holiday
RSS holidayTesco.com vans cut fuel bills with telematics tech
News The full roll out of the technology and of the driver training programme is expected to be completed before the holiday season at the end of the year. Tesco.com has upped delivery rates and reduced fuel consumption of its delivery vans - by 10 per... [25 Jul 2008]
Techies swap BlackBerrys for the beach
News In our poll of more than 230 silicon.com readers, almost two thirds said they would leave their voicemail and email at the office while on holiday. That's excluding the five per cent of stressed out and overworked tech workers for who the whole... [25 Jul 2008]
Greek island gets wireless mesh network
News But today it plays host to Negroponte who owns a holiday home on it and has long had an interest in bringing internet access to the island, setting up local dial-up internet service provider 12Net in the 1990s. [24 Jul 2008]
Eliminate Spam, Gain Productivity
White Paper Learn why the holiday season is sometimes referred to as "spam season" because of spammers' attempts to capitalize on online consumer spending, which even takes place at work, creating risks to your business. [23 Jul 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Several recent high-profile cases have involved UK customers receiving bills for thousands of pounds after using their handsets to download television shows while on holiday in Europe - often called 'bill shock'. [22 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News As the European summer holiday season gets under way, Reding's proposal for extending the legislation to cap the price of texts will also help cut bills landing on doormats back home. The cost of sending a text message when mobile-phone users are... [15 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.07.08
Round-Up And yet for those working in the glass citadels in the City it might prove a bit stressful - it seems they're so obsessed with checking their work email that they'll even check it on holiday. After all, Tony Blair left John Prescott in charge when... [11 Jul 2008]
City slickers addicted to email
News Workers in the City just can't resist checking in at work while on holiday with almost two-thirds contacting the office by phone, text or email while they're away. But this diligence could also present a security risk with roughly a third of... [07 Jul 2008]
Dell Simplifies In-Store IT for Waterford Wedgwood USA, Cutting Support Time by an Estimated 90 Percent
White Paper A mixed fleet of Point-Of-Sale (POS) systems was time-consuming to maintain and needed to be replaced in time for the holiday shopping season. Waterford Wedgwood is one of the world's prominent luxury lifestyle businesses, with brands that include... [02 Jul 2008]
T-Mobile UK slashes Euro data roaming costs
News The operator added it will also be introducing tariff options called 'Euro Holiday Boosters' which it says will enable pay monthly and pay-as-you-go customers to control the use of their voice minutes and text allowances and the costs of roaming. [20 Jun 2008]
Microsoft takes embedded OS in new direction
News Adopting Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 today will allow device makers and solution providers to focus on innovation while bringing smart, connected, service-oriented portable navigation devices to market in time for the 2008 holiday retail season... [17 Jun 2008]
Taxman unleashes podcasts on the nation
News As the summer holiday season ramps up, HM Revenue & Customs has published a podcast offering advice to travellers on what can and can't be brought back into the UK.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. [05 Jun 2008]
Minority Report: What's in store for the iPhone?
Comment Just enough time between Jobs announcing the 3G iPhone during the 9 June keynote and the 15 June AT&T-enforced holiday hiatus to flood the channels with inventory. When it comes to predicting Apple product launches, Seb Janacek admits his track... [23 May 2008]
BT pay industrial action suspended - for now
News The proposed industrial action, which stops short of all out strike, was due to take place next week after the Bank Holiday but Leslie Manasseh, deputy general secretary of Connect, told silicon.com: "Connect has agreed to suspend industrial... [23 May 2008]
Travel site bookings fly when glitch fixed
Case Study Usability testing software has helped a holiday company boost its sales by spotting a glitch in its website's navigation that could have been costing it tens of thousands per week in lost business. Thomson relaunched its thomson.co.uk website about... [09 May 2008]
