Industry News
WiMAX gets EU harmonisation at 2.6GHz
Intel buys up Swedish airwaves
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has started the approvals process for WiMAX to be officially recognised as a 2.6GHz technology, though Intel's bid for Swedish airwaves provides more substantial evidence of deployment plans.
DWP still sending out passwords and discs together
Government data not secure? Shurely some mistake?
The Department for Work and Pensions is still sending out discs containing confidential data together with passwords.
Retailers risk libel nightmare over 'no-work' database
A nation of suspicious shopkeepers
Shop staff who have been sacked or resigned while under suspicion of dodgy behaviour could soon struggle to find work, as some of the UK's top retailers are set to share information online about their employment history.
NGO attacks Apple's lack of action on climate change
Mac maker's green credentials rotting?
Apple's MacBook Air may have received the thumbs-up from Greenpeace, but the iPhone maker should be avoided by the "climate-conscious consumer", a new eco survey claims.