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• January 19, 2015 19 Jan'15

  Barclays accepts photo documents for mortgage applications

  Barclays allows mortgage advisors to submit photos of supporting documents via smartphone or tablet

• January 19, 2015 19 Jan'15

  Google to buy Softcard in latest round of financial services empire building

  Google is in talks to acquire mobile phone payments system Softcard as it increases its financial services capabilities

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  Tesco launches app for Glass as Google pulls programme

  Supermarket Tesco has launched its own shopping app for Google Glass in the same week Google announced it is pulling the product

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  Intel's mobile communications revenue freefalls

  Intel’s mobile and communication revenues plummet 85% in 2014 full-year financials but PC and datacentre earnings on the up

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  Lloyds launches online travel notification service

  Lloyds launches notification service for online and mobile banking customers to inform it when they will be out of the country

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  Vodafone names Ericsson's Johan Wibergh as CTO after Pusey retires

  Vodafone names Ericsson’s Johan Wibergh as its chief technology officer after incumbent Steve Pusey announced plans to retire

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  BlackBerry: We’re not selling to Samsung

  BlackBerry has issued a statement denying recent claims it is to be bought by consumer electronics brand Samsung

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  Ugg Australia trials RFID smart mat to digitise its stores

  Ugg Australia is trialing a smart mat system which allows shoppers to view more products electronically

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Gamestop’s Technology Institute engages digital customers in stores

  Gamestop has been investing in its store and digital channels through the Gamestop Technology Institute (GTI), which it launched in March 2014

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  TGI Fridays rolls out tablets and trials social media check-in

  TGI Fridays rolls out Microsoft tablets across its restaurant chain and experiments with data from social media check-in technologies

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Tesco embarks on image recognition technology for product placement

  Tesco is looking to pilot image recognition software to improve product placement in its stores

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Retailers need to bridge digital divide between shops and online

  Retailers need to ensure they don’t lose customers in the digital divide between physical stores and e-commerce

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  NFC to take off in 2015

  This year will be the year that contactless payment methods such as NFC will take off, according to Deloitte

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  PC shipments grew towards end of 2014

  PC sales reached 83.7 million in the final quarter of 2014, displaying continued improvement in the sector, says Gartner

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Case study: Scandinavian Airlines hands pilots worldwide Wi-Fi pass

  SAS has implemented iPass Wi-Fi across its iPad estate, giving pilots and crew access to 15 million hotspots around the world

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Technology should complement traditional merchandising, says Hershey’s

  Retailers adopting innovative technology need to consider how it might affect traditional ways of merchandising at the point of sale

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Levi Strauss & Co thinks mobile first

  Levi Strauss & Co, the company known for Levi’s denim jeans, is thinking mobile first as part of its omni-channel retailing strategy

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  John Lewis to trial location technology for click and collect

  John Lewis plans to trial a micro-location technology to improve its click and collect service

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  National roaming SIM to hit the market in weeks

  MVNO 24 Seven trials national roaming SIM in bid to pick up rural business customers

• January 12, 2015 12 Jan'15

  Solihull council launches digital strategy

  Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has launched a digital strategy which outlines how it will engage with citizens across multiple channels

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  Video, memes and music driving 4G data usage, says EE

  EE reports record mobile data usage in 2014, with sporting events and concerts driving major spikes in demand

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  CES 2015: How Intel aims to power the tech revolution

  Intel CEO Brian Krzanich told the International CES audience that 2015 will be the year of the next wave of consumer technology

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  Retailers need to plan for online peaks and troughs

  Almost a third of British online shoppers experienced problems with their orders over the Christmas period

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  New devices could threaten corporate security

  Employees bringing newly acquired smartphones and tablets into the office could be a new year gift for hackers, warns Ernst & Young

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  CES 2015: Samsung CEO talks internet of things

  Samsung president and CEP BK Yoon told audiences at CES that the internet of things is not as distant as we think

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  TalkTalk buys Tesco’s broadband and Blinkbox movies service

  TalkTalk has acquired Tesco’s broadband customer base and loss-making Blinkbox video-on-demand service for around £5m

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  Sainsbury’s experiences biggest online Christmas

  Sainsbury’s claims Christmas 2014 was its biggest to date for online groceries

• January 07, 2015 07 Jan'15

  CES 2015: Should we redefine the boundaries of smartphone markets?

