digital
RSS digitalMake haste with the analogue-digital switch, urges EC
News The European Commission has called for EU members to speed their switchover to digital television, and therefore in the process free up spectrum, which can then be used for broadband services. Viviane Reding, information... [30 Oct 2009]
Full steam ahead for plans to cut off file-sharers
News Speaking at a cabinet creative industries conference yesterday, the business minister said proposals made back in August will feature in the Digital Economy Bill expected before Parliament in November. [29 Oct 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should I add my boss as a Facebook friend?
Comment It's the mother of digital conundrums: you log into your Facebook account and there's a friend request from a work colleague staring back at you. silicon.com's Natasha Lomas deconstructs this Digital... [28 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment They are capable of storing thousands of books in digital form; users can download these direct to the devices over mobile and wireless networks. It's an issue the UK government has already started to address in part... [27 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet The most basic examples of AR can be seen on televised sports games, where scores are overlaid on match footage, or digital annotations are added to show the trajectory of the ball or highlight a particular player. [27 Oct 2009]
Augmented reality's time is coming thanks to smarter smartphones
News Augmented reality - the process of superimposing digital information or objects onto real-time video streams in order to create the illusion that they are part of the physical scene - will be pulling in revenues of more... [26 Oct 2009]
Monitoring staff email and internet: The dos and don'ts
News Should you be keeping a digital eye on your workforce? But how can execs be confident that all these digital conversations are necessary and not just time-wasting? Every office generates so much email,... [22 Oct 2009]
ZDNet's Guide to Digital Photography
White Paper Whether you're a digital camera amateur, hobbyist, or just want to take better digital photos, with ZDNet's Guide to Digital Photography, powered by Element K, you'll produce top-quality... [20 Oct 2009]
IBM XIV® Storage System: Ideal Storage for the New Media Era
White Paper The last decade has seen a revolution in the way in which digital information is generated and organized. The IBM XIV® Storage System provides a revolutionary solution for these requirements, in that it combines... [12 Oct 2009]
BBC iPlayer gets ready to go Worldwide
News It's inevitable that we, the digital media business, need to move to a mix of paid services," he said. BBC Worldwide has confirmed it wants to launch an iPlayer-style paid-for video platform, allowing viewers overseas... [12 Oct 2009]
BBC names new CIO as part of tech shake-up
News She has also been technology controller for BBC Nations & Regions, which saw her setting the technology strategy for the launch of BBC Northern Ireland's Digital NI project, and head of technology for News from 2000 to... [09 Oct 2009]
At the Forefront of Multi-Channel Banking
White Paper The Woolwich is the first U.K.financial institution to provide interactive mobile banking services via WAP technology and the only bank with true channel integration across branches, telephone, Internet, WAP and interactive... [09 Oct 2009]
Do You Need a Broadband Remote Access Server?: Functionality and Trade-Offs of Using Smart DSLAMs and MSANs
White Paper Proponents talk about enhanced subscriber management capabilities, while detractors claim that all needed functions can be done by a smart Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) or MSAN (Multiservice Access... [09 Oct 2009]
Mark Zuckerberg
AS Profile The company has also attracted $200m of new investment from Digital Sky Technologies and boosted its IP by acquiring social network feed aggregation company, FriendFeed. Summing up Zuckerberg's influence, one Agenda... [08 Oct 2009]
Christian Engström
AS Profile For Engström it is his latest move in his ongoing battle against digital copyright, working as an unpaid activist within the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure, a not-for-profit organisation that lobbies... [08 Oct 2009]
