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RSS marketMobiles: Ofcom wants your views
News It will also look at issues such as the future of competition and how regulatory policy needs to evolve to keep pace with a fast changing market. Significant market changes in recent years noted by Ofcom include the near ubiquitous penetration of... [29 Aug 2008]
Mobile roaming in Europe gets cheaper
News She said: "The next challenge is now to bring about a single market for roaming text messages and data services. Making calls abroad in the European Union (EU) is about to become a little bit cheaper. [29 Aug 2008]
Dell records slide in quarter profits
News Shannon Cross of research firm Cross Research said: "It's a really tough tech market and Dell is obviously cutting costs but it wasn't enough to offset the pressure on gross margin. Dell has posted a surprisingly steep drop in quarterly earnings... [29 Aug 2008]
Gadget Watch: Asus Eee Box
Photo It's not powerful enough to challenge the vast majority of desktops on the market and, as a Media Center PC, it's only mediocre. Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our new series of gadget... [29 Aug 2008]
Dell targets China, India with PC range
News After establishing a retail presence in both China and India in the last year, Michael Dell said in March that while growth in the US market for PCs would be "OK", Asian markets would grow more. Dell unveiled several new computers yesterday made... [28 Aug 2008]
How CIOs can market the IT department
News silicon.com has launched a series of exclusive CIO events aimed at equipping tech chiefs with the tools they need to be an effective board-level leader - from marketing the IT department and succession planning to preparing for the next generation... [27 Aug 2008]
Cash still king as Brits leave cards at home
News The company, which offers insurance on sundries, including payment cards, wallets and mobile phones to third parties to market to their customers while they are travelling abroad, said it received 7,000 cases of stolen credit and debit cards... [26 Aug 2008]
Server sales continue to rise
News While the continuing economic downturn might suggest that the market for computer hardware should likewise take a dip, the latest figures for server sales from analyst house Gartner suggest the market is still seeing growth. [26 Aug 2008]
ASDA to kick start mobile pay-as-you-go price war?
News ASDA] already have 150,000 customers and they can expect to boost that significantly in a market where customers like to find the right deal. Supermarket chain ASDA says it is to slash its pay-as-you-go (PAYG) mobile phone rates from the start of... [21 Aug 2008]
Is short-termism holding back public sector outsourcing?
Comment The research conducted by Compass Management Consulting found many outsourcing suppliers price their contract up to 18 per cent below the market rate and from the first day of the contract increase the price, with many getting to 30 per cent above... [20 Aug 2008]
Online shopping reaches £4.8bn
News Capgemini UK head of consulting for retail said: "Gloomy market conditions have not dampened consumers' appetite for shopping online. Online shopping revenues in the UK rose, month-on-month, by 11 per cent to £4.8bn in July. [20 Aug 2008]
Mobile broadband threatening fixed line?
News Mobile broadband is encroaching on the business of fixed line ISPs, market research company YouGov is claiming. But not everyone is happy with the dongle experience. Results from YouGov's DongleTrack report show while the majority (64 per cent) of... [20 Aug 2008]
Tech spend to top $3.4tr
News Despite a shaky global economic market, worldwide IT spending will pass the $3.4tr mark this year, up eight per cent from last year, according to analyst Gartner. Although many companies are in the middle of upgrade cycles to update and replace old... [19 Aug 2008]
CIOs scouring the jobs pages
News UK CIOs are still keen on landing that next big role but there are signs more of them are being forced to sit tight and stay put as economic gloom casts a shadow over the jobs market. This is a drop on the 23 per cent of CIOs who reported changing... [19 Aug 2008]
Turquoise trading platform begins to settle
News Colt Telecom said it has connected 10 large banks and market data customers to the platform. Investment-bank-owned share trading platform Turquoise, which went live last week, is expected to complete the first clearing and settlement of trades in... [19 Aug 2008]
