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UK broadband outcasts to get 100Mbps first
News Seoul 10.Beijing 11.Chennai 12.Pune 13.Singapore 14.Helsinki 15.Moscow 16.Hong Kong 17.Hyderabad 18.New York 19.Sydney 20.Shenzhen UK regions currently without broadband should be at the head of the queue when it comes to the getting next... [04 Sep 2008]
Google prepping Chrome for Mac and Linux
News Seoul 10.Beijing 11.Chennai 12.Pune 13.Singapore 14.Helsinki 15.Moscow 16.Hong Kong 17.Hyderabad 18.New York 19.Sydney 20.Shenzhen Google has revealed it's already working on a version of its Chrome internet browser for Mac and Linux operating... [03 Sep 2008]
Dell targets China, India with PC range
News See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to visit the Beijing Olympics venues. Dell unveiled several new computers yesterday made specifically for emerging PC markets like China and India. [28 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympic diary: Closing ceremonies
Comment See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to visit the Beijing Olympics venues. NBC congratulated us on the flawless delivery of a new service that provided its staff in New York with secure access to exactly the same commentator... [27 Aug 2008]
Infosys pays £407m for UK SAP specialist
News Seoul 10.Beijing 11.Chennai 12.Pune 13.Singapore 14.Helsinki 15.Moscow 16.Hong Kong 17.Hyderabad 18.New York 19.Sydney 20.Shenzhen India's outsourcing giant Infosys has agreed to buy UK-based consultancy Axon for £407.1m, in a move to... [26 Aug 2008]
IBM sends $300m to the cloud
News Seoul 10.Beijing 11.Chennai 12.Pune 13.Singapore 14.Helsinki 15.Moscow 16.Hong Kong 17.Hyderabad 18.New York 19.Sydney 20.Shenzhen IBM is investing $300m in cloud computing. Big Blue is using that money to equip 13 data centres around the... [20 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympic diary: Producing results
Comment See photos of silicon.com editor Steve Ranger's visit to the Beijing Olympics' venues. See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to visit the Beijing Olympics venues. People are trying to get out and see the competition, getting... [19 Aug 2008]
Gates: Software innovation poses privacy challenge
News Gates was speaking in Hong Kong at the 10th Anniversary of Microsoft Research Asia, the software giant's research arm based in Beijing, China. As software gets more powerful, privacy issues pose "an interesting software challenge", said Microsoft... [14 Aug 2008]
Editor's Blog: Tech goes for Olympic gold
Comment And to be honest I reckon silicon.com deserves a gold medal for its coverage of the Beijing Olympics so far. See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to visit the Beijing Olympics venues. [13 Aug 2008]
Beijing Olympics diary: Live coverage
Comment But when the clock struck 8PM in Beijing, it was a relief to be finally in Games time operations. See what happened when silicon.com editor Steve Ranger went to visit the Beijing Olympics venues. See photos of silicon.com's editor Steve Ranger's... [12 Aug 2008]
Semantic web breaking out of the lab
News Seoul 10.Beijing 11.Chennai 12.Pune 13.Singapore 14.Helsinki 15.Moscow 16.Hong Kong 17.Hyderabad 18.New York 19.Sydney 20.Shenzhen Semantic web technology is on the verge of becoming commercially viable for businesses looking to develop their... [11 Aug 2008]
Apple iPhone gets Google Translate service
News Asked whether the translation service's release was timed to coincide with the opening of the Beijing Olympics, the spokesperson said the timing was "serendipitous", adding: "We launch things when they're ready. [11 Aug 2008]
Olympics a non-starter for office workers
News While China prepares for a frenzy of co-ordinated enthusiasm for the Beijing Olympics, three-quarters of the 100 responses to the latest silicon.com poll said they would be focusing on work rather than keeping an eye on the Games. [08 Aug 2008]
IBM floats $360m on cloud data centre
News IBM has already started work on such facilities in three other locations: Dublin (where work started in March); Beijing; and Johannesburg (where work started in June). IBM has announced it will spend $360m on a new cloud data centre facility in... [04 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.08.08
Round-Up Now, if you aren't on holiday already there's a good chance you're getting ready to honour the fine athletes competing in Beijing in the only way we know how - slumping on a sofa, drinking beer and piling salted snacks into your mouth while... [01 Aug 2008]
