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• January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12

  Nokia smartphones bomb as sales drop 27%

  Nokia’s latest results for Q4 2011 show just how far the company that was once the standard choice for almost every corporate mobile user has fallen.

• January 25, 2012 25 Jan'12

  CIOs can’t stop staff using unapproved devices

  Businesses are allowing unapproved devices to be used within their business as workers increasingly want to use their own computers at work before companies draw up policies.

• January 10, 2012 10 Jan'12

  CES 2012: Intel demos Windows 8 touchscreen ultrabooks

  Intel used its keynote presentation at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demonstrate the merits of ultrabooks from Acer, Toshiba, Asus and LG.

• January 04, 2012 04 Jan'12

  RIM shareholders support plan to appoint a new chairman

  Shares in Blackberry maker Research In Motion gained 7% on Tuesday in response to news that the company plans to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive.

• December 29, 2011 29 Dec'11

  Top 10 gadgets of 2011

  We pick our top 10 gadgets of 2011, with highlights including the rush to grab a cut-price HP Touchpad and the Nokia-Microsoft tie-up.

• December 13, 2011 13 Dec'11

  CIOs believe cloud, SaaS, consumerisation and mobility increase risk

  Business models such as cloud computing and trends such as the consumerisation of IT, social media and mobility are exposing performance blind spots in IT management, a CIO survey has revealed.

• November 16, 2011 16 Nov'11

  Thai floods could impact revenues and prices, says Dell

  Computer maker Dell says flooding in Thailand is causing a worldwide shortage of PC hard drives that will last into the first quarter of 2012 and could impact the company’s revenues.

• October 06, 2011 06 Oct'11

  Technology industry figures pay tribute to Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs

  Apple's co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs has died, aged 56. Jobs battled with pancreatic cancer, and had liver transplant surgery in 2009. He stepped down as Apple CEO in August 2011 after his second bout of medical leave since the start of the ...

• September 28, 2011 28 Sep'11

  Amazon launches Kindle Fire tablet but experts doubt its use as a business device

  Amazon has confirmed its much-anticipated entry into the tablet market with the US launch of its Kindle Fire device - but analysts doubt it will appeal to corporate IT buyers.

• September 28, 2011 28 Sep'11

  Microsoft starts roll-out of Mango update for Windows Phone 7

  Microsoft has started rolling out the next major version of its Windows Phone 7 operating system, codenamed Mango.

• September 26, 2011 26 Sep'11

  Boots launches mobile site to expand multichannel offering

  Retailer Boots has launched a mobile version of its website to expand its multichannel portfolio.

• September 22, 2011 22 Sep'11

  Government pulls plug on ailing £11bn NHS IT programme

  The troubled £11bn NHS National Programme for IT is to be axed, the government is expected to announce later today.

• September 21, 2011 21 Sep'11

  HP webOS lay-offs could affect European employees

  Hewlett-Packard could lay off European employees as part of the company's decision to discontinue its webOS hardware division, including the Touchpad tablet range.

• September 13, 2011 13 Sep'11

  Sabre develops apps marketplace for travel industry

  Sabre, the global distribution system for reserving hotels, airlines, cruise ships, rail tickets and car hire, has taken the concept of the app store and applied in to its own travel market.

• September 12, 2011 12 Sep'11

  HP refunds Touchpad owners

  Anyone who purchased an HP Touchpad prior to the price crash can now obtain a refund. Users who purchased the 16Gb version will be eligible for a refund...

• September 09, 2011 09 Sep'11

  RBS and Natwest launch native Blackberry app for bank transfers

  The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Natwest have launched a mobile application to allow Research in Motion (RIM) Blackberry device users to transfer funds between bank accounts.

• August 24, 2011 24 Aug'11

  Nokia launches three smartphones running Symbian Belle operating system

  Nokia has unveiled three smartphone devices running its new operating system, Symbian Belle.

• August 22, 2011 22 Aug'11

  Technology retailers slash Touchpad tablet prices in bid to empty HP inventory

  Best Buy in the US is reportedly selling the HP Touchpad for just $99 as the retailer gets rid of its inventory of the soon-to-be-defunct tablet.

• August 09, 2011 09 Aug'11

  Blackberry to co-operate with police after youths used BBM to organise riots

  Research in Motion has said that it will co-operate with the police after it was revealed that London rioters used Blackberry Messenger rather than Twitter to organise looting sprees across the capital, with violence later spreading to Birmingham, ...

• August 02, 2011 02 Aug'11

  Amazon closes Android appstore submissions in Germany after Apple lawsuit

  Amazon has closed submissions for its Android app store in Germany following a lawsuit from Apple.

• July 29, 2011 29 Jul'11

  Apple and Samsung overtake Nokia as worldwide smartphone shipments grow 76%

  Nokia's woes continue as Apple and Samsung overtake the Finnish giant to become the largest global smartphone manufacturers, according to analyst figures.

• July 28, 2011 28 Jul'11

  KLM deploys RightNow natural language search for mobile website

  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has rolled out software-as-a-service provider RightNow's CX Intent Guide on its mobile website.

• July 21, 2011 21 Jul'11

  Nokia reports £429m loss as smartphone revenues drop 32% in first half of 2011

  Nokia has reported operating losses of €487m (£429m) in the first half of 2011, fuelled by a decline in smartphone sales.

• July 01, 2011 01 Jul'11

  Betfair sees 120% increase in mobile customers

  The online gambling firm increased sales via mobile applications by 88% as customer mobile use grows.

• June 15, 2011 15 Jun'11

  Analysts voice doubts over Blackberry Playbook price, app choice and e-mail

  As Research in Motion (RIM)'s Blackberry Playbook goes on sale in the UK, analysts remain sceptical of the prospects of RIM's first tablet among business users.

• June 13, 2011 13 Jun'11

  Tesco launches Groceries Android app with voice searching feature

  Tesco has launched a free mobile application for Google's Android operating system (OS) to provide shopping and delivery services.

• June 09, 2011 09 Jun'11

  Visa predicts 20 million contactless payment cards in UK by 2012

  Visa Europe expects the number of contactless cards being used in the UK to reach 20 million by the end of 2011.

• June 08, 2011 08 Jun'11

  TfL makes real-time information available for ‘Boris Bikes’ apps

  Transport for London (TfL) has made real-time information available on its "Boris Bikes" scheme for developers seeking to create mobile apps.

• 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

  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.

• 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.

• 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 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 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 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 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.

• 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 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

  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...

• 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 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.