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• August 12, 2013 12 Aug'13

  ICO to investigate London bins that track smartphones

  Information Commissioner's Office is making enquiries into bins in London that track passing smartphones to target advertising to owners

• August 09, 2013 09 Aug'13

  CIO interview: Mike Timlett, CitySprint

  Mike Timlett's career as an IT director has tracked the rise of mobile technologies that empower new business processes

• August 07, 2013 07 Aug'13

  Vodafone announces 4G launch date

  Vodafone becomes the third mobile operator to confirm the launch of its 4G network, which will go live on the same day as O2

• August 05, 2013 05 Aug'13

  London Innovation Lab seeks second round of FinTech startups

  The second annual FinTech Innovation Lab is calling for applications from early-stage financial technology entrepreneurs

• August 02, 2013 02 Aug'13

  Wales has worst access to superfast broadband

  Access to superfast broadband in Wales is significantly lower than the rest of the UK, according to a new report from Ofcom

• August 01, 2013 01 Aug'13

  O2 set for August 4G launch

  O2 confirms it will switch on its 4G network in London, Leeds and Bradford on 29 August, with 10 more cities going live by the end of 2013

• August 01, 2013 01 Aug'13

  Microsoft concedes to BSkyB over SkyDrive trademark

  The tech giant admits defeat and will be forced to rename its cloud storage service after losing a court battle in the UK

• August 01, 2013 01 Aug'13

  iOS 7 to protect against charger-based hacks of Apple devices

  Apple's latest iOS 7 beta release includes a security update to protect its mobile devices from hacks using a modified phone charger or battery

• July 31, 2013 31 Jul'13

  Surface blasts $900m hole in Microsoft empire

  Microsoft’s latest 10Q filing with the SEC, has shown it took a $900m hit associated with the Surface tablet and paid an EU fine of $733m

• July 31, 2013 31 Jul'13

  HTC warns of first-ever operating loss

  Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC warns in its second quarter financial results that first-ever operating loss is likely in the third quarter

• July 30, 2013 30 Jul'13

  Customer demand for digital shakes up banking business cases

  Customer demand for new ways of banking is forcing retail banks to look at new ways to justify IT investments

• July 29, 2013 29 Jul'13

  CW500: Internet of things to pose 'huge security and privacy risks'

  The internet of things will pose enormous security and privacy challenges, a recent CW500 Club meeting heard

• July 24, 2013 24 Jul'13

  EE doubles 4G customers in second quarter

  EE reveals 687,000 users signed up to its 4G services by the end of its Q2, but its first half revenue for 2013 is still down on 2012

• July 23, 2013 23 Jul'13

  Ubuntu crowd sources funding for PC smartphone hybrid

  Ubuntu has invited early adopters to join crowd-funding ventures to launch Ubuntu Edge, a hybrid PC and mobile phone platform

• July 19, 2013 19 Jul'13

  Nokia cuts losses but sales are still declining

  Nokia has announced net sales of €5.7bn in its second quarter 2013 results, down 24% from €7.5bn last year

• July 19, 2013 19 Jul'13

  Facebook to acquire UK startup Monoidics

  Facebook is to acquire UK startup Monoidics, which makes code verification and analysis tools and specialises in detecting coding errors

• July 17, 2013 17 Jul'13

  Banks hold the key to mobile payments

  Smartphone users would be more likely to engage with mobile commerce if their bank provided the service

• July 17, 2013 17 Jul'13

  UK datacentres vulnerable to BYOD risks, shows Ponemon study

  About 60% of UK businesses have no personal device policy in place and are putting critical data at risk once it leaves a company

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Steve Ballmer launches Microsoft 2.0

  Steve Ballmer plans to reinvent Microsoft with a big push to develop hardware from phones to set top boxes, as it attempts to remain relevant

• July 11, 2013 11 Jul'13

  Windows out of touch as PC shipments crash

  All manufacturers except Lenovo showed a massive decline in PC sales, with buyers continuing to purchase tablets over laptop devices

• July 10, 2013 10 Jul'13

  Ofcom liberalises 2G and 3G spectrum for 4G

  The telecoms regulator Ofcom allows UK mobile operators to use their existing 2G and 3G spectrum for to provide 4G services

• July 05, 2013 05 Jul'13

  Samsung shares fall despite increased sales

  Samsung misses analyst expectations in its pre-earnings guidance for the second quarter, leading to fears for investors

• July 04, 2013 04 Jul'13

  Rangers FC get Wi-Fi from Huawei

  Scottish football club Glasgow Rangers kits out its Ibrox stadium with Huawei technology to bring Wi-Fi to fans and visitors

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  Are alternative mobile operators the answer to roaming charges?

