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The Weekly Round-Up: 24.07.09
Round-Up It's the press officers the Round-Up feels sorry for. The Round-Up's still on about the phishers, by the way. Surely one of the meanest scams ever, the... [24 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.07.09
Round-Up The Round-Up thinks it might be churlish to point out the presence of Windows XP (via downgrade rights from Vista), the eight versions of Vista itself and the Windows 7 beta not to mention Windows... [17 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: BT's £1.5bn fibre plans
Cheat Sheet Apparently so - when it named the second round of exchanges to get fibre-enabled, it promised to resell fibre access on a wholesale basis to ISPs that wanted it. It's the new copper, I hear. Yes indeed - it's the next... [14 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.07.09
Round-Up Despite the best attempts of the political correctness lobby, appearance and image are very important, especially to middle-aged men working in corporate IT. Yes, personality counts but unless you've got a lot of stickers on your side... [10 Jul 2009]
Microsoft CRM boards the Twitter train
News CoTweet on Friday announced it had secured $1.1m in venture funding from firms including Baseline Ventures, Founders Fund, First Round Capital, SV Angel, Maples Investments and Freestyle Capital. Microsoft has integrated... [10 Jul 2009]
Google's Chrome OS: On the frontline of the new operating system war
News Here's a round up of the silicon.com coverage of the technology that could have Microsoft quaking in its boots. Google is developing its own PC operating system in its latest attempt to move into a new... [09 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.07.09
Round-Up There's a bit in the original Transformers movie (the Round-Up accidentally saw half of it recently on a plane before the gin and tonics kicked in) where some kind of space-alien doohickey is used to... [03 Jul 2009]
iPhone 3.0, holograms and the shed birthplace of Silicon Valley
Photo And if you're still hungry for mobile hardware, click here to check out our round up of 10 of the best smartphones on the market - or arriving soon - including the Android-powered HTC Hero (pictured)... [03 Jul 2009]
Why Google's security arm doesn't have a war room
News If there is a problem with a round-trip test message, indicating possible congestion, it will show up on the dashboard. The computer security industry historically borrows military defence concepts to... [02 Jul 2009]
Seeking memorable mobile apps
Comment Today's round-the-clock online connectivity means mobile application shops enjoy distinct advantages when it comes to converting viewings into sales. Mobile applications are numerous but often lacking in quality. [02 Jul 2009]
Microsoft mega datacentre heads to Dublin
News The facility makes extensive use of outside air economisation to cool the facility year-round, resulting in greater power efficiency with a resultant reduction in carbon footprint," he wrote. Microsoft on Wednesday... [02 Jul 2009]
CIO Job Report: June's job moves and CIOs wanted
News Let silicon.com keep you up to date with all the latest CIO job moves and changes with our regular CIO Job Report. CIO moves Current Transport for London CIO Phil Pavitt will join HM Revenue and Customs from this... [30 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.06.09
Round-Up The Round-Up is a big fan of Scandinavian countries. The Round-Up never normally needs help identifying stressful situations, not after having to extract a freshly... [26 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.06.09
Round-Up The Round-Up is sure you've had a boss who, quite frankly, was a complete git. The Round-Up wonders what all the fuss is about - surely 50p for 2Mbps broadband is a bit... [19 Jun 2009]
Tube mobile coverage in time for 2012 Olympics?
News Another option on the table is integrating broadband into Network Rail's next funding round, according to the report. Communications minister Lord Carter has put the idea of mobile coverage on the London Underground back... [17 Jun 2009]
