PCG (Professional Contractors Group) has called on Political leaders to make a new years resolution to look at contractors in a more positive and fair light for 2010.

As we flip the calendar onto a new decade we inevitably start to reflect on the past, set goals for the future and ponder on what fate has in store for us.  Sadly, the one thing clearly evident is that we face a very uncertain future.  Despite signs that the economy is picking up with the stock market, retail and manufacturing all indicating positively (we may even officially be out of the recession) it is clear that unemployment and inflation will continue to rise and this will have repercussions on how we emerge, whether we see a double dip and ultimately how strongly we will develop as an economy. (more…)

With 2010 upon us, it seems like we know what to expect from most players in the smartphone market – new releases, smarter phones, better and lighter technology.

Apple will iterate on the iPhone to compete with the bleeding edge Android phones (and possibly give us a 3G enabled tablet in the process), we’ll see more Android phones than ever come out, including the release of Google’s ‘Nexus one’ and Microsoft is due to roll out Windows Mobile 7 at some point. And of course there is a predicted resurgence for Palm and Nokia with the next versions of their phones and technology. (more…)