  The labels "mature" and "emerging" markets may no longer be relevant to describe smartphone sales, according to an analyst

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  CES 2015: Digitisation must lead to meaningful data use

  The quality of a feedback loop for a digitised product will determine consumer interest, according to a CES director

• January 06, 2015 06 Jan'15

  CES 2015: LG launches G Flex 2 and predicts a ‘better’ future driven by IoT

  LG’s vision of a "better" and "more beautiful" future will be driven by innovation in the home-centric sector of the internet of things

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Online shoppers boost Christmas sales for John Lewis

  Online shopping accounted for 36% of all John Lewis sales over the 2014 Christmas period

• December 31, 2014 31 Dec'14

  Top 10 retail IT stories of 2014

  It’s been a busy year for retail as the industry proves it is leading the way in the adoption of technology innovations

• December 29, 2014 29 Dec'14

  Top 10 mobile stories of 2014

  In a year that saw the battle of BYOD, many major device manufacturers did all they could to make their way into the enterprise mobile space

• December 29, 2014 29 Dec'14

  Top 10 healthcare IT stories of 2014

  It’s been a rocky year for technology and the NHS, succumbing to a marketing blow for its Care.data project and pushing back its e-Referral Service

• December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14

  Why are retailers breaking online delivery promises?

  The Christmas period has seen a wave of UK retailers’ technology failing to meet the basic needs of customers

• December 23, 2014 23 Dec'14

  Apple Pay on its way to the UK and beyond with London team

  An Apple job listing has revealed the company’s plans to expand Apple Pay beyond the US

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  Apple Pay takes a huge step in US digital payment

  Apple Pay was responsible for 1% of digital payments in the US in November, only a month after its launch

• December 22, 2014 22 Dec'14

  Millions of Brits ready to switch banks for better mobile payments services

  Seven million Brits are planning to switch retail banks in 2015 to access better mobile payments services

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Basildon and Thurrock NHS Trust digitises 450,000 patient records

  Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has completed an electronic medical records system to digitise its patient records

• December 18, 2014 18 Dec'14

  £1m grant handed to IoT competition winners

  A £1m grant has been given to seven startup companies that won a competition to create innovative internet of things projects

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Delta rushes to fix ticket security vulnerability

  A security vulnerability with Delta Airlines mobile e-tickets potentially allowed people to access other travellers’ boarding passes

• December 17, 2014 17 Dec'14

  Technology needed to help ambulance services cope with increased demand

  The future of the ambulance and emergencies services needs more investment in networking

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  November online retail sales break new records thanks to Black Friday

  Online sales in November rose 37% month-on-month, the largest October to November increase in IMRG Capgemini’s 14-year history

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  Digital tools will help police, say Brits

  Three-quarters of the UK think giving police more digital technology will improve policing

• December 15, 2014 15 Dec'14

  Lloyds Bank to trial smartphone cheque payment

  Lloyds Bank is the latest finance firm to allow customers to pay cheques in through their smartphones

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  Interview: Lucie Glenday, chief digital officer, Surrey County Council

  Chief digital officer Lucie Glenday was brought into Surrey County Council to change the way it thinks about digital services

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  Cheque use plummets in the UK

  There were one and a half billion fewer cheques written in 2014 than in 2004, but 44% of consumers and 64% of businesses still use them

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Faster Payments plans to widen UK scheme

  The UK’s Faster Payments Scheme has proposed changes to its infrastructure to enable more businesses to connect to its network

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Digital governments meet in London to commit to best practices

  Digital governments from across the world are meeting in London today as part of the inaugural D5 summit

