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• September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15

  Why insurer Axa is entering the retail e-commerce market

  Digitisation in insurance is usually associated with digital policy documents – but Axa is using technology to take a lateral approach to the indemnity business

• September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15

  John Lewis sales grow, but profit falls as restructuring shakes up the business

  The retailer reports a growth in sales, but blames omnichannel shift for a fall in operating profit

• September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15

  Digital kiosks fail to stem Argos sales decline

  Retailer Argos reports a small increase in sales in comparison to its last quarter, but still suffers revenue decline year-on-year despite digital initiatives

• September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15

  UK tops global cyber crime hit list

  UK based criminals were the second highest originators of cyber crime attacks after the US in the second quarter, according to ThreatMetrix

• September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15

  Big Lottery Fund gives £2m to digital champion project

  Non-profit organisation The Big Lottery Fund gives £2m to a project creating digital champions to help people without digital skills use the internet

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Elderly and disabled travellers let down by mobile technology

  A report from the Institution of Engineering and Technology highlights a missed opportunity to use mobile technology to keep elderly and disabled people on the move

• September 08, 2015 08 Sep'15

  Britain a smartphone-obsessed nation, says Deloitte

  Smartphone owners in the UK collectively check their devices 1.1 billion times a day, according to a survey conducted by Deloitte

• September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15

  Philippines' roadmap aims for 500 startups by 2020

  The government of the Philippines is eager to emulate its success in BPO in the IT startup sector

• September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15

  School kids would rather study coding than a foreign language, says Ocado

  A year since computer science was added to the school curriculum Ocado discovers kids would rather learn to code than to speak another language

• September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15

  Myanmar internet gets boost with content delivery network

  Myanmar internet users will start benefiting from changes in the law that encourages foreign direct investment in communications infrastructures

• September 01, 2015 01 Sep'15

  Google accused of abusing market position in India

  Google has until 10 September 2015 to respond to the findings of an Indian Competition Commission investigation into allegations of anti-competitive business practices

• August 28, 2015 28 Aug'15

  Google denies abusing dominant market position in Europe

  Internet giant says the preliminary findings of the EC's investigation into its business practices are “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics"

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  UK Amazon Marketplace sellers see 400 million orders in past year

  Online retail giant highlights popularity of Amazon Marketplace and the growing demand for faster delivery

• August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15

  Singapore hosts Aliyun's new Asean-based cloud data center

  Alibaba's cloud computing arm is opening a data center in Singapore, which is good news for Asean businesses looking for more cloud options

• August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15

  Spotify to update privacy policy after user protest

  Some Spotify users are unhappy about new privacy policies that allow access to users’ photos, video, mobile device location, voice controls and contacts

• August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15

  Home Office develops Online Application Service for visas with Equal Experts

  The Home Office explains how its implementation of the Online Application Service for visas bagged it the 2015 Computer Weekly European User Award for Best Public Sector Project

• August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15

  Vodafone tests app-based connected vehicle parking system

  Vodafone has teamed up with Westminster City Council and plumbing firm Pimlico Plumbers to test a connected vehicle parking system in London

• August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15

  Sage Summit 2015 – How to use Facebook to grow your business

  Founder of online retailer Lolly Wolly Doodle told Sage Summit 2015 how she used social media platform Facebook to grow her startup fashion business

• August 14, 2015 14 Aug'15

  Google gets more time to respond to European anti-competitive charges

  The EC has granted Google a second extension of the deadline to respond to anti-competitive charges

• August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15

  CIO interview: Elizabeth Eastaugh, director of technology at Expedia

  Elizabeth Eastaugh is on a mission to add diversity to the software engineering community

• August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15

  Peer-to-peer lenders galore apply for regulatory approval

  The number of companies applying to become authorised peer-to-peer lenders goes beyond expectations as the appetite for non-bank lenders increases

• August 06, 2015 06 Aug'15

  Smartphones now device of choice for UK consumers

  Smartphones have overtaken laptops and PCs as the most popular device used for browsing the internet, according to Ofcom

• August 03, 2015 03 Aug'15

  Huawei supplier ecosystem to help financial industry emulate internet giants

  Huawei targets the European finance sector, with a focus on the UK, through an ecosystem of niche IT suppliers

• July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15

  Facebook confirms mobile ad success, but profits dip

  Despite the better than expected second-quarter results, Facebook's share price fell by 5.4% in after-hours trading before rallying

• July 29, 2015 29 Jul'15

  Twitter fails to impress despite a better than expected quarter

  Twitter posted improved second quarter revenue and income, but leadership and investors unhappy with slow audience growth

