cancels-2009-brainshare Citing the slumping economy and tighter travel budgets, Novell is canceling this year's BrainShare conference, the customer and channel partner event the software vendor has held for more than 20 years. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081226/citing-economy--novell-cancels-2009-brainshare Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:24:12 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081226/myspace-brings-streaming-video-to-your-phone Working with longtime partner RipCode, MySpace's beta mobile video initiative uses RipCode's real-time technology, On-Demand Video Transcoding. The technology enables MySpace to IT support several handsets even if they require different combinations of codes, bit rates and resolutions. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081226/myspace-brings-streaming-video-to-your-phone Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:07:56 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081226/north-korea-reportedly-calls-for-cell-service North Korea reportedly has made arrangements to launch its own 3G cellular network, but details on how it works, how it will be accessed and, in particular, who can use it are sketchy. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081226/north-korea-reportedly-calls-for-cell-service Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:57:49 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081226/orange-loses-exclusive-apple-iphone-deal-in-france A French government authority has temporarily halted France Telecom's exclusive distribution rights for Apple iPhone in the French market. Other telecommunications vendors immediately said they would begin selling the popular mobile phone. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081226/orange-loses-exclusive-apple-iphone-deal-in-france Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:44:42 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/voip-services/20081226/microsoft-releases-revamped-ocs-2007 Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing of Office Communications Server 2007 R2, which improves mobile device support, adds SIP trunking and incorporates new tools that developers can use to embed communication features into business applications. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/voip-services/20081226/microsoft-releases-revamped-ocs-2007 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:35:11 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081226/hp-launches-iphone-photo-app HP has launched an application that allows iPhone users to print their photos and pictures wirelessly. iPrint Photo is available to download as an application through Apple's App Store and lets users print a photo simply by touching it on their screen. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081226/hp-launches-iphone-photo-app Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:12:03 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/track-santa-online-this-christmas You don't have to look far to find Mr. Claus this Christmas. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/track-santa-online-this-christmas Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:52:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/world-of-warcraft-adds-another-0-5m-subscribers Entertainment has announced that World of Warcraft's subscriber base has reached 11.5 million players worldwide, continuing its reign as the world's most popular multiplayer online role-playing game. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/world-of-warcraft-adds-another-0-5m-subscribers Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:37:55 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/nokia-gives-mail-on-ovi-an-official-launch Traditionally, an email account is created on a PC or Mac, with the messages then pushed to your phone. But times they are a-changing and Nokia hopes to capitalise on this changing world with Mail on Ovi. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/nokia-gives-mail-on-ovi-an-official-launch Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:22:21 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081225/sony-vaio-netbook-to-launch-at-ces A couple of week back it was mentioned that a Sony Vaio netbook had been sneakily-snapped during testing, with a launch expected at the 2009 CES. And now that launch has been confirmed. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081225/sony-vaio-netbook-to-launch-at-ces Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:13:27 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/google-and-facebook-jostle-for-mobile-supremacy Opera has unveiled its Mobile Web report for 2008k based in data pulled from its Opera Mini browser. And the results are pretty obvious. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/google-and-facebook-jostle-for-mobile-supremacy Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:04:17 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/3-offers-first-sub10-mobile-phone-contract The credit crunch isn't doing any of us any favours, but if there's one upside, it's the battle for our cash that will undoubtedly lead to some serious good mobile deals in 2009. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/3-offers-first-sub10-mobile-phone-contract Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:57:39 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/fifa-09-is-uk-christmas-number-one EA Sports will be toasting a fine bottle of champers as they pick at their turkey dinners after barging aside cinematic war epic Call of Duty: World at War at the last minute to claim top spot in the UK all format game charts. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/fifa-09-is-uk-christmas-number-one Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:52:38 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hosted-it-services/20081225/us-judge-fines-cybersquatters-over-33-million In the largest cybersquatting judgment ever, a federal court in the Northern District of California has awarded Verizon $33.15 million (£22.5 million) from an Internet domain registration company that registered hundreds of domains using Verizon trademarks. