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Minority Report: 10 top iPhone 2.0 apps
Photo A complete cheat, this one, as it's not available in the UK yet so we didn't get the chance to play with it. The iPhone is a surprisingly large place to be in, lots of data, phone numbers, email, apps and websites and the free Google iPhone app... [15 Aug 2008]
Photos: Unmanned 'spy in the sky' takes off
Photo The UK Ministry of Defence's Watchkeeper programme is aiming to develop an unmanned 'spy in the sky' plane that will provide the armed forces with vital intelligence and surveillance capability by 2010. [15 Aug 2008]
Caption Competition: Technology changes at snail's pace!
Photo All entrants must be aged 18 or over and resident in the UK. The funniest caption will win a silicon.com branded 'executive decision maker' desk toy to be sent out upon receipt of a valid UK postal address. [15 Aug 2008]
Gadget Watch: BlackBerry Bold 9000
Photo Check out the latest in our new series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. Reviewed by: CNET.co.uk's Andrew Lim, read the full review here… [15 Aug 2008]
Photos: New Dell laptops shed the pounds
Photo The laptops are available now in the US but Dell has not yet announced a UK release date. This is the new Latitude family of ultra-portable laptops from Dell. The company has collaborated with almost 4,000 IT professionals and end users to develop... [13 Aug 2008]
Photos: Latest BlackBerry Boldly arrives in UK
Photo RIM's latest addition to the BlackBerry line-up - the Bold - is due to arrive in the UK next month, squaring up to Apple's iPhone which has been touting its business credentials. But business customers on these shores will shortly be able to get... [11 Aug 2008]
Gadget Watch: Nokia 6650
Photo Check out the latest in our new series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. Reviewed by: CNET.co.uk's Frank Lewis, read the full review here… [07 Aug 2008]
Blowing up hard drives, stinky broadband and super cars
Photo It might only be the size of a briefcase but an intelligent robot is helping to protect the UK's borders from criminals and terrorists. The modestly named Hero bot uses its spotlights and high resolution cameras to scan the underside of UK-bound... [01 Aug 2008]
Gadget Watch: Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook P8010
Photo Check out the first in our new series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. CNET.co.uk's Rory Reid, read the full review here Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? [01 Aug 2008]
Photos: Future car tech at the British Motor Show
Photo This shows how the internal workings of a Toyota Prius - a car that is now a relatively common sight on UK roads. This is the new Ford Fiesta ECOnetic - due to be launched in the UK in October - which uses a small capacity engine and aerodynamic... [25 Jul 2008]
Photos: 'Hero' bot hunts criminals
Photo It might only be the size of a briefcase but an intelligent robot is helping to protect the UK's borders from criminals and terrorists. The modestly named Hero bot uses its spotlights and high resolution cameras to scan the underside of UK-bound... [24 Jul 2008]
Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys
Photo Symantec has four security operations centres worldwide in India, the UK and the US. The UK headquarters, seen here, is based in Reading. Symantec's security operations centre analyses more than one billion logs per day, as part of a global network... [21 Jul 2008]
Photos: 60 years of NHS tech
Photo The hearing aids (above) used thermionic valves which were a miniaturised version of what was being used in the UK telephone exchanges at the time. The NHS celebrated its 60th birthday on 5 July. BT has been providing technology to the service... [09 Jul 2008]
Photos: Nokia adds to Eseries line-up
Photo Both handsets will arrive in UK shops next month. Mobile handset giant Nokia has added two new HSDPA smart phones to its Eseries business range - a slider phone (pictured above) called the E66, and a slender full-Qwerty handset, the E71. [17 Jun 2008]
Photos: The building of a data centre
Photo As the beating heart of business, data centres store and process the information that keeps UK Plc afloat. 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]
