19/08/2014
Twenty years ago, IBM launched what is retrospectively regarded as the first smartphone, the IBM Simon.
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11/08/2014
Here we are, half way through the summer holidays (or at the end of them if you are in Scotland) and, apart from those times when we are on holiday ourselves, it is a very productive time of year. No traffic jams getting into work and a tendency for people to leave each other alone to get on with whatever it is that needs to be got on with.
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04/08/2014
Britain is very good at making equipment for the world's armies. Numbers vary depending on the source, but if we take the figures used by David Cameron when announcing a new programme to support the UK's defence sector last month, the total global equipment spend is £82billion and the UK's portion of this is £9.8bn.
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22/07/2014
Is there space in our global village for a flag-waving, nationalistic technology sector? Putting the 'Great' back into Great Britain and all that?
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28/04/2014
Whether used as a marketing tool, a reward to individuals or a team, or as a boost to overall company morale, industry awards have an important role to play.
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24/04/2014
While screens have become brighter, bigger and better, and digital music players have become more capable and compact, the audio aspect of the proposition, which is clearly the most important part when it comes to music, has often been left lagging. The classic example being the first iPods – still in my opinion high on the list of greatest gadgets of all time - being delivered with the iconic white earphones. Iconic but not in the same quality league as the iPod's themselves.
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23/04/2014
Not so shocking news came out of Manchester United yesterday morning - the manager, David Moyes, has been sacked.
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10/04/2014
As promised in my blog earlier in the week, a quick report back from the array of exhibitions that remain underway at the NEC. In fact if you jumped in your car this morning there is still time for an interesting afternoon before the shows close today – but would it be worth it?
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07/04/2014
An interesting week beckons as I head to the Midlands for the exhibition merry-go-round at the NEC.
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