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RSS hands in newsAll-seeing I-Ball gives troops remote skinny on the enemy
News The company is now hoping to get the prototype into the hands of frontline troops. In the future, frontline troops could send robot eyes ahead of them to scope out dangerous situations thanks to a new Scottish invention. [17 Nov 2008]
There's no escape from the cloud, say CIOs
News Simon Stapleton, chief innovation officer, Skandia Investment Solutions said: "Any innovation that can take away the capital requirements from organisations will be welcomed, but cloud computing also puts management of technology into... [11 Nov 2008]
BlackBerry twice as likely to fail as an iPhone
News The dimensions make for a difficult grip, especially for those with small hands. Apple's iPhone has half the failure rate of RIM's BlackBerry in the first year of use, a study carried out by a mobile-phone warranty firm... [11 Nov 2008]
Beat bobbies need more cash for smartphones
News In July, the Home Office announced an extra £25m to put thousands more mobile devices in the hands of police, topping up a a £50m spend for police PDAs announced back in May. Despite calls for more money to give all... [10 Nov 2008]
Start-ups placing faith in the cloud
News On a show of hands, four of the eight were frequent users of open-source software, while almost all said they used some open source. Start-ups stand in a good position to benefit from new technology developments such as... [07 Nov 2008]
OLPC: Windows vs Linux
News At the same time, I don't think either model simply dropped in the hands of children will do the trick. It was the fact that the art teacher used the PCs for research but had the students put them away and use their... [24 Oct 2008]
Google Android goes to Market with app store
News More applications are on the way and programmers will be able to add their own starting Monday in a process that reflects a much more hands-off approach than Apple has taken with its App Store for iPhone software. [23 Oct 2008]
Opera mobile gets Symbian support
News The new Opera Mobile beta also hands independent widget developers a goody bag in the form of the updated Widgets SDK. There's been a lot of activity recently in the world of mobile browsers. On Friday, Mozilla... [20 Oct 2008]
Snooping database has to happen says gov't
News This not only engages concerns about unwarranted intrusion into the lives of every citizen, it also raises worries about making sure that people's personal information is properly safeguarded, is not misused and can never fall into the... [15 Oct 2008]
Schools get new route to cheaper software shopping
News Schools now have a new way of getting their hands on cheaper software. OGCbuying.solutions, the government's procurement arm, and Becta, its technology strategy agency, have agreed a new deal for schools and other... [13 Oct 2008]
IBM follows Microsoft into the cloud
News You're putty in the hands of whoever developed that software," he said. IBM on Monday launched a major cloud computing initiative, in an effort it hopes will challenge the early lead of cloud pioneers such as Amazon and... [06 Oct 2008]
When CIOs tighten their belts, what feels the squeeze?
News The offshore vendors are rubbing their hands with glee," Miller said. Offshore IT services and software companies are likely to be among the few to benefit from the ongoing financial crisis. As CIOs come under pressure... [02 Oct 2008]
HP buy plays into the hands of virtualisation
News HP announced on Wednesday it intends to buy storage specialist LeftHand Networks for $360m. Privately held LeftHand will fill out HP's virtualisation offerings as the tech giant targets midsize companies and corporate branch offices... [02 Oct 2008]
Stallman slams the cloud as "stupidity"
News You're putty in the hands of whoever developed that software. Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and creator of the GNU operating system, has slammed cloud computing as "stupidity" that ultimately... [01 Oct 2008]
Google's Android phone unveiled at last
News But under the hood, the Google Android software greatly improves the mobile web experience for users, making it a compelling competitor to the Apple iPhone and a hands-down winner when compared with other smart phones... [24 Sep 2008]
