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RSS miniMinority Report: Tempting the 'iPod to Mac' switchers
Comment It has a strong hardware offering, including the bare-bones entry-level Mac Mini, and a mature digital lifestyle software suite in iLife 05. Apple's inexorable progress through the big cat family for its operating system code names continued this... [06 May 2005]
My first computer: The Acorn Electron
News Simple programming in BBC basic could be achieved through a cursory reading of the ring bound manual and within hours of starting to mess about with the language you could be writing your own mini-programs - though these were no more complex than... [14 Jan 2005]
India diary, day 11: I heart Bangalore
Comment There's a main street crammed with mini-malls and Western chain stores - KFC, Levi's and Subway - as well as adverts for iPods. Wednesday 14 February - Bangalore Everybody has told me that Bangalore is choking. [14 Mar 2007]
India diary: Day nine - Exploring New Delhi
Comment Dozens of auto-rickshaws and motorbikes are marooned, having given up the ghost in protest at the mini flood. This is his diary. Articles and commentary on IT offshoring and BPO in India and elsewhere will be appearing on silicon.com over the... [22 Jun 2004]
Clarity needed for MMS, accounting and a good pint at the e-pub
Comment "I don't know what MMS means. I've never heard of it before. So said one tester of camera phones in a recent study - and who could blame him. The latest research shows that network operators may think MMS - the multimedia, bells-and-whistles... [02 Dec 2002]
Hospitals install wireless to improve patient care
News Mini-cameras that transmit from inside your body, and drug trolleys that will only dispense tablets to the right patients, are just two of the uses the health service is exploring for wireless technologies. [06 Oct 2005]
A digital brain courtesy of Microsoft, post-Napster music and guess who can't get broadband...
Comment Ever had problems remembering things or locating important documents? Or perhaps you suffer intermittently from bouts of clinical amnesia? Well, Microsoft may soon be coming to your aid. Currently the software firm is working on a project which... [21 Nov 2002]
Amazon improves its web services tool
News A new version of Amazon.com's Web services tool allows third parties to embed Amazon's shopping cart technology into their own websites. Other new features include a chat function and the ability to search by price range. [19 May 2003]
Ubuntu Linux goes mobile
News A version of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system is coming later this year for mobile internet devices and subnotebooks. Canonical, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, has said it plans to demonstrate the new version, Ubuntu Netbook Remix, at... [04 Jun 2008]
Orange and T-Mobile join forces on mobile TV
News Orange and T-Mobile will jointly trial a mobile TV service in West London during the second half of 2008. The service will include 24 TV channels and ten radio stations delivered to multimedia-enabled mobiles phones over 3G UMTS spectrum. [13 Feb 2008]
Jobs shows off 'headless' Mac
Video The mini Mac takes to the stage. [12 Jan 2005]
Gangs groom kids for cyber crime
News Cyber crime groups are using "KGB-style" recruitment tactics to snare whiz-kid computer students, a report from security technology company McAfee has revealed. Internet-savvy teens as young as 14 are attracted to cyber crime for its "celebrity... [08 Dec 2006]
Photos: Lenovo launches netbook range
Photo Lenovo is to enter the netbook race with the launch of new IdeaPad S9 and S10. Available from early October the S9 will retail for £279 and the S10 for £319. The models allow users to surf the internet, check and write emails, listen to music and... [05 Aug 2008]
Oracle CEO touts rough and ready ware
Comment He also said that systems integration is a waste of time and money when it comes to embracing the net. He thinks users ought to opt for software which enables them to get their business processes online quickly - even if that means their systems... [14 Feb 2001]
Google tops table of brands
News Readers of Brandchannel.com cast their votes, and the top 10 for 2003 came out as: Google, Apple, Mini, Coca-Cola, Samsung, Ikea, Nokia, Nike, Sony and Starbucks. Google and Apple have topped a league table of brands, holding off fierce competition... [05 Feb 2004]
