budget

Photos: Tata's budget Nano car

News You've undoubtedly heard of the iPod nano, and may even have the tiny music player tucked in a pocket or hanging from a lanyard around your neck. You can't tote the Tata Nano that way, but Mumbai-based Tata Motors is hoping its new subcompact has...

14 January 2008, 9:48

News.blog: Shuttle introduces budget PC

News Asus' Eee PC and Everex's CloudBook aren't the only ones pushing down the price of affordable, open-source PCs. Shuttle introduced its $199 (£100) KPC Linux PC in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The company didn't have it on display on the actual floor of...

Tags: processor, consumer electronics show, pci express, intel celeron

11 January 2008, 9:39

Outsourced work 'late and over budget'

News The majority of application-development outsourcing deals are hit by spiralling costs, late delivery and not getting what was originally specified, according to new research. The findings show that 80 percent of businesses have suffered time and...

15 June 2004, 10:35

New public-sector IT head to manage £3bn budget

News One major Whitehall department has looked to the private sector to recruit its new chief information officer The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of a new chief information officer to lead its IT programmes.

10 May 2004, 10:00

Shoppers favour online for Christmas

News Brits will spend 55 per cent of their Christmas shopping budget on presents bought online, a new survey by Nielsen/NetRatings has found. The survey also revealed that people aged between 35 and 44 will spend the largest proportion of their...

30 November 2006, 9:04

Analyst: iPhone makes 50 per cent profit

News On Thursday the consulting firm released an analysis of what it believes the total component budget will be for the Apple iPhone. The $499 (£253) iPhone, which comes with 4GB of memory, will probably have a component budget of $229.85.

19 January 2007, 10:46

Cost-cutting firms gamble with IT security

News Out of 100 enterprise IT managers interviewed, one in five admitted that they had jeopardised network and data security over the past 12 months because of budget constraints. However, this survey suggests that a great many companies are still...

8 April 2004, 16:40

Dell to launch luxury PC line-up

News Dell also heavily supports and develops its budget PC business, whose offerings range in price from $400 to $700. George noted that the company's budget customers also include its big-ticket consumers who are buying a second or third PC for a...

3 June 2005, 10:38

Intel draws notebook and desktop chip lines together

News Still, Intel president Paul Otellini signalled late last year that the company will likely once again try an integrated budget processor for developing nations. Intel now grades its chips by megahertz, but starting in May, the company's chips will...

30 March 2004, 7:30

Soderbergh shakes up DVD release thinking

News Soderbergh has pegged its budget at about $1.6m, a pittance even by art-film standards. All of this is a lot of pressure to put on a tiny-budget murder mystery filmed using local citizens as actors. But the persistent buzz around its release has...

13 January 2006, 10:54

'Little Britain' videogame announced

News The game, from budget label Blast Entertainment, will simulate an episode of the BBC show, with gamers having to complete minigame challenges to move on to the next skit and ultimately the end credits.

9 November 2006, 9:13

UK firms still don't get security

News ISBS 2004 found that the majority of companies spend less than 1 percent of their IT budget on security systems. Viruses, hackers and spam are a growing problem for UK firms because many are failing to pay enough attention to IT security, according...

28 April 2004, 9:40

Gateway products to get more UK shelf space

News Targeted at budget-conscious buyers, the eMachines E3010 and the eMachines E4020 desktops will be available for prices as low as £270, the PC maker said. Gateway is taking a few steps to expand its presence in the UK market ahead of the Christmas...

13 September 2005, 9:12

News.blog: Google founders to fund film

News Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have invested in a low-budget, independent film written and directed by a friend of theirs from Stanford University, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle.

30 December 2005, 10:10

Ryanair gambles on in-flight online bingo

News Budget airline Ryanair is planning to launch online bingo and gaming on its flights next year following the introduction of the carrier's in-flight mobile phone service for passengers. Passengers will be able to use their mobile phones and other...

3 November 2006, 8:55