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News We always explore the potential application of new technologies and this is no different. Global banking giant HSBC is considering ditching the BlackBerry and adopting Apple's iPhone as its standard staff mobile device, a move that could result in... [14 Aug 2008]
Microsoft's Midori not ready for tasting?
News It's worth noting Microsoft often has incubation projects that seek to explore whether an all-new approach to a product might be justified. Microsoft is pursuing a different type of operating system, which goes by the name of Midori - and it's not... [06 Aug 2008]
Qualcomm snaps up spectrum for £8m
News Andrew Gilbert, executive vice president of Qualcomm, said: "Acquiring this spectrum will enable us to develop, test and explore a variety of innovative wireless services and technologies that will benefit European consumers and the wireless... [16 May 2008]
Microsoft users surf the skies from the web
News Microsoft has launched its WorldWide Telescope, a free web-based program that allows web surfers to explore galaxies, star systems and distant planets. Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman, said in a statement: "The WorldWide Telescope is a powerful... [14 May 2008]
Orange and T-Mobile join forces on mobile TV
News Paul Jevons, product and innovation director at Orange, said the London pilot is an "excellent opportunity for us to properly explore the great potential available to our customers from the technology". [13 Feb 2008]
Location-based services set to boom
News Wireless device company CSR is working with Motorola to establish an open industry forum of handset manufactures, network operators and GPS companies to explore what it calls 'eGPS' - or enhanced GPS technology. [11 Feb 2008]
British Airways sets up tech innovation unit
News British Airways (BA) has set up a special innovation unit to explore ways the airline can use web 2.0, shareware and open source technologies. The unit has a core of around 10 people from the IT and commercial departments, which will run small... [30 Nov 2007]
Gov't slammed for 'pro-Microsoft IT stance'
News The aim of the debate, he said, was to explore the alternatives to using Microsoft software, including open source. A Liberal Democrat MP has launched a stinging attack on the government's IT strategy, saying it has given Microsoft too much control. [11 Oct 2007]
Young targeted by "Revitalise IT" scheme
News The first stage of Ambition will include detailed research among young people to explore perceptions and attitudes and the barriers to engagement. e-skills UK has launched an initiative designed to address the falling numbers of students taking IT... [19 Sep 2007]
Ofcom broadcasting review looks to the web
News With digital switchover rapidly approaching, and traditional terrestrial channels facing declining viewing figures, Ofcom will explore whether the PSB remit could be met through the internet.silicon.com Public Sector [12 Sep 2007]
Atomic storage to shrink your PC?
News Researchers at IBM will have two papers published in the journal Science this week detailing how it may be possible to use individual atoms, or groups of atoms, to store data or act as a transistor. The work revolves around harnessing magnetic... [31 Aug 2007]
Lords: Government must do better on e-crime
News As well as self-regulation, the committee recommended that the government explore, at the European level, the introduction of vendor liability within the IT industry. The government must act now or risk losing public confidence in the security of... [10 Aug 2007]
Botnets beware: Nominet cleans up UK domains
News Jay Daley, director of IT at Nominet, told silicon.com one researcher will look into using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and the other will explore visualisation methods to find patterns of abuse within large data-sets. [26 Apr 2007]
Could Second Life kill off the call centre?
News But beyond showing off some fancy programming, a handful of companies are already looking at the latest wave of technologies to explore whether user-generated content could be the next frontier in customer service. [10 Apr 2007]
Norwich Union tightens up Indian offshore security
News In February silicon.com's Steve Ranger visited the Indian tech hotspots of Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad to explore the exploding Indian offshore tech and BPO industry. Norwich Union has tightened up security at its Indian call centres... [26 Mar 2007]
