Nat West computer glitch- a disaster waiting to happen
The STILL ongoing computer “glitch” was an attempt by the RBS bank to save money by sacking skilled UK staff and offshoring to fewer, cheaper, unskilled people in India.Scanning through comments on the...
View ArticleAlan Turing- technology genius was born 100 years ago at the weekend
The life and achievements of Alan Turing – the mathematician, codebreaker, computer pioneer, artificial intelligence theoretician was born 100 years ago on 23 June 1912.Turing was born into a world...
View ArticleInexperienced Indian tech operative’s blunder led to RBS banking meltdown
A serious error committed by an “inexperienced operative” caused the IT meltdown which crippled the RBS banks last week, a source familiar with the matter has told The Register.Job adverts show that at...
View ArticleAlan Turing- computing legacy still felt today
Alan Turing’s immense contributions to computer science and computing is still felt today.The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) calls its highest award the Alan M Turing Award which includes a...
View ArticleWe are all geeks now
The news that the Knight Capital Group has lost £283 million ($440 million) in just a few hours on Wednesday due to malfunctioning computer trading software is a non too subtle reminder that whether we...
View ArticleChip and pin credit card weakness exposed by Cambridge researchers
Chip and pin credit card payment machines could effectively be cloned by exploiting a security flaw claim researchers.Credit cards were found to be open to a form of cloning, despite past assurances...
View ArticleiPad Mini unveiled by Apple in small tablet market battle
Apple has unveiled its widely anticipated 7.9 inch (20.1cm) tablet, the iPad Mini.The device, which is 0.3 inch thick and weighs 0.68lbs (0.3kg), was announced at an event in California. The entry...
View ArticleNew social media warning from hiring professionals
Beware- hiring practices within many modern organisations today are placing greater emphasis on the social networking presence of candidates.Dyenamic Solutions has long been said that head hunters and...
View ArticleEnigma coding machine beats auction estimate in London sale
A rare Enigma encoding machine in working order has been sold at auction in London for £85,250.That is more than its £40,000-£60,000 estimate, but less than the £131,180 price an Enigma sold for last...
View ArticleGeeks and Nerds- are they now positive nouns like Boffins?
Are the names “geek” or “nerd” now becoming socially acceptable- even admired?It used to be implied that the person was socially awkward, even socially inferior. Now a “nerd”, or a “geek” can be a...
View ArticleHackers are hunting for clues about you- the Comment Group
When US security experts started looking into some of the highest profile hacks in recent years – one particular criminal group kept on coming to their attention.The Comment Group, which industry...
View ArticleMozilla’s Firefox launches smartphone operating system software
Mozilla Firefox web browser has announced handsets based on its operating system for mobile smartphones.In a press conference ahead of Mobile World Congress, Mozilla said that 18 operators including...
View ArticleHuge rise in UK internet usage reported
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) in it’s lastest survey of internet useage in the UK reported that online growth is still expanding rapidly. The key points from their research are that: In...
View ArticleHealthcare technology- the benefits and the myths
In theory, the use of technology in healthcare- telehealth can cut the cost of care while at the same time improving its quality of it’s delivery.That’s a powerful argument for governments and health...
View Article3D printing- is it overhyped?
Since 3D printing hit the world and machines have made it affordable for ordinary people, there has been no end of hype about what is will achieve.3D printing has been hailed as the next industrial...
View ArticleGoogle searches may predict market moves
The volume of Google searches for finance related terms may predict moves in markets more research suggests.As the search volume on generic terms such as “debt”, “portfolio” and “stocks” fell, the Dow...
View ArticleCern to recreate first web pages
A team at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) has launched a project to re-create the first web page.The aim is to preserve the original hardware and software associated with the...
View ArticleTablet sales more than double globally
Tablet computer shipments soared in the first quarter of 2013, growing by 142.4% compared with the same period in 2012, according to analysts IDC.Figures suggested more tablets were shipped from...
View ArticleBBC writes off £98 million digital project
The BBC has written off a £98 million digital production system- which it’s director general said had “wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers’ money”.The Digital Media Initiative was set up in 2008...
View Article“Free” computers are creating a very expensive society
While people are created equal, computers are not. When people share information freely, those who own the best computers benefit in ways that impoverish everyone else. Those with the best computers...
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