http://www.silicon.com Results for UK en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39677645,00.htm This week a new light was thrown on the levels of mobile phone-induced human ineptitude in the UK, with a poll revealing the UK's worst mobile phone howlers. You can't but wonder if alcohol has had a role to play in all this digital blundering and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:59:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39674582,00.htm 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. CNET.co.uk's Nicholas James, read the full review here. Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39674578,00.htm In the UK, the Mac Mini cost £339, which for a basic computer without any form of input or output was a fair whack. Apple's Mac Mini could really have become the "most important Mac", as Steve Jobs once called it. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:58:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39674576,00.htm For more, see Government starts building ID card database on ZDNet UK. The National Identity Register - the database behind the ID card scheme - contains more than 500 names after a month of operation. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39668401,00.htm That women are underrepresented in the IT industry is well documented: male IT workers greatly outnumber females in the UK workforce according to IT sector skills body e-skills UK which calculates that less than a quarter (23 per cent) of the UK's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39671621,00.htm Apple ended its two-year UK exclusive deal with O2 this month by launching the iPhone on the Orange network. For more, see Tesco to stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS on ZDNet UK. Tesco Mobile has announced today it will stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:03:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39668399,00.htm That's according to customers attending the SAP UK and Ireland SAP user group conference in Manchester this week when asked what the business software company could improve on. Neil Crew, IT director at food company Prince's, told silicon.com: "I... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:34:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39668396,00.htm The HSUPA device was demoed today at a press event held at Pierre Koffmann's Restaurant on the Roof in Selfridges department store in London, which will be the device's sole retailer in the UK when it goes on sale in early December. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:56:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39661655,00.htm Four years ago the Highways Agency - which is responsible for maintaining the UK's motorways and some A-roads - relied on more than 100 contracts with external companies to deliver a wide range of its IT services. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39665921,00.htm The bill - a major overhaul of the UK's technology legislation - will mean ISPs must send notices to those customers suspected of infringing copyright. For more, see Digital Economy Bill gets tough on file-sharers on ZDNet UK. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:23:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60692268p,00.htm Local government in the UK has been undergoing modernisation initiatives centred on IT. Substantial investments have been made in digitising the way that local government delivers public services, managesoperations and creates efficiencies. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:40:30 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3800003100,39661654,00.htm A spokesman for the Met Police told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Thursday that the man and woman were arrested on 3 November, but have been released on bail and not yet been formally charged. For more, see UK police make Zeus Trojan arrests... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39658902,00.htm 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. CNET.co.uk's Flora Graham, read the full review here. For more gadget reviews see silicon.com's sister site... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39655943,00.htm T-Mobile employees have been accused of selling millions of customer records and could face prosecution by the UK's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office. The data alleged to have been sold included customers' names, mobile... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:16:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39655944,00.htm The device, launched today, will initially only be available through Vodafone in the UK. Not every smartphone has a touchscreen - as Nokia's latest device shows. The E72, pictured above, is the latest addition to Nokia's business-focused Eseries... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:51:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39653039,00.htm The first phase of the project went live back in September with a rollout which included 10 stations, using a wi-fi system provided by UK-based company Nomad Digital. The Dubai Municipality is in the process of constructing the Middle East's first... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:04:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39650566,00.htm Four men have been sentenced to prison time for being part of a gang that stole just under £500,000 from UK bank customers. Detective constable Kevin Brocklesby of the PCeU said in a statement: "This was a complex investigation which certainly... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:08:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39653037,00.htm For more, see AMD takes top three places in supercomputer list on ZDNet UK. AMD processors power the top three fatest supercomputers in the world, according to a new list published late last week. The list names the fastest supercomputer as the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:26:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39635525,00.htm The missed deadline is laid out on the ID cards section of the government's public information website, Direct.gov.uk, which reads: "Identity cards will be issued in selected locations first, starting in the Greater Manchester area in October 2009". editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:47:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817650p,00.htm SmoothWall filtering solutions are also Becta-accredited, which proves that they meet the UK Government's rigorous standards for filtering products used in education. Proxy abuse is an increasingly pervasive problem in schools - and one that can... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000