consumer tech in comment and analysis
Why I'm planning a change of career
Comment Bill Gates is just the most recent example of a big name leaving the world of tech. Instead, one might argue we've become slaves to the fickle and unreliable nature of a voracious consumer technology. [17 Jul 2008]
Richard Williams
CIO Profile As AstraZeneca CIO - a role he took up in April 2006 - Williams is responsible for worldwide application development, information management, tech infrastructure and telecommunications at the company. [11 Jun 2008]
Christopher Martin
CIO Profile Martin has worked with consumer facing tech for more than 20 years and has previously been CTO at ebuyer.com, led production and development at AskJeeves.com as well as a number of software roles at IBM. [11 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: What's the score for the music biz?
Comment Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… ¦ Video: CIO Agenda 2008 ¦ Naked CIO: The true cost of IT ¦ Why IT must escape the belt-tightening ¦ Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities ¦ Recession fears hit IT... [22 May 2008]
Will consumers always want free banking?
Comment Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… Video: CIO Agenda 2008 Naked CIO: The true cost of IT Why IT must escape the belt-tightening Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities diams... [12 May 2008]
Editor's Blog: If you want to know about Microsoft-Yahoo!...
Comment Of course, it's just another reflection of how much a part of everyday life these once esoteric technologies have become and how deep and wide the audience for consumer tech is now. It's often the case, when a big tech news story impinges on the... [12 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.01.08
Round-Up Love him or loathe he's helped shape the tech landscape we now inhabit. The great man bid adieu to the annual consumer electronics bore-fest with an underwhelming keynote (apart from this embarrassing episode) that left even Microsoft fanboys - no... [11 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... 'me hearties shun Vista… techies on the move?… bosses out of tune
Comment Businesses warned over consumer tech 'bargains' Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Pro consumer… Underneath the badge there is no difference between similarly specced... [06 Dec 2007]
Tech Visions: TV extends its reach
Comment Is an accord ever likely between content owners and tech providers? The responsibility of any new tech company is to get out there and explain. And then they see that, 'oh, it doesn't allow the consumer to sling to 5,000 people? [24 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 21.09.07
Round-Up Meanwhile, still on the iPhone front, a security consultant guaranteed himself some media coverage this week by claiming both the Apple device and social networking site Facebook - two brands surfing the tech zeitgeist - are a heinous threat to... [21 Sep 2007]
Dear silicon.com... this little piggybacker, don't talk trash, analyse this...
Comment Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. The technology is simple enough to adopt from the "bin wagon side" but as a consumer I'd want a receipt that proved what weight was... [30 Aug 2007]
Dear silicon.com... ID cards, Auntie's iPlayer, generation web 2.0, robot wars
Comment Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Eco tech The gist of this article is that flexible working, consumer technologies and a new wave of technophiles are a bit of a threat... [16 Aug 2007]
Retail CIOs aiming to ditch legacy of IT complexity
Comment Julian Goldsmith talks to retail CIO veteran and silicon.com editorial board member Ric Francis about about the current tech challenges for the sector. Retail is by nature fast-moving and fluid, often forced to react to the whims of consumer demand. [02 Jul 2007]
Financial services CIOs reveal investment priorities
Comment With the industry still dominated by pressure to keep costs down and with little growth in tech budgets forecast for the next three years, Andy McCue talks to two financial services CIOs about current investment priorities and future trends. [19 Jun 2007]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: Wary of wikis? Cynical about Second Life?
Comment These days there's a lot of discussion about how consumer tech trends and web 2.0 affect businesses. Tech is playing an ever larger role in our work and home lives. So be careful how you choose to limit access to wikis, blogs, social networking... [14 Jun 2007]
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