• July 28, 2015 28 Jul'15

  Digital adoption boosts GDP, says Accenture

  Digital technologies boost a country's competitive advantage and drive up its economic growth, Accenture has found

• July 24, 2015 24 Jul'15

  AWS on course to become $6bn business, as sales soar during Q2

  Cloud giant's second quarter success prompts speculation about what Amazon might do next with the business division

• July 24, 2015 24 Jul'15

  Amazon's shares up by 18% after reporting surprise Q2 profit

  Amazon reported second quarter sales of $23.18bn, up by 20% compared with the previous year and well ahead of analysts’ predictions

• July 22, 2015 22 Jul'15

  Yahoo revenues up but profits down

  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer says she is “extremely pleased” with the 15% revenue growth in the second quarter despite a $22m loss

• July 22, 2015 22 Jul'15

  Mobile operators must adapt data plans to address video boom

  Over 52 million terabytes of data traffic will transit worldwide mobile networks this year alone, up by more than 50% on 2014, according to statistics from Gartner

• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  Retail should invest in upskilling to close employee skills gaps

  A report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills suggests retailers will need to invest in upskilling to prevent a drop-off from older employees and appeal to the younger generation

• July 17, 2015 17 Jul'15

  Google share price up after strong second quarter

  Google posted revenues of $17.7bn, up 11% compared with the same period in 2014, while profits were up 17% to $3.93bn

• July 17, 2015 17 Jul'15

  Stop telling patients not to Google – one man’s quest for joined-up healthcare

  Technologies such as Google, health trackers and social media will be contributing factors in the future of joined-up healthcare, says one digital healthcare advocate

• July 17, 2015 17 Jul'15

  Hunt elects Martha Lane Fox to develop NHS digital innovation proposal

  Jeremy Hunt has asked Martha Lane Fox to develop a proposal for more digital technology and innovation in healthcare

• July 16, 2015 16 Jul'15

  UK tech sector called to contribute to EC Digital Single Market consultations

  Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) says UK must feed back to the European Commission (EC) to inform the delivery of its Digital Single Market vision

• July 16, 2015 16 Jul'15

  Specialist clothing brand Musto deploys Cybertill point of sale system

  Luxury sailing brand Musto signs payments company Cybertill to redesign its point of sale (POS) system for its multichannel operation

• July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15

  GDS creates outcomes framework for digital inclusion

  Government Digital Service (GDS) launches Digital Inclusion Outcomes Framework to act as a template for digital inclusion evaluation

• July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15

  Huawei to implement 4.5G network for Shanghai Disney

  Huawei signs world’s first 4.5G network co-operation agreement to implement a smart city network at the Shanghai Disney resort

• July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15

  Defra could face a further £370m in penalties if CAP reform fails

  An additional £370m in fines could be faced by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs by 2021 if its revised CAP scheme fails to take off

• July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15

  Vodafone scheme to help SMEs get online

  Vodafone is to trial a series of digital workshops for SMEs aimed at equipping them with a stronger online presence

• July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15

  PayPal most trusted mobile wallet in UK as Apple Pay set for launch

  Although it expects rapid adoption, Apple Pay faces challenges scaling in the UK with consumer trust in other providers – notably PayPal

• July 10, 2015 10 Jul'15

  Nordic countries differ wildly in their e-commerce needs

  Businesses need to take different approaches to e-commerce in different Nordic countries

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  Do we really need bank branches?

  Bank branches are being used less and less, but that doesn't mean customers are getting a less personal service

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  CIO interview: Andy Haywood, group CIO, N Brown

  Digital transformation is driving the technology agenda at retail group N Brown, previously best known as a specialist in catalogue-based selling

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  BA opens up API on flight information

  British Airways offers an open application programming interface (API) for flight information to encourage developers to create value-added travel applications

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  Marks & Spencer online sales grow as relaunched website takes off

  Online sales rise at food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer as it comes out of the other side of a redesign for its e-commerce website

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  Retailers failing to utilise mobile generation, says Shoppercentric

  Retailers know consumers are becoming more mobile and want an omni-channel experience, but customers still seek more

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  MtGox chief Mark Karpeles arrested for fraud

  Former chief Mark Karpeles is under arrest on suspicion of $1m fraud and involvement in the disappearance of 650,000 bitcoins

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  Dashlane bullish about the future despite LastPass hack

  Password management firm Dashlane is confident its business model will evolve and continue to be relevant even if passwords eventually disappear

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  OTT messaging providers will struggle to make money

  Juniper Research report forecasts years of declining revenues for the mobile messaging market, and says that over-the-top providers will need to diversify to survive