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News She said: "There is definitely a demand from corporate guests for free internet and if we didn't offer it, it would be viewed as a hindrance. Fledgling premium hotelier Pantin Hotels is due to open its flagship hotel in Leeds next week complete... [03 Sep 2008]
Five reasons Chrome will take over the world
News If some of the OS functionality is within the browser then there will be a demand for a more anorexic OS running underneath. Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of Chrome. [02 Sep 2008]
Sony Ericsson: Microsoft mobile is on track
News Stiff competition from other platforms - especially RIM's BlackBerry and Apple's iPhone - have hurt demand for Microsoft-based products, and the software giant missed its 20 million phone sales target for the year to June 2008. [02 Sep 2008]
Microsoft to launch mobile apps store offering?
News Microsoft has been working hard to cash in on the growing demand for smart phones. It looks as though Microsoft is joining Apple and Google in the mobile 'apps store' market. It appears the software giant expects to launch an applications store... [01 Sep 2008]
Mobiles: Ofcom wants your views
News Significant market changes in recent years noted by Ofcom include the near ubiquitous penetration of mobiles (85 per cent of the adult population in the UK owns a mobile); mobile comms becoming a "critical input" for business; and the dramatic... [29 Aug 2008]
BBC adds series stacking to iPlayer
News The body that oversees and regulates the BBC - the BBC Trust - has limited the amount of BBC's on-demand TV content that can be made available for series stacking at 15 per cent. The millions of TV addicts hooked on the BBC's iPlayer will now have... [27 Aug 2008]
Nokia retains smart phone crown
News However, while demand remains strong, this growth rate was the lowest figure seen for 18 months, the report said, and a significant drop from the first quarter of the year, when growth stood at 44 per cent - suggesting tougher times are ahead for... [19 Aug 2008]
Tech jobs and budgets defy economic gloom
News The focus on increasing permanent headcounts is a good barometer of robust demand over the longer term. IT budgets and staffing levels are forecast to defy the gathering economic gloom over the next 12 months. [15 Aug 2008]
Google downbeat on AOL stake
News Google's deal allows it to demand Time Warner spin off AOL in an initial public offering of stock or buy back its stake, which would result in a $500m loss for Google. Google has said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that its... [08 Aug 2008]
BBC reveals iPlayer user habits
News The BBC has lifted the lid on its online on-demand TV service iPlayer to reveal how people are using the service. The most common age group using iPlayer is 35- to 44-year-olds, with a quarter of all users coming from this section of the population... [06 Aug 2008]
Free wi-fi steams into St Pancras
News A wi-fi service on the UK's East Coast Main Line, which was made free for all passengers late last year, has proved particularly popular with commuters - underlining how much demand there is for free and fair wi-fi. [06 Aug 2008]
IBM floats $360m on cloud data centre
News Willy Chiu, a vice president in IBM's high-performance, on-demand solutions division, said: "Cloud computing is fundamentally about re-engineering the world's computing infrastructure, to enable.life-changing applications. [04 Aug 2008]
UK PC sales: Best growth in Europe
News Third-place Acer's growth suffered "due to a combination of weakened demand for the Packard Bell products and challenges with product transition as sales from inventory slowed down", Gartner said. The UK PC market showed the biggest growth in... [01 Aug 2008]
Superfast London Olympic network gets underway
News It also has to link to the outside world and match the huge demand for pictures and information, be it to TVs, mobile phones, social networks or whatever else is being used in 2012. A network capable of streaming the equivalent of 50,000 DVDs every... [31 Jul 2008]
Intel: PC market won't suffer credit crunch blows
News Intel, the world's biggest microchip producer, expects no slowdown in global demand for personal computers despite economic problems in the United States and in other countries, Intel chairman Craig Barrett said on Wednesday. [31 Jul 2008]
