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Dialogue Box 6.8: Top tech trumps

What are likely to be the most important tech stories over the next few months? Rupert and Charles discuss the contenders over a game of (special) cards

Published: 15 Jun 2009 08:20 BST

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Dialogue Box 6.1: Satellites, the sun and IT

Dialogue Box 6.1: Satellites, the sun and IT

There's a lot of hardware orbiting our planet, generating ever-increasing amounts of space debris. Further afield, the sun is currently in a quiet phase, but is unlikely to stay that way. Rupert and Charles ponder the implications for Earth-bound IT managers more

Dialogue Box 6.2: The interplanetary internet

Dialogue Box 6.2: The interplanetary internet

Technologies designed to communicate with spacecraft should help to build a more robust internet back on earth. Rupert and Charles explain, with the help of a kebab more

Dialogue Box 6.3: Whatever happened to UWB?

Dialogue Box 6.3: Whatever happened to UWB?

It should have provided high-speed, low-power wireless connectivity for homes and offices everywhere. But instead of more products you can shake a stick at, all UltraWideBand has to show for itself to date is a French USB stick you can shake. Dialogue Box explains why more

Dialogue Box 6.4: Away day at Microsoft Research

Dialogue Box 6.4: Away day at Microsoft Research

Ever wondered what goes on inside Microsoft's Cambridge research lab? Dialogue Box went along to a recent open day, to discover what 'Enabling Innovation Through Research' means in practice more

Dialogue Box 6.5: Linux vs Windows boot-off

Dialogue Box 6.5: Linux vs Windows boot-off

Microsoft promised quicker boot times with Windows 7, while Linux has always been pretty nippy out of the traps. So which is fastest? Dialogue Box puts Ubuntu 9.04 up against Redmond's latest and wields the stopwatch more

Dialogue Box 6.6: A first look at Moblin

Dialogue Box 6.6: A first look at Moblin

Those seeking to run Linux on their netbook have a new option: Moblin. Rupert and Charles take the beta for a spin and compare it to Ubuntu's netbook remix more

Dialogue Box 6.7: Testing solid-state disks

Dialogue Box 6.7: Testing solid-state disks

SSDs are now available with capacities of up to 256GB, but prices remain high enough to make them uneconomic in the datacentre for the foreseeable future. Rupert and Charles outline the solid state of play more

Dialogue Box 6.8: Top tech trumps

Dialogue Box 6.8: Top tech trumps

What are likely to be the most important tech stories over the next few months? Rupert and Charles discuss the contenders over a game of (special) cards more

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