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  36% of UK smartphone users abandon slow retail sites

  Retailers need to make sure their online and multichannel services meet customer expectations in the run up to Christmas

• December 09, 2014 09 Dec'14

  Mobile devices first port of call for half of consumers by 2018

  By 2018, smartphones and tablets will be the first devices used for online activities, according to research firm Gartner

• December 08, 2014 08 Dec'14

  Barclays expands cheque payment technology

  Barclays is expanding a pilot to enable a million customers to pay in cheques online by taking a picture of them

• December 07, 2014 07 Dec'14

  Virgin money invests in mobile money firm

  Virgin Money has partnered with mobile money provider Monitise to provide customers with mobile banking solutions

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  NSA mobile phone network hacking raises security concerns

  Snowden documents reveal NSA unit dedicated to hacking mobile phone networks

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Cyber criminals are targeting smartphone supply chains, warn researchers

  A new mobile trojan dubbed “DeathRing” is being pre-loaded onto smartphones somewhere in the supply chain, warn researchers

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Two-thirds of banks prioritise payment technology modernisation

  More than two-thirds of global banks will invest in technologies such as digital wallets to update their payment systems

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

  Sainsbury's digital and technology director Jon Rudoe talks about customer-facing technologies, in-house development and data analytics

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Barclays introduces beacon technology to enhance in-branch experience

  Barclays has launched a trial using beacon technology to assist customers with disabilities when banking in-branch

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Over 200 million Europeans will use mobile devices for banking by 2018

  About 214 million people in Europe will use mobile devices to do their banking by 2018

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  Almost 200 billion mobile commerce transactions a year by 2019

  Approximately 195 billion mobile commerce payments will be made each year by 2019, according to a report from Juniper Research

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  CGI secures communications between pilots and air traffic control

  Satellite communications firm Inmarsat has outsourced the provision of security IT and services to CGI

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

  While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  Two-thirds of UK staff bring wearables to work

  IT bosses say 69% of UK staff bring wearables into their organisations, according to a survey by Trend Micro

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  The IPv6 dilemma – are we making the same mistake?

  In 2012, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe claimed the five internet registries each had just 16.8 million IPv4 addresses left

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  EE in sales talks with BT

  EE owners Deutsche Telekom and Orange eye up a sale to BT just days after news O2’s owner is also looking to exit the UK market

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  Pressure on Universal Credit’s digital service mounts as testing begins

  Risks remain for Universal Credit as DWP continues its twin-track gradual roll-out of live and digital services

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  National Trust for Scotland overcomes legacy network challenge

  The National Trust for Scotland has replaced a historical network infrastructure with a core service from Brocade

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  BT in talks to buy mobile operator O2

  BT is currently in talks with Telefonica over buying the mobile network operator O2.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  UK considers law to force ISPs to retain and surrender user records

  The UK is considering enacting a law to force internet service providers (ISPs) to retain user records and hand them to security agencies if needed

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Russian webcam-spying site highlights common security failing

  A Russian website collecting images from internet-connected cameras highlights a common security failing, say security professionals

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  HSBC launches Paym for business

  HSBC launches Paym capabilities to allow business customers to receive payments using mobile phone numbers

• November 20, 2014 20 Nov'14

  First Bus turns mobiles into tickets through Barclays Pingit app

  National bus route operator First Bus has implemented mobile ticketing and announced tickets can be bought using Barclays Bank’s Pingit app

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Asda opens technology centre in Leeds

  Asda opens a technology centre in its Leeds head office to provide a more streamlined service for online customers

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Paym mobile payment system gathers momentum as more banks sign up

  Six more banks join the Payments Council’s Paym scheme for consumers to complete transactions using a mobile phone

• November 19, 2014 19 Nov'14

  Increase in mobile users sees 2.7 billion devices worldwide in 2014

  Mobile subscriptions have increased by 800 million in 2014, bringing the total number of devices to 2.7 billion worldwide, according to a report

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Intel merges PC and mobile divisions

