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Cloud Computing Data Centre To Emerge In Inverness

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

IT Firm Alchemy Plus and Microsoft are coming together to build a £20 million "cloud computing" data centre that should be operational by the end of 2010 and which has been billed as the country's first eco-friendly data centre

Apple Urges Mac Community To Use Multiple Antivirus Utilities

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

Apple's platform is viewed as intrinsically more secure than other operating systems but the Cupertino-based company has asked its growing user base to use more than one anti-virus utilities while surfing online.

Windows Market Share of Connected PCs Falls Below 90 Percent, Courtesy of Apple

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

A report published by Internet Analytics Firm, Net Applications, showed that Windows Market Share has dropped under 90 percent for the first time ever, partly due to a feisty Apple platform

Intel Will Produce SSDs For Hitachi GST

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

Intel's clout in the field of Solid State Devices is growing fast and there are telling signs that should worry Seagate and the other HDD manufacturers; Intel has just signed HGST, the world's third largest hard drive manufacturer

The Simpsons Mocks (m)Apple In Latest Cartoon

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

The longest running cartoon series in US, The Simpsons, has lampooned Apple Inc. in a show broadcasted last night, which featured a “Mapple Store” opening up in the Springfield Mall

Mobile Phones Distract Drivers More Than Fellow Passengers

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

Talking to passengers while driving is usually less distracting then talking on a mobile phone and even hands-free devices don’t ensure safe and secure driving, according to a recent study

iPlaying for the masses

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

The Beeb, being partial to all things Apple, was always going to launch an iPhone compatible iPlayer web site in preference to the tens of millions of other handsets crying out for a touch of BBC greatness

Nokia Releases Upmarket iPhone Competitor, The N97; Where's the music?

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

Nokia has launched yet another touchscreen smartphone, the N97, which targets the high-end of the market and comes with a full QWERTY keyboard reminiscent of the Nokia Communicator series

Facebook Opens Up "Connect" To Facilitate Inter-site Data Exchange

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

Facebook has unleashed the next iteration of its "Facebook Platform", dubbed as “Connect”, which would allow its subscribers to access other websites through the networking platform

The EU Data Center Code Of Conduct: Is Voluntary For The Best?

Desire Athow — Tue, 02 Dec 2008

The EU Code of Conduct for data centres was formally launched last week amidst much fanfare, but not without grumblings about its voluntary nature