digital in comment and analysis
Bill Gates Q&A: On why 'it's all about software'
Comment In an interview just ahead of his farewell speech at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates spoke to silicon.com sister site CNET News.com about competitors, the future of DVD and why all of those seamless connections between digital... [08 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Resolutions for 2008
Comment For example, this year over 95 per cent of Christmas presents were bought online but the time and money saved were then squandered on the need to scan in an awful lot of analogue pictures for the digital solution encapsulated in the presents. [03 Jan 2008]
Minority Report: 12 months that changed Apple
Comment A month or so later, in a move that Jobs described as the "next big step forward in the digital music revolution", EMI and Apple made a joint announcement that the label would start selling DRM-free tracks on the iTunes Store. [21 Dec 2007]
Tech Visions: Wireless sale of the century
Comment America moves from analogue to digital television in 2009. The auction of the last great chunk of US broadcast spectrum gets under way in the new year. This event could turn out to be a defining moment for the future of mobile computing, says... [17 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... 'me hearties shun Vista… techies on the move?… bosses out of tune
Comment For example, when a company lacks a specialist "art department" or the funds to commission outside help; it's useful to have a PC which can process digital photos, or even digital video etc. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are... [06 Dec 2007]
Tech Visions: New media is IT's next frontier
Comment These deals and others have paved the way for new commercial tools and a generation of end-users making corporate digital media the lingua franca of the next decade. The US National Football League (NFL) expects to see $900m from digital media... [29 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 16.11.07
Round-Up Pioneering the digital wilderness. At some point before he went mental and started talking to horses, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche came up with the idea of eternal recurrence. It's the idea of history repeating itself but for the stroky... [16 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... cashless concerns, battle of the OSes, iPhone fans...
Comment With dwindling oil reserves and hence power supplies the future of 'digital' cash looks bleak. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest... [15 Nov 2007]
Q&A: Ashley Highfield, head of BBC's Future Media and Technology unit
Comment As head of the BBC's Future Media and Technology unit Ashley Highfield, one of this year's silicon.com Agenda Setters, is responsible for dragging the Beeb into the digital age through initiatives such as the iPlayer. [30 Oct 2007]
Where's the real web 2.0?
Comment Evenings in front of the PC might be a fun social experience for some but many find it limiting and look to get further digital social contact during the working day. Content is hailed a king but given the potential for anyone to produce anything... [18 Oct 2007]
Ashley Highfield
AS Profile He continues to drive forward the BBC's digital strategy through initiatives such as free on-demand TV programmes, available over the internet, and user-generated content. While other broadcasters - perhaps Rupert Murdoch aside - struggle to adapt... [12 Oct 2007]
Cory Doctorow
AS Profile From 2002-2006 Doctorow was the director of European affairs for the digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation, of which he remains a fellow, as well as publishing a number of science fiction novels and short stories. [12 Oct 2007]
Jeff Bezos
AS Profile The songs will be taken from more than 12,000 record labels but without digital rights management software, meaning they can be played on any device. Bezos has risen up the rankings once again by keeping Amazon at the forefront of online retailing... [12 Oct 2007]
Lawrence Lessig
AS Profile With digital media transforming the copyright debate, Lessig is the man revolutionising the copyright law for the new online era. Lawrence Lessig is a longstanding Agenda Setter, famed for his pre-eminent thinking on cyber law. [12 Oct 2007]
The rise and rise of the Asian tech empire
AS Analysis While Jobs took the category of digital music players and recast his company as the one that brought that platform to the masses, Iwata at Nintendo launched the Wii, bringing gaming to millions who had never before picked up an Xbox or PlayStation. [12 Oct 2007]
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