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Full story: Some transparency at least
The Cabinet Office official who left top-secret documents on a train in June is to be charged under the Official Secrets Act, the BBC reports. […] BBC defence correspondent Frank Gardner said the move would have come as a surprise to many in Whitehall. "They will have thought this was being dealt with internally at the MoD and Cabinet Office," he said. The Crown Prosecution Service recommended the official should be charged by the Metropolitan Police due to the highly…
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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #383: September 25, 2008
Content summary: Enter the FIR listener contest and win free conference tickets; Dan York reports on tech tools Dropbox, IBM Bluehouse, and more; fancy a social media job at Ford’s world headquarters?; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; help Max Hansen launch the Alpha Mind podcast; News That Fits – Technorati’s state of the blogosphere 2008, Google G1 Android phone launches; the Knight News Challenge with Heidi Miller: what’s your great idea?; listeners’ comments discussion and FIR Friendfeed Room round-up;…
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Full story: When the web doesn’t work, use the phone
A tweet from 3mobilebuzz this morning alerted me to some really sweet deals from mobile operator 3 regarding mobile broadband. Half-price offers! The one that interests me is the 18-month contract for 3’s USB E160G modem dongle with 5 gigs bandwidth allowance per month for just £7.50 instead of the usual £15. This is similar to the broadband modem I had on free loan from 3 and 3mobilebuzz earlier this year to try out, and I liked it and 3’s…











