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Can UK schools reboot ‘joke’ computer lessons?
A “chronic lack of specialist teachers” is causing school pupils to reject computer studies, says the Royal Society. Channel 4 News examines how British teenagers can be switched back on.
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Voice recognition and computers that answer back
You can already tell a computer what to do – but what if it could answer back? Benjamin Cohen investigates a new wave of voice recognition technology.
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Is sky the limit for Apple’s new iCloud?
Apple’s new iCloud service, launched amid the razzmatazz that traditionally accompanies new Apple products, aims to be another game-changer for what is now the world’s biggest tech company.
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Bill Gates: capitalist to philanthropist
Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates turned from cut-throat capitalist to philanthropist when he decided to devote himself to his charitable foundation.
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Microsoft buy Skype for $8.5 billion
In a bid to keep up with rivals Apple and Google, Microsoft has made its biggest ever acquisition and added the internet phone company Skype to their portfolio.
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Apple shares fall as Steve Jobs suffers fresh health scare
Apple share price falls as CEO Steve Jobs takes a medical leave of absence – but the software giant is on too much of a roll to suffer long-term damage, a market expert tells Channel 4 News.
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Xbox Kinect: game for a game?
As the Xbox Kinect goes on sale in the UK, Channel 4 News’ Technology Correspondent Benjamin Cohen roadtests it on his grandmother.
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Call that a gadget?
While technology companies try to convince us they have the big ideas is genuine innovation on hold at the moment?
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Microsoft: Cloud to ‘revolutionise’ computing
As Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer describes ‘cloud computing’ as the next wave of innovation, our Technology Correspondent Benjamin Cohen explains what it will mean for information security and business.