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RSS valley in news'Lack of trust' stop top cops' data swaps
News Assistant chief constable Nick Gargan of Thames Valley Police told the committee: "In terms of the better use of the Europol Information System, I suppose a start would be to get properly connected to it, which we are not. [12 Nov 2008]
Beat bobbies need more cash for smartphones
News Figures from Thames Valley, West Yorkshire and Bedfordshire forces put the average cost - for training, infrastructure and the device itself - at 80p to £1 per officer per day. Despite calls for more money to give all... [10 Nov 2008]
Has tech got the power to punch through the crunch?
News Despite enthusiasm for social-networking sites and other new technologies, neither Silicon Valley nor other big tech hubs have seen a massive increase in hiring in the past few years. With Wall Street teetering and... [21 Oct 2008]
Apple's 'private' route to resolve 'Mac clone' dispute
News Psystar has never appeared to have a lot of resources to use on its behalf, despite hiring a big-time Silicon Valley law firm to represent it against Apple. Apple and Psystar have agreed to pursue a mediated settlement... [21 Oct 2008]
BT to plug fibre in London, Wales
News After having installed fibre to the premises in Kent's Ebbsfleet Valley which delivered speeds of up to 100Mbps, the telco now wants to "conduct pilots of a significant size in terms of [FTTC]", the spokesman added. [14 Oct 2008]
Chrome future, vintage PCs and credit crunch IT
News However, not all readers are quite so ready to tie their flag to Google's mast - and some seem downright suspicious of Mountain Valley. September's big stories were a mixed bag, with PCs of yesteryear, credit crunch... [03 Oct 2008]
'I take my hat off to the iPhone': Nokia CEO
News That is a little mind-boggling," Kallasvuo said in an on-stage interview at the Churchill Club, a speakers' forum for Silicon Valley civic leaders. Europe helped propel the global rise of mobile communications in the... [02 Oct 2008]
Sony Ericsson: Microsoft said no, no, no
News Kakoi works at Sony Ericsson's Silicon Valley office - saying the company wanted to have a base in the heart of web development country where there are "so many creative companies", adding it is even working with Apple... [26 Sep 2008]
Ballmer on Google rivalry, "brute force" and Windows headaches
News During a speech at the Churchill Club, Silicon Valley's business and technology forum, he said: "It's going to take us a while. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company may be the only one with a chance to rival... [26 Sep 2008]
Skills gap plugged by latest IT degree?
News The part-time Computer Systems Management Foundation Degree, which has been developed by computer maker HP in collaboration with Thames Valley University (TVU) where it has been piloted since 2006, will furnish students... [06 Aug 2008]
Google to invest in start-ups?
News Other Silicon Valley companies with extensive VC track records include Intel, HP and Motorola, among others. Google is revisiting efforts to create a venture capital arm, according to a report on The Wall Street... [31 Jul 2008]
BT's Ribbit buy to take on Android?
News In the deal, announced on Tuesday, BT has agreed to pay $105m in cash for Ribbit, which bills itself as 'Silicon Valley's first phone company'. BT's managing director of service design, JP Rangaswami, said: "Silicon... [30 Jul 2008]
Battle of the social networks: Facebook outpaces MySpace
News The site was initially restricted to members with email addresses from a handful of elite universities, before gradually expanding to the general public and becoming a genuine Silicon Valley sensation when it... [24 Jun 2008]
NHS broadband network speeds patient diagnosis
News Dr Jagdip Sidhu, a cardiologist based at Darent Valley Hospital, said the network enables clinicians to work in remote teams to "discuss cases, agree a consensus management plan and make appropriate referrals to... [18 Jun 2008]
Fingerprints analysed on the beat
News New forces coming on to the programme are Avon and Somerset Police, City of London Police, Derbyshire Constabulary, Durham Constabulary, Greater Manchester Police, Kent Police, Leicester Constabulary, Merseyside Police, Surrey Police and... [11 Jun 2008]