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hosted-it-services/20081225/us-judge-fines-cybersquatters-over-33-million Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:43:00 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/google-staff-given-g1-android--not-bonus Google's staff have been given Android phones rather than a Christmas bonus, it has been revealed. People working for the world's largest internet brand have been told that they will be receiving a 'Dream' phone – which is a version of the UK's T-Mobile G1 Android. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081225/google-staff-given-g1-android--not-bonus Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:32:08 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081225/micron-stock-drops-on-wide-losses Memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc on Tuesday posted a wider quarterly loss than Wall Street had predicted, sending its stock down 14 percent in after-hours trade. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081225/micron-stock-drops-on-wide-losses Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:24:09 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081224/scientists-discover-new-type-of-laser Researchers at Princeton University in America have discovered an entirely new way to generate laser light. The new lasers were found after scientists working with a quantum cascade laser noticed an unexpected beam – and one that needed less power than a conventional laser beam. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081224/scientists-discover-new-type-of-laser Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:17:53 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20081224/america-finally-ejects-vhs The videotape era is over at last, after the last major distributor of VHS announced its final shipment. The Los Angeles Times reports that Distribution Video Audio Inc. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20081224/america-finally-ejects-vhs Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:07:54 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081224/roku-to-stream-hd-movies-from-netflix-on-standard-broadband Roku, maker of the player that lets Netflix subscribers stream online movies to a digital TV, said Monday it has upgraded the hardware to IT support high-definition content. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081224/roku-to-stream-hd-movies-from-netflix-on-standard-broadband Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:33:59 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081224/panasonic-on-track-to-acquire-sanyo-in-february Panasonic is moving to acquire Sanyo Electric after squabbling Sanyo shareholders agreed to a plan whereby the smaller electronics company will be acquired for around $9 billion. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081224/panasonic-on-track-to-acquire-sanyo-in-february Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:26:35 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-support/20081224/minneapolis-wifi-municipal-network-hits-a-bump--its-parks-department Billed as the shining example of a municipal Wi-Fi network that works, the Minneapolis network support has run into a glitch, much like most of the nation's other municipal Wi-Fi networks, many of which have folded. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/network-support/20081224/minneapolis-wifi-municipal-network-hits-a-bump--its-parks-department Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:17:52 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/server-monitoring/20081224/dell-contracted-for-xml-networking-server Dell has been hired to build a customized networking server by a software firm specializing in XML and SOA for large-scale customers. Ireland-based Vordel said that it has contracted out Dell's Industrial Solutions Group to preload its VX software in appliances assembled in Dell's manufacturing facilities. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/server-monitoring/20081224/dell-contracted-for-xml-networking-server Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:10:56 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081224/intel-ships-160-gb-solid-state-drives-for-pcs Intel on Monday started shipping a 160-GB, 2.5-inch solid-state drive for laptops and desktops. In addition to the new X25-M, the chipmaker said it would ship next month a 160-GB, 1.8-inch SSD called the X18-M. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081224/intel-ships-160-gb-solid-state-drives-for-pcs Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:04:41 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081224/laptop-shipments-exceed-desktops-for-the-first-time Global laptop shipments surpassed desktops in the third quarter, marking the first time mobile PCs have led the market, a research firm said Tuesday. Laptop shipments rose by nearly 40% in the quarter compared with the same period last year to reach 38.6 million units, according to iSuppli. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081224/laptop-shipments-exceed-desktops-for-the-first-time Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:48:31 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081224/europe-and-us-to-cut-it-spend-in-2009 European and US businesses expect to cut technology spending by two per cent in 2009. But software maker SAP is one of the few vendors where spending could increase, according to a UBS study. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081224/europe-and-us-to-cut-it-spend-in-2009 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:36:48 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081224/wipro-buys-citi-indian-it-unit Wipro Technologies has agreed to acquire Citi Technology Services (CTS), the India-based information technology services and solutions provider owned by financial services provider Citi. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081224/wipro-buys-citi-indian-it-unit Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:27:27 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081223/opera-sees-mobile-traffic-grow-463 While Opera Software may only hold a small percentage of the desktop browsing market, the company is dominant in the mobile browsing market, and its Opera Mini users viewed more than 5.7 billion pages in November. