charity in photos
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Photo Four members of the silicon.com editorial team took the challenge with Colt Telecom to raise money for the Childhood First charity. This is a mobile phone vending machine on show at Fujitsu's customer experience centre in Surrey where the company's... [30 Jun 2008]
Photos: Wimbledon on target for a tech ace
Photo All proceeds from these returned tickets go to charity. 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. [19 Jun 2008]
Photos: silicon.com hanging by a rope
Photo The silicon.com editorial team was invited down to Colt's office near London's Liverpool Street station to abseil down eight storeys to raise money for children's charity, Childhood First. For each successful abseil, the comms and IT systems... [17 Jun 2008]
Photos: £1,000 reward for PM's fingerprints
Photo The reward money will be paid to a charity of the 'bounty hunter's' choice, once evidence is provided to corroborate their identity. Wild West-style wanted posters will offer a £1,000 reward for anyone capturing the fingerprints of the Prime... [07 Apr 2008]
Photos: RNLI floats new pager system
Photo Each lifeboat station is its own individual charity and the pager system is designed so each location can have total control of their own system. David Forsham, a volunteer for the RNLI for 23 years, told silicon.com pagers have been used in Lytham... [02 May 2007]
Photos: How old PCs can bridge the digital divide
Photo The charity will also work with schools to set a curriculum, train teachers in IT and ensure there is a reliable supply of electricity to power the PCs. Tony Roberts (left), CEO and founder of Computer Aid International, cuts the ribbon on a... [12 Feb 2007]
Photos: YouTubers spoof and mock tech brands
Photo A mock charity advert about Google bullying YouTube pokes fun at the recent $1.65bn acquisition by the search giant. YouTube has ridden a wave of popularity to become the web's fastest growing site in just six months, with people logging on to... [24 Nov 2006]
Photos of the month - October 06
Photo Salesforce.com will dedicate around 40,000 hours of staff time to charity work this year and provides 1,000 not-for-profit organisations with free technical support and CRM software. HP turns the tables: HP unveiled its vision of the next... [31 Oct 2006]
Photos: Proof that CSR is child's play
Photo Many of the volunteers at this event, organised by children's charity Kaboom, come from Salesforce.com and technology partner Vertical Response. Salesforce.com will this year dedicate around 40,000 hours of staff time to charity work. [10 Oct 2006]
Photos: Life² - Inside Microsoft's ideal world
Photo A home office is also on show, using the scenario of a remote worker employed by a charity. Behind these blue doors in Fulham, London, is Microsoft's Life² showcase, where the software giant is demonstrating a range of business and consumer... [31 Oct 2005]
