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Bangalore blooming into innovation hothouse
Comment Google's Map Maker, Intel's six-core Xeon processor, Microsoft's search engine Bing and HP's Dynamic Smart Cooling Technology have all been designed or have key components built in the city. No longer just the domain of... [27 Nov 2009]
Photos: Sony Ericsson debuts see-through Xperia phone
Photo Mobile maker Sony Ericsson has debuted another phone in its Xperia range - but with a twist. The Pureness comes with the mobile maker's proprietary charger. The see-through display is a world first,... [25 Nov 2009]
Salesforce.com makes more friends in the cloud
News The IT service desk software maker is planning to bring its Service Desk Express product to the Force.com platform so businesses can operate their IT support in the cloud. BMC Software and CA have both teamed up with... [20 Nov 2009]
Photos: The latest Windows Phones from HTC, Sony Ericsson
Photo Pictured above is the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 - the follow-up device to the mobile maker's first Windows Mobile phone, the X1. Taiwanese mobile maker HTC has also plumped for Windows Mobile 6.5. While... [13 Nov 2009]
HP goes after networking with $2.7bn 3Com buy
News HP has announced plans to acquire networking products maker 3Com for $2.7bn. With the purchase, HP hopes to boost its networking business, particularly in the Chinese market where 3Com is strong, in order to compete... [12 Nov 2009]
eBay's Skype sale gets green light
News The settlement restructures the deal with an investor group led by Silver Lake and puts an end to a dispute with software maker Joltid over the licensing of software that underlies Skype's internet telephony service. [06 Nov 2009]
Photos: Android marches onto even more smartphones
Photo The Xperia X10 runs version 1.6 of the Android OS - aka Donut - and is skinned with a propriety UI which the mobile maker says will be used for other Android devices in future. It's two years since Google announced it... [06 Nov 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News ERP software maker SAP has designed an app called Gravity, which allows companies to collaborate on drafting business processes. It may have only been launched a few months ago but Google's Wave collaboration platform is... [28 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News Following its sale by parent company Ford last year, car maker Jaguar Land Rover has had to face the thorny problem of cutting itself loose from Ford's web of business applications. JLR is spending £200m separating its... [26 Oct 2009]
Nokia sues Apple, claims patent infringement
News According to the Finnish mobile maker, Apple's iconic iPhone device infringes on the patents relating to wireless handsets. Nokia said it is suing Apple because of the iPhone maker's refusal to licence... [23 Oct 2009]
Vista jilted for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
News The companies include engineering firm Atkins, airport operator BAA, business advisors Baker Tilly, Deutsche Bank and drinks maker innocent - all of which are upgrading from a mix of Windows XP and Vista. [22 Oct 2009]
Photos: Google Android dual boots with Windows 7 on Acer netbook
Photo This week saw hardware maker Acer announcing the latest additions to its laptop and smartphone ranges. One of the devices to debut was this dual-boot version of its Acer Aspire One D250 netbook (pictured above in white). [16 Oct 2009]
BlackBerry Storm2: RIM's second touchscreen - this time with wi-fi
News BlackBerry-maker RIM has unveiled its second touchscreen device, the Storm2. The Storm2, announced in May this year, will be released exclusively on Vodafone's network on a £35 per month contract and will be available... [15 Oct 2009]
Photos: 10 of the best open source mobiles
Photo Taiwanese mobile maker HTC used to be all but married to Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS but the arrival of Google Android has seen a seismic shift with the company planting a foot squarely in the open source camp. [12 Oct 2009]
Acorn co-founder on the BBC Micro and the early days of personal computing
Comment Today, as well as serving as head of the computer laboratory at the University of Cambridge, Hopper is the chairman of remote computing software maker RealVNC, tracking system maker Ubisense and chip... [07 Oct 2009]