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ARM chip promises cheaper phones - http://t.co/vnjaVDco A big story from top UK tech firm
12:55 UK time, Wednesday, 19 October 2011
October could prove a key month in the smartphone wars. Last week saw the launch of the latest iPhone, next week we expect to see the first Nokia Windows Phone 7 handsets - and today Google has unveiled the latest version of its Android operating system.
At first glance, Ice Cream Sandwich looks as though it will set a new benchmark for what a clever phone should be able to do.
11:11 UK time, Wednesday, 19 October 2011
For some weird reason my Lenovo blogpost isn't showing up on my page - but here's the link: http://t.co/7GQUUrej
08:52 UK time, Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Who's the biggest player in the computing world that you've almost certainly never heard of?
The man in question runs the second biggest computer maker in the world, a firm selling more PCs than either Dell or Apple.
08:25 UK time, Wednesday, 19 October 2011
Google unveils"Ice Cream Sandwich"- latest version of Android. This YouTube video makes it look impressive: http://t.co/9SXYzyts!”
22:25 UK time, Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Apple Q4 earnings - record profits, Mac & iPad sales, but slightly below Wall Street consensus. So shares could come off record highs..
22:24 UK time, Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Apple "in our wildest dreams we couldn't have dreamed of the start we've had with the iPhone 4S". Forecasting record sales in next quarter
13:17 UK time, Tuesday, 18 October 2011
It's a challenge that has occupied scientists for decades and promised huge fortunes to anyone who could solve it.
I'm talking about speech recognition, back in the news because it is one of the most significant features of Apple's latest phone.
09:18 UK time, Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Lenovo, now world's second-biggest supplier of computers but how many consumers know about this Chinese firm?
07:24 UK time, Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Today meeting CEO of biggest computer company most consumers have never heard of...
09:09 UK time, Monday, 17 October 2011
RIM offering free premium apps to Blackberry users hit by last week's disruption
15:40 UK time, Thursday, 13 October 2011
http://t.co/AoYj0Ch7 Unix pioneer Dennis Ritchie, big influence on modern computing, dies at 70
15:27 UK time, Thursday, 13 October 2011
Interesting to see complete u-turn in Blackberry PR strategy over last 24 hours - from say nothing to YouTube apology http://t.co/uUxWNOUY
08:47 UK time, Thursday, 13 October 2011
Here's my report on the continuing disruption to Blackberry's services caused by the failure of a "core switch".
Tens of millions of customers have been affected over the last three days, prompting the company to apologise.
10:58 UK time, Wednesday, 12 October 2011
From the response to this morning's blog it seems clear that I was wrong to say the Blackberry issue has now been sorted...
09:37 UK time, Wednesday, 12 October 2011
For the makers of the device whose name became synonymous with messaging, it was a deeply embarrassing 36 hours.
Untold numbers of Blackberry users, first in Europe then in much of the rest of the world, found that their email either slowed or ground to a halt and the BBM service became unavailable.
09:33 UK time, Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Four leading web providers are to offer customers the option to block adult content at the point of subscription.
BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin will offer the protection for smartphones, laptops and PCs.
13:02 UK time, Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Hearing more reports of problems for Blackberry users this morning. Some say no email, no BBM
06:50 UK time, Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Government launches drive to protect children against adult content online - 4 biggest ISPs will offer customers choice to block content”
16:58 UK time, Monday, 10 October 2011
Where are the jobs and economic growth of the future going to come from? The creative industries, and notably the games business, is one answer.
But, as we explain in a film for Newsnight tonight, games industry executives do not believe that our education system can deliver the skills it needs to compete globally.
Rory has been watching the technology scene like a hawk for the last 15 years.
From the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s to the rise of Google and Facebook, from the Psion organiser to the iPad, he's covered all the big gadget and business stories, and interviewed just about everyone who's played a part in the story of the web.
Dot.Rory, his previous blog, was named among the Top 100 blogs by the Sunday Times
He aims to look at the impact of the internet and digital technology on our lives and businesses. Rory has been described as "the non-geek's geek", and freely admits that he came late to technology - but he aims to explain its significance to anyone with an interest in the subject.
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