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The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Round-Up The report said improvements to the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths need to be made in order to create the next generation of software developers. That's the sobering conclusion of the jury, which... [06 Nov 2009]
Join the silicon.com LinkedIn networking group
News The group is open to all silicon.com readers, from CIOs and IT directors to other business leaders - including CEOs, finance directors, HR, sales and marketing chiefs who want to help their organisation reach its goals through the smart... [06 Nov 2009]
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment But now, as technology spending rebounds, aggressive M&A could help firms grow quickly. Indian outsourcers certainly have the cash - so why aren't they buying up their competitors? Saritha Rai finds out. [06 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Canon PowerShot S90
Photo Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? [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 start out in the UK but experience shows that... [03 Nov 2009]
Maemo and Android: Symbian's open source rivals up the pressure
News At the Symbian Exchange & Exposition last week, when asked to clarify how its plans for Maemo fit with support for Symbian, David Rivas, Nokia's VP of technology management, suggested Nokia has different plans for the... [02 Nov 2009]
Weekend Gadget Watch: Apple iMac 27-inch, unibody, 2009
Photo Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com's sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews. Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? [30 Oct 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Uneconomics
Comment Recent crisis situations prompted by oil markets, technology development, human greed and ignorance have spanned the 1970s through to today, and all have resulted in similar consequences and total confusion. [29 Oct 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Even in cases where managers understand the technology, they may often not be using it to optimum effect. Thin client technology can extend your refresh cycles, whilst reducing energy and waste from your... [29 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying yes to open source software
News Nicholas Bellenberg, IT director at Hachette Filipacchi, said all of the publishing house's web development is based on open source technology: "I can't imagine why anyone would use anything different! [28 Oct 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News Unsurprisingly, technology companies are already creating their own apps. It may have only been launched a few months ago but Google's Wave collaboration platform is already attracting attention from businesses,... [28 Oct 2009]
Who do you trust when you're spending your IT budget?
News Technology knowledge is not enough. Technology knowledge combined with industry knowledge is also not enough. When it comes to deciding how to spend a hard-won portion of the IT budget, who do CIOs trust... [28 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo Users can also view pictures and videos from around the world, as well as following news from other sectors such as technology, sport and entertainment. The app delivers multi-media content using Citrix HDX... [27 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle ignites legal upheaval
Comment Callum Sinclair is an associate in the intellectual property and technology group at law firm DLA Piper. Most industry commentators now agree that e-reader technology is moving from the niche stage into... [27 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Augmented reality
Cheat Sheet While analyst house ABI Research notes that AR technology has been with us for more than 15 years, the company is predicting dramatic growth in the take-up of the tech over the next five years - driven by mobile... [27 Oct 2009]
