Credit crunch hits chip makers
Falling demand for PCs has hit chip manufacturers Intel, AMD and Samsung.
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Obama wins battle to keep hold of his Blackberry
President Barack Obama has won the battle to keep his Blackberry, or some other smartphone device. Because of security concerns and the Presidential...
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Obama aids find White House in IT "dark ages"
The Obama administration found the White House in the "technological dark ages" during its first day at work, reports...
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AMD sells handheld chip business to Qualcomm for آ£47m
Qualcomm has acquired AMD's handheld chip business for around $65m to enhance its multimedia chip capabilities. "This acquisition of assets from AMD's...
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Nokia sales flatten out despite shipping more units
Nokia , which holds 39% of the mobile phone market, unveiled flat...
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Mobile operator 3 offers half price contracts for SMEs
SMEs planning extensive use of mobile broadband should consider half-price contract offers from operator 3.
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Sony losses will be more than double previous forecast
Sony, which makes the VAIO PC, has forecast an operating loss of Y260bn for the financial year ending in March.
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Video: Apple Mac - 25 years of innovation
It has been 25 years since Apple launched the Mac, with its groundbreaking $1.5m Superbowl ad. It has been through its dark year, and is now looking at a bright future. But how did it get here and where is it going next?
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Photos: 25 years of the Apple Mac
It has been 25 years since Apple launched the Mac, with its groundbreaking $1.5m Superbowl ad. It has been through its dark year, and is now looking at a bright future. But how did it get here and where is it going next?
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Average Advertised IT Salaries - by year
This is a table showing the advertiused salaries of different roles of IT Professsionals in the UK from Q4 2006 - 2008.
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High Court to review McKinnon extradition order
The UK High Court said today that it will review the Home Secretary's decision to extradite self-confessed...
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Indian IT supplier HCL reports double-digit revenue growth
Indian IT supplier HCL Technologies has reported double-digit revenue growth for its latest quarter. Revenue reached $511.5m for the second quarter,...
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Satyam close to sealing funding
S atyam will have enough money to pay staff and suppliers at least until the end of March. The Indian IT service provider is finalising...
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Gary McKinnon's lawyer speaks out
On 23 January 2009, Gary McKinnon's attorney released this statement:
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Yahoo freezes staff pay
Yahoo is freezing staff pay this year in response to the recession. The austerity move is the first cost-cutting action taken by Yahoo's new...
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Man jailed for yet another Facebook murder
A man has been found guilty of murdering his wife after becoming enraged that she had changed her Facebook status to "single". Edward Richardson, 41,...
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Axa move 1900 staff to Capita
A total of 1900 staff in the UK and India will transfer to UK IT outsourcing service provider Capita from insurer Axa as part of a آ£500m deal.
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Government starts search for ID card commissioner
The government has begun the hunt for an independent commissioner to oversee the national identity card scheme. Advertising the post in the Sunday...
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ICO takes enforcement action against Home Office over contractor data loss
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has taken enforcement action against the Home Office after its contractor PA Consulting lost offender data last...
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Colt telecom connects more than 12 traders to Bats
Colt Telecom has connected over a dozen trading firms to Bats since the multilateral trading facility (MTF), was launched in the UK. Colt...
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Pope stars in YouTube Vatican channel
Pope Benedict XVI will regularly appear on YouTube as the Vatican launches its own channel on the video-sharing site.
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BT writes off آ£340m as it reviews major IT contracts - full details
BT Global Sevices has been reviewing its largest and most complex contracts including its work...
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eBay reports fall in Christmas revenues
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Wipro expects lower sales and tough times
Indian IT supplier Wipro technologies has warned of tough times ahead despite reporting a 9% increase in profit for its latest business quarter. The...
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Google revenues up, profits down
Google has reported increased revenues in fourth quarter financial results, but reduced profits after takingstrategic stakes in Clearwire...
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IBM makes job cuts despite buoyant Q4 results
IBM workers are shocked at job cuts announced straight after the company issued glowing fourth quarter financial results, says employee union Alliance@IBM.
