Memory costs holding back virtualisation projects Memory makerKingston Technologysays memory in industry standard servers is causing virtualisation projects to become unnecessarily expensive and that fears over warranties are stopping users upgrading. “Not having enough memory restricts the number of virtual machines, and also restricts the overall performance. Not having enough memory is either down to improper planning, or in most cases, the inability to purchase enough memory due to the higher cost of OEM memory,” it said....

iPhone gets Microsoft Exchange support Apple has boosted the business credentials of the iPhone by licensing protocols from rival Microsoft to add Exchange support to the handset. The company also unveiled a software developer kit (SDK) that hands over the tools third-party developers need to write native, rather than web-based, applications for the iPhone. However, both new functions – Exchange support and the ability to install non-Apple applications – won’t be added to the iPhone until June, CEO Steve Jobs said....

Windows XP SP3 review Expert’s Rating Our Verdict The bottom line? If you’re an IT pro and need to test out Windows XP SP3 before its official launch, it’s worth trying out now. Others might as well wait for the final version – there’s nothing that’s an absolute must-have right now, but the improved security will be worth it in the long run. Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), just out from Microsoft as Release Candidate 2 (RC2), may not necessarily be worth the download now, but when it’s finally released, it’ll be worth the effort....

Expedia and Rhapsody hit by infected ads Expedia.comand music storeRhapsodyhave fallen foul of cyber criminals planting malware into banner ads. Users clicking on the flash banner ads were redirected to sites which tried to get them to install a rogue antispyware application. On 28 January, Australian spyware researcher Sandi Hardmeir discovered the music download service banner ads on Expedia.com were directing surfers to a site and trying to get them to install a Trojan called TROJ_GIDA....

Mobile phones slow down brain activity Frequent mobile phone use slows down the functioning of the brain, according to new research conducted in Australia, England, and the Netherlands. Rather than focusing on the traditional mobile phone health risk – the possibility that long-term phone use could lead to brain cancer – the study of 300 people found that mobile phones cause a slowing of brain activity. However, the research, published in theInternational Journal of Neurosciencethis month, reported that the slowed brain effects are still considered within normal brain functioning....