Latest articles by Richard Goodwin
Nokia chief hints at netbooks
News Nokia's chief executive has given the clearest indication yet of a possible Nokia netbook.
Week in Numbers: Stamping out spam?
News Research reveals that many viruses leave PCs within 24 hours, and Opera releases its third beta for its Opera 10 browser.
Confused.com recruits SAS for customer insight
News The comparison website has recruited SAS to help it better understand and target its users.
Twitter to make retweeting official
News Twitter has said it will formalise one of its most popular features within weeks.
Timms confirmed as Digital Britain minister
News Stephen Timms has been confirmed as Lord Carter’s replacement, making him the official new driving force behind the Digital Britain agenda.
Home Office denies ID card hack claims
News A security researcher apparently hacked the ID card in just 12 minutes, but the government isn't buying the claim.
North/South divide still evident in IT salaries
News New pay ranking shows London-based IT pros are still getting a better deal than their tech peers elsewhere.
University of Southampton unveils £3 million supercomputer
News Big-money supercomputer will help boost the university’s research efforts.
Smartphones only bright spot as mobile sales decline
News Demand for smartphones is up despite another depressing quarter for the global mobile market.
Greenpeace shames HP in rooftop protest
News Greenpeace activists took to the roof of HP’s HQ this week showing the world what happens to companies who go back on environmental promises.
Zombie increase drives spam spike
News An increase in botnets and zombie PCs has lead to more spam being sent out, McAfee has said.
Hackers: Crimes and punishments
In-depth Many feel Gary McKinnon’s possible extradition to the US is harsh punishment. We look at ten other hackers from around the world to see how their punishments weigh up against their crimes.
Week in Numbers: Swine flu hits the web
News The government loses millions on a botched IT project, and swine flu hysteria moves on line.
Blyk ditches consumer model for Vodafone?
News Blyk confirms Vodafone partnership, changing its operations from a consumer to service-based model - but will Orange be next to join in the UK?
Government's swine flu site taken down by demand
News The NHS swine flu website sees 9.3 million hits per hour, causing serious technical problems.
Most businesses overspend on wireless, says Gartner
News Gartner has said that 80 per cent of businesses will overspend on wireless services over the next few years.
O2 to offer call forwarding service
News New O2 tool will let landline calls be forwarded to mobile phones - handy for mobile workers.
Week in Numbers: McKinnon case rolls on
News Huge losses for Sony Ericsson, huge acquisition attempts by Broadcom, and big contracts for BT.
Facebook releases virtual currency alpha
News Facebook could be looking to make money from the many applications hosted on the site.
Week in Numbers: Korean cyber attacks
News This week in the world of IT, we found out there's a scary number of North Korean hackers.
Apple’s MacBook leads the way in market recovery
News An analyst's report has said the notebook market is rebounding, lead by Apple's MacBook.
Top 10 business gadgets
Best Offices are full of tech these days - here's our pick of the 10 most essential gadgets.
Canonical offers free Ubuntu cloud computing system
News Private clouds could save businesses money and time, according to Canonical.
