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RSS trends in newsHigh tech driving test, the perfect CV and 4bn mobiles
News Interoperability trends In October silicon.com braved the elements for charity, offered tips on how to write the perfect CV and had its driving skills put to the test - and you can watch it all in our exclusive videos. [13 Nov 2008]
Google tracks the common cold
News Using the same keyword-tracking technology found on Google Trends, it keeps an eye on people searching for queries involving the word 'flu' and tracks them both by date and location. Google has unveiled a new site to... [12 Nov 2008]
Seagate: We won't do flash, it doesn't pay
News Asked about significant storage trends in the enterprise market, Watkins cited performance - "that's why the solid state is kind of an interesting play for us" - encryption and power consumption. The world's largest hard... [05 Nov 2008]
Cops enlist HAL in fight against crime
News As well as looking at how emergent AI trends could be used in digital forensics, the group will also propose a framework for how AI tools should be used in criminal investigations to ensure that evidence remains... [05 Nov 2008]
Microsoft: Trojan threat is rising
News Covering the first half of this year, the report provides statistics compiled from Microsoft's Malware Protection Center that reveal trends about threats, breaches and infection rates. Vulnerabilities are decreasing but... [04 Nov 2008]
IBM chip guru agrees to join Apple
News If Apple wants to continue its strategy of designing and building complete systems, hardware, software, and now chips for iPhone and iPod Touch, it's going to need someone who can predict the future of chip design and advise Jobs and... [31 Oct 2008]
Top 10 strategic techs for 2009
News Analyst house Gartner has tipped its top 10 strategic technologies and trends for next year, with virtualisation, cloud computing and social networking all making the grade. The analysts believe all 10 technology... [15 Oct 2008]
Phishers cash in on credit crisis
News Cyber criminals are even using Google Trends to find out what web search terms are the most popular in order to make sure they have timely and relevant content on their sites with which to attract victims. [03 Oct 2008]
Airports spending $3bn to be tech high fliers
News The fifth annual Airport IT trends survey, conducted by airport tech supplier Sita, also found one of the main drivers for investment is boosting customer service and satisfaction, with 80 per cent of airport operators... [23 Sep 2008]
EU: IT goods trade pact needs a refresh
News On Monday, the Commission proposed to the WTO a revision and expansion of the ITA, which the Commission claims would see the terms of the agreement become less product-specific and more in tune with current technological... [17 Sep 2008]
Argos online sales bolster stores
News Argos' figures are in line with current trends reflected in the IMRG CapGemini e-retail index, which predicts online consumer spending will peak at 50 per cent of total retail sales in the UK in five years' time. [11 Sep 2008]
Ex-BT CEO to head up Alcatel-Lucent
News He also has deep understanding of the industry trends and customer needs and is fully committed to innovation, technological excellence and unsurpassed customer service. Alcatel-Lucent has appointed former BT CEO Ben... [02 Sep 2008]
How CIOs can market the IT department
News The third CIO Series event, on 10 November, will be based on the future of software, the big trends that will impact on buyers of business software and the developments no one can afford to ignore. silicon.com has... [27 Aug 2008]
Tech to get walkers back on streets of London
News Having a baseline figure of walking journeys will allow us to monitor walking journeys and identify trends. London is to use pedestrian counting technology to help turn the capital into "one of the most walking friendly... [08 Aug 2008]
Consumer price fears hamper mobile internet
News That's according to the Mobile Data Association (MDA), whose latest mobile trends report has found mobile internet has grown by 25 per cent in the past two years. Mobile internet is in need of a boost from operators if... [29 Jul 2008]
