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Photos: Broadband in London's Victorian sewers
Photo silicon.com took a trip out to the east end of London, to the Thames Water depot near Stratford, for a rare trip down inside London's Victorian sewer network to see a much more high-tech network which it is now hosting - Geo's business broadband... [22 Jul 2008]
Photos: Bill Gates through the ages
Photo Not an auspicious start for a young William Gates who was caught speeding in Albuquerque, New Mexico in December 1977 during the early days of Microsoft. Little did anyone know that this young man would become the richest man in the world, possibly... [20 Jun 2008]
Photos: Wimbledon on target for a tech ace
Photo Centre Court at Wimbledon's All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) looks pristine ahead of the two-week grand slam tournament which begins on Monday. The club's IT department, headed by CIO Jeff Lucas and AELTC's official technology partner IBM, have... [19 Jun 2008]
Photos: Galileo's phase two goes into orbit
Photo The second trial satellite (Giove-B) in the European Galileo satellite programme was launched in Kazakhstan at the weekend. It represents the next phase in the development of the satellite network the EU hopes will become the region's equivalent of... [29 Apr 2008]
Photos: Nasa's top 10 on Earth
Photo To celebrate Earth Day this week, Nasa released its 10 favourite photos taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. An eruption of Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, which lasted only hours, was captured by an Expedition... [24 Apr 2008]
Photos: Red Bull Racing's F1 factory
Photo This is the headquarters of Red Bull Technology in Milton Keynes where the cars for the Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One teams are designed.silicon.com went along to take a look at how technology is now a key aspect of a modern... [10 Mar 2008]
Photos: Virgin goes Galactic for SpaceShipTwo
Photo Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson (left) and Scaled Composites CEO Burt Rutan show off the final design for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo at New York's American Museum of Natural History. Members of the press, as well as special guests and... [24 Jan 2008]
Photos: When tech chiefs rock out...
Photo Bill Gates' recent CES appearance with ex-Guns 'n' Roses guitarist Slash (above) is one in a long line of memorable musical moments involving tech executives, rock/pop stars and technology trade shows. [22 Jan 2008]
Photos: Six unusual power sources
Photo Scientists are coming up with novel ways to power gadgets - including using body heat and even dung. For example US researchers have developed a way to power electronic gadgets automatically when their owners wander into their home or office... [19 Nov 2007]
Photos: Tech titans back F1 racing hopes
Photo With technology and Formula One more closely associated than ever, silicon.com went along to the launch of the 2007 Williams F1 car. The launch of the AT&T Williams 2007 car took place at the team's base - above - at Grove in Oxfordshire. [19 Mar 2007]
Photos: PDAs in space
Photo Astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) will soon be using PDAs to help them with a variety of on-board tasks. One intended use is the PDA Depressurisation Program (PDP), which is activated in the event of depressurisation and... [29 Jan 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: Photos of the year
Photo 24 January 2006: silicon.com's Steve Ranger took a trip to Accenture's technology labs to check out what your high-street bank may soon look like. According to Accenture, the bank of the future will be crammed with cutting-edge technology. [20 Dec 2006]
Photos: BlackBerrys through the ages
Photo Following RIM's recent launch of its first BlackBerry aimed at non-business users, the Pearl, we take a nostalgic look back at how the ubiquitous gadget has changed through the years. This is the RIM 957 wireless handheld, one of the first mobile... [29 Nov 2006]
Photos of the month - November 2006
Photo Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in Northamptonshire, UK as seen from Google Earth.silicon.com chose its favourite Google Earth images, showcasing the fascinating images from the search giant's satellites.copyright: Google [27 Nov 2006]
Competition: Win HD TV, PSPs and iPods
Photo This competition has now closed. We will be announcing the lucky winners shortly. Over the next 10 pages you will find 10 questions all relating to this year's silicon.com Agenda Setters. Answers can all be found by searching this year's top 50. [01 Nov 2006]
