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RSS future in newsProject Kangaroo makes leap to December testing
News The project lost its CEO, ex-BBC director of future media and technology, Ashley Highfield - who moved to Microsoft - earlier in November. Project Kangaroo, the online TV joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and... [18 Nov 2008]
Microsoft wants to host your software
News We expect all of it [to] be available in this way in the near future," Elop said. For perhaps the first time in its history, Microsoft made the case on Monday that businesses shouldn't run its software. [18 Nov 2008]
All-seeing I-Ball gives troops remote skinny on the enemy
News In the future, frontline troops could send robot eyes ahead of them to scope out dangerous situations thanks to a new Scottish invention. The all-seeing device, known as the I-Ball, is intended to be thrown or launched... [17 Nov 2008]
UK consumers worth £14k each to cyber criminals
News He said in a statement: "If your financial reputation has been compromised through identity theft, this could have an impact on your ability to obtain credit or borrow money in the future. The value of the average UK... [17 Nov 2008]
Microsoft web store kills off Windows Marketplace
News Plans are in the works to add Japan, France, Spain, and the Netherlands in the near future, as well as other countries. Microsoft is doubling down on retail, with the launch of a second online store at the start of this... [17 Nov 2008]
Adobe plans a bridge to the clouds
News Adobe Systems wants to have it both ways. Microsoft's power with programmers is tethered to desktops and laptops, the vast majority of which run Windows. Google is trying to dominate what it believes is the new frontier, cloud computing,... [17 Nov 2008]
PC vendors under the microscope
News HP did not respond to requests for comment about whether we would see more price cuts in the future, but it doesn't seem unreasonable as consumers guard their wallet more closely in the coming year. But looking even... [17 Nov 2008]
High fashion gets high tech with SaaS embrace
News The silicon.com CIO Jury recently delivered a mixed verdict on whether the cloud was the future of enterprise computing, with six of the 12 IT heads saying they believe SaaS will be the future of... [14 Nov 2008]
Over 18? Equifax card lets you prove it online
News In the near future, the foundation hopes that I-cards will contain personal data such as profile, purchase preference, payment, or verified identity information, as well as password information. Equifax has introduced... [14 Nov 2008]
There's no escape from the cloud, say CIOs
News Although the latest CIO Jury poll came out hung on the question 'is the future of software in cloud computing? with six CIOs voting yes and a further six saying no, even those who don't see the cloud as the de facto IT... [11 Nov 2008]
Highfield ditches Project Kangaroo for Microsoft
News He was previously the BBC's director of future media and technology before leaving to join Kangaroo in April this year. Ashley Highfield has stepped down as chief executive of Project Kangaroo, the video-on-demand... [10 Nov 2008]
The 10 projects at the heart of NHS IT
News Meanwhile, technical issues in implementing the Cerner and Lorenzo patient administration systems (PAS), which will be the basis of the future rollout of the care records service, have resulted in only 130 PAS being... [10 Nov 2008]
Visa demos the credit card with its very own PIN pad
News The future of cards Credit card company Visa showcased its latest developments in payment technology alongside announcements on field trials and payment services upgrades at the Cartes and IDentification Show in Paris... [10 Nov 2008]
Windows 7 boosts location based services
News That said, application-based control, "would be great to have and it is certainly on our Christmas list for future stuff," he said. Windows 7 has a new programming interface designed to make it a whole lot easier for... [10 Nov 2008]
Broadband speeds going down toilet without fibre
News The UK needs to get its act together over next generation broadband networks or risk a future of declining broadband speeds. However he warned the trend for declining broadband prices in Blighty could scupper a fibre... [06 Nov 2008]
