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Copy (or erase) lots of data to USB, fast - This rectangular device looks like an old-school cable set-top box or video game console, with 15 USB slots arranged in three rows....

Communications personalities: Vive la difference! - One of my favorite advertising campaigns is the one from HSBC that spotlights how differently people can view the same things. You've probably seen it: Two photos side by side, each with a comment ? then the same two photos, comments reversed....

Tikitag: RFID eval on the cheap - RFID systems can be pricey but the Tikitag RFID system is a great place to start. ...

The fifth Golden Turkey Awards - For the fifth time Mark Gibbs announces the Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards and this year he picks on just one company. ...

New version of office-in-a-box - If you ever needed confirmation that phones are now auditory computer devices, take a look at a modern "office-in-a-box" or "all-in-one" system for small businesses and remote offices. Phones are front and center, e-mail and Web servers come next, and, oh yes, file and print services are there, too. Such is the pattern for the EdgeBOX from Critical Links. The appliances powering typical file and print services now power the phones, Internet access, and security....

BT-200 headset beats the noise (mostly) - I'd love to have the great noise cancellation features on a device that fits my ear better and is somewhat stylish. I'm not talking about fashion-model style, just something that won't make me look like I should be voguing or taking orders for a Billy Mays "as seen on TV" ad....

Will technology drive global recovery? - In achieving these goals we all got sloppy and missed numerous opportunities to utilize technology to benefit society, our county, our daily lives and last but not least our employer....

You've been 'synergy-related headcount restructured' - Even the word layoff is a euphemism, when you think about it. Yes, it can serve to draw a distinction between budget-based and performance-based termination, but not many laid-off workers get recalled to their old jobs these days; "laid off" pretty much means you're fired. ...

Tough times and risk management - Think the economy is bad now? Hah! You're looking at five to 10 years until things turn around. So, if you're in it for the long haul what can you do? Gibbs has some thoughts about the value of risk management. ...

How big boys boost cellular signals - Gibbs takes a look at a serious solution to his lousy cellular reception, a cellular signal repeater, and is more than impressed, he?s ecstatic!...

The poetry of departure - In the novel "From Russia with Love", author Ian Fleming describes the waiting platform for the Orient Express as throbbing with the "tragic poetry of departure". The phrase aptly describes the feelings we have when we separate from friends or family. Whether we are the ones boarding the train or the ones standing on the platform watching others depart, the act of departure often brings feelings of emptiness, loneliness, and sadness....

Service-level agreements no longer enough - Longtime readers know I?m a fanatic about service-level agreements. I regularly advise clients about SLA best practices, negotiation and enforcement strategies. And we talk often about how to develop service-level management and monitoring infrastructure that ensures that carriers live up to their promises....

Economic stimulus for small businesses - Remember back in 2005 when the government provided tax incentives for businesses, known as the "write off your SUV" act? The deal applied to the purchase of all business equipment, but the special SUV writeoffs got the headlines. Many jumped into that, although record oil prices must have made some SUV buyers wish the incentives were for a Prius. Now the deal is back, but few people have noticed. ...

When insiders attack: How recessions make good people do bad things - Whom can you trust? In security, many of us nurture a healthy sense of paranoia and tend to be distrustful. But as human beings, as social beings, we form bonds of trust with those around us....

For the election, the answer was the Internet. What was your question? - A look at how Obama's use of the Internet in his successful campaign seemed to surprise the press, and at what it will mean for the Internet going forward and for the new administration....

'Net teaches print another lesson - How thoroughly has the Internet come to torment the dying industry that is print newspaper publishing?...

Lessons learned in this year's holiday guide - Read five things I learned this year compiling our annual "Cool Yule Tools" holiday gift guide, in which we present our favorite tech gift ideas for the holiday season. ...

Will white spaces equal more choices? - The FCC has just approved the unlicensed use of the spectrum being freed up by the switch of television broadcasters from analog to digital transmission. Will the freed-up "White Spaces" give us more ISP choices? ...

Storing your data in their cloud - Although it may seem like your computing life is all e-mail and browsing, computer users still create files, documents, spreadsheets, boring presentations and all manner of other stored information. Which brings me to the question: Where do you store your data? And are you ready to store your data online in a service hosted by a third party provider?...

My 10 tech-related wishes for the Obama administration - 10 technology-related wishes for the Obama administration, including an FCC reorganization and a DMCA revision....

