Goodbye Savastore, hello Saverstore

Electronics retailer Savastore.com has risen from the ashes - in the subtly disguised form of Saverstore.com. ...more

BT previews research projects at Adastral Park [part 2]

We continue our peak at future projects under development at BT's research campus, Adastral Park. See BT previews research projects at Adastral Park [part 1] Having looked at projects involving nature-inspired computing, pervasive gaming and virtual reality systems, our next stop on the tour involved telecare systems. Specifically, the BT Exact Centre for Care in the Community. ...more

Microsoft wants the world to share its Passport

Microsoft has announced plans to expand its Passport authentication service so that it works with third-party enterprises and service operators. Its goal is to make the Microsoft Passport a universal single sign-in system that will span multiple organisations and services and networks. The development should not come as a surprise. ...more

FireWire given Apple leg-up

Growth in the variety and number of FireWire devices available should be on the increase following the release of a new developer kit. Apple has made its FireWire Reference Platform free to developers, following its April acquisition of Zayante, which used to charge for the kit. FireWire is a technology originally developed by Apple to connect various devices to computers and to each other. ...more

Dell formalises name change

Dell has formalised its change of company name - dropping 'Computer' from the title. At an annual shareholders' meeting, the decision to move to simply Dell Inc. has been approved. ...more