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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 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
BT forges on with fibre roll-out but customer uptake weak

BT rolls out fibre optic broadband across the UK at a steady pace but only 15% of fibre-ready premises sign up for the superfast internet service
July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14
EE launches 4G in Cornwall

EE has deployed its 4G mobile network in Saltash, Cornwall, making it the first Cornish town to connect to the network
July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14
Migration pains cause businesses to buy custom support for Windows XP OS

Although Windows XP support ended on 8 April 2014, some large businesses are still running the Microsoft operating system (OS)

July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14
East Kent Services deploys Citrix virtual desktop

East Kent Services has issued Citrix mobile workspace technology to organisations to reduce operational cost and increase collaboration
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
BlackBerry to buy anti-phone tapping specialist Secusmart

BlackBerry to buy German voice and data encryption supplier Secusmart for an undisclosed sum
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
Joanna Shields joins the government’s digital revolution

Chair of Tech City UK, Joanna Shields is joining the prime minister’s Digital Taskforce to represent the digital sector
July 29, 2014 29 Jul'14
Isle of Man gets 4G LTE service

Huawei teams up with local incumbent Manx Telecom to deploy the Isle of Man’s first 4G LTE service
July 28, 2014 28 Jul'14
5G network for London by 2020, says Boris Johnson

Mayor Boris Johnson to promise 5G mobile network for London by the end of the decade
July 28, 2014 28 Jul'14
British Legion launches online WW1 remembrance database

The Royal British Legion is launching an online database to remember those killed in the First World War

July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
Carl Dawson to become IT director at M&S

Marks and Spencer hires ex-Tesco internet retailing lead as IT director
July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
4G services pick up momentum in enterprises

4G services gaining traction among business customers, report mobile network suppliers
July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
Contactless card payments to be accepted across entire TFL network

Transport for London (TfL) will begin accepting contactless card payments from 16 September 2014.
July 25, 2014 25 Jul'14
Five top UK tech startup clusters outside London

Tech City UK has moved towards promoting the entire UK, rather than just the capital
July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14
Online spending continues to increase thanks to fashion sector

Consumers are spending more money shopping online, with clothing and footwear seeing the biggest increases
July 24, 2014 24 Jul'14
Yorkshire councils upgrade networks for Tour de France

IP telephony and Wi-Fi upgrades help North Yorkshire and Leeds City Councils meet the demands of the Tour de France
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Alpharooms drives mobile conversion with responsive design

Holiday booking site Alpharooms has adopted a responsive website in order to increase purchases driven by mobile website visits
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Nokia drags Microsoft’s quarterly profit down 7%

Microsoft reported a 17.5% increase in revenues, but a fall in profits of 7% for the quarter ending 30 June
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Business Secretary calls for TSB’s funding to be doubled

Business Secretary Vince Cable has urged the government to double the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) funding
July 23, 2014 23 Jul'14
Apple’s iPhone drives record quarterly profits

Apple has reported profits of $7.75bn for the quarter ended 28 June 2014, an increase of 12% year on year
July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14
Law should be strengthened to protect data from mass surveillance, tribunal hears

Privacy of UK citizens' metadata may fall short of European standards
July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14
How will Microsoft respond to Apple/IBM partnership?

IBM’s partnership with Apple changes the game for enterprise mobility. The proverbial elephant is back in the room and now Microsoft needs to react
July 22, 2014 22 Jul'14
Yahoo acquires app analytics firm Flurry

Yahoo has acquired app analytics firm Flurry to boost mobile advertising revenues
July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14
Electronic document management – a paperless cure for the NHS?

Will the NHS meet the 2018 deadline to go paperless? Or is it more likely that the NHS will just have less paper than it did in 2013?
July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14
Technical glitch hits BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer was affected by technical problems over the weekend, preventing some viewers from accessing TV on demand
July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14
Interview: Gerard Grech, CEO, Tech City UK

Tech City UK CEO, Gerard Grech, thinks there are other places besides London to start a digital business in the UK
July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14
Huawei reports 19% increase in revenue

Huawei has reported revenues of $21.9bn for the first six months of the year, up 19% compared with the same period in 2013
July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14
Visa extends reach of V.me digital wallet

Visa has announced that it will expand its V.me digital wallet into eight new regions by the end of 2014
July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14
BBC 4G broadcast research wins support of Huawei and EE

BBC Research and Development has teamed up with Huawei and EE to explore the role of 4G mobile networking in the future of broadcasting
July 18, 2014 18 Jul'14
Microsoft ditches Android after four-month fling

Microsoft pulls the plug on its short-lived Nokia X Android devices as it prepares to make 18,000 employees redundant
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 17, 2014 17 Jul'14
Drivers ready for connected cars, says Telefónica report

Telefónica’s second annual Connected Car Industry report uncovers rising awareness of in-car connectivity among users, and says connected services are starting to influence buying decisions
July 16, 2014 16 Jul'14
Apple and IBM pair up to tackle enterprise mobility

IT giants Apple and IBM have entered a partnership to develop business applications to focus on improving enterprise mobility
July 16, 2014 16 Jul'14
IBM partners with Apple to deliver enterprise services for iOS

