The Weekly Round-Up: 03.12.09

Yes, it’s almost here again. Christmas

Photos: 48 core chip that will help make machines as smart as humans

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.

Weekend Gadget Watch: Nokia N900

Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration? Check out the latest in our series of gadget mini-reviews, courtesy of silicon.com’s sister site CNET.co.uk, the home of technology reviews

Weekend Gadget Watch: Nokia N900

Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? Looking for inspiration

Photos: The top Christmas apps for the Apple iPhone

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

Photos: The top Christmas apps for the Apple iPhone

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.

Green light for UK IT skills school to arrive next year

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. In October 2008 the government gave the green light to a tech academy on account of IT’s “critical” role in growing the national economy, and because of strong and growing demand for tech workers – more than 140,000 new IT recruits are required by the industry every year, according to e-skills UK.

Green light for UK IT skills school to arrive next year

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. In October 2008 the government gave the green light to a tech academy on account of IT’s “critical” role in growing the national economy, and because of strong and growing demand for tech workers – more than 140,000 new IT recruits are required by the industry every year, according to e-skills UK.

IT gender pay gap getting worse

The IT gender pay gap is getting worse, according to results from the 2009 silicon.com Skills Survey. More than a third (35 per cent) of female IT workers responding to this year’s survey said they were on the bottom rung of the tech pay ladder, earning less than £25k, compared to just under a third of women (32 per cent) last year.

IT gender pay gap getting worse

The IT gender pay gap is getting worse, according to results from the 2009 silicon.com Skills Survey. More than a third (35 per cent) of female IT workers responding to this year’s survey said they were on the bottom rung of the tech pay ladder, earning less than £25k, compared to just under a third of women (32 per cent) last year. And only 14 per cent of male IT workers are in the lowest pay bracket this year, down from 20 per cent in 2008