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News Photos: Shopping just got high-tech Latest photo stories from silicon.com Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is "several years away" from being enterprise-ready but companies should begin experimenting with the technology, according to a Citrix executive. [03 Sep 2008]
Five reasons Chrome will take over the world
News Chrome will provide a central point for the company's panoply of services and applications, offering a hub to consolidate everything from Google Maps and Docs to Gmail and Shopping. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame... [02 Sep 2008]
Five-year wait for O2 Oyster card mobiles
News Photos: Shopping just got high-tech Latest photo stories from silicon.com Discussing the trial back in July, Phil Pavitt CIO of Transport for London, told silicon.com: "There are so many questions to answer, around security primarily, not just one... [02 Sep 2008]
Location-based Android apps take home the money
News GoCart turns a scan of a product's bar code into a comparison-shopping exercise using data from stores near your location. Google made several software developers a little richer last week, distributing $3.75m in prizes for 20 applications designed... [01 Sep 2008]
Server sales continue to rise
News Photos: Shopping just got high-tech Latest photo stories from silicon.com Dell again outpaced its nearest rivals, growing 22.1 per cent year-on-year," Gartner senior research analyst Errol Rasit told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk. [26 Aug 2008]
Online shopping reaches £4.8bn
News Online shopping revenues in the UK rose, month-on-month, by 11 per cent to £4.8bn in July. Capgemini UK head of consulting for retail said: "Gloomy market conditions have not dampened consumers' appetite for shopping online. [20 Aug 2008]
Canonical joins Linux Foundation
News Photos: Shopping just got high-tech Latest photo stories from silicon.com Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. Ubuntu community members had already been participating in... [20 Aug 2008]
Tech spend to top $3.4tr
News Photos: Shopping just got high-tech Latest photo stories from silicon.com Despite a shaky global economic market, worldwide IT spending will pass the $3.4tr mark this year, up eight per cent from last year, according to analyst Gartner. [19 Aug 2008]
ISO rejects latest OOXML appeals
News Photos: Shopping just got high-tech Latest photo stories from silicon.com The UK's national body, the British Standards Institution (BSI), told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Monday that it would not comment on how it votes in such matters. [19 Aug 2008]
Experian checks in new global CIO
News Mason has been at Experian for five years, joining from the home shopping division of GUS, where he spent 12 years as IT director. Credit checking and information services company Experian has appointed its first ever global CIO. [18 Aug 2008]
Mobile shoppers hunt high street bargains
News In the wake of the credit crunch, consumers are using their mobile phones to seek cheaper prices and better value when out shopping on the high street. A third of shoppers have been using mobile internet to compare prices or look up product reviews... [18 Aug 2008]
Photos: Some creative uses for USB ports
Photo Fear of getting caught by your boss will never hinder your YouTube viewing or eBay shopping again. Encased in CNC-milled, anodised aircraft-grade aluminium, this rugged flash drive is water resistant to 200m.silicon.com can't really think of a good... [18 Aug 2008]
Linux Foundation releases developer guide
News Photos: Shopping just got high-tech Latest photo stories from silicon.com The bigger and more important the project, the more likely it is to have a number of levels," Taylor told silicon.com sister site ZDnet.co.uk on Friday. [18 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 15.08.08
Round-Up The Round-Up can attest to this first hand following the disastrous night in 2003 involving Amazon, one-click shopping and a bottle and a half of Rioja. That'll be Jeremy Hore, chief integrator for Olympic worldwide IT partner Atos Origin, in his... [15 Aug 2008]
Is BlackBerry taking a leaf out of Apple's book?
Comment Photos: Shopping just got high-tech Latest photo stories from silicon.com Even RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie suggested a clam BlackBerry would be an incongruous beast - telling silicon.com back in May: "While you're asking if there's going to be a touch... [14 Aug 2008]
