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RSS museum in newsBletchley Park future under colossal threat
News The letter calls for secure long-term financial backing on a par with other museums such as the Imperial War Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum. The survival of Bletchley Park, the secret home to Britain's codebreakers during... [24 Jul 2008]
UK failing to respect computing heritage
News IT chiefs have hit out at the lack of respect the UK as a nation gives to its computing heritage following the mothballing of the Museum of Computing in Swindon.silicon.com asked a number of CIOs whether the UK made the most of its computing... [15 Jul 2008]
Happy 10th birthday, silicon.com
News Launched back on 6 July 1998 with a party at London's Natural History Museum - a dig at the print dinosaurs it has now replaced - the publication weathered the storms following the dot-com boom to take its place as the leading destination for... [07 Jul 2008]
Museum of computing looks for new home
News A museum dedicated to the history of computing is looking for a new home and its collection has gone into storage. Staff at The Museum of Computing in Swindon are hopeful of finding a new site after being given office space to store its thousands... [02 Jul 2008]
In his own words: Bill Gates' best quotes
News Speech at the Computer History Museum, InfoWorld magazine (2001). Here's silicon.com's pick of the best: The early days… There's nobody getting rich writing software that I know of. Did he honestly believe that? [26 Jun 2008]
Computing museum at risk of being thing of the past
News The UK's first museum dedicated to the history of the computer is facing homelessness after receiving no firm offers to save it. The Museum of Computing in Swindon will lose its base at the University of Bath in Swindon when the Oakdale campus... [01 Apr 2008]
CIO Essentials: Vista, Kindle and data breaches
News The London Transport Museum captures the essence of this well and I now have to visit the Museum just to see what transport changes may be coming my way in the not too distant future. Our CIO Essentials feature puts you in the picture. [27 Nov 2007]
German beats Colossus codecracking computer
News In the Cipher Challenge, a competition run by the National Museum of Computing last week, the cipher-breaking computer Colossus had to decode encrypted radio communications intercepted from Paderborn in Germany. [19 Nov 2007]
'Tap and go' plastic arrives in London
News Retailers participating in the scheme include Books Etc, Coffee Republic, Eat, McDonalds and Science Museum. MasterCard has launched its contactless payment tech in the UK. The MasterCard PayPass and Maestro PayPass contactless cards allow... [04 Sep 2007]
Shared services help tech innovation
News It is also working more with organisations such as the Citizens Advice Bureau and Museum of East Anglian Life to help people access the support and services they need more easily thorough call centres and redesigned websites. [19 Apr 2007]
iPod designer gets into Who's Who
News He was also named "Designer of the Year" by London's Design Museum in 2003 and 2004. Jonathan Ive, the UK designer credited with helping revitalise Apple's fortunes, has been awarded a place in Who's Who - the UK's biographical record of the great... [03 Jan 2007]
Microsoft launches book search beta
News The company plans to add books currently being scanned by robotic machines from the American Museum of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University and the New York Public Library within the next month. Microsoft is set to release Live Search Books, its... [06 Dec 2006]
Sundance spotlight shines on mobiles
News Redford's Sundance Institute joined forces with the GSM Association (GSMA), Redford said on Wednesday at the Robert Redford Museum of Television & Radio in New York: "Sundance was created to become a place for creating new voices in film and to... [09 Nov 2006]
The Woz takes a trip down memory lane
News Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak took part in a panel discussion on Saturday called 'Apple in the Garage', at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, celebrating the Mac maker's 30th anniversary. [06 Nov 2006]
Google cooks up eco mash-up
News Listings include the Las Vegas Natural History Museum and the Go Raw Cafe in Las Vegas; the Tree People park and EcoLimo in Los Angeles; the Skyscraper Museum and Central Park in New York; the Forever Florida nature preserve and Horse World Riding... [31 May 2006]
