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Paint.NET 3.5

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 00:00:00

Powerful & modern paint program

Jointly developed by Washington State University and Microsoft, Paint.net is intended to be a replacement for the free MS Paint software provided with all Windows operating systems....

SCH dragged into the red by one-off costs

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:18:00 GMT

Doug Woodburn, CRN, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 18:18:00

Resell and distribution heavyweight enjoyed a “good year in difficult market conditions”, despite posting a £13m loss

One-off costs relating to its recent exit from three European countries dragged Specialist Computer Holding (SCH) to a £13m full-year loss....

Microsoft tops global online property charts

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:10:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 12:10:00

Redmond beats Google and Yahoo to first spot

There was good news for Microsoft in its battle for the hearts and minds of internet users today, as new figures from market research firm comScore found that the firm...

Twitter rolls out retweet feature

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:04:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 12:04:00

Service will be available to limited number of users at first

Popular micro-blogging site Twitter has announced it is rolling out an automated retweet feature on a limited number of accounts to see how it works in the wild....

Mossad laptop hack behind nuclear strike reports suggest

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:31:00 GMT

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 08:31:00

Schneier warns against hotel maid attack

Reports in Der Spiegel suggest that the Israeli air strike against claimed nuclear facilities in Syria were targeted after Mossad successfully hacked a laptop left in a London hotel bedroom....

Thunderbird 3 out this month

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:53:00 GMT

Iain Thomson in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 07:53:00

Open source email system gets a makeover

The Mozilla Foundation has announced that the latest version of its Thunderbird email system will be out this month. The release candidate version of Thunderbird 3 will be out next...

Top 10 technologies in a death spiral

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:31:00 GMT

Iain Thomson and Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 07:31:00

Soon to be departed technologies

Earlier this week, people in Mexico and the US recognized Dia De Muertos (Day of the Dead), a holiday which recognizes friends and loved ones which have recently departed....

Google unveils commercial site search

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:12:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk, Saturday 7 November 2009 at 02:12:00

Commerce service aims for online retailers

Google has unveiled a new service designed to improve search efforts for retail sites. The company said that the new Commerce Search tool would allow online retailers to offer better...

IEA: Low-carbon plans to cause gas glut

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

Tom Young, BusinessGreen, Friday 6 November 2009 at 00:15:00

Agency predicts greater investment in nuclear and renewables will reduce European reliance on Russia

Improvements in energy efficiency and wider deployment of low-carbon technologies could reduce global gas consumption by five per cent by 2015 and 17 per cent by 2030 compared to a...

Sainsbury's flicks switch on London electric car recharge network

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

James Murray, BusinessGreen, Friday 6 November 2009 at 00:15:00

Supermarket giant installs free electric car recharging points at 11 stores across the capital

Sainsbury's opened the latest front in the supermarket green arms race yesterday, with the launch of a new electric car recharging network for shoppers across London....

Carbon management strategies and offsetting – are you on trend?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

Lisa Ashford, BusinessGreen, Friday 6 November 2009 at 00:15:00

Lisa Ashford of EcoSecurities takes the temperature of the carbon offsetting sector and finds it in remarkably rude health despite the recession

Despite the somewhat doom-and-gloom outlook for the world's economy in 2009, EcoSecurities' recent Carbon Management and Offsetting Trends Survey showed that green issues have remained high on the agenda for...

Europe's browser wars heat up again

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:48:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 17:48:00

Mozilla and Opera demand changes to Microsoft's proposed ballot system

Complaints about Microsoft's anti-competitive browser bundling are still in full swing, even though the company said in July that it will no longer shield Internet Explorer (IE) from competition in...

Oregon Scientific WMR100 Advanced Weather Station

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:26:00 GMT

Simon Williams, Computeractive, Friday 6 November 2009 at 17:26:00

Compete with the Meteorological Office with this complete local weather station

It’s common to see desktop weather monitors that include a thermometer and barometer and predict fine or stormy weather based on changes in air pressure....

