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Microsoft's Zune tunes into video
News He cites "Halo", the popular video game franchise that helped establish Xbox as a tool for remote multiplayer action as opposed to single-player mode. Microsoft has already begun experimenting with adding extra features to video game "Ninja Gaiden... [12 Aug 2008]
Interference on the radar for FCC "white space"
News More troubling, the devices failed to detect the presence of wireless microphones when switched on -an occurrence that takes place multiple times during any [national football] game. In the most recently concluded tests, Motorola claims its... [12 Aug 2008]
London: Card fraud hotspot
News The UK's top card fraud hotspots have been revealed in a report that shows the crime is spread across the country. London, specifically the south east of the capital, saw the most card-not-present fraud over the past six months, with Romford and... [24 Jul 2008]
Contactless payments speeds up coffee drinkers
News Martin Townshend, operations director of Coffee Republic, said in a statement: "We were the very first coffee bar to sign up to contactless last year and since running the trial, OneTouch has helped us to remain ahead of the game amongst our... [23 Jul 2008]
Sat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News Maggie Game, head of motor insurance for Direct Line, said drivers should seek to reduce the number of in-car distractions and should try out different sat-nav models before they buy to evaluate their ease of use. [22 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone - the business perspective
News Enterprises looking to play the iPhone game may also be worried about the apparent scarcity of devices. The 3G iPhone goes on sale this Friday 11 July and the launch hype is already in overdrive - but is the device really going to take the... [10 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News And they need a time horizon that gives them a degree of assurance for a realistic period in the future; that they know for example that the regulator will not suddenly change the rules of the game to reduce the returns just as the rewards for the... [04 Jul 2008]
Game over for Mobile Linux standards forum
News The attempted standardisation of mobile Linux has been put on hold indefinitely, after the Linux Phone Standards Forum announced it was to merge with the Linux Mobile Foundation. The merger was announced last week. [27 Jun 2008]
Oracle pumps up prices, BEA takes the hit
News Customers shouldn't panic though; even given the unfortunate timing of the news, given the current state of the economy, they should simply take a deep breath and play the game. The "game", said Governor, is the trade-off between price rises on the... [24 Jun 2008]
Universities blamed for games industry skills crisis
News A skills shortage in the video games industry could mean game over for developers in the UK, a campaign group is warning. They've taught themselves, they've been on courses that aren't necessarily video game courses - they may be maths or... [19 Jun 2008]
IBM smashes the supercomputing petaflop
News Imagine a realistic internet, where you can participate in a ball game or car race and it's almost indistinguishable from the real world. Computing giant IBM has built a supercomputer that can operate at one petaflop - 1,000 trillion floating point... [11 Jun 2008]
iPhone 2.0: Lower price and "amazingly zippy"
News Tim Bajarin, head of Creative Strategies, said in reference to the price: "It changes the game for all smart phone makers. Apple unveiled a next-generation iPhone last night with faster internet access that will run on advanced wireless networks... [10 Jun 2008]
Apple iPhone loses market share
News Apple has experienced a slight setback in the US smart phone market during the first quarter. According to data compiled by IDC, Apple's still the second-leading smart phone maker in the US behind RIM, the BlackBerry maker. [03 Jun 2008]
Working from home way to green dream?
News When legislation comes in regulating carbon emissions, companies encouraging home working will be ahead of the game. Both the Met Office and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have advised businesses to encourage home... [27 May 2008]
UK should 'abandon' software market to China
News China and India will always be able to win the volume game. UK software sales are on course to lag almost $60bn behind China this year fuelling high-level calls for Britain to abandon the low-cost end of market. [14 May 2008]
