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Bing sheds its beta skin in the UK
News Microsoft has announced the UK version of its search engine Bing has shed its beta tag today. The UK localised version of its Google rival allows users to access UK-specific results and... [13 Nov 2009]
Intel and AMD bury the hatchet with $1.25bn deal
News For more, see Intel and AMD settle, agree cross-licensing deal on ZDNet UK. All outstanding legal disputes between Intel and AMD have been settled, and the companies have signed a five-year cross-licensing deal. [13 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Samsung X120
Photo 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. CNET.co.uk's Julian Prokaza, read the full review here.... [13 Nov 2009]
Enhancing Compliance With UK and EU Data Protection Laws When Collecting Employees E-Mail and Electronic Documents
White Paper UK companies conduct internal investigations on a daily basis, and also increasingly are asked to collect employees' email and electronic documents to satisfy litigation and regulatory requests. Although these digital... [12 Nov 2009]
Future mobiles, Windows 7, iPhone apps and the latest gadgets
Photo Amazon launched its Kindle e-book reader in 100 countries including the UK in October - the first time it's been available outside the US. Find out what else UK users can look forward to with the new... [12 Nov 2009]
Orange iPhone sells more than 30,000 on first day
News Apple's iPhone 3G and 3G S went on sale on the Orange network yesterday, ending two years of mobile monogamy for Apple with O2 in the UK. On the iPhone's first day on Orange, 30,000 of the devices were sold across the... [11 Nov 2009]
UK web snooping plans: Full steam ahead
News The UK government has confirmed it intends to push ahead with plans to monitor the UK's communications. For more on the outcome of the consultation, and the government's plans, see Gov't stands firm on... [11 Nov 2009]
Inbox: Social networking can help you secure a job
Comment Vik Cafe, UK Anonymous, UK The Naked CIO gets some mixed reactions to his views on the redundancy of social networks; open source advocates hit back at CIOs claiming it costs too much to migrate; and... [11 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up A recent report from analyst firm TechMarketView found that the UK software industry is in fine fettle, although much more needs to be done to support the growth of small tech firms. Yes, Autonomy and ARM continue to... [06 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon PowerShot S90
Photo 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. CNET.co.uk's Rod Lawton, read the full review here. See more... [06 Nov 2009]
Europe: Brace yourself for a telecoms overhaul
News For more see European 'internet freedom' law agreed on ZDNet UK. The European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers have reached a compromise over the rights of internet users continent-wide, setting Europe on... [05 Nov 2009]
BT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News The trial is part of the telco's ongoing investment in fibre infrastructure in the UK. BT is offering a free taste of superfast broadband to businesses in Glasgow. Back in 2008 BT announced it would be spending £1.5bn to... [05 Nov 2009]
Covert surveillance must be reserved for serious crimes, says government
News For more on this story, see Government curbs councils' Ripa powers on ZDNet UK. Local authorities must cut down on using covert-surveillance techniques to investigate petty offences, the government has said. [05 Nov 2009]
Techies and hairdressers united in the moonlight
News This lands techies in the top 10 UK professions for moonlighting, although some way behind the most prolific cash-in-hand workers of all: the not-so-humble hairdresser. The survey of more than 1,400 UK... [04 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News The UK will never create a software giant to rival the likes of Microsoft, Google or Oracle. That's the sobering conclusion of the silicon.com CIO Jury which voted 10 to two against, when asked whether the... [03 Nov 2009]
