Richard Waters

Android launches with big goals but the buzz is missing

ft.com     yesterday   1 related          

By Richard Waters in San Francisco Thanks to its new web browser, Chrome, Google's ambition to rival Microsoft as a producer of the software "platforms" on which internet applications run has been very much in the news...                    

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Buzz is missing from Android launch

ft.com     yesterday   7 related          

Failure to win a big following for Android might not hamper Google's broader business goals in the mobile industry, but it suggests that the company's software initiatives – including Chrome – are not always guaranteed...                    

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Google's latest move keeps techies guessing

ft.com     02-Sep-2008   1,110 related          

Silicon Valley was buzzing with two explanations for the latest eye-catching twist in the technology industry's most prominent battle: either it was a defensive effort, or an attack on Microsoft's core desktop software...                    

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Investor interest in algae grows

ft.com     01-Sep-2008          

By Richard Waters in San Francisco The idea of using algae as a significant new source of fuel is moving rapidly from the science lab to large-scale production, to judge by a wave of big investments that have been made...                    

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Bust to Boom?

ross.typepad.com     21-Aug-2008          

There is no doubt there are tight times for tech entrepreneurs in the US & UK right now, but there are substantive differences between the current climate and the big bust. Richard Waters of the Financial Times explores this in...                    

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It's back to basics to dress up the Windows brand

ft.com     20-Aug-2008   7 related          

Microsoft's forthcoming advertising campaign for Windows is an ad agency's nightmare. Windows and the Office suite of software applications are both successful commercial products but they generate as much enthusiasm as a bowl...                    

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EA bid for Take-Two lapses

ft.com     18-Aug-2008   1 related          

Electronic Arts said it would no longer stand behind its $24.75-a-share takeover offer for rival games maker Take-Two, publisher of the Grand Theft Auto series, though it also edged a step closer to starting direct negotiations...                    

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Cost-Benefit Analysis for SMEs of Cloud Computing

sys-con.com     18-Aug-2008   17 related          

Proactive companies are dipping their toes cautiously into the Cloud – using it mainly for non-essential applications at the moment, but with a view to extending their commitments if their experience is positive. Entrepreneurs...                    

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Redesign needed for nightspot zone

oxfordmail.net     15-Aug-2008   1 related          

Police are to review the safety of the area outside an Oxford nightclub's entrance after an incident which left a man fighting for his life. East Oxford's area police Inspector Brian Cooper vowed to produce a "safety by design"...                    

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PG&E orders photovoltaic plant

ft.com     14-Aug-2008   55 related          

By Richard Waters in San Francisco PG&E, a California power company, has placed an order for what are believed to be the world’s two biggest photovoltaic solar farms, giving a strong endorsement to a technology that few power...                    

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