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RSS game in newsPay for IT chiefs weathers the storm
News Almost one in 10 (eight per cent) of workers in the IT consulting game claim to be taking home more than £110k per year. Despite the cost-cutting forced on many organisations by the recession, pay packets for the IT... [23 Nov 2009]
Augmented reality's time is coming thanks to smarter smartphones
News GPS location accuracy is not adequate currently for many applications, requiring additional techniques to refine location precision for shopping applications, or for game applications in which virtual objects must be... [26 Oct 2009]
Palm drops Windows Mobile operating system
News The Pre has been seen as the company's last hope at getting back in the game. Palm is to stop making Windows Mobile devices. Chief executive Jon Rubinstein said on the company's conference call yesterday that Palm plans... [18 Sep 2009]
Adobe snaps up Omniture in $1.8bn analytics acquisition
News Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen called the move a "game changer" for the company. Adobe said on Tuesday that it has reached a deal to acquire web analytics firm Omniture for $1.8bn, or $21.50 per share. That represents a 45... [16 Sep 2009]
Google presses play on video ads
News For example, Fox demonstrated how Electronic Arts is using a video trailer inside an ad for the new Tiger Woods video game. Google sought to remind financial analysts on Wednesday that despite all the attention it... [10 Sep 2009]
Apple's iPhone wins rights to sell readymade ringtones in iTunes
News September is also the day the Beatles' remastered digital albums and Rock Band video game will be released. Apple has obtained the rights to offer readymade ringtones for the iPhone and the company is trying to have them... [03 Sep 2009]
New Apple launch coming next week
News The 9 September date is also the day The Beatles' remastered digital albums and Rock Band video game will be released. Apple has officially confirmed that it will host an event next Wednesday, 9 September. [01 Sep 2009]
Microsoft's Office coming to Nokia phones
News The deal comes even as Microsoft is trying to figure out how to keep its Windows Mobile operating system in the game amid stiff competition from Nokia in Europe as well as Apple's iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry, and an... [12 Aug 2009]
Google's super secret search upgrades: They want your feedback
News But it's hard to not look at a shadowy blog post about under-the-radar upgrades to Google's search index and not take it as a Googly way of saying "game on". Google is upgrading its search infrastructure and it's being... [11 Aug 2009]
Windows 7: It's time for you to embrace 64-bit
News There was virtually no 64-bit application then, either, other than a few game demos, and most hardware vendors didn't provide the 64-bit version of the drivers. Consumers have had the option of 64-bit Windows computing... [11 Aug 2009]
Microsoft after Gates, Google Chrome, ID cards, printer woes and more
News Also more than worth a punt is silicon.com columnist Seb Janacek's thoughts on how the Palm Pre is likely to fare at beating the iPhone at its own game. silicon.com's top stories for July are an eclectic bunch - from... [03 Aug 2009]
Microsoft: Gesture recognition office 'not that far away'
News His talk followed entertainment chief Robbie Bach demoing the gaming potential of Natal, playing a breakout-like game called Riccochet, where one uses their body to push, block, and kick balls at various bricks. [31 Jul 2009]
Is Chrome ready to shine when it comes to security?
News Being new to the browser game helped. Two weeks ago, Google announced plans for the open-source Chrome OS designed for people who spend most of their time on the web. The Google Chrome operating system is a "natural... [23 Jul 2009]
Microsoft's new shops not falling far from Apple's tree
News We're in the game for the long-term here. Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that it is planning to open its first stores this autumn, with at least some of the locations likely to be right near an Apple store. [16 Jul 2009]
Windows to open up to gesture recognition, says Gates
News In an interview with silicon.com sister site CNET News this week, Gates talked about a world in which depth-sensing cameras such as the one Microsoft is adding to the Xbox allow people to control their PCs, game devices... [15 Jul 2009]
