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Skills gap plugged by latest IT degree?
News Without significant action either more jobs will be lost through outsourcing abroad, or the nation's business as a whole will suffer major problems relying on IT infrastructures. A foundation degree course will launch at... [06 Aug 2008]
Motorola lands ex-Qualcomm exec for co-CEO
News Over the past year and a half, Motorola has lost market share as it struggles to find a hit product to replace the Razr. Motorola has picked an industry veteran to take the helm of its mobile phone division. [05 Aug 2008]
Motorola announces profit for Q2
News While Motorola may not have lost worldwide market share, it's clear the company is heavily reliant on sales in the US. Motorola surprised Wall Street Thursday by reporting a small profit and steady market share in its... [01 Aug 2008]
DIY wi-fi, Vista in disguise, 3G iPhone and more...
News In these days of lost data and security breaches silicon.com took a look at some top ways to destroy your unwanted hard drive to make sure information on the device doesn't get into the wrong hands. One of the biggest... [31 Jul 2008]
Heathrow Airport: Lost laptop hotspot
News Airports are a hotspot for lost or missing laptops with around 800,000 being misplaced in European and US airports each year. Of the laptops that turn up in airport lost property offices, 57 per cent are... [30 Jul 2008]
Nasa hacker loses extradition appeal
News Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his fight to block his extradition to the US where he faces a possible life jail sentence. McKinnon is accused of sabotaging vital defence systems after admitting accessing 97 US... [30 Jul 2008]
Police shame 999 time wasters on YouTube
News Another caller says: "I've lost my glasses, the one's that are for my near sight…I'm trying to do my lunch and I can't see to do my potatoes. Losing your glasses or forgetting the answer to a quiz question could hardly... [29 Jul 2008]
SAP users air support gripes
News The iPod and BlackBerry lost property mountain tips for better business travel The UK and Ireland SAP User Group has expressed dissatisfaction with the changes SAP has made to its software support programme. [25 Jul 2008]
Ministry of Justice loses 45,000 records
News The details of 45,000 people, including criminal records and banking and court information have been lost or compromised in the past year by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The MoJ has lost laptops,... [25 Jul 2008]
Are sat-navs causing havoc on the roads?
News If you get lost pull up somewhere safe, consult your map and then proceed…" Sat-navs not only drive motorists to distraction, they've also been driving silicon.com readers to rage following a recent story concerning the... [24 Jul 2008]
Health trust abandons NHS care record upgrade
News A health trust serving more than 500,000 people said it has pulled out of the national NHS IT electronic care record programme because it has lost confidence in the project following the departure of key supplier Fujitsu. [22 Jul 2008]
Sat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News The gadget has also caused motorists to infringe the Highway Code, get lost and be late for appointments, according to a survey of more than 2,000 motorists for insurance company Direct Line. Many drivers can't imagine... [22 Jul 2008]
The £500k hunt for missing HMRC discs
News The Met has said it will try to recover the full costs from the HMRC for what is thought to be the most expensive lost property inquiry in the UK. The taxpayer has been landed with a £473,544 bill for the hunt for the... [18 Jul 2008]
Exclusive: Barclays to offshore 1,800 UK tech jobs
News The global infrastructure and service delivery (GISD) roles will be scrapped in the UK and new jobs created in Hungary, India and Singapore over the next two years, with 700 UK posts to be lost by September this year. [14 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! 'Boss' offers up search to build on
News The iPod and BlackBerry lost property mountain tips for better business travel In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo! has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine atop the... [10 Jul 2008]