  EU law to allow travellers to choose alternative operators abroad takes effect in 2014. But will operators be ready and is there a better way?

• July 03, 2013 03 Jul'13

  EE confirms July date for doubling 4G speeds

  Mobile operator EE will double the speeds of its 4G network in 12 UK cities from 4 July 2013, giving customers bandwidth of up to 150Mbps

• July 01, 2013 01 Jul'13

  Mobile operators cut roaming costs across Europe

  The cost of using your mobile phone across continental Europe will come down today as new EU regulations come into force

• June 28, 2013 28 Jun'13

  BlackBerry Z10 shipments a mystery as company posts $84m loss

  BlackBerry has reported a net loss of $84m on revenue of $3bn, compared with the $518m loss for the same quarter last year

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Uefa considers BYOD policy for Euro 2016

  Uefa is considering a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy for its 7,000 volunteers during Euro 2016 to save costs on IT devices

• June 26, 2013 26 Jun'13

  Apple announces business feature updates for iOS7

  Apple has revealed a number of business offerings in its latest operating system update, iOS7

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  BES extends MDM to Android and iPhones

  Aiming to rekindle interest in the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES), Blackberry has extended the platform to support Android and iOS

• June 20, 2013 20 Jun'13

  Camden Council goes BYOD with Accellion

  Camden adopts a bring your own device (BYOD) strategy to save money, improve security and bring their IT systems into the modern era

• June 19, 2013 19 Jun'13

  Met Police needs significant tech investment to overhaul creaking legacy systems

  The Metropolitan Police needs significant capital investment in technology if it is to overhaul its legacy IT infrastructure

• June 18, 2013 18 Jun'13

  UK mobile industry remains behind the times in digital payments technology

  The mobile payments industry is struggling to grow due to many convoluted payment technologies that are difficult to develop for

• June 18, 2013 18 Jun'13

  Worldwide government IT spending to remain flat in 2013, says Gartner

  Government organisations worldwide will spend 0.1% less on IT this year, but cloud computing, mobile technologies and IT modernisation remain top IT priorities

• June 14, 2013 14 Jun'13

  EU plans to scrap mobile roaming charges

  A group of 27 European Commissioners has voted to end roaming charges for calls, texts and mobile data

• June 14, 2013 14 Jun'13

  EU to probe Android licensing

  The EU is to look at Google’s anti-competitive practices relating to how it sells Android

• June 13, 2013 13 Jun'13

  Sir Charles Dunstone supports spending HS2 cash on better broadband

  Carphone Warehouse and TalkTalk chairman Sir Charles Dunstone says budget for HS2 railway would be better spent on fibre broadband

• June 13, 2013 13 Jun'13

  HP gets serious about Google Apps

  HP has taken a step to boost the credibility of Google Enterprise in business by offering a package for SMEs

• June 11, 2013 11 Jun'13

  Frimley Park NHS deploys VDI for efficiency and BYOD

  When the NHS trust came under pressure to make its IT budget go further, it opted to deploy VDI in its A&E department

• June 11, 2013 11 Jun'13

  Apple unveils iOS 7

  Apple has unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system, saying iOS 7 is the most significant update since the original iPhone

• June 10, 2013 10 Jun'13

  Telefonica Digital forms security group Eleven Paths

  The business division of mobile operator Telefonica launches Eleven Paths, an independent company working on security issues in the workplace

• June 10, 2013 10 Jun'13

  Google buys Israeli navigation app start-up Waze

  Google is set to acquire Israeli crowd-sourced navigation app start-up Waze for $1bn after talks with Facebook fall through

• June 07, 2013 07 Jun'13

  Samsung frightens market with slim Galaxy S4s

  Samsung sees shares slide by more than 6% as investors worry about slowing smartphone growth and a focus on lower-end devices

• June 07, 2013 07 Jun'13

  Businesses failing to manage personal devices at work

  Businesses are allowing employees to use personal devices at work but are failing to manage them effectively, survey reveals

• June 06, 2013 06 Jun'13

  EE offers customers shared 4G data plans

  EE customers will be able to share data plans from this summer, meaning multiple devices can share the same 4G mobile contract

• June 05, 2013 05 Jun'13

  IT not ready to be the ‘Apple Genius Bar’

  Aruba Networks' study shows BYOD will shape future of the enterprise, but CMO says the IT department needs to change for the mobile era

• June 05, 2013 05 Jun'13

  Case study: TGI Friday's goes wireless with Aruba

  TGI Friday's across the UK uses wireless technology from Aruba Networks to process payments and has big plans for the future

• June 05, 2013 05 Jun'13

  Turkish protesters make innovative use of technology

  Turkish anti-government protesters are making innovative use of technology to stay ahead of the authorities

