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Minority Report: Will Apple open up to 'iTunes killer' Spotify?
Comment On the surface it seems implausible that Apple will welcome Spotify into the fold, as it's such a direct competitor with iTunes. Why would Apple let an iTunes rival run on the iPhone? Seb Janacek offers several plausible... [29 Jul 2009]
'If you look at iPlayer from a distance, it's still very web 1.0'
Comment In the greater scheme of things I personally believe we're just scratching the surface. Erik Huggers became director of the BBC's Future Media and Technology (FM&T) division in July 2008, following the departure of... [18 Feb 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: There is no magic tech
Comment If we start from a point source of energy radiating out in all directions, then the amount of energy (or flux if you will) flowing through a given surface at a distance will be in proportion to the inverse of the square... [16 Feb 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.01.09
Round-Up Also on show was the Microsoft touchscreen Surface technology, which would be mind-bogglingly cool if it wasn't embedded inside a large piece of furniture. The Surface can also let kids improve their... [23 Jan 2009]
Minority Report: The problem with my iPhone
Comment Reception areas, trains, friends' houses - the anxiety is always there, bubbling beneath the surface. Everyone thought convergence would be the real hurdle to a dream device. But it's actually something much more simple,... [12 Sep 2008]
Five reasons I don't miss my 3G iPhone
Comment In this instance, Apple surface belied Apple substance as myriad bugs made their presence known. Eager to get your hands on an iPhone? Natasha Lomas says you may be better off waiting for the kinks to be worked out. [10 Sep 2008]
Bill Gates on the future, the past and the brilliance of fertilizer…
Comment Like the Windows group had a meeting, and the Surface group had a meeting, but this is more just sitting down with the top executives, so Stephen Elop, Craig Mundie, Kevin Turner. Bill Gates, who dropped out of Harvard... [26 Jun 2008]
SAS UK boss talks SaaS, innovation and his first 90 days in the job...
Comment So ideas within the business at all levels are having an opportunity to surface and the best ones get done quicker. Ian Manocha took over as managing director of SAS in the UK three months ago and has been busy putting... [02 Apr 2008]
What governance can really mean to business
Comment Scratch below the surface, and a governance-led approach to information immediately butts up against its symbiotic twin - information management. Forget the hype, what does governance amount to in practice? [28 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.01.08
Round-Up One of the 'emerging technologies' Gates showcased was the Surface table TV technology which costs $10,000. "And now, the end is here And so I face the final curtain. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates took his final bow on... [11 Jan 2008]
On-demand software can help banks avoid fines
Comment On the surface these reasons alone seem likely to deter a heavily regulated sector from considering SaaS for operational areas where they could face significant fines for failure to comply. Carol Wheatcroft argues that... [01 Nov 2007]
Leader: Who's setting tech's agenda this year?
Leader Trends that past Agenda Setters polls have previously brought to the surface are also present. Fair? What do you think? Zuckerberg continues a trend that has - by a nose - seen a new face top the poll for each of the... [15 Oct 2007]
Leader: How and why?
AS Analysis Trends that past Agenda Setters polls have previously brought to the surface are also present. Fair? What do you think? Zuckerberg continues a trend that has - by a nose - seen a new face top the poll for each of the... [12 Oct 2007]
Pizza sauce runs in our veins, says Domino's IT chief
Comment She has also been talking with Microsoft about its tabletop technology, called Microsoft Surface. The IT director of Domino's Pizza, Jane Kimberlin, is enthusiastic about the brand and its products - an attitude she... [24 Sep 2007]
Brampton Factor: Bringing tech to the developing world
Comment But questions about the participants' motives are never far from the surface. The many schemes pioneered by Western tech powers to spread hardware and software into emerging markets appear to be well-meaning. [17 Jul 2007]
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