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Online shopping reaches £4.8bn
News Even the electrical sector, which is highly susceptible to falling consumer confidence, is seeing good growth driven by the increased choice, price transparency and convenience that online has to offer. [20 Aug 2008]
Google's lobby site ups US "white space" debate
News And because the spectrum is ideally suited for rural areas with good propagation characteristics, it could be used by rural communities to blanket their regions with broadband access. The idea of trying to utilise the 'white spaces' from a consumer... [19 Aug 2008]
Mobile shoppers hunt high street bargains
News A fifth of consumers also think they now spend less time surfing the internet at work because they can now do it on the move, which is good news for employers at least. In the wake of the credit crunch, consumers are using their mobile phones to... [18 Aug 2008]
University donates old PCs to Chile
News She said: "Government-run schemes to increase access to ICT in education have made good headway, but children in extreme geographical regions in Chile face a gaping digital divide. Maintaining provision of good quality ICT equipment to schools is... [15 Aug 2008]
Tech jobs and budgets defy economic gloom
News The focus on increasing permanent headcounts is a good barometer of robust demand over the longer term. IT budgets and staffing levels are forecast to defy the gathering economic gloom over the next 12 months. [15 Aug 2008]
Are your 'frolleagues' ruining your career?
News Jo Bryant, etiquette advisor from Debrett's, the experts in modern manners said in a statement: "Always employ your usual good manners when online. Workers risk damaging their career by mixing professional and personal contacts online, it has been... [14 Aug 2008]
Femtocells to save mobile operators over $5bn?
News Malik Saadi, principal analyst at Informa, said in a statement: "Deploying femtocells requires a good understanding of market segmentation of both mobile consumer and household markets, meticulous planning and targeted marketing campaigns, which... [13 Aug 2008]
Tech job market beats off credit crunch
News Adam Stokes, operations manager at The IT JobBoard, said: "The good news is that we are seeing stability across IT positions as a whole, with no further significant drops since the beginning of the year - in fact an increase in networking... [07 Aug 2008]
CIOs brave the cold for children's charity
News This year the 'silicon.comrades' team including Steve Clarke, director, systems and operations at AOL Broadband, Graham Benson, IT director at M and M Direct, Nic Evans, European IT director Key Equipment Finance and Richard Steel, CIO of Newham... [07 Aug 2008]
Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Ready for release
News Dan Jones, a member of the product's engineering team, said: "We nailed it, and that just feels so good. Microsoft said yesterday it has finished work on SQL Server 2008, the latest version of its database software. [07 Aug 2008]
UK at risk from repeat of US hack attack?
News We are as likely to see attacks in the UK as the US or any wealthy Western country where there is ample credit cards with a good credit limit. Paul Vlissidis, head of assurance at NCC Group, said: "There is a good chance that there is a lot more... [06 Aug 2008]
BBC reveals iPlayer user habits
News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams... [06 Aug 2008]
Orange beefs up 3G network for Northerners
News O2 finally made good on rolling out 3G coverage to at least 80 per cent of the UK population back in May. Orange is ramping up its 3G network 'oop North. The mobile operator has announced it is moving to a new network infrastructure in the North... [04 Aug 2008]
Yahoo!'s board gets shareholder backing
News had been serious in the Microsoft talks and that it has good prospects in the next three years. s board of directors won strong backing from shareholders at its annual meeting on Friday, with Jerry Yang, the company's embattled CEO, receiving 85... [04 Aug 2008]
Don't ask about salary in an interview
News Other topics covered in 'The Graduate Recruitment Process Explained' include what happens after leaving the interview, whether IT is a good career in view of the current outsourcing trend and how graduates with a non-IT degree can get a foothold... [29 Jul 2008]
