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Revealed: What students think of tech work
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse If IT is to plug its skills gap by attracting graduates from other disciplines the industry needs to convince students the work can be as exciting as its potentially wallet-fattening pay packets. [23 Jun 2008]
Google Android facing delays?
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse New mobile phones being developed by Google and more than 30 partners based on software called Android will arrive in the fourth quarter, a schedule that some carriers and program makers are struggling to meet, The... [23 Jun 2008]
Facebook is "educational", says US uni
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Social networks like Facebook and MySpace have reputations as tools for procrastination but a new study from the University of Minnesota, US says contests this. According to the study, social networks build beneficial... [23 Jun 2008]
BCS warns over IT degree funding
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse The government is gambling with the UK economy by removing funding for graduates who want to retrain in IT, the British Computer Society (BCS) has warned - at a time when the industry is crying out for more skilled... [20 Jun 2008]
Euro 2008 blues dents online booze and TV sales
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Online shopping is continuing to grow steadily across many ranges in May but the lack of a home nations team in the Euro 2008 football championship means sales of electrical goods and alcohol has fallen by around 10... [20 Jun 2008]
London Stock Exchange to ramp up electronic trading
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has celebrated the first anniversary of the launch of its electronic trading platform TradElect with promises of exponential increases in volumes over the next couple of years. [20 Jun 2008]
Red Hat CEO: We're "tough to do business with"
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Red Hat's new chief executive Jim Whitehurst has admitted his company needs to improve its approach to its customers and partners. Speaking on the first day of the Linux specialist's annual user conference in Boston... [20 Jun 2008]
MoD to save £35m with online travel service
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse The Ministry of Defence (MoD) expects to save £35m per year through an online travel service set up and managed by Capgemini. The service, which will support the travel needs of 300,000 Army, Royal Airforce, Royal... [19 Jun 2008]
Will staff 'Right to Train' boost skills?
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse The government has launched a consultation on a proposal to give employees a legal right to request training - describing investment in skills as key to bolstering the economy. [19 Jun 2008]
Oracle takes on SAP with retail apps
News Simon Post Carphone Warehouse Oracle has released the latest version of its Retail application suite, a move the company says is the most significant product launch of the division's three-year history. [18 Jun 2008]
Apple iPhone stocks run dry
News Apple's UK and US online shops both say the 8Gb and 16Gb versions of the iPhone are "currently unavailable" while in the UK, Carphone Warehouse has also sold out of both versions. When asked when the company might be restocking, a Carphone... [12 May 2008]
Carphone Warehouse plans broadband boost
News Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is to sell 50 per cent of its retail business to US retail giant Best Buy for £1.1bn - and plans to use the cash to grow its broadband business. Carphone Warehouse, which operates the 'free' broadband brand... [09 May 2008]
iPhone out of stock after £100 price cut
News An 8GB iPhone now costs £169, while the 16GB version costs £329 - but many O2 and Carphone Warehouse outlets have now sold out of both. Meanwhile, Carphone Warehouse - the only other retail outlet for the iPhone in the UK - confirmed it has sold... [02 May 2008]
Laptops are the new mobile phone, says Carphone Warehouse
News These are the words of Carphone Warehouse founder and CEO Charles Dunstone. "The laptop is the new mobile phone. The retailer was addressing the Retail Week Conference in London about how to weather the continuing downturn in consumer spending. [12 Mar 2008]
Grad IT training masterfully fast tracked
News Various companies are backing the IT PDP, including British Airways, the BBC, BT, Carphone Warehouse, Cable & Wireless, Cisco, EDS, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, LogicaCMG, Microsoft, Oracle and Vodafone. A new Masters level fast-track training programme has... [24 Jan 2008]
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