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News In the survey 10 per cent of drivers said their sat-nav had caused them to make a dangerous, late or illegal turn and reader Richard Davies from North Yorkshire said: "I have never heard anything like it in my life.these same 10 per cent would... [24 Jul 2008]
Nokia, Qualcomm settle patent dispute
News Financial terms of the agreement were not released but the companies said Nokia will pay royalties to Qualcomm for 15 years to licence technology that improves performance and battery life, while reducing the size of products. [24 Jul 2008]
Sat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News Many drivers can't imagine life without their trusty sat-nav - but the motorist's best friend is being blamed for causing hundreds of thousands of accidents and near-misses. The gadget has also caused motorists to infringe the Highway Code, get... [22 Jul 2008]
Apple OS gaining ground on Windows
News Photos: Apple flying high at Macworld Photos: Apple's Jobs slims down laptop for Macworld 2008 Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel Photos: Who's in the iPhone queue? [17 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News Speaking at the launch of the Information Commissioner Officer's Annual Report 2008 Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said the rumoured database of UK phone and internet communications would be "a step too far for the British way of life". [15 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News WNS will provide life and general insurance processing functions including policy administration and settlement, finance and accounting, customer care and other support services. Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations and... [11 Jul 2008]
iPhone 3G: The wait is over
News Photos: Apple flying high at Macworld Photos: Apple's Jobs slims down laptop for Macworld 2008 Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel Photos: Who's in the iPhone queue? [11 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone - the business perspective
News Photos: Apple flying high at Macworld Photos: Apple's Jobs slims down laptop for Macworld 2008 Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel Photos: Who's in the iPhone queue? [10 Jul 2008]
Get a Lively life, with Google avatars
News Google has unveiled an online 3D social arena called Lively, the internet giant's take on Second Life. Second Life requires users to download and install a separate "client" software package that taps into the online world. [09 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone up for grabs online - or is it?
News Photos: Apple flying high at Macworld Photos: Apple's Jobs slims down laptop for Macworld 2008 Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel Photos: Who's in the iPhone queue? [07 Jul 2008]
Five ways Microsoft could change after Gates
News Bill Gates has left the building and the question on many people's lips is: will Microsoft change as a result? What influence will Steve Ballmer have and how will the company's strategy alter without Gates? [07 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone to storm enterprise world, says O2
News The 3G iPhone, however, will start life with a choice of business tariffs. Photos: Apple flying high at Macworld Photos: Apple's Jobs slims down laptop for Macworld 2008 Photos: High life at the high-tech hotel... [04 Jul 2008]
Zittrain: Android holds the key to free future
News The Oxford professor of internet law, whose book argues the freedom of PCs and the internet has fostered the innovation that has made technology integral to our life today, fears society is shifting towards closed systems such as iPods and Xboxes. [30 Jun 2008]
The Bill Gates era ends at Microsoft
News Photos: Bill Gates through the ages years in the life of tech's biggest name silicon.com looks back at Bill Gates' career over the past 30 years. Bill Gates leaves Microsoft on Friday 27 June after more than 30 years in charge of one of the... [26 Jun 2008]
Flexible working still a stigma, say techies
News And well over half (65.4 per cent) said they feel their work/life balance suffers through non-flexible working conditions. Working from home - or when out and about with the help of a featherweight laptop - may seem to capture the spirit of the age... [25 Jun 2008]
