http://www.silicon.com Results for Weekly Round-Up 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 Trust the Round-Up - it's seen the future and the future is a slightly blurred picture of a drunken colleague's bottom which you've accidentally texted to your granny's brand new Nokia. We've all done something with a mobile that has led to fingers... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:59:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39661658,00.htm The Round-Up has an idea to combine the two. The Round-Up would have thought they'd have got fit simply because of the constant loo visits that would result from all the coffee quaffing, if nothing else. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39646335,00.htm Warning to iPhone users: you may find the contents of this first part of the Round-Up upsetting. If you are of a nervous disposition skip to the second part of the Round-Up. If new research is to be believed, most of the men out there reading the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:52:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39631824,00.htm The Round-Up has an additional theory - it's down to bad dentistry. Still, the Round-Up reckons it's all downhill from here for techies. Well, maybe they do, but it's not what the Round-Up had in mind. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:17:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39617376,00.htm Considering the amount of non-backed-up data on its hard drive, the Round-Up isn't sure which would be worse. No, the Round-Up doesn't mean consultants doing the annual software audit. The Round-Up reckons there are only really two options. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39597167,00.htm The Round-Up can only assume a survey of call centre agents is a huge challenge. At which point The Round-Up shakes its head and wonders what is happening to this country when fat broadband pipes mean more to people than easy access to frothing nut... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:23:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39582317,00.htm Plenty of times, the Round-Up is sure. Of course, an embarrassment shared is an embarrassment halved, so the saying goes (sort of) - and the Round-Up is here to help. The Round-Up feels your pain. As it happens, the Round-Up has its cat as its... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:50:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39568559,00.htm Which sounds more like an upmarket coffee machine to the Round-Up, who is admittedly hardly an expert in these things. We are increasingly turning to the web to communicate our deepest feelings, according to the latest piece of research to arrive... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:03:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39554594,00.htm The Round-Up has a one-word response for this: good. When asked whether they would prefer to sell online or at a car boot sale, 92 per cent of the public said they'd prefer to sell online, which tells the Round-Up that for a country of eccentrics... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:19:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39535794,00.htm Again, the Round-Up is not making this up. The Round-Up is not making this up. Besides, it seems a little unfair for the Round-Up's 87-year-old Great Aunt Aggie to have to shell out another few quid because she owns a phone (but has no idea what... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:12:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39527464,00.htm He leapt to the Round-Up's attention by conducting an interesting experiment recently that pitched new technology against old technology. The Round-Up is sure it's going to be a hit, and is already working on a kipper tie that can store an iPod... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:37:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39519219,00.htm The Round-Up presumes the phrase "destroy any fragile street cred you ever had! No, honestly - the Round-Up isn't making this up. And there the Round-Up was thinking all you needed to get a party going was beer and loud music. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:47:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39510623,00.htm It was only last week that the Round-Up was complaining about how much like hard work it is to slack off in the office these days. If the Round-Up was to spend just 20 seconds each minute slacking that would represent a significant performance boost. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:47:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39502974,00.htm The Round-Up didn't manage to read all the way through because of all the distracting stimuli around it. You can read the details of the research here or just get on with reading the rest of the Round-Up, which this week… oh, you've gone already... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:56:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39495233,00.htm Sticking with the holiday theme for a little while longer, a couple of weeks ago the Round-Up mentioned that hard-pressed managing directors were indulging in 'staycations' and that some of the poor mites were even swapping five star resorts for... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:52:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39487976,00.htm OK, the Round-Up will break it to you gently. The Round-Up can't help but wonder what software package the statement was drafted on… The Round-Up doesn't like to point the finger, but if it did, it would suggest the line managers of the world might... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:05:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39481130,00.htm The Round-Up certainly has. In two different organisations The Round-Up has been cast by colleagues as Eric Cantona and Helen Hunt. It would be churlish for the Round-Up to suggest that otherwise they're just called 'features' and are marketed as... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:45:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39473328,00.htm What amazes the Round-Up is that its ISP came out on top. The Round-Up's talking about ID cards. Based on a survey of silicon.com readers, the first application they fire up when they get to the office is email. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:26:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39465602,00.htm It's the press officers the Round-Up feels sorry for. Surely one of the meanest scams ever, the Round Up reckons: your joy at getting a few quid back from the taxman turns to tears as you get fleeced anew. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:34:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39453084,00.htm The Round-Up will say nothing about the new operating system coming up in three months then… The Round-Up thinks it might be churlish to point out the presence of Windows XP (via downgrade rights from Vista), the eight versions of Vista itself and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:03:01 +0000