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RSS demand in newsProject Kangaroo makes leap to December testing
News Project Kangaroo, the online TV joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, is planning to start testing the on-demand media player by the end of the year. A spokesman for the Kangaroo project confirmed to... [18 Nov 2008]
Ubuntu comes to netbooks with chip deal
News This is a natural development for Ubuntu, driven by the demand from manufacturers for an ARM technology-based version," she said. Canonical has announced it is to develop a version of its Ubuntu Linux desktop operating... [17 Nov 2008]
PC vendors under the microscope
News Intel's warning this week that the company sees "significantly" lower demand for its chips signaled that the worst is still to come for PC makers as they navigate the current economic storm. So how will the five biggest... [17 Nov 2008]
3 does facebook phone for Generation Data
News The operator announced it will be offering the new phone to tap into rising demand for data services, made by new maker INQ under the brand name Social Mobile. Mobile operator 3 has unveiled a phone designed for... [13 Nov 2008]
VMware gets into mobile virtualisation game
News The chipset design firm ARM is involved in the project, with ARM's vice president of marketing and processors, Eric Schorn, pointing to a "rapid and growing demand for virtualisation technologies from both the designers... [11 Nov 2008]
Highfield ditches Project Kangaroo for Microsoft
News Ashley Highfield has stepped down as chief executive of Project Kangaroo, the video-on-demand service from Britain's three main terrestrial broadcasters which has been held up by regulators over competition concerns. [10 Nov 2008]
Open source, Facebook smuggled into work by Generation Y
News The next generation of workers - the so-called 'Millennials' - demand to be allowed to use consumer tech, social networking and open source software at work, a survey by Accenture has found. Businesses must open their... [06 Nov 2008]
MPs demand more cash for e-crime battle
News MPs have called for more money to fund a new e-crime unit and end the image the UK is a "soft touch" on cybercrime. In a parliamentary debate on internet fraud today, MPs said the government needs to "look again" at the £7m funding for... [05 Nov 2008]
Fujitsu snaps up Siemens' stake in joint PC deal
News The deal is also expected to allow Siemens, which has been spinning off its non-core business, to focus more resources on its power, energy and health services at a time when the global financial crisis could curb demand... [05 Nov 2008]
Motorola to slash 3,000 jobs
News Four types of tech in demand during a downturn Motorola has confirmed it is to lay off around 3,000 workers in the wake of its latest financial losses. The communications company has also confirmed it is dropping the... [04 Nov 2008]
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News He identified four technologies and service areas likely to experience increased demand in the current climate: sustainable IT; outsourcing services, managed and hosted services; information management tools; and... [28 Oct 2008]
Who will win the LTE vs WiMax grudge match?
News She added: "In the UK, nomadic internet access demand is increasing rapidly at the moment, with some plans including 3G to wi-fi roaming. The future of 4G is a tale of two technologies: LTE and mobile WiMax - but which... [23 Oct 2008]
Google Android goes to Market with app store
News Apple sold an impressive 6.9 million iPhones in the third quarter, showing strong demand for a high-powered internet-connected device with a rich set of applications. The first incarnation of the Android Market has more... [23 Oct 2008]
Yahoo! to slash 10 per cent of staff
News An increasingly challenging economic climate and softening advertising demand contributed to revenues this quarter coming in at the low end of our outlook range. on Tuesday reported a 64 per cent drop in net income for... [22 Oct 2008]
Barclays Capital raises interest in online trading
News The platform is also designed to allow banks to quickly roll out new trading products and services, as well as grow with any increase in customer demand. Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays... [20 Oct 2008]
