guardian.co.uk TechnologyArticles published by guardian.co.uk TechnologyLogica remains upbeat on IT outlook- August 14, 2008 Logica raised its revenue expectations yesterday after reporting better than expected half-year results. Chief executive Andy Green said the IT services firm had seen some slowdown in spending by financial services firms but income from other sectors was holding up well. "There is uncertainty out there," he said. "As we get into the fourth quarter of this year, many people will re-set their IT budgets for 2009, and we do not know what they will do. If they do decide to set them lower, then we...http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a9def3/story01.htm Click to download: American anti-smoking campaign remixes- August 14, 2008 Of all the free music to appear online recently, a remix album currently available from the website of American anti-smoking campaign the Truth (thetruth.comremix) is among the most curious. The organisation's latest campaign, the Sunny Side of Truth, focuses, with heavy irony, on the positives of smoking; "If one of every three youths who smoke will eventually die from it, that means two live!" is a typical line. Their comedic TV ads are soundtracked by a series of chirruping, musical-styled...http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a9def4/story01.htm Google pipped - Apple the new king of Silicon Valley as market value overtakes hi-tech rival- August 14, 2008 The sleek, touchscreen iPhone has proved so lucrative for Apple that the electronic gadgets manufacturer has unseated Google to become the most valuable company in America's cradle of technological innovation, Silicon Valley.Queues outside Apple's stores are commonplace since the phone's launch a year ago as shoppers line up to get their hands on the prized device.On Wall Street, the phenomenal popularity of the phone has fuelled a 44% surge in Apple's share price in 12 months. By the close of..http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a9def2/story01.htm Social networking: Twitter drops text message support in UK- August 14, 2008 Popular microblogging system Twitter has dropped text message support in the UK, leaving British users stranded without full service.The site, which allows users to send messages to individuals or friends over the web, text or instant messaging, will continue to allow people to send messages to Twitter by mobile, but will no longer deliver updates and messages to people over SMS. The move does not affect users in the US, Canada and India.In an email to users last night, co-founder Biz Stone...http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a8c257/story01.htm LinkedIn warns social networkers about dangers of 'frolleagues'- August 14, 2008 Business networking website LinkedIn has published a series of guidelines to help prevent users damaging their careers by mixing professional contacts and friends online.LinkedIn claimed 47% of the UK's web users are mixing their social and professional lives by accepting networking invitations from "frolleagues" - colleagues who send friendship requests.The social media company added that the "frolleagues" scenario is becoming so common that the Oxford English Dictionary is considering adding..http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a87740/story01.htm Telecoms: Jajah deal with Intel will boost PC telephoning- August 13, 2008 Californian internet telephony specialist Jajah has clinched an important deal with computer chip designer Intel which will put its cheap-rate telephone service in easy reach of consumers and potentially halt a decline in the take-up of so-called VoIP services.Under a deal to be announced today, Jajah's voice over the internet technology will be integrated into a new generation of Intel chips that include the company's Remote Wake technology, meaning calls can be taken even when a computer is...http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a813af/story01.htm Era of slumping in front of the TV is over- August 13, 2008 The traditional picture of the British family spending its evenings slumped in front of the TV has changed dramatically, according to a new report from the watchdog Ofcom, published today. The box is still on, but the people on the sofa are talking on the phone, texting furiously or surfing the internet - increasingly using a laptop with a mobile broadband connection - while they keep one eye on the screen.Despite doomsayers who believe the web will eventually kill off TV, viewing has not yet...http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a813b0/story01.htm Voodoo science Military researchers test controversial 'isomer triggering'- August 13, 2008 A novel nuclear technology is making a comeback - but why are the researchers keeping quiet about itThere was uproar in the scientific community in 2003 when it emerged that the US military was funding research into miniature warheads based on nuclear isomers. The science behind the project was attacked and even ridiculed.Nuclear isomers are atoms with a "metastable" nucleus. Perhaps the best analogy is to consider the nucleons as snooker balls. In a normal atom, the balls are all flat on the...http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a813b1/story01.htm Letters and blogs: August 14- August 13, 2008 Chinese censorshipThe Olympic Games have kicked off in China, and as the world turns its attention to Beijing, it's not just the sport that has come into focus (Chaos aims to crack China's wall, August 7). Along with China's pollution and political repression, its policies towards online freedom have also been put under the microscope. I was listening to the Guardian's excellent Tech Weekly podcast, which was discussing the so-called Great Firewall of China. What struck me most was how many...http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a813b8/story01.htm Technophile: Venturi Mini handsfree car kit- August 13, 2008 Ever since cars became roving phone booths and mobile entertainment centres, drivers have been struggling with fiddly Bluetooth headsets and rear seats piled with CD cases - a situation guaranteed to send a chill though the hearts of road-safety experts.The Venturi Mini promises a combined solution to the motorists' soundtrack of music and mobile calls. This black matte gadget is a discreet piece of electronics that plugs into the car's cigarette holder - secured in place by a locking ring. It..http://www.guardianfeeds.co.uk/c/288/f/7511/s/1a813b7/story01.htm |