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Science fiction's influence on technology: ideas made real
The recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas provided an opportunity to explore the links between science fiction and the technologies...
Blyk expands after UK launch
Secretive ad-funded mobile operator to take its service to Germany, Spain and Belgium.
Consumer tech invading business
Is it possible to cross the business/consumer tech chasm successfully?
Student to sit on board of directors
A Generation Y teenager will get to help lead an IT services company with a £250 million revenue to share their knowledge of new technologies.
Blu-ray's mountain to climb: is the format war really over?
With the announcement that Warner Bros is going with Blu-ray, it seems the Sony-backed platform has won the HD format skirmish. But what about the...
EC moves to protect online shoppers
European proposal will strengthen consumer rights and make online trading across borders safer.
Symantec releases security public betas for Vista
Public betas of Norton Internet Security and Anti-Virus for Windows Vista unveiled for consumer testing
Synology Disk Station DS508
The majority of desktop NAS vendors have always made a big play for the consumer market but with its latest Disk Station, Synology wants a piece of...
Microsoft extends support for XP editions
Microsoft is adding 'Extended Support' for two consumer editions of Windows XP: Home and Media Center, in line with its support strategy for XP...
IT PRO Podcast: More confidential data goes missing
This week we discuss the loss of 370,000 HSBC insurance customer records in the post, EMC's purchase of consumer storage maker Iomega, HP's Eee PC...
Virgin Media tipped to sell NTL Telewest Business
Reports suggest the business arm of the cable TV and broadband operator could be on the block as Virgin Media looks to refocus on its consumer...
iPhone capabilities attracting business users
It may be a consumer device, but the multimedia-friendly iPhone is causing some business users to dump their BlackBerrys.
iPhone 3G targets business
Friday's launch of the 3G iPhone will not only excite consumer users, thanks to various software improvements it will also leave IT managers and...
Slowing tech demand hitting chip makers
Leading chip firms are being hit hard by the falling demand for consumer tech goods.
EC pledges e-payments fraud action
A new report by the European Commission has recognised that payments fraud online is on the rise and pledged to do more to promote technology...
MWC 2008: Billion mobile phones sold each year
More mobile phones are being bought than ever around the world, but mobile operators need to look more into the IT and consumer electronic market...
Wi-Fi integration is cutting the cost of calling
The growth of smartphones with integrated wireless LAN support, coupled with support from VoIP providers is giving business and consumer users new...
Companies hiding data breaches
The latest survey on corporate data breach practices reveals consumer mistrust in the way companies handle sensitive data may be well founded.<br>...
Apple confident of selling 10 million iPhones, delivering SDK
The Mac and iPod maker's chief operating officer reaffirms the ambitious sales target to investors, along with plans for a third party software...
BT hits back at claims of mobile trouble
The monopoly telco has played down national newspaper claims that its mobile phone division is struggling amid falling consumer sales and product...