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NHS failing to give patients the tech they want
News A King's Fund report said well-established tech like the internet and email aren't being routinely used to provide services such as appointment booking, sending out routine test results and viewing... [24 Oct 2008]
Microsoft tool helps business assess value for money
News Haigh admitted that the BVF, as with all tools of its kind, does depend on the quality of the inputted information to produce meaningful results. The BVF is currently under beta test, and that is partly... [15 Oct 2008]
Artificial intelligence put to the Turing Test
News For the results of this year's Loebner Prize and to find out if any machines passed the Turing Test, click here The prize uses the Turing Test to determine whether a computer is able to... [10 Oct 2008]
£1 will save a red BT phone box
News For that process, the telco undertook to write to all affected local authorities to test the water about closing 14 per cent of its remaining estate of call boxes - or around 8,700 out of some 62,000 street payphones. [29 Aug 2008]
Google's lobby site ups US "white space" debate
News The FCC is expected to release a report of the test results next month. The results of the tests have been mixed. Meanwhile, a field test of spectrum sensing technology... [19 Aug 2008]
Met police in web 2.0 crime map mash up
News The Met Police has launched a test version of a clickable crime map for London showing how levels of burglary, robbery and vehicle theft vary across the capital. Searches can be conducted by postcode or borough, and... [18 Aug 2008]
Interference on the radar for FCC "white space"
News The FCC is currently compiling results from its testing, and is expected to release a full report of the results within the next few weeks after it concludes all field tests of the current technology. [12 Aug 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News However, mobile WiMax's chances in the UK are largely dependent on the results of an auction for the same spectrum, to be held by the telecommunications regulator Ofcom towards the end of this summer. [20 Jun 2008]
Broadband speed: ISPs accept 'code of practice'
News But while an estimated line speed is "a useful starting point", Fairman said an independent throughput test to measure each ISP's performance would be the best option, adding that O2 is keen to work with Ofcom to... [05 Jun 2008]
Google execs defend a Yahoo! ad deal
News Google's cash comes chiefly from text ads in the form of AdWords, which appear alongside search results, and AdSense, which appear on partners' web pages; Google's acquisition of DoubleClick, though, is designed to... [09 May 2008]
Lie detectors to hunt out benefit cheats
News A lie detector test that has slashed benefit fraud by more than £330,000 is being rolled out in the UK. It is being used by 14 councils, seven of which have released their successful trial results. A... [07 May 2008]
Yahoo! tests the Google route to advertising bliss
News In a statement, Herb Kohl, chairman of the Senate's subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, said: "We will be following closely the results of the short-term test alliance... [10 Apr 2008]
UK banks failing customers online
News As part of a study into online customer service, a test query was submitted to online financial services institutions. The results found 53 per cent of UK banks did not correctly answer or deal with the... [05 Feb 2008]
Google calls for help in flagging up the bad guys
News Last year, Google started flagging sites listed in its search results which contain malware. According to StopBadware.org, which is working together with Google in its fight against malware-carrying websites, Google... [04 Dec 2007]
NHS hearing testers to get improved data transfer
News Skills Survey 2007 Find out the results of this year's Skills Survey: & Waddell pointed out to silicon.com if data is compromised, babies have to be recalled for another test, which creates unnecessary... [21 Nov 2007]
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