• June 05, 2013 05 Jun'13

  Apple faces possible US sales ban on older iPad and iPhone models

  As the International Trade Commission rules Apple infringed a Samsung patent, some older iPad and iPhone models could face a US sales ban

• June 04, 2013 04 Jun'13

  A malicious charger could hack Apple devices easily, claim researchers

  A modified phone charger or battery could be used to hack Apple devices, say researchers from Georgia Tech

• June 04, 2013 04 Jun'13

  Microsoft set to become a smartphone company, says Canalys

  Microsoft is on course to become a dominant player in the smartphone market, according to the latest data from Canalys

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  Care home operator manages Apple estate with Absolute

  Software firm offers the right MDM solutions for LNT Group to manage a fleet of iPhones without needing individual iTunes accounts.

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  Vodafone ups network investment for business customers

  Vodafone will invest a further £900m combining its fixed and mobile networks, as well as providing 4G connectivity by the end of summer

• June 03, 2013 03 Jun'13

  Apple to defend against e-book price fixing charges

  Apple is set to begin its defence against US government charges that it colluded with publishers to fix the prices of e-books

• May 31, 2013 31 May'13

  Could mobile manufacturing be heading back to Europe?

  Motorola's announcement of a new plant in the US suggests the West could make a comeback when it comes to mobile manufacturing

• May 31, 2013 31 May'13

  Most employees use personal devices to store business documents

  Over 90% of enterprise workers use personal devices to store, share and access work documents

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  US mobile networks 75% faster than EU

  European citizens may pay less than their US counterparts, but a report from the GSMA shows we are lacking in performance on our mobile networks

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Half the globe to have internet by 2017

  Cisco predicts 48% of the world’s population will be able to get online within the next five years, with broadband speeds in the UK set to treble

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Intel buys ST-Ericsson’s GNSS business

  US chipmaker has entered into an agreement to buy the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) division of ST-Ericsson

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  EU investigates Apple’s iPhone sales strategy

  The European Commission’s competition division confirms it is looking into the distribution practices of Apple when it comes to its flagship smartphone

• May 29, 2013 29 May'13

  Supermarkets and banks hold the key to mass adoption of mobile payments

  Payment using mobile devices would gain momentum if supermarkets and banks offered payment apps.

• May 24, 2013 24 May'13

  BT and Intel invest in lab to research into future cities and telecoms technologies

  A research laboratory has been launched by BT and Intel to develop networking technologies and smart city capabilities.

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Europe moving faster towards BYOD

  The head of Europe for Citrix believes the region is moving much faster towards embracing bring your own device than US counterparts

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Templeton: Enterprises must think ‘mobile first’

  Citrix CEO Mark Templeton claims mobile enterprise should be the rule and not the exception to make employees more productive

• May 23, 2013 23 May'13

  Lenovo sales increase amid PC market crash

  PC manufacturer Lenovo has announced an increase in sales as its competitors suffer with the slump in the PC market

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Citrix adds mobile functionality to push into smartphones and tablets

  Virtualisation firm Citrix hopes extra functionality and its own application store will encourage more customers to adopt its mobile solutions

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Consumers call out for sponsored mobile phone bills

  Almost half of smartphone users would be happy to have commercially-funded mobile phone bills

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Apple calls on the US to cut corporate tax

  Apple has called on the US government to cut corporate tax rates after admitting to sheltering at least $30bn of international profits in Irish subsidiaries

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Vodafone delays 4G superfast mobile internet launch

  Vodafone is to delay the launch of its 4G superfast mobile internet service until August or September to coincide with Apple’s release of a compatible iPhone 5

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Contactless payments exceed five million in March

  Some 5.3 million contactless transactions totalling over £39m were made in March 2013 using Visa contactless cards

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Jolla launches smartphone running on new Sailfish OS

  The first handset running the new Sailfish operating system (OS) has been introduced to the market by ex-Nokia employees

• May 20, 2013 20 May'13

  Case study: Princess Alice Hospice goes wireless

  The Princess Alice Hospice is awarded charity of the year by iWireless Solutions, winning a £20,000 wireless network installation from the firm

• May 17, 2013 17 May'13

  BlackBerry Live 2013: ING Direct pilots BB10 devices and BES10 for management

  Online bank ING Direct is undergoing a pilot with BlackBerry’s BB10 operating system, involving 300 Z10 and Q10 smartphones

• May 16, 2013 16 May'13

  BlackBerry Live 2013: Orr claims mid-range Q5 will attract UK corporations

  BlackBerry’s Q5 handset will attract corporations rolling out large volumes of handsets, claims UK managing director Rob Orr

• May 15, 2013 15 May'13

  BlackBerry Live 2013: Can BBM threaten OTT services?

