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Comment: Information overload is a price worth paying if it helps the planet

Analyst Simon Perry argues that the data deluge doesn't have to be bad for the environment

Dirk Singer

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Monitor, register and engage, says communications adviser Dirk Singer

Iain Thomson

Pirate Bay shutdown could be inspiring online militancy

Recent Swedish attacks raise worrying possibility

Pardon for McKinnon is the only moral choice

Former hacker has served enough time to atone for his crime

Microsoft and Nokia contract sparks concern

HTC likely to be left out in the cold

Semiconductor industry may have had its chips

The party's over and the hangover will be a killer for some, says Iain Thomson

Is it time for the Turing Test to retire?

It is nearly 60 years since Alan Turing devised a test to define machine intelligence, and it needs replacing, argues Dr Aladdin Ayesh

A connected world needs connected solutions

Proper implementation can address most concerns about privacy and data security, argues Ian Williams

Being a woman in IT - a blessing or a curse?

Women in IT face a variety of challenges, but the rewards can be great, says Maggie Berry

BSA piracy figures need a shot of reality

Iain Thomson argues that the annual piracy survey is not an exact science

Setting the gold standard for artificial intelligence

De Montfort professor Adrian Hopgood argues that a really convincing artificial human mind is still years away

The long road to beating piracy

Will the Pirate Bay verdict sink the pirates?

The ethical and social implications of emerging technologies

Facebook, Pirate Bay and stolen government laptops. What will we need to worry about next?

Avoiding leaks in IT governance

Governance is like plumbing: it's only exciting when it doesn't work, says Gartner's Earl Perkins

Intel's hope for a boost from Xeon

Chip giant wants Xeon to change semiconductor sales

Silver lining for IT security staff

It's not all doom and gloom in the IT industry, argues Tim Watson of De Montfort University

Comment: Apple fights against the standard charger mob

Apple's unique approach to device charging has frustrations for iPhone and iPod users, says Madeline Bennett

Making BPM work for your business

Elise Olding, research director at Gartner, explains that an economic slowdown can be the best time to replace inefficient business processes

Comment: The value of automated web reading

Early mainframe technology has been adapted to help mine today's data banks, says Quocirca's Bob Tarzey

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