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RSS motor in newsSat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News Maggie Game, head of motor insurance for Direct Line, said drivers should seek to reduce the number of in-car distractions and should try out different sat-nav models before they buy to evaluate their ease of use. [22 Jul 2008]
Virgin Trains passengers to chatter for longer
News Travellers on Virgin Train could soon be chattering for longer. The train operator has joined forced with Vodafone UK to boost mobile coverage within carriages so fewer calls are dropped. Repeater technology, which retransmits 2G and 3G, will be... [07 Apr 2008]
Skin-detecting CCTV keeps an eye on motorists
News Vehicle Occupancy has conducted extensive trials of the technology during the five years it has been developing dtech - including utilising the Mallory Park Motor Racing Circuit near Leicester. A company that has developed a CCTV system which... [26 Feb 2008]
London calls time on gas-guzzling vehicles with ANPR
News The system uses data held by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, as well as vehicles registered with Transport for London (TfL). [14 Feb 2008]
Tech leads to crunch time for uninsured drivers
News Uninsured driving costs law-abiding motorists in excess of £500m per year, according to figures from the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB), which works with government to compensate the victims of negligent, uninsured and untraced motorists. [14 Nov 2007]
Dixons to become online finance guru
News Call Connection will build and manage the service, which will allow customers to compare a range of products and services, starting with home and motor insurance. Dixons.co.uk is launching a financial services comparison business that reaches... [20 Aug 2007]
Competition: Win a day with Lewis Hamilton
News Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton are two of the hottest properties in world motor sport right now and, in association with the good people at Vodafone UK, silicon.com is offering you a chance to meet F1 drivers' championship leader Lewis... [18 Jul 2007]
Test your CIO knowledge - and win an iPod
News Which CIO is a motor sport judge? They're leaders, influencers, innovators and strategists. They're at the top of the IT tree. And for the first time, silicon.com names them - the UK's top 50 CIOs. In our exclusive CIO50 special report, we choose... [14 Jun 2007]
Exclusive: UK's top CIO revealed
News The profiles also unearth some unusual pastimes the top CIOs get up to away from the pressures of the office - ranging from ocean swimming and restoring oil paintings to judging motor racing and flying helicopters. [07 Jun 2007]
CIO Essentials: Underwater Google Earth, Microsoft's Milan and BlackBerrys
News However, is this just the IT equivalent of a concept car at a motor show or will it deliver something practical and useful? Ever wondered what CIOs are reading on silicon.com? Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. [05 Jun 2007]
Online car insurers driving away customers
News Twenty UK insurers were given a mark out of 100 for usability after being rated against 20 different criteria in Webcredible's Online Motor Insurance Usability Report.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Car insurance companies could be driving online... [19 Apr 2007]
F1 champions put their faith in technology
News Jacquemin said the reason tech companies are being increasingly attracted to the sport is the unique and regular global coverage it provides as the pinnacle of motor racing. It might not be as temperamental as a race-car's engine, but keeping the... [23 Mar 2007]
How Formula One takes tech to the extremes
News And while there are similarities with working on IT in other industries - as most expect systems to be robust and resilient - France added: "I traded life with motor insurance for motor racing, and I can tell you that one is a lot more interesting... [14 Mar 2007]
RFID boost for IBM as scooter co gets on board
News IBM is set to announce it has won two new customers for its RFID tracking software - an Italian subsidiary of Honda Motor and packaging maker Pliant. Honda Italia Industriale, which sold 12.7 million scooters last year, plans to use the chips and... [10 Jan 2007]
Sat-nav start-up turns to Yahoo!
News Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Ford Motor will collaborate with Microsoft on a product called Sync. A GPS start-up plans to include Yahoo! s local-search data in its navigation device for cars. [04 Jan 2007]