The Wolverine Internet radio is almost good - There are thousands of Internet radio stations out there and the Wolverine World Radio can get you hooked up. Even so, you might be pretty disappointed....

CIOs face additional pressures - Last year we talked about CIOs - who are both the masters and the victims of doubletalk and who are under enormous pressure to provide more to their users and at the same time, trying to keep spending under control....

Tales of the multitasking mind - I've been thinking a lot about multitasking lately. Well, actually, I've been thinking about multitasking in 10-second segments, sandwiched in between replying to one of the several instant messages on my screen, writing this column, wrapping up a statistical analysis, and answering the door for the Mexican food delivery. ...

Hard times mean more problems with insider security issues - Does my company need to be more proactive about insiders during hard times?...

I need a 'wallet phone' why? - This looks to me like still-not-here technology aiming to eliminate a minor inconvenience that existing technology has already all but eliminated....

Apec leaders make free-trade vow - Leaders from Asia-Pacific nations meeting in Peru pledge not to raise trade barriers in the face of the worldwide financial crisis....

Dalai Lama urges Chinese contacts - The Dalai Lama asks Tibetan exiles to improve contacts with ordinary Chinese, but warns that their leaders remain a threat....

Beheadings in Guatemala jail riot - A fight between rival gangs in a Guatemalan prison leaves seven inmates dead, five of them beheaded, say officials....

Venezuela set for 'critical' vote - Venezuelans are set to vote in municipal elections to choose new state governors and over 300 mayors across the country....

Fresh spacewalk in vexed mission - International Space Station astronauts try to resolve the latest of a series of glitches that have plagued their mission....

Iceland protest ends in clashes - Protesters in Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, clash with police during a demonstration over the handling of the country's financial crisis....

Senior Honduran politician killed - The deputy speaker of the Honduran Congress, Mario Fernando Hernandez, is shot dead by unidentified attackers....

Zimbabwe denies bar on Annan team - Zimbabwe denies refusing entry to a team led by former UN chief Kofi Annan and ex-US president Jimmy Carter....

Vatican 'forgives' John Lennon - A Vatican newspaper has forgiven the late former Beatle, John Lennon, for saying the band were more popular than Jesus....

Couple sues after nude photos on lost phone are posted on internet - A US couple sue McDonald's for $3m (£2m) after nude photos of the woman, which were on her husband's mobile phone, ended up on the internet....

Live text - India v England - India bat first after England win the toss in Bangalore, in the fourth of their seven-game ODI series - with India leading 3-0....

Australia clinch easy Gabba win - Australia wrap up a comfortable 149-run victory over New Zealand in Brisbane....

Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you....

'Dirty war' - Kidnap and torture in Russian republic of Ingushetia...

Seething anger - Why the Swiss want bank bosses fed to crocodiles...

End game - What legacy will Sri Lanka's bitter civil war leave?...

Democratic deficit - Lord Patten on China's 'threat to democracy'...

'We lived on hope' - Torn from home the Kindertransport children of 1938...

Thinking local - Chavez pulls out all the stops for Venezuela elections...

DR Congo rebel rallies support - Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda tells a rally in eastern DR Congo it is safe for displaced people to return to their homes....

Argentine man kills himself on TV - A former police chief in Argentina, wanted for alleged crimes against human rights, shoots himself dead live on television. ...

Arrest over Japan ministry murder - Japanese police arrest a man for weapons possession after he confesses to murdering a former health vice-minister....

Royal demands French vote re-run - Segolene Royal contests the razor-thin result of a vote to choose the leader of the French Socialist opposition...

'Israel spy' put to death in Iran - A 45-year-old Iranian man convicted of spying for Iran's arch foe Israel is hanged, reports from Tehran say....

UK militant 'killed in Pakistan' - A fugitive British militant linked to an alleged UK plot to blow up transatlantic airliners is killed in Pakistan, reports say....

VAT cut mooted for recovery plan - A VAT cut could form the centrepiece of the pre-Budget report on Monday, according to widespread speculation....

US shares up on 'Treasury choice' - US shares rise sharply on reports that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen his treasury secretary, reassuring investors....

Light-wave implant hope for deaf - An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers....

Sea eagles could be reintroduced - Conservationists plan to bring the sea eagle, the UK's largest bird of prey, back to the skies above England....

Madonna and Ritchie granted divorce - Madonna and Guy Ritchie are granted a divorce at London's High Court with the singer citing unreasonable behaviour....

IBM to build brain-like computers - A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons....