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BBC and Sky News show tough love with Twitter policies

Madeline Bennett — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:04:01 GMT

Madeline Bennett, V3.co.uk

Are firms right to enforce strict rules on what staff can and can't tweet?

Many firms are struggling to deal with the rise of social networks, and the impact they have in the corporate world, and it seems some are taking a more draconian...

World indulges in a Facebook facts fest as firm prepares to float

Rosalie Marshall — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:19:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall , V3.co.uk

Industry learns new Facebook facts

The web is buzzing with the news that Facebook has made the first step towards an initial public offering (IPO) and officially filed forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Intel will prove Steve Jobs wrong in the mobile market

Khidr Suleman — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:29:00 GMT

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk

Apple's Jobs was wrong to dismiss firm as "slow"

Intel has long been the king when it comes to making high-performance chips for desktops and servers, especially when budget and power consumption are not an issue. However, the chipmaker...

RIM needs to decide where its market lies

Daniel Robinson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:44:47 GMT

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk

Troubled BlackBerry maker should stop trying to serve both consumer and enterprise customers

BlackBerry maker RIM had a surprise in store earlier this week, as the world woke up to find that the firm's long-standing co-chief executives Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis had stepped...

Why IT managers should look east in 2012

Phil Muncaster — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:17:00 GMT

Phil Muncaster, V3.co.uk

China is the new frontier for technology innovation

For many, 2011 will be a year to forget. Unlike many other years, including 2008 when markets around the world spectacularly crashed, it was the year when we got a...

Government looking in the wrong places for IT teaching excellence

Madeline Bennett — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:52:00 GMT

Madeline Bennett, V3.co.uk

Peer-led groups are the way to encourage a new generation of UK tech whizz kids, says Madeline Bennett

I have a suggestion for the UK government. Before it starts its consultation process to overhaul the IT curriculum in schools, it should bear in mind the story of Nick...

Can we really hold out hope for Thompson's success at Yahoo?

Rosalie Marshall — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:09:47 GMT

Rosalie Marshall , V3.co.uk

Thomspon has about as much chance at turning Yahoo around as his predecessor did, says Rosalie Marshall

Following Yahoo's appointment of ex-PayPal chief Scott Thompson as its new chief executive this week, the big question on everyone's lips is whether Thompson has what it takes to turn...

Smartphones rock, mobile internet sucks

Khidr Suleman — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:30:00 GMT

Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk

LTE will save us, won't it?

It was only 1999 when I had my trusted companion in the form of the Nokia 3210, the iPhone of its day. By today's standards, the handset was a brick...

Facebook isn't worth $100bn, and I am not your friend

Dan Worth — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:41:00 GMT

Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

Advertising basis for huge valuation fails to appreciate subtleties of human interaction

I still remember the day I joined Facebook. I'd heard of this site that everyone was raving about, but was fairly nonplussed by what sounded like another online popularity contest...

Christmas holiday season will make or break mobile vendors

Shaun Nichols — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:04:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

Smartphone makers face critical times as consumers take to the stores

The holiday shopping season kicked off last week as consumers lined up to take advantage of Black Friday retail sales. Three days later, online retailers celebrated their own shopping bonanza...

European Parliament wrong to interfere in net neutrality

Rosalie Marshall — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:22:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall , V3.co.uk

The net neutrality debate is international, but policy should be drawn up at state level, argues Rosalie Marshall

The net neutrality debate is fiercely contested, even among those who believe that the internet should remain free and open. Net neutrality at its most basic is an internet where...

Steve Jobs: the marketing genius of IT

Daniel Robinson — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:30:00 GMT

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk

Jobs' contribution to technology has been to make it more usable and accessible

Much hyperbole will be written about Steve Jobs following his untimely death, but in reality he had a huge influence on the IT industry, and on personal computing in particular....

Bartz had successes at Yahoo, but the sceptics got their way

Rosalie Marshall — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:28:00 GMT

Rosalie Marshall , V3.co.uk

Many observers suggest that Bartz was never suited to leading Yahoo out of the doldrums

Carol Bartz's sudden firing from Yahoo is very different to the departure of her predecessor Jerry Yang in 2009. It is also very different from Steve Jobs' decision to step...

