BREAKING NEWS
Mobility
Digital revolution could be Olympics salvation
By
Staff Writers
| August 01, 2008
For the Olympic movement, the digital revolution is armed with a double-edged sword -- it has lured the younger generation away from sport but could open up the Olympic experience to a far wider audience.
Internet
FACTBOX - Which websites are blocked in China?
By
Staff Writers
| August 01, 2008
International media should have been told they would not have completely free access to the Internet before they arrived to report on the Beijing Olympics, IOC press chief Kevan Gosper told Reuters on Thursday.
Hardware
Gartner dismisses $100 laptop claims
By
Rosalie Marshall
| August 01, 2008
Analyst group Gartner has poured scorn on claims by the One Laptop Per Child group, that it will be able to produce a laptop costing £50 (US$100) within the next three years.
Software
SAP refuses to budge on hikes in support costs
By
Rosalie Marshall
| August 01, 2008
SAP has admitted that its plans to force its customers on to new support contracts will result in many of them paying for services they do not need.
Hardware
Portugal buys 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs
By
Iain Thomson
| August 01, 2008
The Portuguese government has announced that it is buying half a million Intel Classmate laptops to give to children starting in school..
Hardware
EU travellers losing 3,300 laptops a week
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| August 01, 2008
More than 3,300 laptops are lost or go missing at the eight largest airports in EMEA each week, according to new research commissioned by Dell..
Hardware
First analogue computer used to predict Olympics
By
Iain Thomson
| August 01, 2008
A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, which is thought to be the first analogue computer, has shown it was used to not only predict solar movements but also plan for the Olympics..
Business
Microsoft heads to court with Primax
By
Shaun Nichols
| August 01, 2008
Microsoft is returning to the courtroom over another patent infringement case..
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