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081223/opera-sees-mobile-traffic-grow-463 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:27:13 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081223/will-google-own-the-web It's something of an open secret that Mozilla, the organization behind the open source Firefox Web browser, gets most of its funding from Google - 91 percent, to be exact. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081223/will-google-own-the-web Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:16:40 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20081223/bash-bush-site-sells-on-ebay-in-four-days Briton Alex Tew, who made Internet history in 2006 when he made a million dollars selling pixels at a dollar each onmilliondollarhomepage.com, set up sockandawe.com on Monday after an Iraqi journalist made headlines worldwide by pelting the visiting U.S. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20081223/bash-bush-site-sells-on-ebay-in-four-days Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:05:29 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081223/sprint-and-cogent-settle-internet-traffic-fight Sprint Nextel Corp. and Cogent Communications Group Inc. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081223/sprint-and-cogent-settle-internet-traffic-fight Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:58:41 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081223/windows-xp-allowed-to-live-again The cut off date for PC makers to obtain licenses for the software was 31 January 2009. But now Microsoft has put in place a scheme that will allow the hardware firms to get hold of XP licences until 30 May 2009. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081223/windows-xp-allowed-to-live-again Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:44:18 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081223/repairs-begin-on-undersea-cable A French ship has begun repairing two undersea cables in the Mediterranean that were severed on Friday, disrupting internet and phone communications. A robot submarine will locate the ends of the cables on the sea bed and bring them to the surface to be re-connected. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081223/repairs-begin-on-undersea-cable Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:37:48 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081223/rim-rides-the-downturn-with-record-third-quarter BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) posted its third-quarter results on Friday, showing revenues of $2.78bn (£1.85bn), up 66.3 per cent on the same quarter last year. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081223/rim-rides-the-downturn-with-record-third-quarter Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:52:46 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081223/coop-recycles-unwanted-it-equipment The Co-operative Group has begun a recycling programme for decommissioned equipment following a refresh prompted by the merger with United Co-operatives in the summer of 2007. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-services/20081223/coop-recycles-unwanted-it-equipment Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:48:18 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081223/retailers-put-it-to-the-test-over-xmas Specialist retailers have delivered a better online customer experience than traditional businesses with an online presence, according to research. 'Pure-play' companies such as Amazon UK and Play.com ranked first in consumer satisfaction, in the research carried out by ForeSee over the pre-festive season across the top 30 UK retailers. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-consulting/20081223/retailers-put-it-to-the-test-over-xmas Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:22:27 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081223/natwest-offers-mobile-international-money-transfer-service NatWest has announced a partnership with Polish bank PKO BP for a commission-free mobile money transfer service for UK account holders. Customers can use the service via mobile or phone banking after signing-up via a web site which automatically enables international money transfers once the verification process is complete. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081223/natwest-offers-mobile-international-money-transfer-service Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:08:34 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081222/bullet-trains-fitted-with-wireless-broadband As if being ferried up and down the country at almost 300kph weren't enough for the technology-obsessed Japanese, they can now add in-train Wi-Fi access to the mix. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081222/bullet-trains-fitted-with-wireless-broadband Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:19:48 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20081222/india-to-cut-off-25-million-mobile-phones Imagine if 25 million mobile phones were suddenly cut off for good here in the UK, the US or any other part of the Western world – there would be uproar. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/disaster-planning/20081222/india-to-cut-off-25-million-mobile-phones Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:13:28 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/pc-help/20081222/hong-kong-man-pleads-guilty-in-spam-scam A Hong Kong resident has pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court for his part in a scam where tens of millions of spam emails were sent, artificially pumping up the stock price of Chinese companies between 2004 and 2006. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/pc-help/20081222/hong-kong-man-pleads-guilty-in-spam-scam Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:04:46 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20081221/u-s--computers-generate-most-malware American websites host more malware and computers relay more spam than any other country, the latest security report showed. As evidence of this, when an American Internet company, accused of collaborating with spammers and hackers, was disconnected from the net in November, the level of spam staggered down 75 percent. