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High tech driving test, the perfect CV and 4bn mobiles
News In October silicon.com braved the elements for charity, offered tips on how to write the perfect CV and had its driving skills put to the test - and you can watch it all in our exclusive videos.... [13 Nov 2008]
"Mega" outsourcing deals decline
News Productivity gains driving IT outsourcing Tax payer still owed millions by EDS Cheat Sheet: Offshoring Special Report: Inside India Gartner research director Kurt Potter said in a statement: "Many clients want to... [11 Jun 2008]
OpenOffice 3.0 beta gets an airing
News The first beta-test version of the OpenOffice.org 3.0 productivity suite was released this week, adding significant features such as improved Mac OS X support and support for the OpenDocument 1.2 standard. [09 May 2008]
Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line
News The GreenRoad Technologies box will record 120 different driving manoeuvres and tell military drivers where they are going wrong. The in-vehicle sensor tracks and analyses driving styles and then gives... [04 Apr 2008]
Millions of L-driver details "gone missing"
News The hard-disk drive contained the records of just over three million candidates for the driving theory test. The Driving Standards Agency has admitted losing more than three million... [18 Dec 2007]
F1 team gets up to speed with supercomputing
News Photos: The tech driving Renault Formula 1 Speaking to silicon.com at a recent test event at Silverstone, team manager Beat Zehnder said: "It's working perfectly. The BMW-Sauber Formula One team is... [27 Jun 2007]
Green sat-nav pioneered in Sweden
News Ericsson said it is not realistic for the greener sat-nav system to measure fuel consumption on every street in the world but added a pilot test on a more local scale is planned to see how the system could be used in... [04 Jan 2007]
Microsoft to take away staff admin rights?
News When asked what one thing he would change about Microsoft's internal IT systems, Estberg said: "The thing that I would most like to change is driving awareness of security accountability across individuals in the company. [24 May 2006]
Google registers voice-actived search patent
News A demo of something called Google Voice Search has been up on Google Labs, Google's pre-beta-test site, for well over a year. Craig Silverstein, the director of technology at Google, said in a 2004 interview, that the... [13 Apr 2006]
London C-Charge smart tagging and tracking trial extended
News Transport for London (TfL) is set to extend the trial of road toll-style car-tracking tags that could be used to deduct the Congestion Charge fee automatically from motorists driving into the centre of London. [13 Dec 2005]
Police to test number plate ID chips
News We are determined to rid the roads of the menace of uninsured driving. Police forces are preparing to trial car number plates fitted with chips to make it easier to identify vehicles. The Department for Transport (DfT)... [30 Sep 2005]
Amazon swings into the map market
News The company's A9 search subsidiary is expected on Tuesday to launch a beta of its new A9.com Maps service, which lets users see street-level photos of addresses as well as get map-based driving directions. [16 Aug 2005]
Facial recognition to be used on driving licences
News A spokeswoman for the DVLA said the trial will test how accurate the technology is at matching photos and that the results will also help assess whether the procedures for renewing driving licences need... [26 Oct 2004]
Amazon launches internet search engine
News The service greatly expands on early features of A9, which launched in test form in April, by turning it into a centralised server to power personalised web search. Amazon's shifting role in the business highlights the... [15 Sep 2004]
Top Russian nuclear scientists hit UK games show
News He said: "Since the test ban treaty, the Russians have had to simulate nuclear explosions. The Russians have an unpolished tank-driving game likely to appeal to boy soldiers of all ages and, of course,... [02 Sep 2004]
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