News
IT hardware
-
June 06, 2011
06
Jun'11
Service providers battle to reduce carbon footprint as datacentres expand
IT service providers are united in their attempt to reduce carbon footprints on paper, with corporate targets to support them, but despite putting a lot of energy into the cause, their power consumption is rising, according to a major benchmarking ...
-
May 27, 2011
27
May'11
UK government announces next wave of rural broadband deployment
Consumers and businesses in Wiltshire, Norfolk, Devon and Somerset are to benefit from the next phase of the UK government's drive to roll out superfast broadband connections to rural areas.
-
May 20, 2011
20
May'11
Orange and Barclaycard launch contactless mobile payments in UK
Orange and Barclaycard have introduced the first near-field communication (NFC) mobile payment system in the UK.
-
May 18, 2011
18
May'11
Dell posts 177% profit boost after increasing enterprise sales
Dell has boosted profits by 177% since last year after increasing sales to enterprise customers.
-
May 12, 2011
12
May'11
Government urges councils to accelerate superfast broadband roll-out
The government is calling on local authorities to accelerate broadband roll-out to help it deliver superfast broadband services to 90% of homes and business by 2015.
-
May 12, 2011
12
May'11
Analysis: Will Android dominance increase IT security threats for business?
The Android Market is forecast to become the world's biggest mobile content platform by August 2011, according to research by mobile application research firm Distimo.
-
May 03, 2011
03
May'11
Cloud computing: How to avoid a network bottleneck
Cloud computing can put a huge load on a business's network. Organisations need to ensure network access from the user's browser on the local area network (LAN), to a cloud-based datacentre across on the public internet are fit for purpose.
-
April 26, 2011
26
Apr'11
Global cloud market to reach $240bn by 2020
The global cloud market is set to explode in the next 10 years, growing from $40.7bn in 2011 to more than $241bn in 2020, according to Forrester Research.
-
April 15, 2011
15
Apr'11
Computer Weekly marks the end of an era as a new one begins
The first issue of Computer Weekly magazine in 1966 marked the start of an era in the UK IT industry - the first ever weekly technology publication. This is the story of how it all began.
-
April 14, 2011
14
Apr'11
Declining PC market threatened by tablet popularity
The PC market has continued to decline after delays in refresh cycles and increased purchases of tablet devices, according to research.
-
April 13, 2011
13
Apr'11
Building an Olympics network
Preparation is clearly the key to Olympic success, as players on 27 July 2012 will see years of finely honed practice condensed into one gruelling fortnight
-
April 11, 2011
11
Apr'11
Intel unveils Oak Trail Atom processor chipset for tablet market
Intel is introducing a next generation Atom processors, previously codenamed "Oak Trail", aimed at the tablet market.
-
April 11, 2011
11
Apr'11
Manageability issues impede adoption of virtualisation
Virtual infrastructure management challenges are hindering the adoption of virtualisation within businesses, according to research.
-
April 08, 2011
08
Apr'11
Facebook has launched a project to ‘open source’ its datacentre
In the spirit of open source software, Facebook says it wants to share the innovations in one of its datacentres with the rest of the industry in its
-
March 30, 2011
30
Mar'11
All for one fibre, one fibre for all, says ECTA
Countries should separate the provision of new fibre networks from their operation, executives from telcos struggling to enter new national markets told the European Commission and major banks on Tuesday.
-
March 29, 2011
29
Mar'11
Government puts open source at the heart of its new IT strategy
The government has launched its much-anticipated new IT strategy, highlighting open source and a promise that the coalition will do things better.
-
March 28, 2011
28
Mar'11
Spotify hit by malicious ads
Spotify, the popular streaming music service, has been displaying malicious advertisements to users of its Free version.
-
March 25, 2011
25
Mar'11
Police switch to Sprint ii for IT procurement
Police forces in England and Wales are having to switch IT procurement from the Buying Solutions' CITHS framework to the SPRINT ii agreement.
-
March 23, 2011
23
Mar'11
Budget 2011: UK public worried spending cuts will impact data security
A large proportion of the UK public is worried that government spending cuts will have a negative effect on data security, a survey has revealed.
-
March 16, 2011
16
Mar'11
RIM urges Blackberry users to disable Javascript after web browsing vulnerability revealed
Research in Motion (RIM) is advising Blackberry smartphone users to disable Javascript to protect against a security vulnerability in its web browser.
-
March 11, 2011
11
Mar'11
Windows Phone 7 update delayed
Microsoft is delaying its first major software update to its mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 until the second half of March.
-
March 11, 2011
11
Mar'11
Rural broadband fund triggers technology tussle
News that the government may be giving serious thought to a "last mile first" approach when it comes to spending public money on broadband projects emerged this week to a cautious response from industry.
-
March 09, 2011
09
Mar'11
Mobile ticketing users to treble by 2015
The number of people redeeming travel and entertainment tickets via their mobile phones is set to treble by 2015, according to a report by Juniper Research.
-
March 09, 2011
09
Mar'11
IT fails to curb anti-social behaviour
Information technology failures are a key reason why efforts to stamp out anti-social behaviour have failed for at least a decade....
