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• June 19, 2015 19 Jun'15

  Enterprise adoption of hybrid devices tipped to soar post-Windows 7

  Enterprise IT departments should consider hybrid devices in their post-Windows 7 migration plans, claims Gartner

• June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15

  UK bank customers set to share DNA data with banks for biometric authentication

  UK consumers want to use biometric authentication security for banking and are willing to share DNA data with institutions for identification purposes

• June 10, 2015 10 Jun'15

  Vodafone launches home broadband service

  Vodafone unveils its Vodafone Connect broadband and home phone package, offering headline speeds of 76Mbps

• June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15

  Apple confirms UK launch of Apple Pay iPhone payments service in July 2015

  Apple confirms its Apple Pay contactless iPhone payments service will arrive in the UK in July 2015, when eight high street banks will support the service

• June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15

  Apple Pay to be available in the UK within months

  Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users in the UK will soon be able to use Apple Pay

• June 05, 2015 05 Jun'15

  Potential Apple Pay security weakness revealed

  Fraudsters could gain access to personal details of Apple Pay users, research reveals

• June 05, 2015 05 Jun'15

  UK mobile payments to hit more than £1.2bn a week by 2020

  Brits are spending more using their mobile phones, reveals Visa Europe research

• June 05, 2015 05 Jun'15

  Danske Bank and PowaTag team up to further mobile payments in Denmark

  Danske Bank signs deal that could make mobile payments easier for millions of people in Denmark

• June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15

  Vodafone adds Caribbean 4G roaming for summer holidays

  Vodafone extends its 4G services to a number of destinations – including Caribbean holiday hotspots – for UK customers travelling abroad

• June 01, 2015 01 Jun'15

  BBC tests 4G broadcasting at FA Cup final

  The BBC turns to EE to test out 4G-powered mobile broadcasting during the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium

• May 28, 2015 28 May'15

  Internet of things and smart cities need UK-wide consensus

  At a TechUK event, delegates call for cross-body collaboration on IoT to ensure local authority CIOs get the best from the emerging technology

• May 27, 2015 27 May'15

  Commvault launches DropBox-style File Sharing file sync and share

  Commvault is among first enterprise backup software makers to provide file sync and share deployed from datacentres or public cloud

• May 27, 2015 27 May'15

  First of digital Argos stores open in Sainsbury’s

  Argos has announced the opening of two of its upcoming 10 digital stores in Sainsbury's supermarkets across the UK

• May 26, 2015 26 May'15

  Vodafone reveals six mobile services to help developing world farmers

  Connected Farming report concludes simple mobile services could boost farm gate incomes by billions of dollars around the world

• May 26, 2015 26 May'15

  O2 network outage attracts ire of business secretary

  An unexplained network outage affected O2 customers over bank holiday weekend and caught attention of business secretary Sajid Javid

• May 22, 2015 22 May'15

  EE and O2 go head-to-head to provide ESN mobile network

  Home Office names EE and O2 among the preferred bidders to build the new Emergency Services Network

• May 22, 2015 22 May'15

  Cloud gives SMEs a competitive edge over the enterprise, claims Salesforce

  The rise of cloud computing means enterprises need to keep a closer eye on their SME competitors, claims Sage and Salesforce.com

• May 19, 2015 19 May'15

  Vodafone returns to quarterly revenue growth

  A minute rise in quarterly sales gives mobile network operator Vodafone hope that its financial situation is now stabilising

• May 18, 2015 18 May'15

  Wi-Fi Global Congress: Hotspot 2.0 standard addresses wireless security holes

  At Wi-Fi Global Congress, Ruckus Wireless announces it will be first to market with the second release of Hotspot 2.0

• May 14, 2015 14 May'15

  Vodafone bemoans 4G business laggards

  A survey of 4G take-up in business by Vodafone has revealed many businesses are struggling to understand how it can help them

• May 08, 2015 08 May'15

  Use of Halifax mobile banking app doubles

  Halifax customers logged into their bank accounts 40 million times in March 2015, double the amount in the same month in 2014

• May 06, 2015 06 May'15

  O2 buys Vodafone and EE out of mobile advertising joint venture

  O2 takes control of mobile advertising joint venture Weve after partners EE and Vodafone withdraw

• May 05, 2015 05 May'15

  Alcatel-Lucent to target enterprise UC market

  Alcatel-Lucent signs collaboration agreement with OTT unified comms firm Counterpath to target enterprise and operator customers

