Over a quarter of UK employees are so work obsessed they cant resist using a mobile device such as a laptop in bed before they go to sleep according to a survey released today by CREDANT Technologies. The survey discovered that of those people who do work in bed, 57% do so for between 2 and 6 hours every week, little wonder that the survey also found that the majority of their bed companions found their partners obsession with their mobiles a very annoying habit.

The survey into Laptop use in bed and the security implications was conducted amongst 300 city workers who were interviewed to determine whether the UK has become a nation of work obsessed, laptop dependent, key tappers and to highlight the security implications of unsecured mobile devices. Almost half the respondents (44%) admitted they are holding important work documents on their mobile devices of which 54% were not adequately secured with encryption. This will sound alarm bells for the many in-house IT departments who are tasked with trying to secure an ever increasing mobile workforce who are using data on the move and consequently losing more unsecured data than ever before.

PNY Technologies has launched the OhSnap! Its the PNY Prom Photo Contest. Prom-goers across the nation will have the chance to enter their flashiest prom photo for a chance to win big! PNY will choose one Grand Prize Winner to receive a $2,000 scholarship award to their college or university and a PNY Flash Memory product assortment valued at $250.

Beginning today through Wednesday, July 15, prom fashionistas can upload their best prom photo and enter to win at www.PNY.com/OhSnap. Photos will be judged based on the following criteria: theme (30%), originality (25%), creativity (25%), and innovation (20%). The winner will be selected on or about August 1, and eligibility is limited to current high school seniors attending a prom and who reside in the United States. All entries will be posted on the PNY contest site.

The head of the world's most popular search engine urged college graduates on Monday to step away from the virtual world and make human connections. Speaking at the University of Pennsylvania's commencement, Google chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt told about 6,000 graduates that they need to find out what is most important to them by living analog for a while.

“Turn off your computer. You're actually going to have to turn off your phone and discover all that is human around us,” Schmidt said. “Nothing beats holding the hand of your grandchild as he walks his first steps.”

Futuremark Corporation today announced a new competition for PC overclockers everywhere. The contest will see game, DIY, and overclocking enthusiasts from Europe, Asia and the Americas competing for the “Lord of Overclocking” title for their region. With Futuremark anticipating over 200,000 entries, the online
contest will be the largest overclocking competition ever staged.

The contest will run from May 18th to June 14th with prizes on offer
for the top weekly, random, and overall winners in each region.
Furthermore, one overall top winner will also be invited to attend the
MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2009 event in Beijing, China in September
2009. Grand Prize includes: MSI P45 Diamond motherboard and N260GTX VGA card,
Huntkey X7 900W power supply, Thermaltake Element S pro case,
GlacialTech XWing NB Cooling Pad, Enermax Apollo (8cm+12cm) cooling
fans.

Although it’s still having trouble getting people to move from Office 2003 to Office 2007, Microsoft said a week ago at the TechEd conference that it would launch an invitation-only Technical Preview Program of the new Office in July. Never let that sort of thing stop BitTorrent downloaders, apparently. Leaked copies of the Technical Preview have reached P2P networks. Although the first information I received on this were from one site and one set of torrent links (remember that Office 2010 will come in 32-bit

Two sound cards in a week — could it be true? Believe it or not, yes. Just days after Asus introduced its Audiophile Xonar DS 7.1 7.1, the company has unveiled its Xonar HDAV1.3 Slim Sound Card. Described as the planet’s first HDMI 1.3 audio card with true Blu-ray audio playback designed to fit HTPCs of all sizes, the card can actually bitstream true Blu-ray audio from one’s PC — something that BD enthusiasts have been clamoring for. The card features Protected Audio Playback Systems (PAPS) and full Advanced

HP’s HDX 18t Premium Series Notebook is a mammoth 18″ desktop replacement machine with a wealth of multimedia-targeted features and capabilities on board. With a stylish, glossy exterior, large keyboard area with touch-sensitive illuminated buttons, a TV tuner and remote control, this machine screams Media Center PC. It has a fair bit of gaming under the hood as well, with NVIDIA’s GeForce 9600M GT powering its graphics subsystem. It’s a well-rounded machine at a fair price ($1599 as tested), that will serve

At long last, we can wonder no longer. After waiting months and months, Palm and Sprint have finally come to an agreement on when the company’s forthcoming flagship product will launch: June 6th. Originally announced this past January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the much-hyped Pre was slated to hit Sprint sometime during the first half of this year. Until today, however, we’ve had no idea what exact day that would be.The smartphone will be the first ever to utilize Palm’s newly created webOS

One could say it was just a matter of time, but it seems as if Dell is following in the footsteps (in principle, at least) of the likes of OLPC (with its XO) and Intel (with its Classmate PC). Today, the company responsible for the gorgeous Studio XPS line and the heralded Inspiron family has introduced a different breed of notebook, the Latitude 2100. This machine is aimed specifically at K-12 students, and Dell notes that it is its first 10.1″ netbook to be designed for education.Built with a “student rugged”

Iomega updated its range of eGo USB portable hard drives. The new generation of Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drives is powered by USB 2.0 and features rugged styling. To help protect data stored on the drive, the eGo comes with a suite of bundled data protection software including the new Iomega Protection Suite. The Iomega Protection Suite includes a free six-month subscription to McAfee VirusScan Plus, Iomega QuikProtect backup software, EMC Retrospect Express or Express HD to back up software settings and applications,