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iPhone not getting a full Flash like Android
News Flash is used for YouTube's streaming video, and Lynch demonstrated a Windows Mobile phone playing a video hosted on the Google service. The company has worked for years on a lightweight incarnation of... [18 Nov 2008]
Project Kangaroo makes leap to December testing
News The Office of Fair Trading referred the project to the Competition Commission in June due to concerns about its potential to create an excessive concentration of online video content. Project Kangaroo, the online TV... [18 Nov 2008]
Microsoft wants to host your software
News One of the early customers is video retailer Blockbuster, which has been using Exchange Online for about six months. Morrow said the video rental company needed to make a change and the option to move to... [18 Nov 2008]
All-seeing I-Ball gives troops remote skinny on the enemy
News The all-seeing device, known as the I-Ball, is intended to be thrown or launched by a mortar into areas of combat in order send back video to troops ahead of an assault, providing vital intelligence on enemy numbers and... [17 Nov 2008]
Ultra Mobile Broadband goes the way of the dodo
News Mobile broadband technology UMB was designed to complement 3G deployments, offering low latency and higher speed up and downlinks to help operators deal with increasing data-intensive mobile services such as video. [17 Nov 2008]
Adobe plans a bridge to the clouds
News The Flex technology has given developers a more mature programming model, and the addition of video-streaming abilities to the Flash Player that's plugged into the vast majority of Web browsers has given Adobe's... [17 Nov 2008]
How CIOs learned to stop worrying and love the iPhone
News Find out in silicon.com's exclusive video here. Apple has captivated the general public with the iPhone, but has it convinced the business world to take the plunge? Even after the March preview of the "business-friendly"... [14 Nov 2008]
Smartphones prepare to conquer the web
News This week Opera released the beta version of its Opera Mini 4.2 browser, which improves support for YouTube and other mobile video services. Mobile web usage is on the rise as more fully featured browsers come to market... [14 Nov 2008]
NHS unveils £60m online health portal
News All services previously available on NHS Direct are now available at NHS Choices, with the site offering hospital comparisons, NHS guides to long-term conditions, video and written explanations for more than 700... [13 Nov 2008]
3 does facebook phone for Generation Data
News Frank Meehan, CEO of INQ - and previously director and general manager of 3G handsets and products for 3's parent group Hutchison Whampoa - said the vast majority of existing mobile internet customers use their phones for email, social... [13 Nov 2008]
High tech driving test, the perfect CV and 4bn mobiles
News Peter Cochrane's Video Blog: Four billion mobiles Watch the video to find out more. Find out how he did in the video. In October silicon.com braved the elements for charity, offered tips... [13 Nov 2008]
There's no escape from the cloud, say CIOs
News Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008…   Video: CIO Agenda 2008   Naked CIO: The true cost of IT   Why IT must escape the belt-tightening   Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities ... [11 Nov 2008]
Highfield ditches Project Kangaroo for Microsoft
News Ashley Highfield has stepped down as chief executive of Project Kangaroo, the video-on-demand service from Britain's three main terrestrial broadcasters which has been held up by regulators over competition concerns. [10 Nov 2008]
Codebreaking Bletchley given help to fill in the cracks
News Video: The Colossus WWII codebreaking machine World War II codebreaking centre Bletchley Park is to receive a £330,000 grant from English Heritage. The cash from the conservation body will pay for urgent repairs to the... [06 Nov 2008]
Windows 7 aims for netbooks as well as PCs
News The company also said it will support a number of additional audio and video formats out of the box, including DivX, H.264 and unprotected AAC. Choice was the watchword in the Windows 7 discussion Wednesday, as Microsoft... [06 Nov 2008]
