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Laptops and notebooks

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  Forget devices, we still need signal, says WWF IT director

  Organisations such as the WWF are still trying to focus on sufficient connectivity for remote workers says WWF director of ICT services, Linda Humphrey.

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  Cope could be the future of mobility, says BBC technology chief

  A corporate-owned, personally enabled (Cope) implementation could be the best option for mobility plans in the future

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  Comic Relief’s digital challenge: talent, data and the No Make-Up Selfie

  Social media campaigns such as the No Make-Up Selfie and the Ice Bucket Challenge threaten charities such as Comic Relief with their digital reach

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  B&Q launches online kitchen planning and design tool

  The DIY retailer debuts its B&Q Spaces planning and design tool which allows customers to plan their kitchen, bathroom and bedroom projects online

• October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14

  PC shipments remain steady as market segments shift

  PC sales in the third quarter of 2014 declined by just 0.5% year-on-year according to research firm Gartner

• October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14

  Housing associations launch shared internet service from BT

  BT promises housing association tenants lower internet costs through new scheme

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Timberland focuses on online customer experience

  After internationalising its e-commerce offering across Europe, Timberland's next priority is refining its online experience

• October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14

  Mothercare uses mobile to engage with customers, not just to sell

  Mothercare is continuing to use mobile to improve customer service and engage with users

• October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14

  CIO interview: Ben Hine, technology director, UKTV

  UKTV director Ben Hine says every piece of the company's technology has been replaced over the last four years

• October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Lloyd's Register goes mobile with Oracle

  Lloyd’s Register Group tells delegates at the Oracle OpenWorld 2014 conference how it developed a mobile working application for clients and staff

• October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14

  Microsoft readies Windows 10 Technical Preview

  Microsoft is today releasing a preview of Windows 10, the next version of the Windows desktop operating system

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Toms expands global e-commerce

  Footwear retailer Toms relaunches e-commerce websites with Oracle platform to grow and improve customer experience

• September 24, 2014 24 Sep'14

  Lloyds creates online appointment booking in attempt to save branches

  Lloyds Bank has introduced a system which allows customers to book in-branch appointments online

• September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14

  CIO interview: Stephen Hale, head of digital, Department of Health

  “I want to make digital less of a novelty,” says the Department of Health’s head of digital Stephen Hale

• September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14

  Clarks shoes steps into digital

  Shoe manufacturer Clarks is replacing its legacy e-commerce sites with a global cloud-based system next month

• September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14

  Retailers need to adopt ‘fail fast’ attitude to technology

  Retailers experimenting with digital technologies must take a “fail fast” approach so they can deliver new innovations quickly

• September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14

  Boots to roll out real-time stock visibility in coming weeks

  Health and beauty retailer, Alliance Boots, is about to roll out real-time stock visibility to its stores and customers using SAP Hana

• September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14

  John Lewis sales reflect omni-channel growth

  John Lewis and Waitrose have attributed an increase in sales and customers to their growing omni-channel offerings

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  UK retailers must invest more in digital technologies

  The UK’s biggest retailers are ‘under-investing’ in in-store digital technologies

• August 29, 2014 29 Aug'14

  Tesco to reduce IT spend in a bid to cut costs

  Supermarket giant Tesco has announced that it will be cutting costs from its IT budget to save money

• August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14

  Government appoints former Credit Suisse CIO as deputy CTO

  The government has appointed former Credit Suisse CIO Magnus Falk as its new deputy chief technology officer (CTO)

• August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14

  Surface Pro 3: An enterprise IT review

  The latest version of Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet is the company's most compelling alternative to Apple. But how does it fit into corporate IT?

• August 27, 2014 27 Aug'14

  Government sees 820,000 voters register online

  Over one million UK citizens have registered to vote over the last two months, with around 820,000 opting for a new online registration service

• August 18, 2014 18 Aug'14

  CIO Interview: Hugh Fahy, CIO, Net-A-Porter

  “I like to emphasis the ‘I’ bit in CIO,” says Hugh Fahy, chief information officer of the Net-A-Porter Group

• August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14

  Click and collect drives e-commerce growth for Asda

  Shoppers at Asda are continuing to choose to buy their groceries online and pick them up in-store

• August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14

  Amazon launches credit card reader for small businesses

  Amazon has launched a card reader and mobile app for small businesses

• August 13, 2014 13 Aug'14

  Company Magazine ditches print to go online only

  The womens’ monthly publication Company Magazine has announced it will become a standalone digital brand from October

