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RSS blundersEC calls for more cuts on the cost to roam
News Digital Blunders The European Commission is pushing for further cuts to roaming charges in Europe. The Commission on Tuesday proposed that charges for roaming text messages be slashed by 60 per cent by next summer. [24 Sep 2008]
SAP users air support gripes
News Digital Blunders The UK and Ireland SAP User Group has expressed dissatisfaction with the changes SAP has made to its software support programme. The German software giant announced on 16 July that it plans to move all... [25 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! 'Boss' offers up search to build on
News Digital Blunders In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo! has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine atop the internet company's technology. The service, which entered public beta... [10 Jul 2008]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News Digital Blunders A set of telecommunications laws has been given the green light by a European parliamentary committee, which includes amendments that some argue could lead to file-sharers being disconnected by their... [09 Jul 2008]
Data centre costs top reason for virtualisation
News Digital Blunders Nine out of 10 organisations that have adopted virtualisation technologies have done so to reduce data centre costs, according to research from IDC. Of those organisations surveyed, almost half said they... [08 Jul 2008]
silicon.com old school
Comment Digital Blunders silicon.com is 10 this week. That's a grand old age for a publication launched at the height of the dot-com madness, says Julian Goldsmith. The 1998 launch party for silicon.com was held at the dinosaur... [07 Jul 2008]
Happy 10th birthday, silicon.com
News Digital Blunders Happy birthday, silicon.com - your favourite business and technology publication is 10 years old. Launched back on 6 July 1998 with a party at London's Natural History Museum - a dig at the print... [07 Jul 2008]
silicon.com Classics: The 10 craziest uses of RFID
News Digital Blunders The latest in our weekly look back through some of the classic stories in the silicon.com archive from the last decade is a look at the 10 best, worst and just plain crazy uses of radio frequency ID... [02 Jul 2008]
Timeline: HM Revenue & Customs data blunder
News The timeline below documents the series of blunders leading up to the data breach… Timeline of the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data losses The loss of 25 million records from HMRC's Child Benefit Computer System was... [26 Jun 2008]
HMRC and MoD face action over data blunders
News Two government departments face enforcement action from the UK data protection watchdog for between them losing more than 25 million people's details. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is taking enforcement action against HM... [25 Jun 2008]
silicon.com Classics: The best of Google Earth
News Digital Blunders The latest in our weekly look back through some of the classic stories in the silicon.com archive from the last decade is a photo tour of the best of Google Earth - from burning oil fields, to topless... [22 Apr 2008]
silicon.com Classics: A London pub crawl… with wi-fi on the side
News Digital Blunders So you're out and about, need to get online but Starbucks is too busy. Why not try the more relaxing surroundings of a nearby pub - especially now they're all smoke-free? The latest in our weekly look... [09 Apr 2008]
silicon.com Classics: 10 weird uses for an iPod
News Digital Blunders Most people are happy to use their iPod for listening to tunes and watching the occasional video, but the latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories in the silicon.com archive is a story... [03 Apr 2008]
silicon.com Classics: 10 hard drive disasters
News Digital Blunders The latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories of the last decade in the silicon.com archive is a story about some of the most bizarre ways people have accidentally destroyed computer... [28 Mar 2008]
silicon.com Classics: The iPod and BlackBerry lost property mountain
News Digital Blunders The latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories of the last decade in the silicon.com archive is a peek inside the lost property depot of Transport for London to see where all the iPods,... [05 Mar 2008]
