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Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News Virtualisation? So I get to put on a funky headset and walk around a simulated landscape shooting aliens? Okay, enough with the virtual reality of yesteryear. We're talking about virtualisation in terms of the creation of a virtual... [11 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet Augmented reality? Is this another name for Apple CEO Steve Jobs' infamous reality distortion field? Nice try but no. Augmented reality (AR) means overlaying computerised elements, such as graphics or text, on top of a real-time video or... [27 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Windows 7
Cheat Sheet Ah, Windows 7. I remember that - didn't it come after Windows 6? There was never a Windows 6, you fool. Windows 7 is the follow-up to Microsoft's current desktop operating system, Windows Vista and it's released this week. [20 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Kindle, Amazon's e-book reader
Cheat Sheet The Amazon Kindle then - is that one of those book readers? That's exactly what it is.e-book readers are typically small, thin devices - about the size of a paperback novel - that can store hundreds or thousands of books in digital form. [07 Oct 2009]
iPhones unshackled, IT wages revealed and outsourcing explained
News Incidentally, some of the highest paid IT workers are those who specialise in outsourcing - perhaps one reason why silicon.com's Cheat Sheet on outsourcing proved popular last month. Another Cheat Sheet... [06 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Symbian
Cheat Sheet Symbian? Is that a new brand of indigestion tablet? Ha, no. The Symbian platform is an open source operating system for mobile devices, backed by the not-for-profit Symbian Foundation. Didn't Symbian used to be a commercial entity back... [01 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Google Chrome
Cheat Sheet So Google's invented its own metal now has it? Erm, no - Chrome is Google's open source web browser that launched around a year ago. Ah, I'm with you now. So what's a search company doing launching a web browser? [22 Sep 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Outsourcing
Cheat Sheet For everything you need to know about cloud services check out silicon.com's cloud computing cheat sheet here. Not at all: businesses are continually finding new services that can be provided by an outside company. [11 Sep 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Apple iPhone
Cheat Sheet This iPhone thing - I've heard about it but I'm not entirely sure what all the fuss is about. It's just a phone isn't it? Here's the skinny: the iPhone is a mobile device made by iPod-maker Apple, the first version of which was unveiled... [02 Sep 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Active Management Technology
White Paper An irreverent, informal beginners guide to Active Management Technology [29 Aug 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Microsoft's Project Natal
Cheat Sheet Project Natal. Sounds very James Bond Sorry to disappoint, but this is Microsoft, not MI5. So what are the folk over at Redmond up to this time? Project Natal is a new type of gesture input system the software giant first showed off back... [10 Aug 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet So, PCeU. Bless you, that's not swine flu is it? Not a sniff of it - PCeU stands for the Police Central e-crime Unit. PCeU is a police unit that co-ordinates the law enforcement of online offences nationwide and leads investigations into... [20 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: BT's £1.5bn fibre plans
Cheat Sheet Fibre. It's the new copper, I hear. Yes indeed - it's the next generation of broadband technology, where connectivity is delivered over fibre optic cable rather than copper. With fibre, Britain could be looking at downstream broadband... [14 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Google Android
Cheat Sheet Google Android? I'm pretty sure this doesn't mean the software giant has started flogging humanoid robots. And you'd be right. Android is Google's open source software platform for mobile phones - first announced back in 2007. [10 Jul 2009]
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Canvas eh? Are we talking painting or boxing here? Neither - it's a broadcast industry initiative around TV over broadband. It was announced in December 2008 and is expected to go live in 2010. What does that mean then? [23 Jun 2009]
