A computer problem forced Department of Motor Vehicles offices throughout the state to conduct business the old-fashioned way this morning: by hand. The problem began sometime after 8 a.m., affecting most of the DMV field offices throughout California, including in the Bay Area, DMV spokesman Armando Botello said.
Archive for March 9th, 2010
9 Mar
Which e-book reader best fits your lifestyle?
2010 is going to be a big year for e-readers. The thin, letter-sized portable devices are being offered by every big computer company, and many more are on the way. But all devices aren’t created equal. The soon-to-be-released iPad is an entirely different product than Amazon’s Kindle. If you’re looking at purchasing one of these [...]
9 Mar
Energizer bunny in hacker scare
The Energizer bunny has finally been stopped – by a Trojan horse. A USB-powered battery charger, available from the company, was found to contain the Arucer.dll Trojan, according to the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) – a branch of the country’s Homeland Security.
9 Mar
Computer reminders help physicians less than hoped
A systematic review of 28 clinical trials, which appears today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, finds that computer reminders to physicians regarding prescriptions yield smaller improvements than expected. The study shows that computer reminders sent to physicians during routine electronic ordering or charting improve process of care by a median of 4.2 percent, with [...]
9 Mar
Vodafone poised to cut 500 jobs at Newbury headquarters
Vodafone is set to announce up to 500 job cuts at its Newbury headquarters. The mobile phone company, which was founded in Newbury in 1982, has about 3,000 staff in the Berkshire market town after cutting staff over recent years to bring down costs. It shed 500 UK staff last year, mostly in Newbury, but [...]
9 Mar
Gardeners urged to stop using peat-based compost
The star of the BBC’s Gardeners’ World has been drafted in by the Government as they try to persuade the public to stop using peat compost. Ministers hope that Diarmuid Gavin will help them convince gardeners to stop using peat, which is present in almost half of all compost sold by garden centres.
9 Mar
Royal Society says research funding cuts will lead to economic decline
Britain will suffer decades of economic decline if the next government cuts science spending to help to contain the £178 billion national debt, an influential panel of researchers, business leaders and former ministers warns today. A cost-cutting raid on the research budget, expected widely whoever wins the general election, would be a false economy that [...]
9 Mar
Microsoft ‘takes on Goliath’ with Bing TV ads mocking Google
Microsoft is to launch a multimillion-pound TV ad campaign for its search engine Bing, as part of a major marketing push designed to challenge Google’s dominance of the UK search market, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal. The campaign to promote Bing, the so-called “decision engine” that Microsoft is backing with $2bn, begins with a series of TV [...]
9 Mar
Japanese knotweed predator to be released in England
A tiny Japanese insect that could help the fight against an aggressive superweed has been given the go-ahead for a trial release in England. Since Japanese knotweed was introduced to the UK it has rapidly spread, and the plant currently costs more than £150m a year to control and clear.
9 Mar
Steve Jobs says ‘No’ to iPhone-to-iPad tether
Steve Jobs has spoken: Apple’s “magical and revolutionary” iPad will not allow iPhone-to-iPad 3G tethering. So reports the Swedish tech blog and podcast Slashat.se. When Swedish trance DJ Jezper Söderlund emailed Apple’s CEO asking if a WiFi-only iPad could tether to the internet using an iPhone’s 3G connection, he received the following to-the-point reply: No.
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