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RSS always-onTelePresence saves HSBC money - and airmiles
News HSBC is on course for big savings and to slash its air travel by millions of miles as it begins a global rollout of Cisco's videoconferencing system, TelePresence. The system has already proven successful for HSBC - during one month of use between... [05 Sep 2008]
BBC readies music downloads service
News Naturally, performances are always well-recorded, and on Radio 1 often get requested for replay by fans. BBC sessions have featured as B-sides to CD singles before now and as bonus tracks on albums, such as on Gomez's recently released anniversary... [05 Sep 2008]
Inbox: iPhone ad, red boxes, wi-fi piggybacking, sci-fi thinking
Comment Imagine your house or car is on fire and your mobile is inside or not available - you go to the local phone box only to find that it's a new trendy box without a phone. Readers were in disagreement over a story on silicon.com concerning the banning... [04 Sep 2008]
Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn
News On the other hand, see why Chrome may well be the next big thing… After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict everything from the end of Firefox to the demise of Microsoft itself... [02 Sep 2008]
Five-year wait for O2 Oyster card mobiles
News The convenience of the mobile wallet is always going to involve a balancing act with its security, according to O2's Maslen: "When we set off on the trial, initially security was number one. Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys [02 Sep 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Microblogging
Cheat Sheet which often lends tweets a second-by-second immediacy not always apparent with facebook status updates. OK, so this microblogging lark is another way of keeping people up to speed on banal stuff like what I've had for breakfast this morning and... [02 Sep 2008]
Does Obama want the US to be the new India?
Comment Obama has been clear about his take on the issue, highlighting the damage done to US workers by outsourcing. It seems to be based on the idea the US is losing jobs because it is faced with lower wages overseas, often supported by attractive tax... [02 Sep 2008]
YouTube guts gives Google Apps video stars
News In traditional cloud computing style, the latest offering, Google Video for Business, can be accessed through most browsers including Safari on the iPhone. According to the web giant, the video service could find itself being used in companies for... [02 Sep 2008]
The Naked CIO: The great recovery disaster
Comment So how do we confidently stand behind procedures that in most businesses remain based on theory? But how many plans are based on fragile theory rather than practical experience, asks the Naked CIO - and how many are stored on the network? [01 Sep 2008]
£1 will save a red BT phone box
News Conservative MP, Alan Duncan, who describes himself as a campaigner for "Britain's traditional streetscape", said in a statement on his website: "I'm delighted that BT has agreed to what was always a perfectly simple proposal to ensure that red... [29 Aug 2008]
Google, Yahoo! ad deal on track for October
News s search results will go into effect by early October, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt told Bloomberg on Thursday, indicating the deal hasn't been derailed, at least so far, by antitrust scrutiny. [29 Aug 2008]
Nasa hacker's last legal challenge fails
News The temporary prohibition of our client's extradition as granted by the ECHR on 12 August is now effectively lifted and the authorities of the United Kingdom are now free to extradite our client to the United States," the legal team said in the... [28 Aug 2008]
Workaholic Brits taking work calls while being waxed
News The 'always on duty' mentality affects 31 per cent of the 1,000 UK workers quizzed - and has led to business being conducted in some very unprofessional environments, the survey found. More than a fifth (23 per cent) of respondents said they have... [28 Aug 2008]
Job interviews: The inside track…
Comment What's more, we are looking for concrete evidence, not for your theoretical opinions on any of those areas. If you satisfy us on that, you can ask as many questions as you like later. One of my colleagues always starts the interview by discussing... [27 Aug 2008]
HP completes EDS acquisition
News HP completed on Tuesday its mega-acquisition of computer services giant EDS. But bigger doesn't always mean better. It won approval from US antitrust authorities on 30 June and passed muster with European regulators in July. [27 Aug 2008]
