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News N is for Next generation A recent state of the digital nation Ofcom report found UK dongle sales nearly doubled between February and June this year, rising from 69,000 to 133,000 per month. Asked what they intend to do in the next 12 months when... [20 Aug 2008]
Tech spend to top $3.4tr
News Despite a shaky global economic market, worldwide IT spending will pass the $3.4tr mark this year, up eight per cent from last year, according to analyst Gartner. However, a separate survey has revealed more than half (52 per cent) of UK IT... [19 Aug 2008]
CIOs scouring the jobs pages
News UK CIOs are still keen on landing that next big role but there are signs more of them are being forced to sit tight and stay put as economic gloom casts a shadow over the jobs market. However, fewer IT heads have made a move in the past 12 months... [19 Aug 2008]
Google's lobby site ups US "white space" debate
News Google and other technology companies such as Intel, Microsoft and Motorola have been lobbying the FCC for months to open up what's known as "white space" spectrum for unlicensed use after the digital TV transition early next year. [19 Aug 2008]
HP dishes out research grants to academic institutions
News HP Labs said it expects to make a second round of funding available next year. HP has announced a slew of grants to academic institutions across the globe for research into the next wave of technology, from cloud computing to greener IT. [18 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 15.08.08
Round-Up According to Sharkey Robocop will become a reality within the next 75 years. Anyway, this is Noel's second go at future-gazing this year. Since the web and ecommerce arrived it's become even more of a truism. [15 Aug 2008]
Tech jobs and budgets defy economic gloom
News IT budgets and staffing levels are forecast to defy the gathering economic gloom over the next 12 months. The majority also said they would be maintaining or increasing the number of contractors they use and expected their project workloads to... [15 Aug 2008]
Is BlackBerry taking a leaf out of Apple's book?
Comment Either the BlackBerry-maker has appalling control over the people who design and manufacture its products - but control that bad is surely more than a tad unbelievable - or else it's sanctioning or at least encouraging carefully timed leaks to... [14 Aug 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News N is for Next generation Home Office proposals for phone, email and internet records - including VoIP - to be kept for 12 months are expected to cost taxpayers up to £68m to set up and £39m per year to run. [13 Aug 2008]
Google Android to land next month?
News The price tag will be $399 full retail or about $150 for a sub-sized phone with a two-year contract. T-Mobile declined to comment on the rumours of the device release but the carrier has previously said it will offer an Android phone by the end of... [13 Aug 2008]
Interference on the radar for FCC "white space"
News Several technology companies, including Google, Microsoft and Motorola, have been lobbying the FCC for more than a year to open up these channels, which would provide between 300MHz to 400MHz of unlicensed spectral capacity throughout the country... [12 Aug 2008]
Web 2.0, cloud computing 'to transform business'
News Web 2.0 technologies may make you roll your eyes dismissively right now but the likes of software-as-a-service (SaaS), mash-ups and online services will have a change-inducing impact on business within the next two years, despite currently... [11 Aug 2008]
Indian outsourcing giant builds £154m site
News The expansion follows sluggish growth in the Indian outsourcing market, with Infosys reporting revenue of $1.16bn in its first quarter - up 24.5 per cent on the same period last year but falling short of the 40.6 per cent growth in the first... [11 Aug 2008]
Photos: Latest BlackBerry Boldly arrives in UK
Photo RIM's latest addition to the BlackBerry line-up - the Bold - is due to arrive in the UK next month, squaring up to Apple's iPhone which has been touting its business credentials. The BlackBerry maker was showing the Bold off earlier this year at... [11 Aug 2008]
TfL ends Oyster card contract early
News The consortium, which comprises EDS and Cubic, will continue to operate the system for the next two years. There's a 10-year break period, with a two-year notice period," said the spokesperson. Transys will continue to operate the Oyster system... [11 Aug 2008]
