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iPhone 3G, terrorists and tech, file sharers vs ISP
Comment Or think they're talking rubbish… Have your say by posting a comment below… I tried three more times during the day on two computers with two different browsers. And, according to a certain anonymous poster, here at silicon towers we need to get... [15 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.07.08
Round-Up Still, the Round-Up usually finds playing a tape of any software CEO talking about their latest widget is enough to help it nod off… As one silicon.com reader pointed out, "Instead of teaching important stuff, like how computers work, what's inside... [04 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment The issue that got readers talking this week was the IT-teacher drought - is "boring" IT to blame? Instead of teaching important stuff, like how computers work, what's inside the box, how to put one together, what an operating system is and how it... [03 Jul 2008]
Computer classics, Vista uptake, iPhone price cuts and Heathrow T5...
News Click on the links below to read the stories everyone is talking about. Thieves foiled by 'phone home' computers The tech has so far turned up stolen computers in places as far flung as Argentina and Saudi Arabia. [28 Apr 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News She said: "We are talking about virtual groups, for example in the case of credit card fraud from getting the details to releasing the money there may be 12 different skill sets with people collaborating from many different countries and sharing... [19 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.01.08
Round-Up Oh forget it, everyone's talking about the MacBook Air and if you haven't seen the laptop, you can check out the grand unveiling of the laptop by Apple boss Steve Jobs here. The CIOs questioned expressed a preference for LinkedIn and Plaxo which... [18 Jan 2008]
2008: Crunch time for IT jobs?
News Everyone we're talking to at the moment is talking about strong hiring plans for this year. Photos: Floating computers keep an eye on the oceans The worldwide credit crunch could be starting to impact on IT jobs but prospects for a new year job... [10 Jan 2008]
Intel eyeing up the mobile space
News Intel has been talking up WiMax for several years as an alternative to cellular networks and to the expense of wiring the world with high-speed cable. The company's official search for the next big thing is settling quite definitively on mobile... [20 Sep 2007]
Who pays your broadband bill?
Comment At one time computers and networks were found only in certain workplaces, were often selected and managed by specialists - the high priests of IT - and were certainly far in advance of anything even geeky hobbyists would have experienced at home. [21 Aug 2007]
BP warns of cyber-terror threat
News Martin said BP had gained this information by talking to the secret services of several different countries, including the US and the UK. Young terrorists have grown up with computers, and we've seen society become reliant on technology," added... [25 Jun 2007]
Data centre in a box
Comment Wind forward 30 years and you know real progress has been made when you find yourself talking about portable data centres. Remember the first portable computers in the 1970s and 1980s? But what are the real benefits? [18 Jun 2007]
How tech can make us greener
Comment Once delivered and installed, increasingly powerful computers and networks consume more power than ever before and 24x7 operation means many are rarely switched to standby, let alone turned off. Though IT is often blamed for not being 'green... [24 May 2007]
Cheat Sheet: M2M
Cheat Sheet You might be a fan of Norwegian girl bands but I'm talking about the other M2M - machine-to-machine communications. Other sensor carriers will include two billion smart devices, including appliances, machines, vehicles and building equipment, one... [09 May 2007]
Stories of the month - February 2007
News Click on the links below to read the stories everyone is talking about. But Joe Public also made an impact as the online petition against the proposed 'pay-as-you-drive' road charge scheme crashed the 10 Downing Street website which was hosting the... [28 Feb 2007]
Stories of the month - January 2007
News Click on the links below to read the stories everybody is talking about. Photos: The first Windows Vista computers Meanwhile, out in Las Vegas we were treated to the first Vista computers at the Consumer Electronics Show. [31 Jan 2007]
