Previous DayMicrosoft warns of 'acute' UK skills shortage
News The UK is facing a 100,000-plus shortfall in IT skills, says a new report, but others claim that talk of "gloom and doom" is not the answer
Printer company inks deal to buy Elonex
News The new owner of the PC maker believes that the best way to profit in today's market is to offer IT services
Enabling machines to reason like humans
Feature Having coined the phrase “artificial intelligence” 50 years ago, John McCarthy has long been synonymous with the efforts to endow machines with human-like intellect.
DRM opponents call on U2 frontman
Photo A sub-group of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) wants Bono to speak out against the harsh Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology it claims is used by the music industry
EU taskforce 'not representing' small businesses
News A group of SME organisations have criticised Europe's flagship ICT Task-Force, claiming it is dominated by big business
Women and Information Technology
Review This book draws together research on why women are underrepresented in IT. The findings reveal few surprises beyond the fact that little has changed since the first similar exercise in 1998.
TomTom rises on Microsoft takeover talk
News Investors rushed to the GPS navigation firm amid rumours that Microsoft could be planning a bid, but TomTom has now dampened the excitement
eBay Express coming to the UK
News The online auction site is challenging Amazon and John Lewis with a marketplace for professional sellers who want to set up their stalls away from second-hand goods
Trolltech goes public
News The company has become the first 'dual-licence' open source operation to float, as its co-founder sees trouble ahead for open-source-averse companies
3 cold on convergence
News There will be little demand for devices that connect to both mobile networks and landlines, claims UK operator
Sony VAIO VGN-SZ2M
Review Solidly built yet light enough to carry regularly, the VAIO VGN-SZ2M features both integrated (low power) and discrete (high performance) graphics processors, allowing users to switch modes as...
RFID tracks shopping habits
News Korea's Samsung Tesco chain is using high-tech tagging to monitor its customers and develop "smart shelves"
