Pleasurable programming for plentiful processors American computer boffins say they have developed new software which makes programming of multi-processor machines much easier.?What is your recession sales strategy?

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'gis a job - there's an app for that The UK's Jobcentre Plus service is now available through an iPhone application and Android, providing a vital service to the jobless-but-gadget-obsessed.?The power of collaboration within unified communications

c0mpliant writes "IGN and Gamespot have each released a preview of the recently announced and eagerly awaited Civilization V. Apart from the obvious new hexagon shape of tiles and improved graphics, the articles go on to outline some of the major changes in the game, su...

HSBC said Thursday about 15,000 accounts of its Swiss private banking unit were compromised after an employee allegedly stole data.

Apple's previously secret agreement with iPhone developers shows that, when it comes to iPhone apps, Apple is an enemy of open source.

Macs in the enterprise aren't just cheaper to manage -- they're a lot cheaper, according to a new survey released today by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance. Keep in mind that Enterprise Desktop Alliance is a group of software developers who've bandied toge...

'Will be around for a long time' Retro gaming fans are being targeted in a new con designed to infect computers with a Trojan linked to scareware scams.?The power of collaboration within unified communications

Takes retro turn with video player Microsoft was due to take the full fat version of its video player out of beta today, treating UK viewers to high-end entertainment such as Skins, Shameless and The Young Ones.?Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Opera has released a beta version of its Mini 5 web browser for Android based smartphones, the company said on Thursday.

95% coverage goes live Blighty today surrendered to Sreet View's all-seeing eye as Google extended the service's coverage to encompass 95 per cent of the UK.?Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Nick Farrell THE INQUIRER For sociopathic employers

Now go away PayPal has finally made good on its pledge to restore Cryptome's account many hours after the firm's head of global communications told Register readers it had already done so.?Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Animator/composer Cyriak just posted this surreal video featuring infinite giant teddy bears climbing out of the sea at the Worthing shore and crossing the road. You'd think that this would be thin gruel for three minutes' worth of animation, but you'd be wrong: it turn...

Meek spectrum proposals triumphant The government has asked Ofcom to implement Kip Meek's proposals for spectrum reform, with a view to getting shot of the digital dividend by the end of 2010.?Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Edward Berridge THE INQUIRER DDR2 and DDR3 are getting more expensive

Magician Mat Ricardo writes in regarding this morning's post showing a motorcycle (seemingly) pulling the tablecloth out from beneath a very long table's-worth of place settings: "Here's what I do - for 20 years-ish I've been finishing nmy cabaret act by putting the tab...

Edward Berridge THE INQUIRER Microsoft still loses $240 million

After a week of Paypal faffing Just occasionally the blogosphere can be about more than just hot air ? as it proved today by raising over £10,000 to pay off the fine of pub landlord Nick Hogan and to bring about his release from prison.?Offloading malware protection to ...

An anonymous reader writes "The IEEE MAN/LAN Standards Committee — better known as the people who brought us Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth — is celebrating its 30th anniversary next week. This article has interviews with the original committee chairman and o...

UK div sees 'encouraging signs' Mega reseller Computacenter delivered on its forecast of better-than-expected profits for 2009, though revenues actually declined at the firm.?

Sony is developing 3D cameras that will give consumers the ability to create their own 3D content, an executive said Thursday.

The Net giant unveils Google Reader Play, an attempt to put an easy-to-use, entertaining interface on its feed-reader Web application

How's the recession been treating you? Mexican telecoms bazillionaire Carlos Slim is the world's richest man, pushing Bill Gates into second place.?What is your recession sales strategy?

Incentives to encourage take-up of new tech, recycling Exclusive Sony is planning to offer a trade-in scheme targeting Blu-ray Disc player owners later this year.?

suraj.sun writes "Microsoft has shown off XNA games running on Windows Phone; full 3D is a go. From Engadget: 'Microsoft just showed us a pair of 3D games running on its ASUS Windows Phone prototype and built with its brand new XNA Game Studio 4.0 9. The two titles are ...

