Looking at the current economic climate is, for the most part, an unhappy activity. Reports about retail sales, advertising, employment, stock prices, and industrial activity from the past several quarters is dismal. Forecasts for the year to come are gloomy. Two, or five, or ten years from now, we will all look back with a […]

In a paper published in today’s issue of Science, a team at IBM’s research centre in San Jose, California, said they have developed a new type of digital storage which would enable a device such as an MP3 player to store about half a million songs – or 3,500 films – and cost far less […]

IBM has introduced the ShortCuts podcast series, a podcast that provides technology tips on current trends and issues such as computer security, instant messaging etiquette, and email management. The four-minute audio shows are intended to give listeners short, practical advice that can be applied at work or at home.The latest episode looks at Beating Spyware […]