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IT strategy

• E-paper - soon to be of many colours - and video!

  WITH the international launch of Amazon's Kindle reader this week, perhaps electronic books will become the must-have present this year. But even as we unwrap our shiny new e-readers, we may be forgiven for wondering how long it will be before the ...  Continue Reading

• The mediscanner age is upon us

  INTEL's latest microchip technology has created transistors 22 nanometres wide - a mere 200 times the width of a hydrogen molecule. Carving such tiny features is devilishly difficult and expensive, but in another realm of microchips altogether, ...  Continue Reading

• All crash and no plume: Moon crash debris mystery

  In the final minutes of its plunge toward the moon, NASA's LCROSS spacecraft spotted the brief infrared flash of a rocket booster hitting the lunar surface just ahead of it – and it even saw heat from the crater formed by the impact. But scientists ...  Continue Reading

• Windows 7 - A comprehensive guide

  Windows 7 is the latest operating system from Microsoft. Windows 7 follows Vista and Microsoft’s new OS could well be its best yet.  Continue Reading

• Black hole created on Earth

  An electromagnetic "black hole" that sucks in surrounding light has been built for the first time.  Continue Reading

• Strategy clinic: How do I overcome resistance to change?

  Industry experts answer a reader's question about implementing change despite resistance from staff.  Continue Reading

• Video: US demonstrates guided laser

  Defence giant Boeing has released video of its Advanced Tactical Laser being fired from an aircraft at a (stationary) vehicle. You can download three videos of the event or watch two of them on YouTube.  Continue Reading

• How to resell old storage when you upgrade

  Reselling old storage devices when upgrading to newer platforms can be a complex issue, particularly when it comes to the content stored on it.  Continue Reading

• Interview: Accenture boss David Thomlinson puts one foot in tomorrow

  From civil engineering through social engineering, Accenture's UK managing director David Thomlinson has been part of some major projects in his time.  Continue Reading

• Defining and delivering green IT: a manager's guide

  You cannot measure energy consumption unless one is clear about precisely what one is measuring. On one level all IT is "green" because, it saves energy...

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• Cosmic rays teem in as solar shields falter

  Our solar system's natural shields are faltering, letting in a flood of cosmic rays. The sun's recent listlessness is resulting in record-high radiation levels hazardous to human and robotic space missions.  Continue Reading

• Never know your opponent: Gamers more aggressive to strangers

  Victorious gamers enjoy a surge of testosterone – but only if their vanquished foe is a stranger. When male gamers beat friends in a shoot-em-up video game, levels of the potent sex hormone plummeted.  Continue Reading

• How to recycle your IT responsibly

  Businesses can either recycle or refurbish old IT. Refurbishing allows organisations to sell their IT on to a third party, which can often cover the refurbishment costs.  Continue Reading

• The security implications of green IT

  Green IT has gone mainstream. The past year has seen corporations such as Citigroup establishing their environmental credentials by opening green datacentres. But how do the separate disciplines of green IT and information security come together?  Continue Reading

• Managing a service business in a down economy

  In the current climate, service organizations need to have ultimate customer satisfaction and retention. From your customers perspective this means the right person turning up, with the right tools and at the right time.  Continue Reading