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Why the key to saving big bucks is right under your nose
News Companies should stop thinking that green IT ends with ramping up server utilisation or replacing desktop PCs with thin clients, Warren Wilson, senior analyst with Ovum, told the Green IT Expo in London this week. [12 Nov 2009]
Tech grads finding it harder to land job in IT
News The number of tech graduates landing roles as IT consultants, software professionals and computer programmers fell by 18 per cent year-on-year, while those getting jobs as technician/helpdesk support dropped by 15 per cent, a research... [12 Nov 2009]
Inbox: Social networking can help you secure a job
Comment The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. The Naked CIO gets some mixed reactions to his views on the redundancy of social networks; open... [11 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine? Part II
Comment Last week I set myself a challenge: ditch my current laptop and see if I could use a netbook for my everyday work tasks. Netbooks are everywhere - but can they replace your work laptop? silicon.com's Bethan Jones put one... [09 Nov 2009]
Windows 7: Over 200 per cent more popular than Vista
News According to research by analyst NPD Group, Windows 7's first week after release blew Vista's out of the water. The number of Windows PCs sold in the days after Windows 7's launch were up 95 per cent on the... [06 Nov 2009]
Phishers set their sights on corporate accounts
News The FBI is seeing several new victim complaints and cases every week, according to an Internet Crime Complaint Center report. Fraudsters have attempted to steal an estimated $100m from corporate bank accounts using... [04 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment Thus you can imagine the considerable frisson of excitement in the Janacek household last week as the Apple Store returned to life after an hour of downtime and revealed a new range of consumer Macs. The Apple mouse has... [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]
Photos: Google's Android 2.0 unifies email
Photo Google this week released screenshots of Eclair, its 2.0 Android update. Eclair update will add a unified email inbox. On previous Android phones, users have complained about the disparate experience between the various... [28 Oct 2009]
Photos: Windows 7 - the latest PCs from Acer to Samsung
Photo The official release of Windows 7 last week has seen the debut of a slew of hardware sporting the OS. New touchscreen desktop panels and laptops designed to take advantage of Windows 7's touch-sensitive capabilities have... [26 Oct 2009]
'Cross-border shopping must be made easier'
News In a strategy outlined by last week, the Commission recommends businesses create pan-EU websites and adopt .eu domain names. The EC has called for cross-border online shopping to be simplified, following research that... [26 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.10.09
Round-Up It is our North, our South, our East and West; our working week and our Sunday rest. In fact, as serendipity would have it, news this week manages to combine all of middle England's obsessions: fast... [23 Oct 2009]
Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
News This week's CIO Jury was: Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury. [23 Oct 2009]
Photos: New Apple MacBook learns lessons from the Pro
Photo Apple updated its MacBook line-up this week. Here's a closer look at the revamped unibody polycarbonate MacBook. With every other laptop in Apple's current line-up using the "Pro" moniker, the single non-Pro MacBook was... [22 Oct 2009]
Apple unveils iMac, MacBook revamp
News Apple rolled out revamped desktop and laptop lines this week, introducing a redesigned iMac and MacBook laptop. Apple also updated its Mac Mini line, and unveiled a multitouch mouse. Apple has revamped the iMac [21 Oct 2009]