IBM has given Apple a major boost in the enterprise, through a partnership that will see it provide services and software for iOS
July 15, 2014 15 Jul'14
iPhones not a security threat to China, says Apple

Apple has denied allegations that location-tracking iPhone features pose a threat to China’s national security
July 14, 2014 14 Jul'14
Sweden's unemployment funds turn to BPM to keep pace with legislation

Sweden is developing technology that will allow people to apply for unemployment benefits using their mobile phone
July 14, 2014 14 Jul'14
Bank branches being used more despite online services surge

Customers' use of bank branches is increasing in parallel with the surging take-up of online banking services, according to research
July 11, 2014 11 Jul'14
AWS targets mobile with Amazon Cognito, analytics and SDK

AWS has expanded its capabilities for mobile developers with Amazon Cognito, Amazon Mobile Analytics and a unified mobile software development kit (SDK)
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
Wearable tech needs to be more fashionable, says Beecham

A recent paper by firm Beecham Research has found that technology companies do not have the right approach to wearable technology
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
Google Ventures expands with $100m to fund ‘most disruptive’ startups in Europe

Google is launching an expanded venture fund for Europe, with £58m to support and invest in next-gen European startups
July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14
Silent Circle’s OCC VoIP service cuts out roaming costs and snoopers

Mobile device privacy firm Silent Circle expands its hybrid encrypted Out-Circle Calling, quelling users' snooping fears and cutting roaming costs
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 09, 2014 09 Jul'14
UK leads in mobile adoption

UK businesses are getting a return on their mobile investments as they invest in technologies to underpin their digital strategies
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Post Office to become mobile phone operator

Post Office attempts to grow its services portfolio in the telecoms sector by launching an MVNO venture
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Digital banking transactions reach £1bn in UK

British people are making online and mobile banking transactions worth near £1bn a day
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Samsung profits fall as tablet market shifts

Samsung’s electronics business has seen weak earnings in the second quarter of 2014, dropping by around 25% from last year
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
MicroStrategy World 2014: Saylor announces AWS partnership and demos Usher

MicroStrategy unveils partnership with Amazon Web Services and a beta programme for Usher password replacement technology
July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14
Government invites tenders for Emergency Services Network

Incumbent Airwave Solutions among several businesses invited to tender on the four lots of the new Emergency Services Network
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
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Vodafone cuts roaming costs with WorldTraveller

Vodafone moves to combat high roaming costs outside the EU, launching £5 a day WorldTraveller service in countries including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the US
July 07, 2014 07 Jul'14
Flat mobile batteries banned from US-bound flights

UK Department for Transport has announced that mobile devices with flat batteries will not be permitted on flights to the US amid new terrorism fears
July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14
Santander launches $100m London fintech fund

Santander is creating a $100m venture capital fund in London for financial technology (fintech) suppliers
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Android is top choice as mobile business operating system

Android is the most popular operating system in business according to a new study from Frost & Sullivan
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
Bristol City Council launches open data initiative

Bristol has launched an open data initiative to encourage citizens to build services using local data.
July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14
CIO interview: “Stores still very much part of Argos IT strategy”

Argos combines wants to deliver a shopping model as compelling for online and mobile as it is for traditional channels
July 02, 2014 02 Jul'14
Case Study: Marston's Telecoms taps Blue Coat Wi-Fi manager

Marston’s Telecoms, the in-house ISP of pub and brewery chain Marston’s, rolls out Blue Coat PacketShaper appliances to take control of its onsite Wi-Fi networks and cut bandwidth costs
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Data roaming charges across EU tumble

Data roaming charges in the EU have fallen more than 50% after new rules came into force
July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14
Connected cars standard by end of 2018

Juniper Research study finds integrated in-vehicle connectivity and apps will become standard in new cars by the end of 2018
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Workers will find a way to use their own technology, warns Samsung

The trend of blending work and home life is exposing companies to “hired hackers” who use their own tech despite restrictions by their employer
June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14
Half of network equipment ageing or obsolete, survey finds

Dimension Data finds 51% of network devices near the end of their life as buyers take cautious approach to hardware refreshes
June 26, 2014 26 Jun'14
Google and Samsung team up to integrate Android and Knox

The next version of the Android operating system will have integration with the Samsung Knox platform, it was announced this week.
June 26, 2014 26 Jun'14
CIO interview: Jeremy Garside, London Symphony Orchestra

Jeremy Garside started out as an orchestra manager, and turned to technology to alleviate manual calculation and improve financial planning
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Under new management: next steps for the Public Services Network

GDS director of common technology services Andy Beale discusses future plans for the Public Services Network
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Why are retailers turning to startups for innovation?

