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Blog Thursday 20/7/2006 I don't know how they do it. Apple sold eight million iPods last quarter, into a market I was sure would be showing signs of saturation already. And this without having much...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment It's been a quiet week, apart from takeovers, arguments, dodgy claims and shiny Apples. Oh, and some prime inter-publisher snidery. It must be the heat
Indian outsourcers warn salary costs are rising
News A strong set of financial results from India's IT companies come with cautionary words
IBM Grid to 'help defeat cancer'
News The power of the World Community Grid could allow scientists to do 160 years of work in a single day
Young call-centre customers mistrust offshoring
News Recent poll reveals customers feel negatively towards companies that outsource work overseas
FBI: Cybercrime will be the next Enron
News Theft of corporate data is increasing rapidly, warns recent FBI research
From hacker Asbos to thinking Aibos
Comment A look back at the stories that got people talking this week
Skype GSM/Wi-Fi phones 'due this year'
News Hot on the heels of announcing new Wi-Fi devices, Skype has revealed plans for dual-mode GSM/Wi-Fi phones by the end of the year, but will the operators play along?
Elonex customers left without warranty cover
News Having bought Elonex, Afic appears to have made a U-turn on its promise to honour service warranties
iSoft accounts under investigation
News The software provider has launched an inquiry into its own past accounts after an audit reveals potential irregularities, but it denies this will further damage its NHS IT deal
IBM and AMD plot Opteron tie-up
News Sources believe IBM is ready to use the Opteron chip in its mainstream servers
AMD suffers in price war
News Chipmaker has missed its revenue target, thanks to Intel's aggressive price cuts
Google wows investors with solid results
News With advertising revenue still growing, Google plans to hire more people and build new data centres
Webmaster accused of running 'terrorist' sites
News A UK citizen faces extradition to America over charges that he ran Web sites promoting violence against the West
Former Brocade execs face stock options charges
News The investigation into alleged backdating of stock options by tech firms has stepped up a gear, with the ex-CEO of Brocade facing criminal charges
