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More 3G sales lined up for this year
News The Croatian government said this week it aims to sell off 3G licences by the end of the year, probably using a beauty contest, which costs participants less than an auction. The Taiwan government is looking to release bidding rules by July and...
[February 16, 2001, 14:28]
Transmeta to partner with server big boys this year
News Low-power microchip manufacturer Transmeta continued its manoeuvres into enterprise computing at the CeBIT computer fair in Germany, with chief technologist Dave Ditzel promising major manufacturing announcements this year.
[March 23, 2001, 17:15]
CeBIT 2000: Preview of this year's show
News To whet your appetites for the upcoming techno torrent, we take a look into our crystal balls to give you some idea of what this year's show will throw up, and also step back in time to look at some of last year's hits and misses.
[February 21, 2000, 8:40]
Gartner: Outsourcing to boom this year
News The pace at which companies are transferring IT services to offshore contractors is speeding up, with the outsourcing market set to grow more than 40 percent this year, according to new figures. As a result, the company expects that 75 percent of...
[April 11, 2003, 15:42]
Sun's blade servers coming this year
News Sun will release two types of blades this year: those using Intel chips and the Linux operating system, and those using Sun's UltraSparc chips and its Solaris operating system, said Colin Fowles, director of Sun's blade business team.
[February 27, 2002, 13:45]
A Year Ago: Hacking will cost world $1.6 trillion this year
News Malicious computer misuse such as hacking and virus writing will cost the world economy an astounding $1.6 (£1.05) trillion this year, according to a study released Monday. The study -- commissioned by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and carried out by...
[July 11, 2001, 6:28]
3D monitors to hit shops this year
News Consumer electronics manufacturer Sharp says is on track to bring a true 3D flat screen monitor to market before the end of this year. This technology is already used in Sharp's SH251iS mobile phone, on sale in Japan, and it was reported late last...
[March 17, 2003, 16:15]
No Longhorn beta this year - Microsoft
News But he didn't rule out shipping a Longhorn beta this year. Asked whether the company would make its self-imposed deadline for delivering a Longhorn beta by summer, Allchin said, "I don't believe it will be this year.
[April 2, 2004, 8:55]
Smartphones to outsell handhelds this year
News Smartphones -- or mobile phones that double as handheld computers -- are expected to sell better than stand-alone handhelds for the first time this year, according to a new study. That compares to 2.8 million handheld sales for the year, according...
[March 24, 2003, 16:20]
Office 2008 for Mac will arrive this year
News Putting lingering questions about update timing to rest, Microsoft has announced that the new version of Office for Mac will arrive in the second half of this year. In addition, it is compatible with the new XML file formats used by Office 2007 for...
[January 10, 2007, 9:22]
Open source Java coming this year
News Sun intends to commence open sourcing Java by the end of this year and complete the process in 2007, according to the company's executive vice president of software, Rich Green. On Friday, Green said Sun is "on plan" and intends to release...
[October 24, 2006, 9:10]
Online sales more fulfilling this year
News E-tailers are demonstrating that they've learned from last year's mistakes, this year giving shoppers a 92 percent chance of success with their Web orders, according to a new study. Some 51 percent of online stores recently surveyed by researcher...
[December 18, 2000, 9:21]
SCO Linux lawsuits could hit users this year
News The first of the threatened lawsuits from SCO against companies who use Linux but have refused to sign up to the SCO Intellectual Property License for Linux are likely to land this year, the company said.
[November 26, 2003, 10:30]
Mobiles to get PowerVR 3D this year
News The first portable products using Imagination Technologies' PowerVR MBX 3D graphics technology will ship this year, and will represent a "significant step ahead" from products such as Nintendo's GameBoy Advance and Nokia's N-Gage, Imagination said...
[January 8, 2004, 16:35]
Consumer Bluetooth on the way this year
News The current generation of Bluetooth devices may be buggy, but software arriving later this year will solve problems such as incompatibility, according to mobile Internet company Parthus. Parthus, based in Ireland, specialises in intellectual...
[March 15, 2001, 6:33]
Data-protection spot checks due this year
News Companies in the UK will face spot checks on their compliance with data-protection law this year, with the Information Commissioner's Office almost certainly relying on independent contractors to carry out the checks.
[April 22, 2008, 15:50]
IDC: Modest IT growth this year
News The technology industry will start to revive around the middle of this year, market researcher IDC predicted in a new report, driven in part by growth in China and a continued push for security software and services.
[January 4, 2002, 9:06]
Skype GSM/Wi-Fi phones 'due this year'
News This might have been a reference to mobile network 3, who at the end of this year will launch a "specific Skype service" allowing users to call other Skype users for free through their 3 handsets. Dual-mode phones designed around Skype will...
[July 21, 2006, 14:35]
Intel to go quad-core this year
News Intel quad-core server and desktop processors will arrive this year instead of next, Chief Executive Paul Otellini said Wednesday, firing a new competitive volley against rival AMD. We notified customers we're pulling in both the desktop and server...
[July 20, 2006, 8:50]
Companies will spend more on IT this year - IDC
News US and Canadian companies expect to increase their spending on information technology by 3.8 percent this year, according to IDC. The professional services, retail and wholesale, and banking sectors are expected to see the strongest growth, the...
[May 6, 2004, 9:10]
