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Photos: Qualcomm's Snapdragon-powered Android smartbook on show
Photo The smartbook - a laptop-cum-smartphone - is powered by Qualcomm's 1Ghz Snapdragon chipset and will launch on US mobile operator AT&T's network at the start of next year. People are bored of the five to seven minute... [20 Nov 2009]
Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment Oracle could well not be the only software behemoth looking to get closer to open source: Mickos predicts that as it increasingly comes up against competition from Google, Microsoft could start to... [19 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Cloud computing more expensive than we thought?
Comment Indirectly this financial model will start having a real impact on how and what projects and initiatives can be accomplished. It's not just the technology that's important - how you account for its cost can also have a... [19 Nov 2009]
Targeted Trojans: A New Online Threat to Businesses
White Paper If one gets attacked by a regular virus, it will cost ones time and money to clear up and reputation may be damaged when company computers start sending out spam email or other irritations. Attacks are... [13 Nov 2009]
Secure Remote Access: Give Users "In Office" Remote Access - Anytime, Anywhere
White Paper WatchGuard SSL enables businesses that are interested in opening up their systems for remote access, but not sure where to start or how to proceed. As organizations strive to increase productivity,... [12 Nov 2009]
ActiveSync Configuration for WatchGuard SSL 100
White Paper It is possible to securely run ActiveSync over SSL through the WatchGuard SSL 100 appliance without having to install or start the Access Client on the mobile devices. With ActiveSync, users get push functionality to... [12 Nov 2009]
Photos: The happy robot sat-nav
Photo Its analysis will then allow it to suggest where the driver wants to go at the start of the journey, rather than have the driver input a destination manually. In the future drivers will regard their sat-navs as their... [11 Nov 2009]
Photos: Firefox through the ages
Photo The project began as a fresh start intended to be leaner and faster. Mozilla is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Firefox 1.0, released 9 November, 2004. While the official Mozilla effort still was working on the... [10 Nov 2009]
Photos: Emerging tech from location-based services to social networking
Photo The Vizit digital photo frame, seen here, is made by a small start-up Isabella. AT&T Labs in San Francisco opened its doors on Thursday to show off its Emerging Devices division, as well as some research... [09 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment After much oooing and ahhing from around the silicon.com newsdesk, I tried to start it up. That evening, once satisfied I had everything set up as I wanted it, I left my old machine in... [09 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up Yes, Autonomy and ARM continue to fight the good fight, along with a host of other high-tech start-ups, but when will the UK produce a regular, bonafide mega-tech behemoth? Where to start? Question: What... [06 Nov 2009]
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment Yet Indian outsourcers should start viewing M&A as a distinctive competency and put in place appropriate processes to integrate buys and build their value quickly, Krishnakumar said. Indian outsourcers certainly have the... [06 Nov 2009]
Why the UK will never create a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
News Jeff Roberts, director of information technology at Norton Rose, said that even if a UK start-up came up with the idea, US investors are still very powerful: "It could well... [03 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment I start each day by working from home for a couple of hours before making my way into the office. For my Toshiba, I could probably open further browser tabs, iTunes and a photo editing suite before it started to groan,... [02 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News So where to start? It's no surprise that for some companies green initiatives are dropping down the list of IT priorities. In a recent silicon.com survey, more than a quarter of respondents admitted green IT was off the... [29 Oct 2009]
