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'Telcos must join Google's cloud, not fight it'
News The company wants to reserve spectrum for broadband services according to Gartner and is looking to do the same with unused or "white space" television spectrum. Telcos looking to offer cloud services to their customers... [17 Nov 2008]
Google CEO turns down Obama tech boss job
News I love working at Google and I'm very happy to stay at Google, so the answer is no," Schmidt said when queried on the subject by CNBC host Jim Cramer during an appearance on his television show. Google CEO Eric Schmidt... [10 Nov 2008]
ITV Worldwide signs up new media head
News However as spokeswoman from the company told silicon.com his immediate task will focus around technology relationships with third party media companies around the world, supporting the television and home entertainment... [12 Sep 2008]
BBC readies music downloads service
News The Beeb's radio and television music shows frequently feature live sessions recorded at BBC HQ, often of current singles, acoustic versions of popular tracks, or cover versions of other artists' work. [05 Sep 2008]
Google, Yahoo! ad deal on track for October
News Schmidt told Bloomberg Television: "We are going to move forward. The partnership to place some Google ads next to Yahoo! s search results will go into effect by early October, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt told... [29 Aug 2008]
Microsoft makes a Move on web TV
News Edwards said in a statement: "Our close relationship with Microsoft demonstrates their confidence in our ability to unlock the tremendous potential of internet television for audiences, media owners, advertisers, and... [26 Aug 2008]
Generation Y setting tech agenda
News Generation Y is also the most internet-savvy group, spending more time online than they do watching television, with 42 per cent watching online video at least once per month. Companies are having trouble keeping up with... [25 Jul 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Several recent high-profile cases have involved UK customers receiving bills for thousands of pounds after using their handsets to download television shows while on holiday in Europe - often called 'bill shock'. [22 Jul 2008]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News There is also a TV schedule to help people plan their viewing by listing which programmes will be available on iPlayer and which will only be broadcast on television. The BBC's iPlayer on-demand TV service has undergone... [25 Jun 2008]
Google bigs up 'white space' wireless plans
News Google co-founder Larry Page was in Washington, US yesterday to promote the company's proposal for a new generation of wireless devices to operate on soon-to-be-vacant television airwaves. Page was scheduled to meet with... [23 May 2008]
Qualcomm snaps up spectrum for £8m
News Other future awards include spectrum at 2.6GHz and the spectrum that will be released through the switchover to digital television - known as the digital dividend. US technology giant Qualcomm has bought part of the UK... [16 May 2008]
BBC's Highfield hops off to Kangaroo
News Highfield said the move is a fantastic opportunity and he is looking forward to "transforming the way audiences watch television". BBC director of future media and technology, Ashley Highfield, is to leave the... [15 Apr 2008]
Google pledges 'wi-fi on steroids'
News The spectrum won't be ready for use until at least February 2009, when over-the-air broadcasters are required to vacate that band as part of the congressionally mandated shift to all-digital television. [25 Mar 2008]
'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?
News PlusNet has been one of the few providers to buck this trend - preferring instead to offer packages based on fixed download caps - and is now warning that the emergence of IP television and the BBC's iPlayer will make it... [17 Mar 2008]
Nortel to showcase networking breakthrough
News Today's high-capacity networks support speeds of 10Gbps, which is enough bandwidth to transfer about 1,000 high-definition television channels simultaneously. Nortel Networks has said it has developed new optical... [12 Mar 2008]
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