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Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon Pixma MP560
Photo Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. [27 Nov 2009]
Minority Report: Mac Mini - a real nowhere machine
Comment Apple's Mac Mini could really have become the "most important Mac", as Steve Jobs once called it. Seb Janacek explains what happened instead. As a Mac user it's not often I gaze admiringly at the product... [26 Nov 2009]
Photos: The new gadgets and tech services up Orange's sleeve
Photo At Orange's biannual La Collection event in Paris, the mobile operator gives a sneak peek at the technology set for future release.silicon.com went along to the 10th La Collection event last week to take a look at the gadgets and... [26 Nov 2009]
ID card database: 500 names added in first month
News The National Identity Register - the database behind the ID card scheme - contains more than 500 names after a month of operation. The database went live on 20 October, and the identity commissioner Sir Joseph Pilling said... [26 Nov 2009]
Women in IT: Tech has an image problem
News The lack of women in IT is bad news for the industry and while the tech world doesn't discriminate against them, it does have an image problem that is off-putting to females, according to silicon.com's... [26 Nov 2009]
Tesco Mobile to get a taste of Apple's iPhone
News Tesco Mobile has announced today it will stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS. Apple ended its two-year UK exclusive deal with O2 this month by launching the iPhone on the Orange network. Vodafone also announced an agreement... [25 Nov 2009]
Beware the turf wars when merging comms
News Enterprise take-up of unified communications - the merging of IP telephony, conferencing and collaboration, messaging and communications tools - is on a "steeply rising curve", according to analysts. Spending on UC among businesses... [25 Nov 2009]
IT skills shortage squashed by recession?
News The icy winds of economic gloom have put paid to talk of a tech skills shortage - at least for now, the exclusive 2009 silicon.com Skills Survey can reveal. While the proportion of respondents reporting empty IT seats... [25 Nov 2009]
Users tell SAP "we need to talk more"
News SAP needs to better communicate with customers about the products in its portfolio as well as the technology it's developing. That's according to customers attending the SAP UK and Ireland SAP user group conference in... [25 Nov 2009]
Photos: Sony Ericsson debuts see-through Xperia phone
Photo Mobile maker Sony Ericsson has debuted another phone in its Xperia range - but with a twist. The see-through display is a world first, according to Sony Ericsson, requiring battery, memory card and antenna to be miniaturised to fit... [25 Nov 2009]
Why you must rein in your power users
Comment The privileged users that manage your IT systems must be monitored as closely - if not more - than standard users, says Bob Tarzey. Within any organisation, a small group of employees have the ability to wreak havoc on... [25 Nov 2009]
How the cloud is swallowing your comms
News Unified communications is migrating to the cloud, new research has found. According to a report by analysts In-Stat, tech vendors are now working closely with providers of hosted VoIP services, leading to several flavours of unified... [24 Nov 2009]
Is losing a mobile device really such a big deal?
Comment Losing a mobile device is a common occurrence - but that's doesn't mean it's not serious. Jon Collins looks at what businesses can do to protect themselves from this vulnerability. These days, it's no... [24 Nov 2009]
Outsourcing: CIOs' tips on getting it right
News Outsourcing deals typically promise to deliver cost savings and increased efficiency - but all too often the promises fail to match the reality. At the National Outsourcing Association's Sourcing Summit last week, two heads of... [24 Nov 2009]
Recession hitting low paid IT jobs
News In the main IT industry wages look to be weathering the economic storm, according to this year's silicon.com Skills Survey, but there are signs that first-time tech workers are taking a hit. The research shows that fewer... [24 Nov 2009]