Style and simplicity the hallmarks of the Steve Jobs era at Apple

Shaun Nichols — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:58:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

Co-founder's second stint with the company brought an obsession with elegance and the user experience

Steve Jobs has formally stepped down as chief executive of Apple after nearly 14 years. The departure brings an end to one of the most dramatic turnarounds and successful runs...

The impact of the web and the challenges ahead

William Pickett — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:59:00 GMT

William Pickett, V3.co.uk

Historian William Pickett on how the web has changed the world as it reaches 20-year milestone

William Pickett, emeritus professor of history at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, writes exclusively for V3 on the impact of the web on its 20th anniversary, exploring how it changed...

The impact of the web and the challenges ahead

William Pickett — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:59:00 GMT

William Pickett, V3.co.uk

Historian William Pickett on how the web has changed the world as it reaches 20-year milestone

William Pickett, emeritus professor of history at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, writes exclusively for V3 on the impact of the web on its 20th anniversary, exploring how it changed...

Shady RAT hacking attacks should neither surprise nor shock

Iain Thomson — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:36:00 GMT

Iain Thomson, V3.co.uk

Business as usual in international diplomacy

There's been a lot of consternation in some parts of the press about the so-called Shady RAT hacking attacks, but this should come as little surprise. Hacking for electronic intelligence...

Shady RAT hacking attacks should neither surprise nor shock

Iain Thomson — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:36:00 GMT

Iain Thomson, V3.co.uk

Business as usual in international diplomacy

There's been a lot of consternation in some parts of the press about the so-called Shady RAT hacking attacks, but this should come as little surprise. Hacking for electronic intelligence...

Shady RAT hacking attacks should neither surprise nor shock us

Iain Thomson — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:36:00 GMT

Iain Thomson, V3.co.uk

Business as usual in international diplomacy

There's been a lot of consternation in some parts of the press about the so-called Shady RAT hacking attacks, but this should come as little surprise. Hacking for electronic intelligence...

Anonymous and LulzSec stoke new debate on hacktivism

Shaun Nichols — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:20:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

Hackers stir up discussions over justice and ethics on the web

No topic has garnered more headlines or sparked more discussion in recent months than the hacking campaigns of Anonymous and LulzSec. The groups' ongoing AntiSec campaign has led many to...

Anonymous and LulzSec stoke new debate on hacktivism

Shaun Nichols — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:20:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

Hackers stir up discussions over justice and ethics on the web

No topic has garnered more headlines or sparked more discussion in recent months than the hacking campaigns of Anonymous and LulzSec. The groups' ongoing AntiSec campaign has led many to...

Anonymous and LulzSec stoke new debates on hacktivism

Shaun Nichols — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:20:00 GMT

Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

Hackers stir up debate over justice and ethics of the web

In recent months, no topic has garnered more headlines or sparked more discussions than the hacking campaigns of Anonymous and LulzSec. The groups' ongoing "AntiSec" campaign has led many to...

Murdoch faces people power from Twitter over News of the World hacking scandal

Iain Thomson — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:07:00 GMT

Iain Thomson, V3.co.uk

Say hello to new media, Rupert

The closure of the News of the World has shown in the most graphic way possible the power swap that is occurring between new media and old. Rupert Murdoch is...

Murdoch faces people power from Twitter over News of the World hacking scandal

Iain Thomson — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:07:00 GMT

Iain Thomson, V3.co.uk

Say hello to new media, Rupert

The closure of the News of the World has shown in the most graphic way possible the power swap that is occurring between new media and old. Rupert Murdoch is...

Windows 8 promises to usher in the post-PC era

Daniel Robinson — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:23:05 GMT

Daniel Robinson, V3.co.uk

If Microsoft can decouple Windows from the x86 platform, the PC's relevance will wane

The fuss over Windows 8 may have died down since Microsoft previewed the future operating system last month, but many questions remain, such as how the platform will run on...