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Computer peripherals and printers

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Quantum is revolutionary, but UK must fix funding

  Quantum sensing could replace GPS navigation, and cut the cost of major building projects. But industry needs to work with academia to prototype quantum technologies

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  HP Inc results boosted by PC sales as it waits for 3D manufacturing to take off

  3D manufacturing is HP Inc’s next big growth area, but that is 10 years away. In the meantime, it needs to rely on PC and printer sales

• May 21, 2018 21 May'18

  Augmented reality can improve efficiency for retailers

  Augmented reality has been positioned as a way to extend digital experiences onto the retail shop floor – but it has far more uses behind the scenes

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Next generation of SCADA industrial controls will protect against cyber attack

  Oil, energy and chemical companies are rethinking how to control big manufacturing plants, replacing expensive control technology with cheaper, more secure systems, taking their cue from biology

• March 13, 2018 13 Mar'18

  Industrial robots set to cut out human workforce

  Greater operational efficiency and a reduction in errors are among the benefits of industrial robots – but the biggest savings are in staffing

• February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18

  The National Museum of Computing launches crowd-funding effort for Turing Bombe gallery

  The National Museum of Computing is looking for funding to support its efforts to develop a gallery for a working model of the Turing-Welchman Bombe

• January 22, 2018 22 Jan'18

  European Parliament votes to restrict exports of surveillance equipment

  European Parliament votes to tighten export controls to restrict supply of surveillance and encryption technology to states with poor human rights records amid fears British companies may not have to comply after Brexit

• January 12, 2018 12 Jan'18

  Call for statutory regulation of police number plate cameras amid concerns over accuracy

  The UK’s automatic number plate recognition database – one the largest non-military data-gathering systems – records up to 1.2 million false readings of number plates every day. It should be subject to statutory regulation, says an independent ...

• November 22, 2017 22 Nov'17

  Meg Whitman steps down as HPE CEO

  Hewlett-Packard Enterprise CEO Meg Whitman is to step down after six years in charge

• August 16, 2017 16 Aug'17

  Fiat joins BMW's autonomous car platform initiative

  Car makers Fiat and BMW are working in collaboration with Intel and Mobileye to develop a scalable platform for self-driving vehicles

• July 27, 2017 27 Jul'17

  Meg Whitman steps down from HP Inc board

  Whitman has served as chairperson of HP since the separation of HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in November 2015

• June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17

  Print management a UK public sector GDPR blind spot

  Print and document management is a potential blind spot for the public sector when it comes to compliance with the GDPR, a survey has revealed

• May 31, 2017 31 May'17

  Microsoft shakes up Computex with mixed reality showcase

  Mixed reality could be the next big boom for PC manufacturers, with several Windows headsets joining Microsoft’s own HoloLens

• May 26, 2017 26 May'17

  China’s aviation industry to boost demand for 3D printing

  The maiden flight undertaken by the China-made C919 commercial airliner marks the start of growing demand for 3D printing in the country

• April 03, 2017 03 Apr'17

  Executive interview: Tolga Kurtoglu, CEO, Parc

  Palo Alto Research Center – formerly Xerox Parc – is the home of the modern computer. We speak to its new CEO about innovation