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The Weekly Round-Up: 14.03.08
Round-Up The move will put further pressure on the traditional handset manufacturers to keep up with the pace of innovation that Apple and Android are likely to set, which can only be a good thing for consumers. [14 Mar 2008]
Tiscali CEO: Bandwidth is key to fat pipe nation
Comment The iPlayer is a good tool or application for consumers. Mary Turner heads up the operations of ISP Tiscali UK, occupying the CEO's chair since September 2003. Her background is in retail and Turner originally trained as an accountant, but she has... [21 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 08.02.08
Round-Up Ballmer: "Atkins, this deal lets us offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers and allow them to be better positioned to compete in the online market. Once again, after one too many cinnamon... [08 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Another blow to identity fraudsters
Comment There, the law says consumers have to be told if their sensitive personal details are exposed. Some parts of Whitehall have finally realised what silicon.com has known for some time - that UK law is not strong enough to protect the public from lazy... [06 Feb 2008]
Legal Eye: Scrabble-Facebook row spells trouble
Comment Technology and legislation have often been uneasy bedfellows and this latest Scrabulous spat may well set some legal parameters which govern how brands, consumers and social networks interact online going forward. [29 Jan 2008]
Online age verification Bill is cynical manipulation
Leader Retailers have to balance quick, easy customer service for online shoppers with making sure consumers are who they say they are. Even though the MP for South Luton Margaret Moran's Ten Minute Rule Bill on age verification for online purchases has... [22 Jan 2008]
Geography lessons for online retailers
Comment But in a world awash with thousands of marketing messages, consumers are becoming increasingly discerning. Despite the broad reach of the internet, successful online traders need to focus tightly on individual customers. [09 Jan 2008]
Bill Gates Q&A: On why 'it's all about software'
Comment CNET News.com: One of the themes, this year and every year, is about how consumers want access to their media wherever they are and on whatever device, seamlessly. For years, Microsoft's Bill Gates has been trumpeting software's ascent from the... [08 Jan 2008]
Leader: Missing Xmas parcels highlight online fulfilment dangers
Leader It appears that the economic doom and gloom of the past few months was forgotten, for a while at least, with retailers such as Marks & Spencer launching their latest sales on midnight Christmas Day, ensuring consumers would not stop shopping even... [02 Jan 2008]
Locking down financial security
Comment Financial services companies have a unique challenge because consumers believe that the banks should be protecting them, but they don't always want to have to do anything additional," says Fran Rosch, VP of identity protection services at VeriSign. [24 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... More data breaches and Google vs Wikipedia…
Comment The recent spate of data breaches illustrates just how vigilant both companies and consumers need to be when dealing with personal data. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [20 Dec 2007]
Tech Visions: Wireless sale of the century
Comment These services would offer improved, cheaper and better integrated mobile phone calling, web surfing and video for consumers. This event could turn out to be a defining moment for the future of mobile computing, says Silicon Valley-based Howard... [17 Dec 2007]
E-tailers beware: OFT web sweep is imminent
Comment Despite estimates that £14bn will be spent by consumers online this Christmas, recent research by the OFT indicates that very few online shoppers are aware of additional legal protection provided by the regulations and that many websites may be... [14 Dec 2007]
Filtering's ding-dong fight with malicious spam
Comment The modern spammer is either a member of an organised criminal gang or works for one, and he relies on the gullibility of consumers and sheer volume to sell his wares. But as the threat has evolved, so have the filtering techniques that help ensure... [10 Dec 2007]
Tech Visions: New media is IT's next frontier
Comment Speaking in a CIO Magazine interview, NFL CFO Barry Wolper sees this as a challenge "especially for our IT folks [who must] figure out how to make those links between what consumers want and the ways that they are accessing it". [29 Nov 2007]
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