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/malware/20081221/u-s--computers-generate-most-malware Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:51:48 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081221/is-cloud-computing-vaporware Cloud computing is being over-hyped, and enterprises should be wary after high-profile outages at providers such as Amazon cloud services, said analyst firm Ovum. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081221/is-cloud-computing-vaporware Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:45:11 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081221/oracle-defies-economic-gloom-with-a-strong-quarter Business software maker Oracle posted a decent set of financial results for its most recent quarter, after a series of cost-cutting measures enabled it to withstand the impact of the worsening economy. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081221/oracle-defies-economic-gloom-with-a-strong-quarter Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:35:10 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081221/three-deals-symbolized-storage-trends-in-2008 The storage story of 2008 was growth: An accelerating explosion of information, much of it in the form of video, led IT Support administrators to try to make better use of their capacity and staff. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081221/three-deals-symbolized-storage-trends-in-2008 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:25:55 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081221/nsa-patents-a-way-to-spot-network-snoops The U.S. National Security Agency has patented a technique for figuring out whether someone is tampering with networkcommunication. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081221/nsa-patents-a-way-to-spot-network-snoops Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:41:10 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081221/rim-tackling-blackberry-storm-shortage Research InMotion (RIM) has admitted it's struggling to keep up with demand for the BlackBerry Storm touchscreen smartphone, but said supply problems should clear up in the coming weeks. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081221/rim-tackling-blackberry-storm-shortage Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:35:59 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081221/apple-confirms-glitch-in-updating-leopard Apple confirmed a glitch that prevents some users from updating their Mac OS X Leopard machines using the built-in software update mechanism. According to a tech note posted on Apple's IT Support site, the update process may stop responding while "Configuring installation" is visible in the update window. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/it-support/20081221/apple-confirms-glitch-in-updating-leopard Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:27:34 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081220/25-of-google-searches-are-through-youtube A startling statistic has come out about camp Google this week, and it's that searches made on YouTube account for a quarter of all Google search queries. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081220/25-of-google-searches-are-through-youtube Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:01:30 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081220/polaroid-files-for-bankruptcy-protection Polaroid has announced that it is to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This is the second time the company has filed for bankruptcy protection in seven years. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081220/polaroid-files-for-bankruptcy-protection Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:53:06 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081220/apple-snaps-up-3m-stake-in-imagination Apple has taken a £3m stake in Imagination Technologies, the maker of Pure digital radios and the developer of the Digital Audio Broadcasting standard. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081220/apple-snaps-up-3m-stake-in-imagination Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:44:50 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081220/bskyb-demonstrates-3d-television The UK has moved closer to 3D television after a demonstration of the technology by media firm and internet service provider BSkyB at its London headquarters. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081220/bskyb-demonstrates-3d-television Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:36:42 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081220/o2-launches-lowcost-broadband-service O2 has announced a new low-cost broadband package which it claims offers great value for money. The new package promises to save money without compromising on performance, and is priced differently for existing and new customers. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081220/o2-launches-lowcost-broadband-service Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:20:30 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081220/uk-consumers-would-swap-fruit-for-fibre UK consumers are making a number of sacrifices in order to survive the tough economic climate, according to a survey from BT, but they will not give up the internet. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/broadband/20081220/uk-consumers-would-swap-fruit-for-fibre Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:59:43 GMT Littlefish IT Support http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081220/voters-can-now-twitter-their-mps A new service aims to help MPs better interact with their constituencies through the Twitter social network tool. TweetMinster hopes to foster real-time open conversations in order to make politicians more accountable and give the British public a chance to make their opinions heard in decisions that shape political life in the UK. emma.cobb@littlefishsupport.com (Emma Cobb) http://www.littlefishsupport.com/news/hardware-amp-software/20081220/voters-can-now-twitter-their-mps Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:45:14 GMT Littlefish IT Support