Elonex iGame

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Paul Lester, Computeractive, Friday 6 November 2009 at 16:35:00

A fun and innovative new take on the iPod dock

The release of an iPod dock may not appear to be very exciting – there are already plenty of them available – but in the iGame, computer maker Elonex has...

EBay settles court case with Skype founders

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 16:20:00

Zennström and Friis to take a 14 per cent stake

As expected, Skype has settled its court action with Joltid, the company set up by Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis....

Local authorities should not outsource in bulk, says Deloitte

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:15:00 GMT

Tom Young, Computing, Friday 6 November 2009 at 16:15:00

Retaining in-house staff will allow for a more effective IT strategy

Local government authorities should outsource commoditised IT functions such as desktops, networks and datacentres while retaining control of technology strategy in-house, according to a new report from consultant Deloitte....

Tomorrow’s IT Leaders: The future of IT leadership

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:00 GMT

Bryan Glick, Computing, Friday 6 November 2009 at 16:08:00

The second of a two-part web seminar programme that aims to identify the key skills required by the IT leaders of tomorrow, and to help today’s IT professionals to map the personal and career development path needed to reach the top of their profession

Click here to register for this free web seminar There is widespread concern at all levels of the IT profession about the future direction of the IT management role....

Tomorrow’s IT Leaders: The role of the IT leader today

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMT

Bryan Glick, Computing, Friday 6 November 2009 at 16:05:00

The first of a two-part web seminar programme that aims to identify the key skills required by the IT leaders of tomorrow, and to help today’s IT professionals to map the personal and career development path needed to reach the top of their profession

Click here to register for this free web seminar Firms are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit IT managers with the skills needed to improve their business through technology....

Environment Agency calls for tougher fines for polluting firms

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:02:00 GMT

BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 6 November 2009 at 16:02:00

Serious pollution incidents on the slide, but watchdog insists tougher penalties are needed to continue downward trend

The Environment Agency's crackdown against environmental crimes is delivering dividends, but the watchdog would still like to see the courts hand out tougher fines for polluters....

How to overcome the challenges of data protection in a virtualised environment

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Bryan Glick, Computing, Friday 6 November 2009 at 16:00:00

Watch our free web seminar on the latest tools and technologies

Click here to register for this free web seminar Virtualisation of servers and storage is becoming an increasingly important part of today’s IT strategy....

Making IT management easier with enhanced infrastructure monitoring

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:58:00 GMT

Bryan Glick, Computing, Friday 6 November 2009 at 15:58:00

Watch our free web seminar on the latest IT best practice

Click here to register for this free web seminar In large IT departments, it is commonplace to find sophisticated tools in place to monitor and manage the technology infrastructure....

Are you actively considering using cloud computing services?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:00 GMT

Computing, Friday 6 November 2009 at 15:38:00

T-Mobile and Orange confirm merger

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT

David Neal, V3.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 at 15:05:00

Joint venture will have 37 per cent of the UK mobile market

T-Mobile and Orange have finally signed the agreement which will turn them into a 50:50 joint company, dominating the UK mobile market with a share of 37 per cent....

BusinessGreen.com Most Read - November 6

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:52:00 GMT

BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 6 November 2009 at 14:52:00

From Chinese-funded Texan wind farms to dreams of a North Sea CCS hub, we run down the top stories from the past seven days

China to supply turbines and funding for $1.5bn Texas wind farm 600MW utility-scale wind farm to be among the largest in the US Europe's Saharan solar dream edges closer to reality...

Law body set to clarify consumer rights

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:00 GMT

Dinah Greek, Computeractive, Friday 6 November 2009 at 14:40:00

Legal reform body backs fight to keep strong UK consumer rights

The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission have published recommendations that would simplify, strengthen and clarify laws governing consumer rights for faulty goods....