• May 01, 2015 01 May'15

  TSB invests £250m in traditional and digital banking

  TSB is investing £250m in its digital services and branches to support its belief that customers should not have to choose between the two

• April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15

  Technology driving pick-and-mix banking

  Banks are having their businesses picked away by competitors as customers go elsewhere for many products

• April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15

  Autoglass fuels £14m digital push by creating technology director role

  Windscreen repair firm Autoglass has announced the creation of a technology director position in charge of the company’s digital strategy

• April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15

  Paym processes £44m payments in its first 12 months

  Users made payments of about £44m with the Payments Council's Paym platform in its first year of operation, accelerating in the last few months

• April 29, 2015 29 Apr'15

  Samsung beats first-quarter forecasts with $44.2bn revenues

  Samsung Electronics posts first-quarter revenue of KRW 47.12tn ($44.2bn) and KRW 5.98tn operating profit, beating the company’s forecasts

• April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15

  Banks risk losing payments business as third-party providers muscle in

  Banks and retailers invest in payment technologies to meet customers' expectations and fight the competition threatening their supply chain

• April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15

  MVNO Lebara deploys Huawei digital wallet for mobile services

  Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Lebara deploys an online charging system, developed by Huawei, to support a digital wallet service

• April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15

  iPhone, Mac and App Store drive Apple’s best ever March quarter

  Apple has reported revenue of $58bn and net profit of $13.6bn for the quarter ending 28 March 2015

• April 27, 2015 27 Apr'15

  EE UK 4G coverage hits 87%, but revenues decline

  EE expands the reach and customer base of its 4G mobile network, but reports a 1.1% contraction in revenue in its first-quarter financial results

• April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15

  Google reports 12% revenue increase

  Google misses analysts' $17.5bn target but reports 3.7% profit increase through growth in mobile ad sales

• April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15

  Current account switching figures skew reality but could indicate tipping point

  Payment Council figures on the number of consumers that switched accounts could indicate the beginning of a new era in UK retail banking

• April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15

  Microsoft profits drop year-on-year as restructuring forges on

  Microsoft's annual profits dropped again after it spent $190m on business restructuring and integrating Nokia Devices and Services business

• April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15

  Changing IT trends power banking in Norway

  Norway's banking system is undergoing a seismic shift in technology as the country aims for a fully digitised society

• April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15

  GSMA uses 3D printing to encourage girls into STEM careers

  At a 3D printing event in London's FabLab, girls were told by female IT industry speakers how to pursue a tech career

• April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15

  Zurich Insurance turns to augmented reality to train 10,000 managers

  The £74bn turnover company aims to harness the capabilities of augmented reality to train 10,000 employees in 170 countries

• April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15

  Nearly £13bn to be moved via digital banking a week by 2020

  The amount of money being moved via digital banking technologies in the UK will increase by 50% over the next five years

• April 21, 2015 21 Apr'15

  Telecoms firm Liberty Global buys Belgian mobile operator Base for £950m

  Telecoms giant Liberty Global – the owner of Virgin Media – has unveiled plans to buy Belgian mobile network operator Base for £950m

• April 20, 2015 20 Apr'15

  RBS and NatWest mobile app experiences major outage

  RBS and NatWest customers have encountered problems using the firms' mobile banking app as it experiences intermittent service

• April 17, 2015 17 Apr'15

  Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent: a grand European networking alliance

  Nokia's €16bn acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent will bring big changes to the European networking landscape

• April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15

  Adnams selects Droplet for mobile payments

  UK brewery chooses Droplet to supply mobile payments and a reward scheme across its customer-facing operations

• April 16, 2015 16 Apr'15

  Business intelligence and analytics overtakes security as banking IT priority

  More banks see investment in business intelligence and analytics technology as a priority than security

• April 15, 2015 15 Apr'15

  EC slams Google over comparison shopping and Android

  EC issues statement of objection to Google claiming it has abused its dominant position in internet search and mobile

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  IBM builds healthcare analytics cloud for Apple Watch

  IBM has created a business unit to develop Watson cognitive computing to support healthcare apps written for the Apple Watch

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Vodafone launches outlet store for refurbished smartphones

  Vodafone debuts Vodafone Outlet, an online store offering deep discounts on returned smartphones

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Security risk potential linked to young, mobile users

  A study conducted by wireless supplier Aruba Networks has identified a distinct cohort of high-risk, security-agnostic workers

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent holding acquisition talks

  Nokia confirms it is in advanced takeover talks with Alcatel-Lucent

• April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15

  Mini drivers may get augmented reality glasses

  Mini reveals it will demonstrate an augmented reality vision system for its vehicles at the Auto Shanghai show in China

