Analysis: Most companies won’t be early adopters of Windows 8
(Reuters) – There was once a time when the launch of a new Windows operating system was a huge deal for the technology departments in...
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Google says RR Donnelley filed draft earnings statement without authorization
(Reuters) – Google Inc said its financial printer RR Donnelley filed a draft of its third quarter earnings statement without authorization on Thursday morning. Google said it...
Turning the oceans into jetfuel
The US Navy is working on turning seawater into fuel for its planes. But will the idea ever fly? The US Navy has a problem....
Microsoft profits fall 22% ahead of Windows 8 launch
Microsoft has reported a 22% fall in quarterly profits, after deferring some revenue ahead of the upcoming releases of its Windows 8 operating system and...
Defense chief calls cyberspace battlefront of the future
(Reuters) – Cyberspace is the battlefield of the future, with attackers already going after banks and other financial institutions and developing the ability to strike...
Big Bang: Is there room for God?
The discovery of the Higgs boson is so fresh that the exhibit in Cern’s museum has not yet been updated. In the exhibit – a...
EU gives Google four months to amend privacy policy
(Reuters) – Google has four months to make its privacy policy comply with requests from European Union data protection watchdogs or start facing the possibility...
Reinventing technology in Africa for Africans
Over the coming months, A Matter of Life and Tech will feature a range of voices from people building Africa’s tech future. The first is...
The quest to fly from New York to London in one hour
A trans-Atlantic journey of just sixty minutes has been promised since the dawn of supersonic flight, but is it now closer to reality? In late...
Harvey Weinstein attacks ‘free internet’
US film producer Harvey Weinstein has criticised media giants Apple and Google for making content available under the guise of “free internet”. “It’s a nonsensical...