Technology
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New internet broadband quality parameters issued
Internet users in Malta will be provided with a set of parameters for their broadband connection’s service levels so that they can check whether their internet service provider is providing exactly what consumers are paying for. The Malta...
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How truly sought-after are those tech skills?
Recent data collected by a leading recruiting agency has shown that 80 per cent of local employers in the finance and IT sectors who were surveyed are planning to increase their headcount in 2013. There has been an overhaul in recruiting – more than...
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WICT 2013 at Smart City Malta
WICT 2013 is the fifth Workshop in Information and Communications Technology organised by the Faculty of ICT at the University of Malta at Smart City Malta on April 9 and 10. WICT provides a showcase for ICT research within the faculty and a...
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Secret of success of Digital IQ in companies revealed
The fifth annual Digital IQ survey, which has just been published by PricewaterhouseCoopers US finds that companies with strong, collaborative relationships between the chief information officer and other C-suite executives are four times as likely...
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Battle of IT giants
Microsoft is so confident it has the internet’s best e-mail service that it is about spend at least $30 million (€22.5 million) to send its message across America. The barrage began yesterday when Microsoft’s twist on e-mail, Outlook.com, escalated...
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Political parties pledge support to the Maltese digital society
The three major political parties have published their electoral programmes for the March 9 general election and all have spelled out their vision of the digital future of Malta. There is consensus among the parties on the importance of the digital...
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Mcast inaugurates new fibre-optic training lab
Mcast has inaugurated a fibre-optic laboratory at its Institute of Information and Communication Technology as part of an ongoing collaboration between the College and Sweden’s Institute for Fibre Optic Training and Certification (Iftac). The new...
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If your clients won’t come to your website...
If you still think Facebook is just for us ‘normal’ people, think again. Social media is today one of the major contributors of successful businesses which harness innovation and believe in serious communication with major stakeholders – customers...
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I tech you to be my…
As that great storyteller Woody Allen told us in his 1996 film, Everyone Says I Love You. The heartbreak is that not everyone actually means it. By virtue of being blunderbussed over our head like so many fake air kisses, the word ‘love’ has...
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Sharing content
KPMG in Malta has launched a new mobile phone application available on iPhone, Blackberry and Android devices. The application allows users to receive and view KPMG-related news, job listings, events, financial services information, markets and...
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Game on...
When you compare early games like the original Prince of Persia, Aladdin or Mortal Kombat to modern classics such as Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed or World of Warcraft, it’s the proverbial chalk and cheese scenario. Modern games are more immersive...
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Tech me home
Love is in the air – but it’s not going to be red roses, fluffy teddy bears and chocolates that will get a tech junkie’s heart racing. Whether you’re hunting for ideas on what to get your geeky better half, or simply want to check out what you could...
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Worth a call
The Huawei Ascend G330 is a very good option for those who are in the market for a powerful Android phone, but don’t have a generous budget. The G330’s main advantages over the competition are its speedy dual-core processor and large and reasonably...
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Just the ticket
The Wikimedia Foundation has just launched Wikivoyage, bringing a Wikipedia-like element to travel. Built by volunteers, Wikivoyage is a free travel guide which can be edited by anyone. While it is a new project for Wikipedia, Wikivoyage has...
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A show of hands
I’m sure that growing up, many of us fantasised about having Jedi-like abilities to be able to control things with a simple hand movement. For a long time this seemed like a distant possibility – however, with the introduction of Microsoft’s Kinect...
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Get into character
Based on the eponymous Marvel Comics character, Deadpool is an upcoming game that will soon be released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It will be rated for mature audiences because it contains intense violence, mature humour, sexual content and...
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Shoot the messenger
March 15 will mark the end of an era for Windows Messenger. Last November, Microsoft announced that it would be killing off the popular instant messaging tool. Admittedly, after 14 years in operation, Windows Messenger can now be considered as...
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How the tail ends
What a furry, purring ball of happiness cats can be. They have plenty of character to make us laugh and just the right personality to double up as a soft shoulder to cry on. They’re independent enough to not trip us up every our walking moment, yet...
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MCST launches strategies aimed at health, manufacturing research
A health research strategy, a manufacturing research strategy, and the Research and Innovation Fund for 2012 were among the announcements made at an event hosted by the Malta Council for Science and Technology last week in which it also presented...
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Business intelligence as the corporate crystal ball
Once upon a time there was a business organisation that operated across a landscape where it was adequate to just assess what had happened in the past, and there was never any need to question why it had happened. At the end of each year, the...
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