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Microsoft preps IE 8 for the web-challenged

The next Internet Explorer will break millions of web sites, and a Microsoft workaround is going unused by regular web surfers in tests. The solution: a list of IE-8 compatible sites

Government grants itself even more data sharing power

But ever so quietly

Government 5 Dec 08:02

HP claims market-topping 2.5-inch storage

Our 300GB is bigger than your 300GB

Storage 5 Dec 06:25

IDC sees virtual desktops in corporate future

Cost reduction cosh

Virtualization 5 Dec 06:16

What the heck is an IT Architect anyway?

We really want to know...

IT Director 5 Dec 06:10

STEC director 'creative' with CV

Non-existent qualifications result in Broadcom boot

Storage 5 Dec 06:09

Green Hills spins out military Integrity for masses

An OS that secures OSes

Operating Systems 5 Dec 06:04

MicrosoftMicrosoft to embed RSA data cop in Windows

Rights management deal

IphoneApple prepping $99 Wal-Mart iPhone?

Boy Genius cranks rumor mill

NASA delays Mars tank launch until 2011

Budget grows another $400m

Space 5 Dec 05:54

ARSes crush Novell profits

Could be worse

Financial News 4 Dec 23:54

American 'football' goes 3D

Multidimensional Rugby-like game

Music and Media 4 Dec 23:23

Python 3.0 appears, strangles 2.x compatibility

No more snake jokes. We promise

Developer 4 Dec 21:14

How to customise the Acer Aspire One GUI

Get the look you want

Reg Hardware 4 Dec 20:36

Blu-ray backers highlight rising demand

Player shortages, consumer fears exaggerated, it's claimed

Reg Hardware 4 Dec 19:37

Third ex-NASA Ames worker jailed for child porn

Yes, third

Crime 4 Dec 19:28

Angel spots CherryPal cloud chimera

It's small and it's real

PCs & Chips 4 Dec 19:20

Apple eyes (yet another) multi-touch patent

Give your UI the finger

Hardware 4 Dec 19:19

Leaked Met letter questions Speaker's version of police raid

When powerful interests attack

Government 4 Dec 17:11

Microsoft warns customers against bogus 'Blue Edition' Office

Which you can buy on MSN?

Software 4 Dec 16:50

AMD chip sales crashed in Q4

Shanghai'd by the meltdown

PCs & Chips 4 Dec 16:38

Booby-trapped emails fly back into fashion

Trojan assault wave takes many guises

Spam 4 Dec 16:21

Interflora sues M&S over Google keywords

Could be trade mark test case

Law 4 Dec 16:11

VoIP is coming to the iPod Touch

Is there nothing an Apple can't do?

VoIP 4 Dec 15:55

Lapland New Forest website suffers 'unusual technical problems'

'Scam' Xmas attraction hit by 'bizarre machine fault'

Bootnotes 4 Dec 15:54

Networked multipack cruise missiles in successful test

Could make tanks & artillery obsolete

Science 4 Dec 15:15

AT&T will slash 12,000 from workforce

Telco cuts off 4% of workers

Telecoms 4 Dec 14:56

Nokia trims expectations again

Palm to cut costs by 20%

Mobile 4 Dec 14:50

UK ramps up health über-database

We take part (voluntarily) in Biobank UK

Science 4 Dec 14:35

Apple more closed than Microsoft

Reg Tech Panel Choice cut from Reg Barometer Survey

Developer 4 Dec 14:30

US WMD report: Dirty bombs, chem weapons are bunk

But the bioterrorists will strike by 2013! Aiee!

Government 4 Dec 14:06

Plod punishes PC-reliant businesses

Innocent or not, you deserve to suffer

Policing 4 Dec 13:46

Israeli Linux fan squeezes Windows refund out of Dell

Settles out of court over EULA dispute

Operating Systems 4 Dec 13:41

Oz MPs 'could be breathalysed'

Major blow for New South Wales politicos

Bootnotes 4 Dec 13:29

Jacqui Smith denies any knowledge of police search

And Speaker's 'speedy' enquiry goes slow

Government 4 Dec 13:12

Tell Santa to bring more assault rifles

America tools up for the inauguration

Public Sector 4 Dec 13:07

Fujifilm FinePix S100 FS digital camera

Review A bridge camera that offers bags of DSLR features

Reg Hardware 4 Dec 13:02

Sun and VMWare updates keep sysadmins busy

Patched quilt

Virtualization 4 Dec 12:49

Microsoft wants to get under your skin

HealthVault links up with VeriMed RFID chips

Science 4 Dec 12:48

US space outfit promises The Right Stuff experience

Sub-orbital jaunt for $95k

Space 4 Dec 12:46

A last hurrah: Matching info challenges with functional capabilities

What about the stuff we’re not so good at?

Systems 4 Dec 12:45

IBM takes on VMware virtual desktop

Big Blue's view different from VMware View

Applications 4 Dec 12:17

Reding prods Germans on termination rates info

C'mon, regulator - spill

Mobile 4 Dec 12:12

CSC orders staff home in cost-cutting shutdown

'It's OK, you can use up next year's holiday!'

Financial News 4 Dec 12:01

Adobe axes 600 jobs, lowers sales outlook

Recession bites

Financial News 4 Dec 11:51

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