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Virgin planning Canvas rival?

Virgin Media has fired another salvo in the battle against its competitors by reportedly readying the launch of an online video-on-demand service. Techwatch

A game of Tetris a day...

Playing block-building computer game Tetris could help people overcome post traumatic stress and other disorders, according to researchers. BBC

Wikipedia gears up for makeover

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia is readying itself for an interface overhaul in a bid to make it easier for both contributors to contribute and visitors to find what they're looking for. PC Pro

Maggie Holland
Maggie Holland

Maggie has been a journalist since 1999, starting her career as an editorial assistant on then-weekly magazine Computing, before working her way up to senior reporter level. In 2006, just weeks before ITPro was launched, Maggie joined Dennis Publishing as a reporter. Having worked her way up to editor of ITPro, she was appointed group editor of CloudPro and ITPro in April 2012. She became the editorial director and took responsibility for ChannelPro, in 2016.

Her areas of particular interest, aside from cloud, include management and C-level issues, the business value of technology, green and environmental issues and careers to name but a few.