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Should tech giants get tough on global warming?
- Technology
- 14 May 2012
Microsoft has announced its ‘commitment to environmental leadership’, pledging to be carbon neutral by July 2012. But does this pledge lead us anywhere greener than the garden path? (more about carbon neutrality...)
4 people have joined in this Conversation
Holographic supermarket assistants? Err no
- Technology
- 12 May 2012
Do you like to be greeted when you go to a supermarket? Perhaps by a friendly shop assistant handing you a basket? How about by a hologram who informs you of the store’s special offers? (more about Asda's hologram...)
4 people have joined in this Conversation
Windows 8 won’t play DVDs… unless you pay extra
- Technology
- 9 May 2012
Stop those discs spinning - Windows 8 won’t play DVDs or Blu-rays. Well, it will if you buy an upgrade. According to Microsoft, DVD use on computers is in ‘sharp decline’ – but is that a good enough reason to strip support? (more about Windows 8 and DVDs...)
38 people have joined in this Conversation
Is a £2.50 broadband deal too good to be true?
- Technology
- 8 May 2012
An email recently popped into my inbox claiming to offer a ‘recession-busting’ broadband deal that would mean customers would ‘only pay £2.49 per month for the entire life of the contract… no gimmicks, just real value’. (more about broadband advertising...)
10 people have joined in this Conversation
Windows Live is dead, long live the ‘Microsoft account’
- Technology
- 4 May 2012
Microsoft's killing off the Windows Live brand, which includes its Hotmail, Messenger and SkyDrive services. The actual services will remain, but they will now be accessed through a ‘Microsoft account’. (more about Windows Live...)
3 people have joined in this Conversation
YouView – where are you?
- Technology
- 3 May 2012
It was way back in 2010 that YouView was first supposed to launch. Promised to be the subscription-free box that would offer ‘something different’ for TV viewing, it’s been delayed, yet again… (more about YouView...)
3 people have joined in this Conversation
Do we still need the humble camcorder?
- Technology
- 2 May 2012
The camcorder used to be the pride of every amateur videographer. But with today’s digital cameras and smartphones, is there still room for the standalone camcorder? (more about camcorders...)
6 people have joined in this Conversation
Why wait for TV episodes? Why not release them all at once?
- Technology
- 2 May 2012
US fans of the cult sitcom Arrested Development are rejoicing - all ten episodes of the fourth series are being released at once on Netflix in the States. Does this reflect new ways of consuming TV? (more on TV series...)
2 people have joined in this Conversation
Blocking The Pirate Bay – where do you stand?
- Technology
- 1 May 2012
UK internet providers have been ordered to lower the Jolly Roger and block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay. Is this the right way to deal with the issue, or will illegal file-sharers just get their jollies elsewhere? (more about The Pirate Bay...)
26 people have joined in this Conversation
Farewell Ceefax – will you miss it?
- Technology
- 30 April 2012
300. 302. 316. 101. 400. 220. These are numbers I'll remember long after I've forgotten my old PIN or mobile numbers. Ceefax, the BBC's text information service on analogue TV, is in its final days. (more about Ceefax...)
9 people have joined in this Conversation
It’s 2012 – why are tech advertisers excluding women?
- Technology
- 27 April 2012
Are technology companies missing a trick by not making enough effort to advertise to their female customers? Recent research suggests women have the biggest input when buying a new telly. (more about women and tech...)
9 people have joined in this Conversation
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