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The UK recession: Impact on the IT sector
The credit crunch has taken its time to spread beyond financial services out into the rest of the UK IT sector, but the latest research shows all areas are being hit hard.
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Transferred Friends Provident IT staff could face chop
T he 200 Friends Provident I T workers that are transfe r ring to IBM, as part of the firm's آ£200m outsourcing deal with IBM , will...
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US Supreme Court kills online porn Act
The US Supreme Court yesterday killed a Bush Administration attempt to stop online pornography...
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Microsoft results: Ballmer needs Windows 7 upgrades
Microsoft's lower than expected second quarter results underline the software giant's failure to convince business users to upgrade to Windows Vista, according to analyst Gartner.
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A third of large firms consider cloud hosting
More than a third (36%) of UK businesses with revenues up to آ£500m are planning or are considering using cloud...
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13,000 Satyam staff never existed, says prosecutor
Investigations into a $1bn accounting fraud at Indian IT supplier Satyam have revealed that the firm has 13,000 less staff than it actually thought. During...
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Women must ask for pay rises to fight IT gender gap
Women in IT must ask for more money if they are...
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Obama administration set to create cybersecurity contract bonanza
Technology companies have an opportunity to win US government contracts by working with the Obama administration on cybersecurity projects, according to...
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IBM employees expect 16,000 job cuts
IBM has started laying-off staff in the wake of its announcement of strong fourth quarter financial results, a union website has reported.
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UK's top 20 most wanted IT skills for contractors
IT skills most in demand in the UK by quarter.
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UK's top 20 most wanted IT skills for permanent staff
This table lists the IT skills in most demand for permanent staff in Q4 2008 in the UK by number of vacancies advertised.
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Average paid salaries in the UK for IT jobs by job roles
Below are figures for average paid salaries for IT roles in the UK, in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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Microsoft financial results: 5,000 jobs cut, 1,400 will go immediately
Microsoft is to shed 5000 jobs following poorer than expected financial results for its the second quarter.Some1400 jobs are going immediately.
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Future of UK broadband hinges on Carter's Digital Britain report
The long term future of the British economy may hinge on what communications minister Stephen Carter says next week in his interim report on how to create "Digital Britain".
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Outsourcing spending plummeted last year
The last six months of 2008 was one of the weakest half-years on record in terms of the value of
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Autonomy snaps up Interwoven to boost compliance product line
Autonomy is to acquire content management company Interwoven for $775m, which will lead to the integration of content management with its Idol...
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Japanese bank hackers had inside help, court told
An attempted آ£229m e-raid on Japanese bank Sumitomo...
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Gloucestershire targets آ£60m of savings with Capgemini
Gloucestershire County Council says it has already banked آ£5m in savings from an IT transformation contract with Capgemini, and that it is aiming for total...
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Second Life gets enhanced virtual marketplace with acquisitions
Second Life creator Linden Lab has acquired two firms to enhance web shopping in its virtual world.
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Gates, Rotary and government raise $635m to fight polio
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rotary International, and the British and German governments have committed more than $630m in new funds to fight polio.
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CIOs failing to market themselves, survey finds
Most CIOs are failing to market their achievements effectively even though most see it as essential to their careers.
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BlackBerry developers invited to submit apps to online store
The BlackBerry smartphone online Application Storefront is now seeking applications from developers. BlackBerry maker RIM said, "We are counting down...
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Merged Britannia and CFS can grow on technology
Co-operative Financial Services (CFS) and building society Britannia could use technology to help them win business from struggling competitors. The...
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Intel to close chip plants, 6,000 jobs losses expected
Intel is to close two chip manufacturing plants and two test facilities by the end of the year, with up to 6,000 job losses expected.
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BT boss Livingston blames Global Services for poor performance
BT has said its Global Services group will take a one-off charge of آ£340m as a result of financial and contract reviews, which will negatively impact the company's financial results. The company updated the city this morning ahead of its fourth quarter 2008 results, which are due on 12 February.
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Bank nationalisation will stifle IT innovation
John McFall, chairman of the Treasury select committee, called for the complete nationalisation of Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland after shares...
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