functionality in comment and analysis
Upwardly Mobile: Why I won't buy an iPhone
Comment Nokia, Samsung, RIM and many other handset makers may do functionality, but looks? I suspect Apple's big idea is to sell the iPhone as a single device for phone and music functionality. Like anyone with a thing for gadgets and gossip, I've been... [10 Nov 2006]
Leader: In-flight connectivity is here stay
Leader The flight crew can switch off the talk functionality on night flights and will tell passengers to keep their mobiles on silent. silicon.com has been writing stories about mobile connectivity on planes for some years - as far back as 2004, to be... [09 Nov 2006]
Q&A: Microsoft UK MD Gordon Frazer
Comment There was a lot of hype around it a couple of years ago but people started to understand there's no real 'free' and maybe the functionality isn't as good. Microsoft's new UK MD, Gordon Frazer, has been in his role for just over three months after... [03 Nov 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.11.06
Round-Up But of course the functionality everybody's talking about is the ovulation-o-meter - as the Round-Up has just decided it will henceforth be known. You might be forgiven for thinking that sounds like it might be Roadrunner's least successful chat up... [03 Nov 2006]
Q&A: Inmarsat CEO on catching the data wave
Comment The company is also considering how the evolution of mobile phone functionality can inspire the satellite terminals. Despite much of the developing world and North America still lacking decent mobile connectivity, Inmarsat's CEO this week told... [27 Oct 2006]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: SOA - huh?
Comment The idea of creating pools of loosely coupled functionality, capable of being rapidly put together as a solution does not seem to have broken through. Just under 25 per cent of respondents in the Quocirca research stated that all new functionality... [22 Sep 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 15.09.06
Round-Up The broad consensus is that Windows XP is currently already delivering enough functionality and reliability for their needs, thank you very much, and they don't care how shiny Vista's buttons are - or its lovely translucent Dock, sorry, Windows... [15 Sep 2006]
Is the 'dumb blonde' phone here to stay?
Comment Nearly two million have been served outside LG's home market of South Korea, showing consumers can do without certain functionality if they're sufficiently seduced by a technological flash of ankle. According to John Barton, director of sales at LG... [07 Aug 2006]
The right way for SMEs to make calls
Comment As more functionality is incorporated, such as integration with messaging servers, complexity also increases. VoIP functionality is built into most modern digital phone systems, so by default, IP telephony capability is making its way into British... [18 Jul 2006]
How to avoid an ERP disaster
Comment Vile said: "The golden rule is only deviate from the standard functionality in areas that really matter. Implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is one of the biggest IT headaches many organisations will face and while the rewards... [12 Jul 2006]
Leader: IT chiefs need mobile help
Leader Another good reason for operators to remodel themselves and another reason why CIOs will want them too - mobile devices are fast catching up with PCs in terms of functionality and require the same amount of TLC as their desktop counterparts. [12 Jul 2006]
Oyster and Octopus - a tale of two cities' contactless cards
Comment But back in the UK, plans to add electronic wallet functionality to the Oyster smartcard ticketing system suffered a major setback earlier this year. But is Octopus' grip on this market firmer than Oyster's? [28 Jun 2006]
Will's Web Watch: Losing my Virginity
Comment When it comes to customer service a lot of companies have embraced the benefits offered by technology - from customer relationship management (CRM) systems in call centres to email helpdesks and online order/item tracking functionality. [26 Jun 2006]
Will's Web Watch: Marc Benioff's 'field of dreams'
Comment Yoah Bar David, founder of iRows, admits his offering lacks some of the functionality of Excel but claims it certainly does all the things 90 per cent of Excel users would ever need to do. Growing in numbers, growing in speed, [31 May 2006]
Will's Web Watch: At the heart of web 2.0
Comment Morgan McLintic, a PR exec who works with many start-ups in the Bay Area, admits there is a lot of talk about bubbles but much of the most worthwhile innovation will survive and become concrete functionality of the web's most compelling services... [12 May 2006]
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