There has been a surge of interest by retailers in using startups, rather than established IT suppliers, to build their technology solutions.
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Barclays ranked top for mobile banking

UK banks are improving their mobile banking offerings after a slow start, with Barclays top of the bunch, according to Forrester Research
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Wearable technology creates new privacy issues for employers

Impact of wearable technology ringing alarm bells among privacy advocates
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
CIO interview: Thierry Bedos, CTO, Hotels.com

Hotels.com packs a huge digital punch globally, but is still striving for the perfect omni-channel customer experience
June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14
Case study: Goodwood Estate responds to mobile with responsive site

Goodwood Estate aims to increase customer loyalty using a responsive website and data collection system
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
CIO Interview: Colin Windsor, Truphone

Colin Windsor, CIO at mobile operator Truphone, is a techie whose career has included companies offering disruptive technologies
June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14
Android and Windows Phone to get kill switch

Google and Microsoft are to add a kill-switch to their mobile operating systems to help reduce smartphone theft
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
BlackBerry makes small profit in light of internal shakeups

BlackBerry has achieved a net profit of $23m with revenue of $966m in three months from May until the end of March 2014
June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14
eBay bans Star N9500 smartphone after Chinese spyware report

eBay has banned sales of Star N9500 smartphones after allegations of factory-installed spyware
June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14
Symbian ransom shows risk in internet of things

The news that Nokia was held to ransom over a digital certificate should raise alarm bells in organisations with aspirations to digitise their business
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
IT investment required to support global expansion of British firms

Over half of British businesses that want to expand internationally say insufficient technology or comms infrastructures are barriers
June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14
Invest Bristol & Bath to drive Huawei regional recruitment plans

Invest Bristol & Bath seeks ICT chip development, microprocessor design and software expertise
June 13, 2014 13 Jun'14
Svpeng Android ransomware targets UK users

A variant of the Svpeng Trojan is holding Android users to ransom in the UK and other English-speaking countries
June 13, 2014 13 Jun'14
Apple’s iOS8 set to improve Wi-Fi privacy

Apple’s iOS8 uses randomly generated MAC addresses in scanning for Wi-Fi to make it difficult for advertisers to spy on users
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
Blackberry promises re-focus on enterprise

Until the release of the Blackberry Z10 the company’s main focus had been providing enterprise security
June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14
London Symphony Orchestra improves touring through single SIM

The London Symphony Orchestra is using mobile services to enable its staff to have the same quality calls at the same cost anywhere on tour
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
Barclays launches fintech startup accelerator

Barclays is looking for innovative financial services technology (fintech) solutions by opening its own startup accelerator programme
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
June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14
EE drives mobile phone deals with CRM software implementation

Mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere claims a 400% increase in phone deals after rolling out customer relationship management software
June 06, 2014 06 Jun'14
Vodafone blows lid on government spy networks

Vodafone reveals secret mobile phone-tapping network and joins Microsoft and Cisco in calling for debate on electronic surveillance
June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14
Three ditches data roaming charges in five more countries

Mobile operator Three adds Finland, France, Israel, Norway and Switzerland to its Feel At Home service
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Future of ‘smart’ hinges on confidence in technology and networks

UK progressing from digital society to smart society, but future development hinges on confidence and solid network infrastructure
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Apple adds home and health access to iOS 8

Apple has unveiled what will be coming up in future iPhone and iPad releases at its Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco
May 29, 2014 29 May'14
Apple confirms $3bn Beats deal to boost music sales

Apple has ended weeks of speculation by confirming a $3bn deal to acquire music streaming service Beats Music
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Case study: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust deploys e-observation technology

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust is deploying mobile observation technologies to monitor patient health
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
EE brings MobileIron Cloud to UK businesses

EE and MobileIron Cloud will offer app management and control features and business grade security to corporate customers
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
John Lewis eyes IoT and iBeacon technology

John Lewis is experimenting with the internet of things (IoT) and iBeacon technology to shape the future of retail
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
Apple calls for patent retrial to get bigger payout from Samsung

Apple has asked for a retrial in the hopes of increasing a $119.6m damages payout from rival Samsung
May 23, 2014 23 May'14
RBS runs into more IT problems with mobile banking platform

Customers of the beleaguered Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) report difficulties using the bank's mobile banking platform
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 22, 2014 22 May'14
iPass turns to cloud SaaS to ease road warrior Wi-Fi woes

With the launch of its Business Traveller 2.0 service, Wi-Fi specialist iPass moves into the cloud with the aim of making user adoption a breeze
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
EE brings 4G mobile broadband to 2,600 rural communities

Mobile network provider EE has completed a rural 4G roll-out to 2,588 towns and small villages, giving three million people access to enhanced service levels
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Tablet banking to quickly overtake mobile banking

The number of people in Europe banking on tablets will grow at twice the rate of those on mobile phones, with security concerns not a major driver
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
Vodafone profits drop after £6.6bn impairment charges

Vodafone books multi-billion pound impairment charges in a number of markets and says its earnings will not improve in 2015
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
EE looks forward to 5G

Telecoms firm EE is in the midst of its 4G roll-out, and predicts that 5G will not begin appearing commercially until at least 2020
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Minnesota passes mobile kill switch law to stop theft

Minnesota has become the first US state to introduce legislation aimed at reducing the theft of smartphones
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
DVLA backs south Wales technology startups and talent

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is in talks with startups and universities in south Wales to encourage technology talent in the region