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News Mobile phones are the most expensive gadgets which get lost the most often, according to a poll of silicon.com readers. Asked which is the priciest gadget they've lost, mobile phones came top with almost two-fifths (37 per cent) of respondents... [27 Nov 2007]
Silicon's Microsoft poll reveals overwhelming support for DoJ
News The results of our exclusive Silicon.com Microsoft poll are in, and Silicon viewers have come down strongly on the side of the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and pure Java. With responses from 436 senior IT professionals across Europe, the poll... [16 Nov 1998]
Cranfield poll finds directors guilty of damaging ecommerce
News Inexperience and lack of understanding at board level are damaging the development of ecommerce, according to a poll by Cranfield School of Management (CSM). Business and IT managers in large to medium-sized UK companies feel coherent ebusiness... [22 Sep 1999]
Silicon poll: IT entrepreneurs speak out on Microsoft case
News An exclusive poll of IT entrepreneurs conducted by Silicon has shown that opinion is divided over whether the US Department of Justice's (DoJ) assault on Microsoft is justified. Sir Clive Sinclair, home computer pioneer and inventor of the first... [15 Nov 1998]
Vodafone CEO tops Silicon.com's Agenda Setters poll
News For Silicon.com's Agenda Setters 2000 poll, a panel of seven IT gurus from across the industry voted Gent the number one Agenda Setter for the new millennium. Chris Gent, CEO of Vodafone AirTouch, is the most influential person in the European IT... [14 Mar 2000]
Web poll reveals rise of online shopping
News The poll found that for the first time ever, more people logged onto the Internet from home than from work. The Ecommmerce Association has welcomed the latest Internet Monitor report on Web use in the UK. [03 Jul 1998]
UK tops tech support poll
News Make your voice heard - take our latest poll. Across Europe, the Middle East and Africa this figure falls to 76 per cent and globally it is 77 per cent, in a poll run by research house IDG for Unisys. [29 Aug 2007]
US election: Legal threat to websites for leaking exit poll data
News The major news networks had agreed not to publish the results until polling had closed throughout the country for fear of influencing the vote in states in later time zones. But at least two sites, including inside.com and the infamous Drudge... [08 Nov 2000]
British Council announces massive web poll plan
News The British Council is set to launch its largest-ever survey of attitudes and opinions from over 110 countries worldwide. Responses from governments, international organisations and citizens will be sought via the Council's website. [04 Jan 2002]
Get in poll position for silicon.com's Fantasy Formula 1 competition
News The first two races provided some clues to future results, but with 15 events to go the teams have still got everything to play for - as have you! Did you predict that Schumacher would have a 10 point lead after just two races? [22 Mar 2001]
Silicon.com Poll Result: Linux is ready for business
News The Linux operating system is ready for corporate use, according to an overwhelming majority of Silicon viewers. The survey, which marks the start of Silicon's week-long Linux Special, found that 71 per cent of viewers believe Linux is ready for... [19 May 1999]
Mori poll shows Internet business benefits
News Mori released research this morning which shows that over half of European companies with Internet access believe it has made them more productive. Only 4 per cent of companies who have made the move online say it has had a negative impact. [04 Sep 1998]
Poll: In a fight between Vista, OS X, Linux, XP...
News The poll was taken by more than 1,600 silicon.com readers. In a fight between a penguin and a leopard which one wins? The leopard of course - but when it comes to choosing an operating system, Windows XP is top dog for silicon.com readers. [13 Nov 2007]
Laptop shooting tops data destruction poll
News An American who became so frustrated with his laptop that he shot it with a gun before realising there was important data saved on the computer has topped a list of most bizarre computer mishaps. Bizarre methods of destruction regularly pop up in... [14 Oct 2003]
Fathers shamed by surfing habits poll
News By Lisa M Bowman A new study has revealed that women change their web habits more than men when they become parents. While Mums opt for child-related sites, dads prefer to surf sport and porn ComScore Networks found that family community sites and... [30 Sep 2002]
