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News 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 roof of the Grade II listed mansion and prevent... [06 Nov 2008]
Artificial intelligence, virtual worlds, BT's tunnels and Apple's patents
News BT to sell off 'secret World War II tunnels' Well now's your chance as BT sells off its secret World War II tunnels beneath the streets of London. There has been a lot of future gazing this month on... [05 Nov 2008]
BT to sell off 'secret World War II tunnels'
News BT is looking for a new buyer for its "secret World War II tunnels". The mile-long Kingsway Tunnels have a chequered history, starting off life in the early 1940s as air raid shelter designed to hold 8,000 people and... [16 Oct 2008]
Artificial intelligence put to the Turing Test
News The Turing Test originates from a 1950 paper written by computing pioneer and World War II code-breaking genius, Alan Turing, in which he suggested machines are capable of thought. This weekend could potentially be a... [10 Oct 2008]
Voice biometrics, war tech and the history of computing
News In September silicon.com had an exclusive look through the treasure trove of historical technology in the National Museum of Computing at the home of the World War II code-breakers, Bletchley Park. Sticking with the... [08 Oct 2008]
Britain's classic computers: A silicon.com special
News While Bletchley Park may be best known for housing the Enigma code-breaking machine during World War II, the former intelligence facility is still home to numerous tech treasures in the National Museum of Computing. [02 Oct 2008]
RIM chasing Apple with "lifestyle" features?
News Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone, RIM announced a slew of new integrated application deals on Thursday to make its email-optimised smart... [12 Sep 2008]
RIM's Pearl shows its flip side
News Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys RIM is launching a flip version of its popular BlackBerry Pearl smart phone, a move that reasserts its push into the retail consumer market. Like RIM's original Pearl model, the... [10 Sep 2008]
MP risks arrest for Segway use
News Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys MP Lembit Opik braved arrest on Tuesday as he teetered along on a Segway at a cool 12mph outside the Houses of Parliament. The MP for Montgomeryshire was willing to be hauled away... [09 Sep 2008]
Bletchley Park appeals to US for funds
News Bletchley Park is famous for being the nerve centre of UK code-breaking operations during the Second World War, and for being the home of the world's first programmable computer, Colossus. Such is Bletchley Park's... [09 Sep 2008]
Credit crunch hits Nokia market share
News Executives blame the shift in expectations on a weakening global economy and a reluctance to engage in a price war with certain competitors. The mobile handset market is going from bad to worse as Nokia, the world's... [08 Sep 2008]
Cloud - not ready for mission-critical business
News Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is "several years away" from being enterprise-ready but companies should begin experimenting with the technology, according to a Citrix executive. [03 Sep 2008]
Five-year wait for O2 Oyster card mobiles
News Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys Mobile operator O2 has announced the results of a six-month mobile wallet trial in London - and, despite claims consumers are enamoured of having contactless travel capabilities... [02 Sep 2008]
Server sales continue to rise
News Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys While the continuing economic downturn might suggest that the market for computer hardware should likewise take a dip, the latest figures for server sales from analyst house... [26 Aug 2008]
ASDA to kick start mobile pay-as-you-go price war?
News Supermarket chain ASDA says it is to slash its pay-as-you-go (PAYG) mobile phone rates from the start of September, potentially sparking a price war in the UK. Commenting on ASDA's price cut, Dean Bubley, analyst at... [21 Aug 2008]