-
March 08, 2011
08
Mar'11
Facebook enlists Samaritans to counsel suicidal users
The Samaritans has teamed up with Facebook to enable users to report friends contemplating suicide.
-
March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
Intel launches second generation Core vPro processor
Intel says new chip will increase the speed of business applications by 60%
-
March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
3UK offers unlimited data service to pay-as-you-go customers
Mobile phone service 3UK is to launch a £15 per month 'all-you-can-eat' data service for pay as you go customers.
-
March 07, 2011
07
Mar'11
Western Digital bids $4.3 billion for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Western Digital has tabled a bid of $4.25m (£2.6bn) to acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies ending the Japanese HDD vendor's previous preparations for an IPO.
-
March 04, 2011
04
Mar'11
Azure propels Southampton's Windows Phone 7 balloon above the clouds
Microsoft Azure is helping Southampton University to reach above the clouds in a first-of-its-kind experiment to probe the stratosphere using an unmanned vehicle.
-
March 02, 2011
02
Mar'11
Download 180-day free trial for Windows Embedded Compact 7 OS
The latest version of Microsoft's operating system (OS) for embedded devices, Windows Embedded Compact 7 is now available on a 180-day free trial.
-
March 01, 2011
01
Mar'11
Intel finalises £5bn acquisition of McAfee
Intel has confirmed the completion of its $7.7bn (£5bn) acquisition of security software giant McAfee.
-
February 28, 2011
28
Feb'11
UPDATE: Stolen network equipment causes Vodafone UK network outage
The theft of specialist equipment has prevented thousands of users from accessing the Vodafone network.
-
February 25, 2011
25
Feb'11
Intel rolls out high speed cable 'Thunderbolt'
Intel has rolled out a high-speed PC connection technology named Thunderbolt, in collaboration with Apple.
-
February 22, 2011
22
Feb'11
Legacy kit and lack of skills hold back digital video surveillance
A huge legacy investment in analogue equipment and a lack of data integration skills are holding back more widespread adoption of fully digital video surveillance systems, according to research just published.
-
February 16, 2011
16
Feb'11
Apple adds digital subscription service to app store
Apple has extended its digital subscription billing service used for Rupert Murdoch's iPad-only newspaper to all magazines, newspapers, videos and music on its application store.
-
February 11, 2011
11
Feb'11
Mobile hacker attacks will damage business in 2011
Businesses cannot afford to ignore mobile hacking attacks as they are proving extremely lucrative over shorter periods, a study of mobile threats has found.
-
February 10, 2011
10
Feb'11
Mobile workers practise lax security
More than half of Europeans practise unsafe networking when they work away from the office, according to research by German remote access experts NCP Engineering.
-
February 09, 2011
09
Feb'11
Vodafone rolls out Nexus S smartphone
Vodafone remains tight-lipped over the availability of Samsung's Nexus S smartphone, which is already available at Carphone warehouse.
-
February 03, 2011
03
Feb'11
Every IPv4 address is now allocated and could run out within weeks
It's official: the IPv4-based internet is full, or at least it will be within a few weeks
-
February 03, 2011
03
Feb'11
OFT to investigate e-book pricing
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is launching an investigation into e-book pricing.
-
February 02, 2011
02
Feb'11
Yahoo blames Microsoft implementation for Windows Phone 7 data charges
Yahoo has spoken out after being blamed for excessive data charges experienced by some Microsoft Windows Phone 7 (WP7) users.
-
February 01, 2011
01
Feb'11
Mobile app stores to grow over 1,000% by 2014
Mobile application store downloads are expected to surge 117% in 2011, growing more than 1,000% by 2014.
According to the latest figures by research...
-
February 01, 2011
01
Feb'11
ARM grows profits 47% in Q4 2010
UK-based chip developer, ARM, has reported growth in profits and sales following increased demand for smartphone and tablet licences in the fourth quarter of 2010.
-
January 28, 2011
28
Jan'11
SMEs still lack data backup
Many small business lack data recovery plans, despite a recent uptake in cloud adoption, according to a survey.
-
January 27, 2011
27
Jan'11
Sky buys The Cloud
BSkyB has confirmed plans to acquire UK Wi-Fi network provider The Cloud. The deal allows the broadcaster access to 5,000 public wireless hotspots
-
January 27, 2011
27
Jan'11
Can Lenovo become the top UK corporate PC manufacturer?
Can Lenovo continue to grow to take on HP and Dell in the corporate arena?
-
January 26, 2011
26
Jan'11
Virgin supplies London schools with 10Mbps fibre optic broadband
Virgin Media's business division is to supply a managed fibre optic network to London's Grid for Learning that will replace a broadband network supplied by Symmetrix, a Capita company.
-
January 25, 2011
25
Jan'11
House of Fraser opens mobile shopping site
House of Fraser has launched a mobile transactional website to widen customers' choice of shopping channels.
-
January 24, 2011
24
Jan'11
Lenovo rumoured to buy NEC
China-based Lenovo group is rumoured to be in talks with NEC to merge.
-
January 21, 2011
21
Jan'11
HTC sales rocket as shipments jump 163% in Q4 of 2010
HTC has posted sales of £2.2bn for the fourth quarter of 2010, an increase of 153% year-on-year.