• August 11, 2014 11 Aug'14

  USB-connected devices present cyber vulnerabilities

  Connecting devices to computers using a USB port could lead to security breaches, say Berlin-based researchers

• August 07, 2014 07 Aug'14

  Manchester has the second largest Wi-Fi network in the UK

  The city of Manchester is now home to the second largest Wi-Fi network in the country as it completes a network extension

• August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14

  BT Business brings 4G to SMEs

  BT Business has launched a range of plans for small businesses that include free access to 4G and unlimited BT Wi-Fi

• July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14

  IT needs to improve network infrastructure for future of retail

  IT departments need to up their game and improve networks for the retail sector which is on the brink of massive technology change

• July 17, 2014 17 Jul'14

  BBC News commits to digital investment amid loss of 220 jobs

  BBC News has announced a restructure where it will invest more into digital transformation and original journalism.

• July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14

  PC sales bounce back as XP drives hardware refresh

  Desktop and laptop upgrades, driven by the migration away from Windows XP, has bolstered PC sales in Europe

• July 09, 2014 09 Jul'14

  Google I/O: Extending Google's enterprise reach

  At its annual developer conference last month, Google extended its enterprise portfolio boosting its security, storage and MDM products

• July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14

  Tablet sales to slow in 2014, says Gartner

  Gartner findings show that sales of tablets are set to slow in 2014 as uptake moves into the late adopters phase in mature markets

• June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14

  Register to vote online goes live

  The latest online transactional service from government has gone live as part of the ‘digital by default’ initiative

• May 22, 2014 22 May'14

  Case study: Bank of America and Nationwide use in-branch telepresence

  Bank of America and Nationwide implement video conferencing technology to enable customers to speak to banking specialists

• May 14, 2014 14 May'14

  Can Tech City deliver reliable fast internet for startup businesses?

  Technology companies based in London’s Tech City are struggling to access high-speed fibre optic broadband, which is dramatically affecting the success their businesses.

• April 14, 2014 14 Apr'14

  Are retailers using data analytics to their advantage?

  Computer Weekly looks at the challenges the retail sector faces in taking advantage of data analysis

• April 11, 2014 11 Apr'14

  Endless aisle solution helps Crocs cope with small retail space

  Footwear retailer Crocs has implemented an endless aisle solution in its 200-plus stores in the US which helps overcome small store space

• April 03, 2014 03 Apr'14

  Competition from FinTech startups keeps big suppliers on their toes

  Big suppliers in the financial technology space are becoming more agile because of the competition from startup technology companies

• March 28, 2014 28 Mar'14

  M&S uses social media to make customers happy and drive sales

  Marks and Spencer has been using social media to engage with its customers and has seen a significant increase in sales from its marketing campaigns

• March 12, 2014 12 Mar'14

  Case study: Footwear company Deckers takes e-commerce sites into the cloud

  The company behind shoe brands including Ugg Australia and Teva is using a cloud-based digital commerce platform to support global expansion

• March 07, 2014 07 Mar'14

  Cabinet Office completes first user trial of consumer technologies

  The Cabinet Office has completed its first user trial of consumer technologies within the department

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  MasterCard and Syniverse launch geolocation card verification service

  MasterCard and Syniverse have launched a number of mobile and payment services for mobile users to use while travelling abroad

• February 27, 2014 27 Feb'14

  Mobile responsible for 32% of online sales

  One third of all UK online sales were made using a mobile device in the last quarter of 2013

• February 24, 2014 24 Feb'14

  Operators preventing dual SIM handsets

  Acer claims that although its new handset offers dual SIM capabilities for the business user, mobile operators will stop the feature coming to market to protect revenues

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Met Police releases ‘Total Technology’ IT strategy

  The Metropolitan Police Service has released a three to four-year plan on how to transform the use of technology in the organisation

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  Lenovo buys Google’s Motorola Mobility in $3bn deal

  Google has announced the sale of its Motorola Mobility unit to Chinese computer maker Lenovo in a $3bn deal

• January 15, 2014 15 Jan'14

  Case study: Berkshire NHS adopts 4G for home visits

  The Foundation Trust enables its nurses to access and update patient records on the move with 4G mobile Wi-Fi from EE