European Commission to say how fibre should be deployed

29th February 2008  EC to make fibre 'recommendation' The European Commission will issue a recommendation by the summer about how member states should roll out next-generation access [27.02.08] Ofcom warns O2 over slow 3G rollout The regulator says O2 failed to give 3G coverage to 80 percent of the UK population by the end of last year — a condition of its licence [27.02.08] 1 Talkback Nokia shows off nanotech handset The partnership between Nokia and Cambridge University bears fruit in the form of a concept handset, unveiled at the Museum of Modern Art in New York [25.02.08] Enterprise IP VPN (Secure Site to Site & Remote Access) 2008 Forum 12th March, Inmarsat Conference Centre, London. This event is for IT Executives who are looking to discover the pros and cons of SSL, IP Sec, MPLS and Managed VPNs for secure site-to-site and remote access connectivity. For more information and to register your free place please go to: http://www.ibaforum.co.uk/ipvpn2008 Somerfield trials WiMax in Manchester The supermarket chain is trialling the high-bandwidth, long-range wireless technology, supplied by the virtual network operator Vanco [28.02.08] Satellite comms may 'connect the unconnected' The UN has called on governments and the private sector to join it in exploiting satellite communications to bridge the digital divide [29.02.08] BlackBerry gets voicemail-to-text app SpinVox has launched a plug-in that allows BlackBerry users to have voice messages emailed to them in text format [28.02.08] Gov't seeks to boost UK broadband networks An independent review has been launched into barriers preventing the rollout of high-speed, next-generation broadband networks in the UK [25.02.08] 1 Talkback £100 giveaway to keep Homebrew Blog cooking Post a blog or make a comment on a home-built tech project in our Homebrew Blog, and you could win a £100 voucher for the online component seller of your choice! Click here to enter Super Techies: Marc Canter Broadband Mechanics' Marc Canter discusses designing the multimedia authoring tools Shockwave and Director, and making open-source social networks [27.02.08] Why you should care about Microsoft's open-source move The software company has made a big show about opening up its APIs, but has it really changed its stance towards open source? [22.02.08] 1 Talkback Gates on takeovers, TV and future tech Microsoft's chairman explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo, how Windows 7 will make the keyboard and mouse less essential, and what journalism will look like in the future [21.02.08] 1 Talkback Accelerate your business! Read how Oracle's Accelerate Initiative can simply your database management and provide a flexible solution tailored to mid-sized organisations. Download the white paper now PGP: Encryption alone no cure for data breaches In the fight against security breaches, PGP chief executive Phil Dunkelberger cautions that encryption by itself is not the answer [04.02.08] 2 Talkback System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 Microsoft has delivered a remarkably effective first attempt at centralised virtual machine management. It can only get better when it supports Hyper-V and other platforms. [28.02.08] Bookeen Cybook Gen3 Compact, lightweight and usable, the Cybook Gen3 is currently the best e-book reader on the UK market. It could, however, still benefit from a few tweaks. [28.02.08] The reality of mobile Linux: Part one At the Mobile World Congress, ZDNet.co.uk looks at how mobile Linux is already making an impact on handsets, with platforms and toolkits shown off by Trolltech, Access and Azingo [19.02.08] When narrow minds meet next-gen broadband The announcement of an independent review into next-generation broadband should be a call to arms for the UK's tech innovators Read Full Article Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary' Those two companies having total control of the format development therefore does not signal improvements in interoperability with MS Office and effectivly makes the format totally useless for Microsoft (unless MS were to custom extend it to a monstruosity what nobody want either) By Albert Read Full Story Specs released for £99 laptop We finally have specs for the Elonex One laptop (previous story here), which is being pitched at the educational sector. 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