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Sir Tim Berners-LeeNews

Berners-Lee launches government web site

3,000 data sets to be made available today on data.gov.uk, and more than 2,400 developers have registered 21 Jan 2010

Elderly peopleNews

Scheme to put more IT in care homes is underway

£12m to get care home staff and residents online 20 Jan 2010

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Gordon Brown looking for compliance from EU states on e-border controls

Despite EU laws allowing freedom of movement 20 Jan 2010

NHS IT scheme spent £40m on legal fees

Money was used for drafting contracts and "legal support", says minister 15 Jan 2010

York schools to benefit from 10Gbit/s network

H2O Networks signed up for £13.7m eight-year contract to build 10Gbit/s dark fibre network 14 Jan 2010

Brown claims e-borders will help reduce imported terrorism

Prime minister makes declaration following Commons question highlighting abuses of tourist visas and work permits 14 Jan 2010

First two overhauled Chinooks handed over for active service

Six other revamped RAF helicopters, mothballed after an avionics computer codes gaffe, will be ready by the end of the year 14 Jan 2010

Privacy watchdog to have power to fine £500,000

Fine will only be issued in the most severe cases 13 Jan 2010

Public sector budget cuts could force schools to outsource ICT

Survey shows over 80 per cent of schools facing real ICT budget cuts in 2010 12 Jan 2010

Home Access programme goes national

A scheme that aims to ensure children of low-income families can benefit from the latest educational technology is being rolled out across England and Wales this week 12 Jan 2010

Wales approves new NHS patient administration system

Staff to have a single view of information from a number of systems 12 Jan 2010

Debate on DNA database continues to rage

The issue of DNA profiling is likely to be embroiled in controversy in the run-up to the next election 12 Jan 2010

Basic IT skills scheme launched

News comes on same day as programme announced to give computers to children in 270,000 low-income households 12 Jan 2010

First of eight mothballed Chinooks dispatched to Afghanistan

Move follows a £90m conversion programme undertaken by Boeing 11 Jan 2010

Brown reiterates commitment to broadband for all

Prime Minister throws his weight behind super-fast broadband 11 Jan 2010

£6.1bn spent so far on National Programme for IT

Figure is £2bn less than original forecasts due to slow progress on scheme 08 Jan 2010

Poor web sites cost councils £11m, says Socitm

Over four million "failed" web enquiries every month across local government 08 Jan 2010

First Galileo contracts awarded

Logica and Inmarsat come away empty handed 07 Jan 2010

Councils to put spending data online next year

Government hopes move will improve transparency and reduce spending 04 Jan 2010

e-borders could be illegal under EU law, say MPs

Proposals must be put on hold until concerns are cleared up 18 Dec 2009

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EU says Oracle can buy Sun

The EC explains why the move will not limit competition within the EEA 21 Jan 2010

Unite announces more Fujitsu strikes

Company’s attempt to ban strike "backfired", says union 21 Jan 2010

Microsoft and HP tie up: What are their motives?

Analysts say Microsoft's plans are clear, but HP's strategy is not 20 Jan 2010

Green Touch issues call to arms to eco-warriers

Green Touch – a scheme that aims to increase IT’s energy efficiency a thousandfold – shows how the industry can work together for the good of all 20 Jan 2010

Hacks of war

The spat between Google and the Chinese government highlights how international conflicts are increasingly being played out in cyberspace 20 Jan 2010

Reviews

Asus UL50vsHardware Reviews

Review: Asus UL50vs notebook

A decent 15.6in screen notebook with CPU overclocking, but grainy display and high price tag could put off some buyers 12 Jan 2010

Review: Motorola Milestone smartphone

The first mobile phone to use Android 2.0 08 Jan 2010

Review: BlackBerry Storm2

RIM’s latest touch-screen smartphone put through its paces 21 Dec 2009

Review: VMware Workstation 7

Already the market leader, Workstation 7 is an even harder act to beat 04 Jan 2010

Review: BlackBerry Bold 9700

A smaller, lighter upgrade to the original Bold 21 Dec 2009

In-depth

Dave BaileyComment

Nexus One, satisfaction nil?

The search giant’s attempt to take a bite out of Apple with its phone offering has been met with a vortex of user and developer complaints 22 Jan 2010

First impressions of Office 2010 Professional Beta

IT manager Jason Slater has been giving Microsoft’s new productivity suite a spin, and so far he likes what he sees 22 Jan 2010

Q&A: Severn Trent Water CIO Myron Hrycyk

Watered down IT budget drives new technology initiatives, says utility company chief 21 Jan 2010

A commitment to green IT will pay off

The Carbon Reduction Commitment provides a strong incentive to invest in more energy efficient systems 22 Jan 2010

Hot Seat: James Barrett

James Barrett is a senior software engineer at Thales Services, a division of the UK’s second-largest defence electronics supplier 22 Jan 2010

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