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http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Office-Warfare-2010 Matthew Oneill Apple and Adobe Flash, AHHHH! http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Apple-and-Adobe-Flash  

It’s fair to say that there is no loss of love between Apple and Adobe at the moment.

]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:23:38 +0100 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Apple-and-Adobe-Flash Matthew Oneill The Apple iPad: Round-up of the reviews http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/The-Apple-iPad-Round-up-of-the-reviews  

And so, at last the Apple iPad has arrived in the UK. Following the rumours, the hype, the troubled US launch and the volcano delayed UK release date the iPad is finally here.

]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:44:40 +0100 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/The-Apple-iPad-Round-up-of-the-reviews Matthew Oneill Women & Technology http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Women-and-Technology

http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Women-and-Technology Matthew Oneill 39th in the 2010 Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies! http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/39th-in-the-2010-Sunday-Times-100-Best-Small-Companies I'm pleased to report that the awards and recognition have continued. We've just been placed 39th in the 2010 Sunday Times 100 Best Small companies!!

You all know the Sunday Times, however you might not know the Best Companies organisation, the people behind these top

]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:38:24 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/39th-in-the-2010-Sunday-Times-100-Best-Small-Companies Matthew Oneill Ranked number 23 in the world! http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Ranked-number-23-in-the-world We have succeeded in making it into the 2010 MSP Mentor top 100 list, which highlights IT service providers that are excelling in the realm of managed services.

The Background

Managed Services and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are increasingly important to modern day IT support providers li

]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:20:12 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Ranked-number-23-in-the-world Matthew Oneill Poor data security could cost businesses £500,000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/poor-data-security-could-cost-businesses-500000 From April 6th, the government will impose fines of up to £500,000 for serious Data Protection Act breaches.

This is a major upscale in the power held by the Information Commission's Office (ICO) who currently only have the power to enforce security changes.

The move toward tougher penalties for data sec

]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:17:42 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/poor-data-security-could-cost-businesses-500000 Richard Adams Facebook of cybercrime shut down http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/facebook-of-cybercrime-shut-down It will come as no surprise that cyber crime is a serious and growing problem.

]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:04:13 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/facebook-of-cybercrime-shut-down Richard Adams Google goes into real-time http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/google-goes-into-real-time It may be moving into software, operating systems and mobile phones, but Google clearly still intends to keep its search engine fresh by creating a real time function – search is its bread and butter, after all!


This means, rather than undertaking a single search, Google will continue to trawl the in

]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:25:19 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/google-goes-into-real-time Richard Adams Google NEXUS One gets off to slow start http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/google-nexus-one-gets-off-to-slow-start Latest reports suggest Google’s attempt at taking on the iphone (NEXUS One) hasn’t exactly set the mobile phone world alight. Where as the app laden, iTunes friendly Apple handset sold 1.6 million in its first week, NEXUS One is only estimated to have sold 20,000.

]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:56:26 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/google-nexus-one-gets-off-to-slow-start Richard Adams Google vs China http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Google-vs-China Not content with taking on Microsoft through its software and Apple with its Nexus phone, it now seems that Google has declared cyber war on yet another foe: China.

It would appear the Chinese government has been caught trying to phish around in the gmail accounts of leading human rights activists.

]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:39:20 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Google-vs-China Richard Adams Microsoft’s black screen of… not very much at all! http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Microsofts-black-screen-of-not-very-much-at-all Now that the dust is beginning to settle on the Harry Potter and the… sorry… Microsoft and the Black Screen of Death sa

]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:03:04 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Microsofts-black-screen-of-not-very-much-at-all Richard Adams IT inventions I would like to see in 2010. http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/it-inventions-i-would-like-to-see-in-2010. With December nearly upon us, and the year drawing to a close, I thought I’d look ahead and highlight a couple of IT innovations I’d like to see invented in 2010:


An iPhone app that stops people going on about their iPhones


Yes, yes… I know

]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:14:44 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/it-inventions-i-would-like-to-see-in-2010. Richard Adams Google Chrome previewed http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Google-Chrome-previewed Another week, another round in the ongoing struggle for supremacy between Google and Microsoft.

]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:25:41 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Google-Chrome-previewed Richard Adams Google Vs Switzerland http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Google-Vs-Switzerland It could be argued that… You know you’re doing well in business when a competitor takes you to court. A straight fight hasn’t worked.

]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:53:48 +0000 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Google-Vs-Switzerland Richard Adams Windows 7 Bigger than Harry Potter http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Windows-7-Bigger-than-Harry-Potter You read correctly, Amazon UK have announced a few startling facts:

1. Windows 7 has sold more copies in its first 8 hours of pre-release then Vista did in its entire pre-order period

2.

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:55:03 +0100 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Windows-7-Bigger-than-Harry-Potter Matthew Oneill The imminent release of Windows 7 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/The-imminent-release-of-Windows-7 With Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating system hitting the shelves this week, astride a noticeable wave of publicity and positive reviews, you might be wondering what all the fuss is about.

Well, it’s finally time for Vista to disappear into the night.

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:29:00 +0100 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/The-imminent-release-of-Windows-7 Matthew Oneill How will Twitter make money? http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/How-will-Twitter-make-money With Twitter's top brass moving quickly to quash rumours of real-time video tweets, the spotlight is again shining on the question of how exactly Twitter will create a successful business model.


It’s an interesting proposition.

]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:12:08 +0100 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/How-will-Twitter-make-money Richard Adams Bill Gates Loses $7bn http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Bill-Gates-Loses-7bn Could there be hard times ahead in the Gates household? American Financial Bible, Forbes Magazine, has just announced that Bill (chez Gates' main bread-winner one would assume) has just lost $7bn!

Might we see the king of global software queuing up at the Silicon Valley Social Security Office, Ten

]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:05:59 +0100 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Bill-Gates-Loses-7bn Richard Adams Loved XP and hate Vista? Then Windows 7 is for you! http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Loved-XP-and-hate-Vista-Then-Windows-7-is-for-you How many times have you sat in front of a computer only to be greeted by the site of a newer “better” version of the system you are used to? How many times have you felt the mixture of annoyance and embarrassment as you realise nothing works how you want it too? And how many times have you wondered what on earth M

]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:36:42 +0100 http://www.itlab.co.uk/blog/Loved-XP-and-hate-Vista-Then-Windows-7-is-for-you Richard Adams