Enigma coding machine beats auction estimate in London sale
A rare Enigma encoding machine in working order has been sold at auction in London for £85,250.That is more than its £40,000-£60,000 estimate, but less…
New social media warning from hiring professionals
Beware- hiring practices within many modern organisations today are placing greater emphasis on the social networking presence of candidates.Dyenamic Solutions has long been said that…
iPad Mini unveiled by Apple in small tablet market battle
Apple has unveiled its widely anticipated 7.9 inch (20.1cm) tablet, the iPad Mini.The device, which is 0.3 inch thick and weighs 0.68lbs (0.3kg), was announced…
Chip and pin credit card weakness exposed by Cambridge researchers
Chip and pin credit card payment machines could effectively be cloned by exploiting a security flaw claim researchers.Credit cards were found to be open to…
We are all geeks now
The news that the Knight Capital Group has lost £283 million ($440 million) in just a few hours on Wednesday due to malfunctioning computer trading…
Alan Turing- computing legacy still felt today
Alan Turing’s immense contributions to computer science and computing is still felt today.The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) calls its highest award the Alan M…
Inexperienced Indian tech operative’s blunder led to RBS banking meltdown
A serious error committed by an “inexperienced operative” caused the IT meltdown which crippled the RBS banks last week, a source familiar with the matter…
Alan Turing- technology genius was born 100 years ago at the weekend
The life and achievements of Alan Turing – the mathematician, codebreaker, computer pioneer, artificial intelligence theoretician was born 100 years ago on 23 June 1912.Turing…
Nat West computer glitch- a disaster waiting to happen
The STILL ongoing computer “glitch” was an attempt by the RBS bank to save money by sacking skilled UK staff and offshoring to fewer, cheaper,…
Royal Bank of Scotland customers still suffering after Wednesday’s computer breakdown.
Up to 12 million Royal Bank of Scotland, Natwest and Ulster bank customers were left unable to withdraw cash, pay bills or move money yesterday…