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Teens drive jump in internet use on phones

...handsets by younger Britons, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics. More than 70 percent of people aged between 16 and 24... Read more

31 August, 2011 by Ben Woods
Bletchley museum treasures vintage tech

Bletchley museum treasures vintage tech

...The National Museum of Computing has many fine examples of historical technology, some of... Read more

2 May, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
Intel's victims: Eight would-be giant killers

Intel's victims: Eight would-be giant killers

...and small. These are their stories, from hopeful start to inevitable failure. National SemiconductorFirst up is National Semiconductor, which had a few bites at the... Read more

4 December, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins
A tour of the UK's Vintage Computer Festival

A tour of the UK's Vintage Computer Festival

...ZDNet UK is proud to be a media sponsor for The National Museum of Computing's Vintage Computer Festival, the first of its kind... Read more

22 June, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins
Inside Livermore Labs' laser fusion facility

Inside Livermore Labs' laser fusion facility

...Deep inside the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, sits the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Scientists at... Read more

29 July, 2010 by Daniel Terdiman
Domesday Reloaded in touchscreen glory

Domesday Reloaded in touchscreen glory

...public," Chris Monk, learning co-ordinator at TNMOC, said. Photo credit: The National Museum of Computing Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and... Read more

9 December, 2011 by Ben Woods

Photos: BBC's life in the 1980s Domesday Project reborn as touchscreen exhibition

...to other museums that have the technology to host it. Photo: The National Museum of Computing Read more

8 December, 2011 by Nick Heath

Police launch £75m national database

...of criminals, victims and other people has been formally launched by the National Policing Improvement Agency, although police forces are already using it. Jennie Cronin... Read more

22 June, 2011 by David Meyer

National Archives refreshes government data licensing

...The National Archives has extended the UK government licensing framework, which provides a policy... Read more

1 August, 2011 by Sade Laja
Tunny code-breaker rebuilt at Bletchley Park

Tunny code-breaker rebuilt at Bletchley Park

...used to break German codes in World War II, opened at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park on Thursday. This picture from the... Read more

26 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Huawei reacts to Chinese military link 'misperceptions'

...Chinese military, financial support from the Chinese government and threats to US national security. In a lengthy open letter released on Thursday, Huawei USA chairman... Read more

25 February, 2011 by David Meyer
Google Art Project unlocks world galleries

Google Art Project unlocks world galleries

...technology to museum galleries, allowing people to walk the hallways of the National Gallery in London and peruse the works on display via a web... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Jon Yeomans

NAO: Government needs 'firm grasp' on open data costs

...according to a report on the transparency of public information by the National Audit Office. Since data.gov.uk's creation in 2010, some 8... Read more

18 April, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

UK carbon measuring centre opens in London

...technology. The UK Centre for Carbon Measurement will be based at the National Physical Laboratory. Image credit: NPL/CFCM The Centre for Carbon Measurement will... Read more

27 March, 2012 by Charlie Osborne

NAO: Government failed to measure website value

...they offer value for money, according to a report by the UK national spending watchdog. Government spent £90.3m on its two main web domains... Read more

12 December, 2011 by Nick Heath

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