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Unclean mobiles 'like sucking a toilet bowl'
News One in eight of the handsets examined was shown to be carrying the potentially fatal MRSA superbug but only 10 per cent of staff questioned admitted to regularly cleaning their phones, according to research conducted by... [13 Mar 2009]
Barclaycard, Orange share a mobile wallet
News Initial efforts will focus on "co-marketing opportunities" for the combined customer base over the next few months, and Orange admitted: "The contactless payment vision is somewhat further off. Mobile operator Orange UK... [09 Mar 2009]
Revealed: The CIO's biggest challenges this year
News Perhaps unsurprisingly, with flat or declining budgets and less investment in new technology, nearly two-thirds of those surveyed admitted they were less optimistic than they were last year. Doing more with less and... [09 Mar 2009]
Three types of IT project you can get signed off in 2009
News However, silicon.com's CIO Jury, also admitted it is still not much easier to get good deals out of suppliers as a result of the recession. IT projects around risk management, post-acquisition integration and... [04 Mar 2009]
CPS refusal pushes Nasa hacker step closer to extradition
News In a statement regarding its decision, the CPS said the offences McKinnon admitted to in his confession, including the unauthorised access of a computer system, are not as serious as the charges US prosecutors have... [27 Feb 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.02.09
Round-Up Earlier this week, a number of people received an email from the Blackburn MP and UK Justice Secretary Jack Straw begging for $3,000 to get him back home after he admitted losing his wallet while on charity work in Africa. [27 Feb 2009]
Why BT is panicking about the 2012 Olympics
News That haunts me," he admitted. Telco BT has revealed the Olympic-sized challenge it faces in ensuring the comms infrastructure behind London's 2012 Olympic Games hits the ground running and finishes its laps without a hitch. [26 Feb 2009]
Open source pledge to dodge lock-in bullet
News In 2007, the government admitted that seven out of 10 government IT projects fail, falling down on value for money. The government has published its policy on open-source software, promising to use open source rather... [25 Feb 2009]
Broadband consortium in 4G development pledge
News Alcatel-Lucent admitted the development of this technology would also help the network operators to make more money by helping them, and other suppliers, to "expand the revenue base". Alcatel-Lucent said on Monday at... [18 Feb 2009]
Online TV - why this is only the beginning
News And Highfield also admitted the BBC didn't get it quite right with iPlayer from the off.iPlayer only really worked second time around," he said. Online television has a bright future and we're only at the beginning,... [12 Feb 2009]
Drunk Facebook photos killing your job prospects?
News Research from jobs website Monster.co.uk has found close to a third (28 per cent) of people admitted lying in a job interview and a further 14 per cent said they have embellished the truth in the hopes of appearing... [05 Feb 2009]
Nasa hacker extradition: On hold
News McKinnon has always admitted hacking into Nasa and Pentagon systems - a crime for which he could face up to 70 years in prison if he were found guilty by a US court - but denies causing damage to the extent claimed by... [20 Jan 2009]
Photo: Policing the depths of the Tube
Photo The BTP's Trotter admitted that the system could be put under strain during large events, such as New Year's Eve celebrations, but said it is operating well. Almost 40 foot below sea level in Westminster Tube station, a... [14 Jan 2009]
Satyam customers told: Batten down the hatches
News Speaking from Satyam's headquarters in Hyderabad today, senior Indian banker and new Satyam board member Deepak Parekh said that on paper the company has enough money coming in to cover its debts but admitted that at the... [12 Jan 2009]
Techies: Should you be job-hunting this January?
News However, Smith admitted there is "a lot of nervousness" among IT workers, adding: "We are experiencing a higher proportion of roles than we would normally expect being cancelled or put on hold. January is traditionally a... [09 Jan 2009]