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Sat-navs distracting and confusing drivers
News More than a third (36 per cent) of sat-nav users also said GPS has caused them to be uncertain or confused; and almost a third (26 per cent) said the tech tried to make them go through a no-entry sign or somewhere vehicles are prohibited.
23 July 2008, 9:39
BT to upgrade 10 million homes with fibre
News Livingston said the aim is for urban and rural areas to benefit from the investment and the company is looking to work with local and regional bodies to deploy the tech in the best way. BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its...
Tags: industry, generation, silicon, return
16 July 2008, 9:15
iPhone 3G software hacked
News A report in tech publication Gizmodo on Thursday claimed that not only had the iPhone 3G been jailbroken but that the iPhone Dev Team had managed to unlock the phone, enabling people to use any carrier.
Tags: apple, post, iphone, released
15 July 2008, 8:42
News.blog: Fake Steve Jobs says goodbye
News Dan Lyons, the former Forbes writer and soon-to-be Newsweek writer, announced on Wednesday in a rambling post that he's shutting down the tech industry phenomenon known as The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs.
Tags: jobs, tech, writer, steve
10 July 2008, 9:55
Ending an era with Bill Gates' best quotes
News As the world's most famous tech boss, Bill Gates has been quoted more times than you can shake a stick at -- but there have been some particularly insightful, bold and wide of the mark comments that stand out.
Tags: industry, speech, magazine, cnet news
27 June 2008, 10:00
Portable hologram projectors 'by 2010'
News Holographic mobile handsets capable of projecting, capturing and sending 3D images have been developed by an Indian tech company. By 2010 the devices will routinely beam 3D films, games and virtual goods into our laps, according to Indian...
Tags: handsets, indian, holographic, gaming
20 June 2008, 10:37
'Boring' IT classes put off future careers
News Price, CEO of tech industry skills body e-skills UK, also called for a radical overhaul of the curriculum in schools, warning: "The current curriculum is having an extremely negative impact on young people's attitudes to IT.
Tags: kids, industry, entry, study
18 June 2008, 9:55
Photos: Intel shows off future tech
News This robotic arm and hand developed by researchers at Intel's personal robotic lab in Pittsburgh demonstrates the latest in motion planning and manipulation. With two cameras on its hand, the device is able to autonomously recognise cups on the...
Tags: hand, handle, research, production
16 June 2008, 10:23
Google office voted best UK workplace
News Google was the only tech company to make the top 10 UK workplaces. Other IT companies in the rest of the list include search engine optimisation business BigMouthMedia, tech support company IT Lab and server hosting company Rackspace.
Tags: google, employee, european, staff
29 May 2008, 9:49
Apple: The future of home tech
News Apple will dominate the digital home by 2013 with its range of existing and new products and services being networked together. That's according to a report from analyst house Forrester Research, which predicts Apple's product strategy will promote...
Tags: companies, research, services, apple
23 May 2008, 10:32
News.blog: Apple TV gets Wiimote tech?
News Microsoft may not be the only one looking to develop its own Wiimote-like game controller. Apple is researching a 3D remote of its own, according to AppleInsider. The research, reportedly outlined in a November 2006 patent filing disclosed last...
Tags: apple, products, remote control, controller
12 May 2008, 10:24
Brits call for ASBOs for bad mobile habits
News UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has also given its approval to the tech. Music blaring out of mobiles and conversations so loud that everyone in the train carriage is forced to listen are just two of the mobile habits that are getting on the UK's wick.
Tags: mobiles, talking, european, women
12 May 2008, 9:59
News.blog: Italian 3G iPhone confirmed
News Manners is one of the world's most venerable tech journalists -- he interviewed Marconi after the famous radio-assisted Titanic rescue, asking when the ship's radio cat's whisker detectors were going to move from the 3-inch to the 1.5-inch...
Tags: radio, inch, iphone, desert
9 May 2008, 11:15
GTA IV gets patch for PS3 freezing issues
News Rockstar forwarded all requests for comment on to Sony, and Take-Two offered a laundry list of proposed solutions through its tech-support service. Rockstar Games has announced that a patch for Grand Theft Auto IV's multi-player component on the...
Tags: patch, auto, servers, comment
8 May 2008, 10:03
Tech leaders join for home-network standard
News Chip and electronics makers Intel, Infineon, Texas Instruments and Panasonic have formed an alliance to promote home networks for films, music and pictures using domestic wiring. The four leading chip and electronics makers will help market and...
Tags: wireless, entertainment, market, networks
30 April 2008, 10:24


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