Images: A visit to Microsoft's California retail store 
Photo Although Microsoft's foray into retail bears a strong resemblance to Apple's approach, the software maker has added some distinctive features [02 Dec 2009]
Intel faces new FTC antitrust lawsuit
News The US Federal Trade Commission argues the chipmaker deprived consumers of choice and stifled competition in the market [17 Dec 2009]
Markup the National Curriculum
Blog The vast majority of my time is not really spent as a web designer, a web builder, small business owner or Free Software enthusiast. The vast majority of my time is spent cleaning up after... [16 Dec 2009]
Apple snaps up music site LaLa
News Apple has confirmed its purchase of the streaming service, but declined to disclose the terms of the deal [07 Dec 2009]
MS Store Trek: The Next Generation
Blog Ten years ago I went into a Microsoft Store. It was a wide open modern space, with wooden floors and low tables showcasing Microsoft products. Last week we visited the two new Microsoft... [29 Nov 2009]
Cosmic conundrum for Celtic computing
Blog The BBC has a nice story for anyone who hopes that IT can bring economic benefits to disparate communities. Which it should, given that you can do anything online from anywhere on the planet -... [26 Nov 2009]
Launch Windows: Space Station IT secrets
Blog It cost £92bn, it flies at 17,300 miles an hour, and it has 100 laptops in close formation. The International Space Station is one of technology's greatest achievements, but the astronauts still... [03 Nov 2009]
VMware to launch own Linux distro?
Blog This is a pure rumour, sourced from random tweets. But it comes from Miguel de Icaza, founder of Gnome and Mono, so it has a certain investment of radiance. His first tweet: "VMware is... [22 Oct 2009]
Citrix changes XenDesktop licences after feedback
Blog Citrix has today announced modifications to the licence options for its recently announced XenDesktop 4 virtual desktop product. When the product was unveiled two weeks ago Citrix revamped its... [20 Oct 2009]
What's on my phone
Blog Or, user customisation to the nth Every now and again I will change the wallpaper on my phone, my laptop and very occasionally, my living room. This gave me an opportunity to share Yet... [14 Oct 2009]
IBM anti-trust probe proves the mainframe matters
Blog Every so often, a news story emerges -- usually after a quick blast of marketing and PR effort by IBM -- asserting that the mainframe is no longer dead. As IBM is now effectively the only purveyor... [09 Oct 2009]
Kindle, international ebook of mystery
Blog At last, the Amazon Kindle is to launch in the UK - and around a hundred other countries. This ebook reader has attracted a lot of attention in the US, as much for its business model as for its... [07 Oct 2009]
How Intel turned failure into success
Comment Intel's executive reshuffle has its roots in an unfortunate decision nearly 10 years ago, when the chipmaker went with a system-on-a-chip design for Timna [15 Sep 2009]
- Yep, one of the ten key moments that shaped IT. - adamjarvis
Researchers set out IT pay gap
Blog Researchers have confirmed a direct link between IT pay and organisation size. IT salaries rise in line with employees numbers, according to figures from the activeTechPros benchmarking survey... [14 Sep 2009]
The cost of European footdragging
Blog Just spent a couple of days in Ireland with Intel, talking about its general research efforts across Europe. This research is in addition to the R&D the chip company undertakes in order to develop... [10 Sep 2009]
HP quarterly profit falls 19pc
News Sales at the computer maker were down for the third quarter in every category, except the services division [19 Aug 2009]
- No surprise - 332839
Virtualisation surfs the plateau of productivity
Blog Research and analysis house Gartner invented the hype cycle in 1995 to describe how technologies tend to pass through various phases, all the way from invention through to doing useful work. ... [17 Aug 2009]
IT spending still on hold in UK
Blog Despite some positive signs of growth in the economy, British businesses and public-sector organisations are still keeping a tight hold on their cash, according to a forecast by industry analysts.... [12 Aug 2009]
Cisco chief sees promising economic signs
News The chief executive of the tech industry bellwether says quarterly orders for networking gear followed normal trends, signifying potential improvement in the economy [06 Aug 2009]
How to make money from online music
Blog Now that online music streaming service Spotify has raised another chunk of cash to expand into the US, the question of how to make that money back is getting even more pressing than before. On the... [04 Aug 2009]
ID, not anchor name
Blog “For a large mind, learn many small things” And here's something I learned earlier: put an ID onto an element <div id="anchorname"> rather than having an empty anchor name... [04 Aug 2009]
Google's Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple
Blog Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple's board of directors. Apple says that this is due to the increasing overlap between the two companies' strategies - in particular, Android and Chrome... [03 Aug 2009]
iPhone, Mac sales boost Apple earnings
News Apple has another record quarter thanks to cheaper MacBooks and high demand for the new iPhone 3GS, while traditional iPod sales taper off [22 Jul 2009]
Wind River gives Intel a shot in the software arm
Analysis Adding a serious software portfolio dramatically changes Intel's approach to embedded computing [05 Jun 2009]
Who will pay price for EU data-retention plans?
Analysis EU rules covering ISP transaction records raise privacy, as well as financial, issues, reports Manek Dubash [05 Jun 2009]
Microsoft buys Merck unit in life-sciences push
News The software maker said on Monday it is buying a unit of drug giant Merck to help its Amalga Life Sciences product [02 Jun 2009]
Report: BBC, Google discussing international iPlayer
News The broadcaster is said to be in negotiations with Google about the possibility of hosting long-form BBC content on YouTube, according to media reports [01 Jun 2009]
Yahoo CEO: Microsoft search-deal talks ongoing
News Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz said during a conference that the company continues to discuss a search deal with Microsoft and indicated a willingness to sell [28 May 2009]
FoI to extend to private companies, minister says
Blog Minister of Justice Michael Wills has told ZDNet UK that the UK's Freedom of Information Act is to be extended. Currently requests under the act can only be made to public bodies, but Wills said... [13 May 2009]
Software licence management - your experiences?
Blog For various reasons, some of which may become clear soon, we're looking at the area of software licences. In particular, we're looking at the corporate end of that particular stick, and we're... [08 May 2009]
