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Photos: 'Hero' bot hunts criminals
Photo It's a backbreaking, dirty and often dangerous job to look under every truck and with 10,000 of these vehicles each week boarding ferries, it is physically impossible UK Border Agency staff to personally check them all. [24 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates, iPhone 2.0, mini laptops and much more...
Photo Photo credit: Apple silicon.com went to check out the technology behind the weather at the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts in Reading. This month silicon.com looked at tech being used at the summer music festivals, the best mini... [30 Jun 2008]
Photos: Top 5 Bill Gates moments
Photo Check out the full YouTube video here. A young William Gates poses for police in Albuquerque in December 1977 after he was caught speeding in his Porsche during the early days of Microsoft. See what other interesting situations tech's biggest name... [23 Jun 2008]
Photos: The building of a data centre
Photo Every person entering the centre has an identity check inside its double-gated entrance. At a secret location north of London, telecommunications company Colt lifted the lid on what it takes to build these powerhouses of industry. [11 Jun 2008]
Photos: A snapshot of what HP's got up its sleeve
Photo HP Labs focuses on research and development of new technology that can potentially join the HP product portfolio or be licensed to other businesses.silicon.com went to the HP Labs facility in Bristol to check out what the researchers have been up to. [09 Jun 2008]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo This month silicon.com senior reporter Nick Heath visited India to check out the high-tech goings on in Hyderabad and Chennai. Pictured here is Tata Consultancy Services' campus - the outsourcing company's largest global development centre. [29 Apr 2008]
Photos: Flying robots, Colossus codebreaker, virus art
Photo See more pictures here and check out the video of former spy Tony Sale who rebuilt Colossus, explaining how it all works. Security software firm MessageLabs turned cyber threats into art using code from various malicious programmes. [27 Mar 2008]
Photos: Red Bull Racing's F1 factory
Photo For more on how tech is running the F1 circus check some of these stories.¦ 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... [10 Mar 2008]
Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping
Photo Check out what else the Finnish mobile giant has done to impress customers. Check out how the lunar network might work when it gets under way in 2012. Photo credit: Natasha Lomas Hundreds of bags wait to be loaded into the high tech baggage system... [28 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow bags RFID tech to end lost luggage
Photo Terminal 3 is undergoing gradual refurbishment and the Virgin Atlantic check-in area, seen here, has been recently completed. Other technology at the terminal includes barcode scanning for internet check-in, self service check-in kiosks and self... [14 Feb 2008]
Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5
Photo Here is one of the towers that mark out the different sections of T5 and holds digital displays showing flight and check-in information. One of the 96 self-check-in kiosks, also seen at other BA airport terminals. [13 Feb 2008]
Photos: Heathrow's T5 tech ready for take-off
Photo There is also a section for flight crew where they can check in for flights and use briefing rooms to be introduced to their colleagues for each flight they are working on. This is one of the 96 bag drop points air travellers will be using when... [12 Feb 2008]
Photos: Accenture waves goodbye to the wallet
Photo The phones can also be used to check receipts, balances and transfers, as well to authorise remote transactions, and is compatible with existing banking systems. The SMS is on the wall for crumpled notes and battered leather wallets as Accenture... [31 Jan 2008]
Photos of the month - January 2008
Photo Check out what Gates had to say in his speech. Check out some more of London's sites - from St Paul's Cathedral to the Millennium Bridge - up close. A video was played showing Gates asking various celebrities for a job. [30 Jan 2008]
Photos: Innovations at CES 2008
Photo Check out the company's take on a new reel-to-reel using standard audio tape. CES 2008 was packed with visitors as people gather to find out what's going to be hot in tech this year. Photo Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET Networks [11 Jan 2008]
