The e-business provider arena has grown into an enormous, complex industry with numerous specialist areas in the last 10 years. And yet providers continue to claim one-stop shop status and fail to carve out clear niches.
As a result many top-flight...
The mercurial world of the internet remains a catalyst for change. In recent history, iTunes, the seminal digital music download platform, has turned music distribution upside down.
Now, with e-books poised to hit the mainstream, we're on the eve...
When we were children the standing joke was that the kids had to set the video machine for their non-technical parents. We’d grown up with video machines, while for our parents they were still new-fangled devices. Fast forward to today and consider...
Too often open source software is portrayed as an all-or-nothing option. In reality a mixed environment is the first step to a successful migration.
Free and open source software is famously versatile. Think of just about any piece of software your...
While your cellphone has access to the same internet that your PC has access to, it also carries a link to your phone bill and this combination affords new billing mechanisms to content providers. This change can catch consumers unaware and could res...
I so badly wanted to like this phone. In my world, Nokia just hasn't cracked it since the E71. That phone rocked my world. Nothing has since, and it seems that until Symbian has been rudely shoved aside, this situation will remain.
Here's a quick ...
People are quick to blame SMS language or "textspeak" for a rise in incorrect spelling and grammar among children and adults alike. It is also seen by parents and teachers as a barrier keeping children from learning English properly, contributing to ...
Up until the beginning of the 20th century, the island of Martha's Vineyard, off the east coast of the US, had 20 times more deaf inhabitants for its population size than the rest of the country. But the islanders didn't consider this hereditary deaf...
By Muggie van Staden
If you run a business chances are you already run part of your business "in the cloud". And if you don't then you will, in the very near future.
The growth of cloud computing -- or Internet-based applications and services -...
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By Wesley Lynch
As the after-effects of the global recession continue to suppress demand, many businesses are discovering the benefits of an online strategy.
A great example is British retailer Marks & Spencer. Hard hit throughout the reces...