• April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15

  Apple Watch pre-order stampede may herald device shortage

  A high volume of orders for its smart watch suggests Apple may struggle to fulfil demand

• April 13, 2015 13 Apr'15

  UK consumers to spend over £50bn a year through mobile devices

  UK citizens are set to make payments of £53bn a year using mobile devices by 2024 compared to the £9.7bn currently spent

• April 10, 2015 10 Apr'15

  Microsoft enables Office editing in Dropbox

  Microsoft and Dropbox have extended their partnership, allowing users to share documents on OneDrive with Dropbox

• April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15

  CIO interview: Fernando Birman, head of the digital office, Solvay

  After years of IT work to support major M&A activity, global chemicals company Solvay is focusing on innovation to drive internal efficiency

• April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15

  Startup Insulin Angel uses internet of things to help diabetics

  Germany-based Insulin Angel deploys internet of things sensors to help diabetics keep track of vital medication

• April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15

  EE offers Wi-Fi voice on Lumia 640 and Samsung Galaxy S6 devices

  EE launches a voice over Wi-Fi service to customers using selected handsets

• April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15

  Samsung profits down by almost a third as Galaxy lines flag

  Samsung forecasts a 31% fall in profits in the first quarter after losing ground to rivals

• April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15

  EE launches swappable chargers for smartphone customers

  Mobile network operator EE launches swappable Power Bar chargers, available from EE shops, to smartphone users whose batteries run out

• April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15

  Ruckus debuts second generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi access points

  Wireless networking supplier Ruckus claims an industry first with its launch of enhanced 802.11ac Wave 2 standard access points

• April 02, 2015 02 Apr'15

  EE and Three the top-performing 4G networks, says Ofcom

  Ofcom's research into 4G and 3G mobile network performance finds download speeds fastest with EE and fastest web page loads with Three

• April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15

  Apple Pay has impressive adoption but many have problems at checkout

  Apple Pay has been adopted by 11% of all credit card-owning households, but two-thirds of users report problems at checkout

• April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15

  'Bored' RBS investment chairman Rory Cullinan resigns after daughter's Snapchat message goes public

  Royal Bank of Scotland’s investment bank chairman Rory Cullinan leaves after a Snapchat message to his daughter appeared in Instagram

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Huawei not spying on UK, concludes Oversight Board report

  A UK security probe into Huawei’s technology has concluded that the company has not presented any risk to national security

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Vodafone adds banking capability to mobile wallet

  Mobile operator Vodafone is enabling its customers to add banking functionality to their Vodafone Wallets

• March 31, 2015 31 Mar'15

  Microsoft adds mobile device management to Office 365

  Office 365 users will now get a free mobile device management system from Microsoft, as the company fleshes out its mobile strategy

• March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15

  Government smart meter project should be "halted, altered or scrapped"

  The Institute of Directors has weighed in on the controversial smart meter rollout and called for the scheme to be halted, altered or scrapped in its current form

• March 27, 2015 27 Mar'15

  Government deal means banks could close the last branch in town

  Banks and government compromise on branch closures as digital banking decimates traditional services – but deal ensures alternatives

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  Samsung targets business with Microsoft tools integration

  Samsung has pre-installed Microsoft OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype on the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, as it expands into business

• March 26, 2015 26 Mar'15

  Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security

  Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Three parent company to buy O2 UK for £9.5bn

  Hutchison Whampoa, parent company of mobile network Three, has agreed to buy O2 UK from telecoms giant Telefonica in a deal worth £9.5bn

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  BT jumps on 4G bandwagon

  Broadband giant BT has announced it will return to the mobile space and provide customers with SIM-only 4G contracts

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Santander launches ISA mobile app

  Spanish banking giant Santander launches a mobile app to help consumers navigate the ISA market

• March 24, 2015 24 Mar'15

  Talon upgrades MobileFast for web and Windows file sync and share

  Enterprise file sync and share provider Talon Storage adds web browser and Windows workstation access to MobileFast

• March 23, 2015 23 Mar'15

  Cash still first choice for more than half of Brits

  Cash is still the primary chosen payment method for UK residents, according to a survey by payments technology provider Verifone

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Queens Park Rangers signs BT as official comms provider

  QPR football club inks a multi-year deal with BT Business to supply voice and networking services at Loftus Road

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  TfL now fastest growing contactless merchant in UK