Spencer Dalziel THE INQUIRER Analysis Lots of 3D TV products are coming

'No decision' on Opera Mobile Opera has released an Opera Mini 5 beta for Google's Android platform.?Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Blimp wristed? Review Bowers & Wilkins' Zeppelin is undoubtedly the world's most iconic iPod speaker. Every one of its rivals, from the high end of the market downward, looks pretty much how you'd expect an iPod speaker to look. Not so the elongated ovoid that is the Ze...

Opera adds Android to its updated browser lineup.

The co-author of a study on cyberbullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth says more than half of LGBT youth had experienced cyberbulling within the past 30 days.

Hugh Pickens writes "When the wind is blowing, it is usually the cheapest peaking power available. However utilities need consistent always-on power from large, cheap coal and nuclear power plants that are the backbone of the electric grid. Wired reports that operators ...

Texas troll two-step Apple, Research in Motion, and a gaggle of other deep-pocket firms have been slapped with a wide-ranging patent infringment suit by an obscure Texas firm.?Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

Researchers at Australia's Deakin University have published a paper in the British Journal of Nutrition showing evidence that human beings can taste fat -- that is, they can distinguish between two flavourless solutions in which one has more fat than the other. I believ...

Sworn declarations on AdMob The US Federal Trade Commission is likely to oppose Google's acquisition of mobile ad outfit AdMob after requesting sworn declarations from Google competitors and advertisers, according to a report citing people with knowledge of the matter.?...

A former TSA analyst has been indicted for computer crimes after being allegedly caught tampering with various terrorist watchlists (his work duties involved keeping these databases up to date). He'd been given notice that he was being fired before the incident. The art...

Aestetix sez, "Traditionally HOPE [ed: Hackers on Planet Earth, the annual NYC conference put on by 2600 Magazine] conferences have been more about the talks than the physical projects, but with the 2008 conference that started to change, and this time organizers are pu...

This is a very clever way to promote your performance motorcycle: BMW chains a very, very long tablecloth with a very, very elaborate cluster of place-settings to a S 1000 RR "superbike" and has a driver roar off, taking the cloth away and leaving the dinner setup intac...

Cisco blades, minus VMware and EMC Everybody is talking up the idea of integrated stacks these days, but some customers just won't listen. They think they can just pick and choose any technology they want, like in the old days.?Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Acquisition binge continues Systems software seller CA is shelling out $350m in cash to buy Nimsoft, an outfit that makes monitoring tools for managed service providers - aka cloud providers.?Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

CA makes another cloud computing acquisition, picking up IT performance and availability monitoring software vendor Nimsoft in all-cash deal.

A rather surprising article hit the front page of the BBC on Tuesday: the next generation of hard disks could cause slowdowns for XP users. Not normally the kind of thing you'd expect to be placed so prominently, but the warning it gives is a wor...

Chipmaker introduces its first desktop chip packing that many processing cores for gaming boxes.

iPad and iPhone developers beware: Apple reserves the right to kill an app at any time with no reason.

tad001 writes "The Japanese phone giant KDDI has developed a way to track users movements in fine detail. It works by analyzing the movement of accelerometers, found in many handsets. Activities such as walking, climbing stairs, or even cleaning can be identified, the r...

Activist investor group urges companies to track their use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow.

Need more cores? Intel's latest Extreme Edition processor packs six, shrunk down to 32 nanometers.

They're not cheap, but two new desktops using Intel's just-released Core i7-980X "Gulftown" processor are powerful performers.

Intel's powerful new Core i7-980X ("Gulftown") is the first consumer CPU on the market with six processing cores.

The U.K. Statistics Authority's Richard Alldritt is an expert in how governments fudge the numbers. He and his math-police squad are rooting out the truth, whether it's to reveal the real gender pay gap or the actual rate of knife crime.