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RSS holiday in newsMicrosoft web store kills off Windows Marketplace
News Microsoft is doubling down on retail, with the launch of a second online store at the start of this year's especially critical holiday shopping season. Online retailer Amazon.com issued a cautious note regarding... [17 Nov 2008]
Britain's £28m Xmas shopping lunchtime
News The researchers say Monday 8 December will be the biggest UK online shopping day before the holiday, notching up sales worth £320m, with over 40 per cent of sales made out of office hours. While high street shoppers are... [12 Nov 2008]
Motorola delays split into two
News And he recently revealed company plans to use Google's Android operating system to power its midrange mobile phones as of next year's holiday season. Motorola has reported losses for the third quarter. [31 Oct 2008]
Everyone needs a summer holiday - even phishers
News While the volume of phishing attacks on UK banks continues to grow with ever more ferocity as fire-sales and mergers unsettle banking customers, it seems those behind the scams need a holiday every now and then, just... [24 Oct 2008]
How global computing grid could save the world
News Photos: Top summer holiday gadgets A global grid of computers could one day be used to protect the world against disease pandemics and natural disasters. It's a vision that has been set out by "Big Bang" lab Cern, where... [20 Oct 2008]
Credit crisis sees eBay slash 1,000 jobs
News Donahoe said: "We anticipate a fairly competitive holiday season where consumers will be looking to save that extra buck. eBay said it will cut 10 per cent of its work force and spend about $1.3bn to buy online payment... [07 Oct 2008]
RIM: Profits soar in second quarter
News He said: "Everyone has a hero campaign where we are a featured or the featured device for the holiday season. RIM reported its second-quarter results Thursday, posting an 88 per cent jump in revenue and a 72 per cent... [26 Sep 2008]
Firefox 3.1 to jump on privacy bandwagon?
News Photos: Top summer holiday gadgets The next version of Firefox is likely to add a private surfing mode to Mozilla's popular browser. Such functionality is already included in the beta of Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) and in... [16 Sep 2008]
Thomas Cook books in agent support system
News Travel company Thomas Cook Group has rolled out a new agent support system across 17,000 users in 800 high street stores and third party travel agents.silicon.com Financial Services Get the latest financial services news straight to your... [03 Sep 2008]
Google unleashes first open source browser
News Photos: Top summer holiday gadgets Google is set to introduce today a new web browser designed to more quickly handle video-rich or other complex web programs, posing a challenge to browsers designed originally to handle... [02 Sep 2008]
iPhone 3G apps, Microsoft cloud OS, Facebook ban, YouTube police...
News Photos: Top summer holiday gadgets The iPhone 3G may have blasted off on 11 July but August was the month Apple's shiny handset was put through its paces and managed to churn out all sorts of headlines - even as older... [01 Sep 2008]
IE8 unleashed as Microsoft plays Firefox catch-up
News Photos: Top summer holiday gadgets Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8 on Wednesday. If anything, this release brings IE up to par with alternative browsers such as Opera, Apple's Safari,... [28 Aug 2008]
iPhone ad banned over 'all internet' claim
News The TV advert featured an individual flicking through holiday-related web pages on an iPhone to a voiceover saying: "You never know which part of the internet you'll need. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has... [27 Aug 2008]
Work piles up for stressed out techies
News Work is piling up for stressed out techies when they go on holiday, with no one picking up the slack when they are away, according to the latest silicon.com reader poll. Everyone looks forward to their... [27 Aug 2008]
Cash still king as Brits leave cards at home
News According to a survey by insurance services company CPP, 60 per cent of people prefer to take cash on holiday when they go overseas. The majority of Brits prefer cash over cards when they are abroad, for fear of falling... [26 Aug 2008]