  Transport for London has been named as the fastest growing contactless merchants in the UK and Europe

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  IoT and smart devices need ethical programmers, says Gartner

  The internet of things (IoT) will need an emphasis on ethical programming if people are to come to trust smart machines and devices, say analysts

• March 16, 2015 16 Mar'15

  Big data sees Dublin Airport mobile passenger experience soar

  Dublin and Cork Airport operator daa turns to FeedHenry to expose more data within an updated mobile app for travellers passing through

• March 16, 2015 16 Mar'15

  Deal close with banks to maintain services in remote locations

  The government is close to agreement with the British Bankers Association on a set of rules for banks to follow before closing branches

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  High proportion of US iPhone users have tried Apple Pay

  Apple Pay looks set to increase its market share as 43% of iPhone 6 and 6+ users in the US try out the mobile payments technology

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  4G users willing to switch providers for free public Wi-Fi

  A survey conducted by comms backbone supplier Arqiva reveals that two-thirds of 4G users would switch providers if offered inclusive Wi-Fi

• March 10, 2015 10 Mar'15

  Apple Watch: Getting ready for enterprise smart watches

  The Apple App Store lists over 30 apps for the Apple Watch. Can Apple’s new wearable device make it in the enterprise?

• March 10, 2015 10 Mar'15

  Citi Apple Watch app already on virtual shelves

  US bank Citi quick off the mark with a mobile app for the Apple Watch to let customers check balances, available for order from April 2015

• March 09, 2015 09 Mar'15

  Advisory group champions 4G and Wi-Fi in high street rescue plans

  The Digital High Street Advisory Board has set out its strategy to ensure town centres remain competitive in the digital age

• March 06, 2015 06 Mar'15

  Sharing Economy UK launched to champion digital businesses

  New trade body brings together digital businesses that encourage consumer and business asset-sharing, such as Airbnb and ZipCar

• March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15

  Mobile World Congress 2015: Evolution but no revolution

  Mobile World Congress 2015 reflected less the handset innovation of recent years, and more the evolution of mobility

• March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15

  NatWest bank tests mobile apps to help people run their lives

  NatWest bank is running closed beta tests of banking apps designed to help people navigate major events in their lives

• March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15

  Accountancy firm Baker Tilly uses Huddle for global collaboration

  Baker Tilly International, a large international network of accounting firms, has deployed Huddle across its member organisations

• March 04, 2015 04 Mar'15

  PayPal buys mobile payments startup Paydiant

  PayPal is the latest technology company to buy into the mobile payments market with its takeover of startup Paydiant

• March 03, 2015 03 Mar'15

  More than a billion smartphones sold in 2014

  More than a billion smartphones were sold worldwide in 2014, according to research firm Gartner

• March 03, 2015 03 Mar'15

  Samsung challenge to Apple Pay due in summer 2015

  Samsung will make its payment service available in the US in summer 2015 as it attempts to match the success of Apple Pay

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  Mobile World Congress: Wearables now in 79% of European workplaces

  Trend Micro research finds the majority of European workplaces are seeing wearable devices connecting to their networks

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  Mobile World Congress: Huawei announces NTT Docomo 5G trials

  Huawei is to trial 5G Radio Access Technologies in Asia together with Japanese mobile service provider NTT Docomo

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  Google IP acquisition triggers end of Softcard

  Softcard, owned by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless, has closed after the sale of some technology and intellectual property to Google

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  Mobile World Congress: Samsung launches Galaxy S6, mobile payments

  Samsung kicks off Mobile World Congress 2015 with launch of latest Galaxy S6 smartphones and mobile payment service

• February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15

  Mobile World Congress: Visa considers future of mobile payments

  Visa makes a number of enhancements around its mobile payments strategy ahead of Mobile World Congress 2015

• February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15

  Google to launch Android Pay

  Google is expected to launch a payments application programming interface at its I/O conference in May

• February 27, 2015 27 Feb'15

  Microsoft to cut 9,000 jobs at Nokia plants in China

  Microsoft plans to shut down two former Nokia manufacturing plants in China, which means 9,000 jobs will be lost in the latest round of cuts

• February 26, 2015 26 Feb'15

  John Chen pushes BES12 as Android for Work platform

  BlackBerry may be heading for the breakthrough it needs under the leadership of CEO John Chen with a new Google tie-up

• February 25, 2015 25 Feb'15

  Google ups the ante in mobile wallet battle with Apple and Samsung

  Google is working with US telcos to boost its mobile wallet amid the fierce challenge from Apple Pay and Samsung