Overworked techies desperate for more free time
Over half of IT workers are unhappy with the amount of spare time their jobs leave them.
And nearly three quarters of them also feel they can't do what they want with ...
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Apple: Macs can now run XP
Apple has released a public beta version of Boot Camp, software that lets Microsoft Windows XP run natively on Intel-based Macs.
The software, which will be included i...
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Bertelsmann eyes a 'MySpace' for silver surfers
German media group Bertelsmann plans a return to the internet and is looking at transforming its Direct Group of book, CD and DVD clubs into an internet networking scene ...
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Techies get 'the Wikipedia' of glitches
A US start-up called Splunk is setting up a public collaborative website, or wiki, for IT professionals who hunt down system glitches.
Splunk is today expected to laun...
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Apple v Apple: Hefty settlement on the cards?
As the two Apples - the Beatles' record label and the maker of iPods - head to court today, the question in most people's minds is not 'will they settle?' but 'for how mu...
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Apple loses software guiding light
Avie Tevanian, the man who has led Apple's software development efforts for nearly a decade, is leaving the company.
An Apple representative confirmed on Tuesday that ...
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Investment banks - now hiring IT workers
Investment banks are creating more than half of the IT jobs in the financial services industry, research has found.
Where insurance companies and high street banks cre...
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EC: Europe needs broadband for all
The European Union is calling for broadband for all citizens, with government money the way to make it happen.
According to the European Commission, universal availabi...
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Where next for PayPal?
Online payments company PayPal is looking to extend its reach beyond its online shopping beginnings.
The company is growing fast - its set to add 600 jobs at its San J...
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Lloyds TSB offshoring more back office jobs
Lloyds TSB is offshoring another 105 jobs to India as it consolidates its back office processing operations across the UK.
The banking group said it is closing a word ...
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Short-term cost-cutting still key outsourcing driver
Short-term cost gains are still the main driver for outsourcing IT, according to new research from analyst Gartner.
Reducing costs and improving efficiencies were cite...
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Being 'green': Practical, possible... and profitable?
In recent years, as environmentalism has become a watchword for the socially responsible, politically aware and regulation wary, many vendors have made bold claims about ...
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Craigslist, Wikipedia founders grapple with big issues
At least 1,000 people packed the room for the South by Southwest Interactive keynote conversation in Austin, Texas on Monday between Craigslist founder Craig Newmark and ...
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Apple's Jobs takes home $1 again
Apple chief Steve Jobs once again took home a $1 salary, although his net worth got a boost as the company's share price continued to soar.
Jobs has taken a $1 salary ...
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Apple expands with Bangalore call centre
Apple said on Thursday that it plans to open a call centre in India to handle its growing business and continue to expand call centres in the US as well.
The company i...
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Intel's Barrett: UK needs more silver surfers
Older people need to improve their IT skills if they are going to succeed in the job market and access public services in the future, according to chip giant Intel.
In...
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Prison digital print centre gives inmates job skills
A prison is training inmates to use digital printing technology in and attempt to give them a better chance to stay on the straight and narrow when they finish their sent...
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EU backs ?2.7bn 'invisible computing' research
The European Union wants member states to back an industry-led €2.7bn research programme into the invisible embedded computer systems that control everyday household...
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Bush: No protectionism to safeguard offshored US tech jobs
US President George Bush has ruled out any protectionist measures to safeguard US jobs that are under threat from companies outsourcing work overseas to countries such as...
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Expanded CCTV network aids M25 traffic officers
Traffic officers are to begin patrolling the whole of the M25 as the Highways Agency has expanded its CCTV road monitoring network.
The extension is part of the Nation...
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No link' between IT job losses and offshore outsourcing
Automation of tasks has had more impact on IT job losses than offshore outsourcing to low-cost locations such as India, according to a study be the Organisation for Econo...
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Internet can't kill bank branch, says Halifax
Rumours of the death of the bank branch at the hands of internet banking have been "greatly exaggerated", according to Halifax.
The bank is to open 50 new branches in ...
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Amazon cuts Slough jobs
Online retailer Amazon.com is to move 90 Slough-based jobs to Ireland as the company seeks to recruit 450 multilingual customer-service staff.
The company said it want...
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Apple unveils new Mac mini - and iPod Hi-Fi
Apple on Tuesday introduced its third Intel-based Mac: a revamped version of its petite Mac mini.
The new Mac mini will be available, starting immediately, in two mode...
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C&W to slash UK workforce by half
Cable & Wireless is to cut its UK headcount by half over the next four to five years as part of a massive cost-cutting programme.
The company said it is aiming to cut ...
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C&W jobs to go as exec hits out at "crappy industry
Cable & Wireless is expected to announce major job cuts on Tuesday as the telco refocuses on large companies rather than smaller ones.
John Pluthero, C&W UK chairman, ...
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Unequal pay only partly to blame for lack of women in IT
Flexible working, a macho culture and equal pay all need to be addressed if the IT industry is to attract more women, according to UK IT supplier body Intellect.
A rep...
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IT jobs 'not hit by offshore outsourcing
More IT jobs are available in the US today than at the height of the dot-com boom despite the impact of offshore outsourcing, according to a new study.
The wide-rangin...
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iTunes sells a billion
Apple has announced more than one billion songs have now been downloaded from the 21 iTunes music stores across the globe.
To celebrate the milestone, Apple gave the i...
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Clever cars put the brakes on accidents
In-car technology projects underway in Europe could stop thousands of accidents every year, according to the European Commission.
Driving the development of smarter, s...
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