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Future mobiles, Windows 7, iPhone apps and the latest gadgets
Photo Shown above is the Skype app which allows users to make calls and send instant messages to anyone else with a Skype account for free. October saw silicon.com cast its eye over the top iPhone apps for business. [12 Nov 2009]
Why the key to saving big bucks is right under your nose
News ERP is 30-year-old software that companies are used to using to calculate financials, inventory levels or distribution… but adding the environmental data stream can make that software even more potent for the business. [12 Nov 2009]
Photos: The happy robot sat-nav
Photo Engineers are aiming to make the driver bond with the dashboard robot by giving it the ability to display a variety of emotions, using a virtual face on its display. In the future drivers will regard their sat-navs as... [11 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News Virtualisation is a relatively new area of technology and some analysts have warned companies to take their time to make sure they understand the potential security risks of virtualisation. Software licences are... [11 Nov 2009]
Offshoring stymied by new VAT rules?
Comment Businesses with a wholly or partially exempt VAT status (typically businesses in the financial or insurance sectors) will not be able to make full recovery of this VAT. Soon offshoring will no longer offer the... [11 Nov 2009]
Photos: Emerging tech from location-based services to social networking
Photo Using a handheld projector that can hook up to an iPhone, as seen here, or in the future other mobile computers, the laser can make the image much bigger, and therefore easier to diagnose. If you... [09 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment My current Toshiba laptop has seen better days and can barely make it past an hour before crying out for a power feed, meaning I always need to have the power cord with me when out and about. So in order to... [09 Nov 2009]
Make 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]
How to pay for your Amazon purchases with a feisty mango
News Once at the checkout, consumers will enter the memorable phrase and a PIN to make their purchase, rather than going through the traditional checkout process. Amazon has launched a new payments system based around a... [30 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News In the short term, companies can be focusing on the improvements they can make at little or no cost, while drawing up long-term targets and strategies for drastically reducing their emissions. The IT... [29 Oct 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should I add my boss as a Facebook friend?
Comment If they've sent you a friend request, make no mistake: they have you in the corner with your back against the wall. What do you do when the 'One new friend request' on Facebook is from a work colleague? [28 Oct 2009]
Windows 7: Not perfect - but ready for prime time
Comment However, the long term issue for Microsoft is not whether new and existing machines in the consumer space are based on Windows 7 but whether the more conservative commercial space finally begins to make the move off the... [28 Oct 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News Our recruitment process system, expenses system or complaints tracking system, I would love for somebody to write an application to make these collaborative. It may have only been launched a few months ago but Google's... [28 Oct 2009]
Olympics tech team gets ready to put London 2012 IT through its paces
News When it's completed in November 2010, the integration lab will simulate every event in the Games and test the core technologies that make the Games possible, right up until the tech is deployed at event... [27 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News Because it lacks the expensive licensing that is often the hallmark of proprietary software, open source is regularly touted as a way for IT departments to make their budget stretch a little bit further and it has... [23 Oct 2009]
