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News A spokesman told silicon.com a launch date would be announced next week but added that Sony Ericsson online shop states the handset will ship in October. Sony Ericsson has launched an SDK for its first Windows Mobile device, the forthcoming Xperia X1. [05 Sep 2008]
Beeb buys high tech film vault
News The online archiving eliminates the need for tape, reducing time and costs and giving BBC staff instant access to the video. The BBC World Service has invested in a high-tech film vault to store more than 6,000 hours of video. [05 Sep 2008]
Dell joins netbook race
News It is available in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Austria immediately via Dell online and will be available in Spain and Italy starting in October. Dell has launched an inexpensive laptop with a small keyboard and screen, dubbed a netbook... [05 Sep 2008]
Email and web snoop plans slammed - again
News The Home Office proposals will bring the UK in line with this requirement, extending the monitoring requirement to include all online traffic by 2009 at the latest. Home Office proposals that will see records of phone, email and internet... [04 Sep 2008]
Microsoft's cloud Office lands one million users
News One million customers have signed up to Microsoft's Office Live Workspace online collaboration tool, six months after its beta launch. Workspace is the web-based extension of Microsoft Office, allowing users to access and share documents online. [04 Sep 2008]
Five iPhone apps for business
News Most of the applications can be found on the App Store, Apple's online market - launched in June - where iPhone users can browse and download applications built for their devices. Nonetheless, the overall iPhone software market has been termed a... [04 Sep 2008]
Google Chrome: Should its rivals be worried?
News According to Dean Hachamovitch, Internet Explorer general manager, Microsoft welcomes the competition: "The browser landscape is highly competitive but people will choose Internet Explorer 8 for the way it puts the services they want right at... [03 Sep 2008]
Thomas Cook books in agent support system
News The system, supplied by RightNow, already supports Thomas Cook's online brands and will provide more in-depth information to staff as they serve customers in stores. Travel company Thomas Cook Group has rolled out a new agent support system across... [03 Sep 2008]
VoIP slashes hotel costs
News It also means that we can bring future sites online much more easily, because the control systems are already in place. Fledgling premium hotelier Pantin Hotels is due to open its flagship hotel in Leeds next week complete with free wi-fi and VoIP... [03 Sep 2008]
GAME gets automatic email reading
News GAME Group head of customer services David McGreevy told silicon.com: "Email enquiries from customers are on the increase across all retailers and ours are a lot more used to things like online gaming and web chat, so they are very familiar with... [03 Sep 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Why your broadband's so slow
Comment It seems to me this class of problem will open up the need for honest online testing and diagnostic services. Initial vibes received in Jamestown, California. More comments picked up in Cupertino. Dispatched to silicon.com from home two weeks later... [03 Sep 2008]
Cloud - not ready for mission-critical business
News He raised the example of online photo sharing site, SmugMug, which relies on Amazon's utility web storage service. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is "several years away" from being enterprise-ready but companies should begin experimenting with the... [03 Sep 2008]
Dell on the verge of a mini breakthrough?
News The source confirmed the new Dell model would be revealed on Thursday as part of an announcement with partner Box.net, which supplies online data storage services to Dell. Dell is poised to announce a new mini-laptop computer later this week, a... [03 Sep 2008]
Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn
News The company said: "The browser landscape is highly competitive but people will choose Internet Explorer 8 for the way it puts the services they want right at their fingertips, respects their personal choices about how they want to browse and puts... [02 Sep 2008]
Cheat Sheet: Microblogging
Cheat Sheet Tweets appear online on your Twitter homepage and are also delivered to other Twitter users who have opted to 'follow' you. Microblogging? I'm guessing you're talking about very short blogs. And considering how many blogs are out there, short... [02 Sep 2008]
