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Science & Technology: Real books likely to rule a bit longer

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:01:00 GMT

AMAZON, the online seller of books, music, hi-fis, fridges, televisions, blenders, one-legged mountain goats named Clive and practically everything else under the sun, will soon start selling its own e-book reader, Kindle, in the UK.

Science & Technology: COMMENT: Predicting technology of tomorrow

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT

EVEN if technology makes something possible, does that mean you should do it? That was the question I took away from last week’s Dconstruct conference in Brighton, at which some 400 bearded and bespectacled web geeks gathered to hear a range of talks on the topic of ‘Designing for tomorrow’.

Science & Technology: COMMENT: Make your language effective

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT

PEOPLE have lng cmplnd (sorry, long complained) that modern technologies are ruining the English language.

Science & Technology: Crisis will not kill off advertising

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

IT MUST be depressing being an ad man in the 21st Century. Rarely a day passes without being told your industry is going to die pretty soon.

Science & Technology: Make your emails work for you

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:02:00 GMT

ON A typical day most of us must receive close to a hundred emails, if not more. Amongst them will be the latest deals on Viagra tablets, something ‘hilarious’ featuring a cat and, occasionally, something of genuine importance.

Science & Technology: Make or break time for careers

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:58:00 GMT

WE'VE all heard tales of how making a virtual faux pas can seriously mess up your career.

Science & Technology: Street View? Just watch this space

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT

OFFICES in Britain ground to a halt last week as workers hunched over monitors to take a peek at their neighbourhoods on Street View, Google’s latest technological marvel.

Science & Technology: Comment: Make good use of what’s being offered

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:10:00 GMT

NEW technologies appear on the scene every day with the potential to improve the way we work and live. The trouble is, there are so many it’s impossible to keep track of which gizmo or service does what.

Science & Technology: Why clutter can be so profitable

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

RID your computer room of mirrors. There’s a distinct possibility that the future of the web will be uglier than a Tyne-Tees derby match.

Science & Technology: Amateurs can damage the media

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

AS the boundaries between professional and amateur journalism continue to blur, are news organisations at risk of losing the trust of their audience?

Science & Technology: Yet another way to use our mobiles

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:18:00 GMT

IF you don’t think you could manage without your trusty sat nav, you’ll be pleased to hear that similar services could soon make their way on to your mobile phone – if they manage to overcome a few barriers en route.

Science & Technology: Facebook needs to be more open

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A FEW months ago Facebook was all but declared dead. So how has the site fared since then?

Science & Technology: Tech notes: Those brain games are good for us

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

REPORTS into technology’s effect on the brain tend to be pretty gloomy – but could computer games help keep it in shape?

Science & Technology: Tech Notes

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 16 May 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Last week, I heard the head of a major investment firm tell the UK's young video games industry it was high time to grow up.

Archive: Tech Notes

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Despite living in one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world, we're baffled by hi-tech jargon. More technology firms are being created in the North-East than anywhere outside of London right now but we're still more likely to know our stotties from our `Wikis' (answer at the bottom of the page).

Archive: Tech notes

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Christmas comes late for gadget fans.

Archive: Tech notes

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The two most popular web browsers have released major updates in recent weeks, as Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and Mozilla unleashed Firefox 2.0 - the David to Microsoft's Goliath.