  Intel plans to merge its profitable PC group with the loss-making division that sells chips for smartphones and tablets

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Interview: 'Government is the best digital startup in London'

  Computer Weekly interviews Ministry of Justice chief digital officer Paul Shetler about transforming government public services

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Anna Barsby, CIO, Halfords

  Since joining Halfords as CIO, Anna Barsby has faced significant business challenges, including a risky cloud upgrade

• November 17, 2014 17 Nov'14

  Administrators are too reactive to security threats, says Barracuda

  Network administrators should take a more proactive approach to security threats, says security firm Barracuda Networks

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Apple downplays iOS Masque bug threat

  Apple is downplaying the threat posed by a vulnerability in iOS that enables so-called Masque Attacks, saying it is not aware of users being affected

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  DVLA partners with Tech Hub to launch Swansea startup incubator

  The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency partners with startup incubator Tech Hub to launch a new digital work space in Swansea

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  BYOD tablets cheaper than corporate-owned devices, says Gartner

  Firms benefit more from bring-your-own-device (BYOD) than corporately-owned-personally-enabled (Cope) policies

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  NHS England unveils plans to deliver digital by 2020

  NHS England commits to patient-facing digital services by 2020 in its Personalised Health and Care framework paper

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team

  The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services

• November 12, 2014 12 Nov'14

  Sainsbury’s prepares for challenging years ahead as sales drop

  Sainsbury’s sales took a hit in its half-year financial results, but the supermarket retailer continues to invest online

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Councils need to embed digital more, says Hampshire's digital leader

  Local public sector needs to ensure digital is embedded into planning, policy and process, says Hampshire Country Council digital leader

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Vodafone launches UK residential broadband service

  Mobile operator Vodafone announces UK consumer broadband service as it steps up its 4G network investment

• November 10, 2014 10 Nov'14

  Interview: Building links between marketing and IT for the greater good

  Firms that forge relations between marketing and IT departments yield benefits in growing the range of their digital products

• November 07, 2014 07 Nov'14

  How networking brought innovation and automation to Heathrow Terminal 2

  Heathrow Airport has put automation and collaboration at the heart of a £34m network deployment in Terminal 2

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Huawei invests £5m in University of Surrey 5G innovation centre

  Huawei invests £5m in the University of Surrey’s 5G innovation centre (5GIC) to develop 5G network technology

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Info-stealing malware hits Apple iOS devices

  A new era of info-stealing malware targeting Apple iPhoneS and iPads is affecting mainly users in China, say security researchers

• November 06, 2014 06 Nov'14

  Advanced Mobile Location pinpoints 999 calls to within 30m

  BT, EE and HTC deploy a new service to pinpoint the source of 999 calls from mobile phones with a far greater degree of accuracy

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Nationwide launches smartwatch banking capabilities

  Nationwide customers are now able to check their bank balance on smartwatches

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Why national roaming may not be the answer to mobile not-spots

  Industry suggests alternative strategies as government threatens to force mobile operators to allow national roaming

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Government may force networks to accept national roaming

  The government plans to eliminate poor mobile coverage in the UK by making MNOs adopt national roaming

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  The View from The Shard to deploy Aruba mobile location services

  London’s highest viewing gallery, the View from the Shard, helps launch Aruba Network’s new Mobile Engagement service

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Government asks for more information on digital currencies

  The government has released a Call for Information to invite views on the benefits and risks of digital currencies

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Wi-Fi forecast predicts one hotspot for every 20 people by 2018

  Worldwide audit for Wi-Fi network aggregator iPass reveals how public Wi-Fi might change in the next four years

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  West Yorks Police deploys 4,000 Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phablets

  West Yorkshire Police force partners with Samsung to provide 4,000 Galaxy Note 3 devices to frontline staff

• October 31, 2014 31 Oct'14

  Royal Mail to roll out new mobile devices

  Royal Mail has signed a deal with BT to replace its mobile devices as part of an IT transformation programme