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RSS frame in newsBlackBerry PDF flaw puts business networks at risk
News No resolution time frame is currently available. RIM is warning businesses to disable the function that allows a BlackBerry to read PDF files until an update can be issued, after a security flaw was found in the company's software. [17 Jul 2008]
UK worst in Europe for green IT
News He said: "There is a strong financial incentive, if you are using products which consume a third of the energy as other offerings you could save a six-figure sum over the three- to five-year investment time frame of a data centre network. [08 Jul 2008]
Does the ZX Spectrum deserve its crown?
News Many readers agreed with the overall winner - the ZX Spectrum - with one reader from Scotland commenting: "My old Spectrum sits in a small display frame to remind me of how simple computers used to be to use and how easy it was to do almost... [30 Apr 2008]
Microsoft embraces cloud computing with 'Live Mesh'
News Microsoft's "Live Mesh" program, which uses the internet as a data hub, synchronises files across computers, phones and other devices so a digital picture frame at home could show a picture minutes after it was taken by a mobile phone. [23 Apr 2008]
GPS-chip boom as mobiles enter the frame
News The popularity of consumer sat-nav devices is fuelling the market for GPS receiver chips, with one billion chips now forecast to ship annually by 2013, says analyst house ABI Research. As more chips are shipped, average selling prices will continue... [20 Mar 2008]
ITN consortium in frame for Teachers TV
News A consortium led by ITN is in final negotiations over a £50m, five-year contract from the government to provide on-demand video content to teachers.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. [14 Mar 2008]
Guardian site gets million-pound makeover
News Unique users of the site have also doubled in the same time frame. Guardian News & Media (GNM), the proprietor of The Guardian and The Observer is about to complete an 18-month project to revamp its website offering, costing up to £15m. [29 Feb 2008]
Outsourcing gives personal-injury claims company a boost
News In that time frame, Mobile Doctors Group increased turnover by 22 per cent from £13.7m to £16.7m. A provider of medico-legal reports for personal injury claims, Mobile Doctors Group, has attributed a strong yearly revenue increase to an outsourcing... [25 Feb 2008]
Some to get Vista SP1 this week
News Microsoft said in a statement: "For general availability, we are still planning to release in mid-March time frame, as we want to ensure the general public has the smoothest experience possible. Often, when Microsoft finishes the code for a new... [12 Feb 2008]
Microsoft still tinkering with Surface
News Give us a five- to 10-year time frame and we will wonder why our tables used to just sit there and not do anything for us. Although Microsoft is still getting plenty of "oohs" and "aahs" when it demos its Surface computer, the company is finding... [09 Nov 2007]
Arctic tech gets sub-zero test
News To handle large quantities of data, the expedition will also be using six satellite modems in parallel to allow real-time webcam footage, which is compressed and combined with low frame rates. Satellite and radar equipment for measuring the... [26 Oct 2007]
Gates: 'My work here is not yet done'
News Give us a five- to 10-year time-frame and we will wonder why our tables used to sit there and not do anything for us," Gates said. Speaking to silicon.com sister site CNET News.com, Gates said: "Big screens, touch, ink, speech, that's something... [19 Oct 2007]
Cheaper 3G in the frame as Ofcom consults
News Ofcom has announced a consultation that could result in a drastic improvement in mobile coverage across the country. The telecoms regulator has been under pressure from mobile operators O2 and Vodafone to let them reuse their 900MHz spectrum for 3G... [20 Sep 2007]
Dell explains "inappropriate accounting"
News Profits per share for that time frame are likely to be 2 cents to 7 cents per share lower. What we know now, is that Dell's finance department was apparently willing to fudge numbers to ensure it would hit or surpass its quarterly profits forecasts. [17 Aug 2007]
Vista's successor 'due in three years'
News The company also confirmed it is considering a subscription model to complement Windows but did not provide specifics or a time frame. According to the representative: "Microsoft is scoping Windows 7 development to a three-year time frame, and then... [23 Jul 2007]
