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Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action

Photo Charles Babbage was widely considered to be lacking managerial skills to get his machine built. Charles Babbage's Difference Engine number 2 is making its US debut at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.

Tags: history museum, babbage

[12 May 2008]

Photos: High-tech Bangalore

Photo Some of the technical skills taught are seen here in these 'talent transformation' books. This is the home of one of India's biggest IT companies, Wipro, at the Electronics City high-tech business park in Bangalore, India.silicon.com visited...

Tags: bangalore, wipro

[02 Apr 2008]

Photos of the month - October 2007

Photo Monday 15 October was the date for the fourth annual silicon.com CIO Forum - which brought together the cream of the UK's IT bosses for a conference on the theme of tech skills. The software behemoth was showing off a table-like device that uses a...

Tags: photos, zune, virtual worlds, games

[31 Oct 2007]

Photos: UK tech leaders gather for the CIO Forum

Photo As part of the event, delegates were invited to take part in an interactive poll on questions concerning IT skills, recruitment and staff retention. Here's Tony Hallett, editor and site director of silicon.com, as he welcomes delegates to the...

Tags: cio jury, cio50, neil cameron, paul coby

[16 Oct 2007]

Photos: Are you part of The IT Crowd?

Photos: Are you part of The IT Crowd?

Photo Moss and Roy are the two stereotypical socially inept geeks in The IT Crowd who have been respectively banished to the basement for their lack of social skills and abrasive manner. After exaggerating her IT skills on her CV, Jen joins The IT Crowd...

Tags: channel 4, it crowd, graham linehan

[12 Oct 2007]

Photos: 'Top Gun course' for submarine hunters

Photo The Advanced Acoustic Analysis Course (AAAC) - commonly referred to as the "A" course - takes experienced sonar operators and aims to buff up their skills to enable them to make quick decisions when detecting and classifying underwater threats.

Tags: submarine, military tech, mod

[22 Aug 2007]

Photos: Outsourcing to Russia

Photos: Outsourcing to Russia

Photo Red Square, the colourful St Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin may be the traditional image of Russia but the country is also investing in a series of technology parks - such as one at Dubna, 120km outside Moscow - as it bids for a slice of the...

Tags: luxoft, moscow, russia, offshore outsourcing

[15 Feb 2007]

Photos of the month - January 2007

Photo Encouraging schoolchildren to use computer games may sound like a no-brainer but scientists are developing software that allows kids to build their own games - in a bid to improve their creative and IT skills.

Tags: photos of the month, photos

[31 Jan 2007]

Photos: Schoolkids develop games to aid learning

Photo Scientists are developing software which allows school children to build their own computer games - in a bid to improve their creative and IT skills. The 'Adventure Author' software, currently being developed at the Heriot-Watt University in...

Tags: school, computer games, children online, kids

[23 Jan 2007]

Photos: Top 10 mobile design classics

Photos: Top 10 mobile design classics

Photo As well as showcasing his acting and martial arts skills in the sci-fi blockbuster, Reeves introduced the world to the Nokia 8110 'banana phone', which allowed him to jump between worlds as well as providing voice calls and text messaging.

Tags: ericsson, motorola, sony ericsson, blackberry

[27 Nov 2006]

Photos: Prisoners get tech training

Photo Xerox will train prison supervisors on the equipment, who will in turn train prisoners, and will offer certification to prisoners who have attained the necessary skills. This is a sample of the types of brochures and pamphlets produced at the new...

Tags: digital printing, xerox

[09 Mar 2006]

Photos: Egypt follows Bangalore's offshore lead

Photos: Egypt follows Bangalore's offshore lead

Photo With the average Egyptian earning just over £1.50 per day it is no surprise that the country's 250,000 graduates are jumping at the chance of working in call centres where salaries for those with foreign language skills are around £200 to £250 per...

Tags: egypt

[10 Feb 2006]

Photos: Art work by students at Chelsea Children's Hospital School

Photo The school ensures that children keep up with the National Curriculum and part of that means polishing their IT skills. The students at Chelsea Children's Hospital School (CCHS) are sometimes forced to stay away from home for months on end.

Tags: hospital

[15 Dec 2005]

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