NHS IT projects could be in line for cutbacks following this week's pre-budget report.

Apple has bought streaming music service Lala for an undisclosed amount.

Yes, it's almost here again. Christmas.

Excessive industry hype has left CIOs reluctant to embrace desktop virtualisation.According to a new survey, half of private sector CIOs believe the technology is promising more than it can deliver.

Monday is set to be the biggest-spending day of the year with UK consumers shelling out £350m.

More details of the G-Cloud - the proposed government-wide cloud computing platform - have emerged.

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Intel debuted and demonstrated its Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC) processor on Wednesday.The processor has 48 cores - 24 dualcore "tiles" - connected with a high-speed mesh network. Intel wants the experimental chip, at least 100 of which it'll distribute to

Feeling festive? Then you need silicon.com's seasonal guide to the best Christmas apps for Apple's iPhone.First up is the Solar System app, a cosmic take on the advent calendar that lets you journey to the earth's neighbouring planets.

The opening of a National Skills Academy for IT in the UK has moved a step closer, after the government announced it has approved the business plan submitted by sector skills body e-skills UK.

The IT gender pay gap is getting worse, according to results from the 2009 silicon.com Skills Survey.

Web heavyweights have hit out against the Digital Economy Bill , claiming clauses in the legislation could put the UK's digital future at risk.

With so many businesses looking to cut costs, shared services have become a popular option. Stuart Roberts offers advice on making them deliver.

Anti-ageism legislation isn't working and the IT industry continues to discriminate against older techies. That's the verdict of the exclusive 2009 silicon.com Skills Survey.

Microsoft has recently opened a retail store in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California. Here's a view of the Microsoft store from the outside. Click through the rest of the pictures to take a tour of the shop and see how

Radio and tagging technologies have loads of promise - though the applications may not be quite what you were expecting, says Quocirca's Rob Bamforth.