  As BlackBerry takes its BBM messaging to Android and iOS handsets, can it take on OTT providers such as Skype and WhatsApp?

• May 15, 2013 15 May'13

  EE partners with Glastonbury for 4G festival

  EE is official technology and communications partner for Glastonbury, providing 4G coverage, a mobile app, charging tents and free Wi-Fi

• May 14, 2013 14 May'13

  BlackBerry Live 2013: Blackberry launches Q5 device

  The mobile manufacturer launches a new handset based on the BlackBerry 10 operating system, aimed at emerging markets

• May 14, 2013 14 May'13

  Mobile development teams not up to the job, say CIOs

  Development teams are struggling to keep pace as business applications go mobile

• May 14, 2013 14 May'13

  Mobile phone sales drop in Europe

  As users swap their feature phones for smart devices, the overall European mobile market stalls, according to Gartner

• May 13, 2013 13 May'13

  Samsung unveils 5G technology

  Samsung claims 5G mobile connectivity will be on the shelves in mobile devices by 2020

• May 10, 2013 10 May'13

  Case Study: Brent Council cuts costs with mobile tech

  Brent Council implements mobile technology to cut costs and involve more staff in the future running of the organisation

• May 10, 2013 10 May'13

  Facebook expected to acquire Israeli navigation startup Waze

  Social networking firm Facebook is in talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation startup Waze for up to $1bn

• May 08, 2013 08 May'13

  Case study: TKAB adopts mobile for Swedish railways

  The winners of cloud innovation of the year in Computer Weekly’s European user awards for networking tell us how they have used the Appear IQ mobile platform to boost efficiency and its transport service

• May 07, 2013 07 May'13

  EC slams Google-owned Motorola Mobility for Apple GPRS patent case

  The European Commission (EC) could fine Motorola Mobility for anti-competitive behaviour in pursuing a GPRS patent infringement case against Apple

• May 03, 2013 03 May'13

  BlackBerry 10 and Samsung Knox approved by US military

  The US Department of Defense (DoD) has approved BlackBerry and Samsung mobile devices for use on its networks

• May 02, 2013 02 May'13

  Case Study: Solihull Council picks Juniper for BYOD

  The Metropolitan Borough Council upgrades its bring your own device system and reaps the benefits of more efficient staff

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  Employees expected to bring own devices to work

  Analyst firm Gartner predicts businesses will stop providing mobiles and tablets with 50% of workers expected to bring their own devices by 2017

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  Apple sells bonds to appease shareholders

  The next Apple buying frenzy looks set to take place around company bonds rather than the latest iPhone, iPod or iPad

• May 01, 2013 01 May'13

  Schuh takes first steps to in-store Wi-Fi

  Shoe retailer Schuh signs a contract with The Cloud to offer free Wi-Fi to customers

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  Smartphone sales top feature phones for first time

  Analyst firm IDC claims smartphones outsold feature phones for the first time in the opening quarter of 2013

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  Samsung wary of smartphone competition

  Despite announcing significant profits for Q1, Samsung admits more competition in the smartphone market could affect its figures

• April 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  US judge sets FRAND rates for Motorola patents in Microsoft case

  A US district judge has ruled that Google’s Motorola Mobility is entitled to $1.8m a year from Microsoft for its use of certain patents in its Xbox and Windows products

• April 25, 2013 25 Apr'13

  Spam SMS messages drop following ICO penalty

  The number of spam SMS messages has significantly reduced since government regulator ICO issued £440,000 fines last year

• April 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  Virgin Media ‘positioned well’ for merger, says CEO

  As Virgin Media's profits rise in Q1 2013, CEO Neil Berkett says the firm's balance sheet positions it well for the merger with Liberty Global

• April 24, 2013 24 Apr'13

  Apple suffers first profit slump in a decade

  Apple’s revenue growth continues but profits drop for the first time in 10 years due to increasing market competition

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  UK chip manufacturer ARM increases sales by 28%

  ARM sales rise by almost 30% as the increase in the use of smart devices drives demand for its processors

• April 23, 2013 23 Apr'13

  EE signs up 318,000 4G customers

  Despite having almost 28 million customers on its books, EE has only managed to sign up 318,000 to its 4G services in the first five months since launch

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  UK online businesses neglect mobile strategy

  Online businesses are failing to implement mobile strategies, according to a report from Barclays bank

• April 19, 2013 19 Apr'13

  Mobile ads boost Google’s Q1 results

  Online revenues have helped boost Google's net profit to $3.35bn in the first three months of the year, up 16% from the same period in 2012

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  Vaizey: NAO conducts ‘standard audit’ of 4G auction

  Ed Vaizey says there is nothing sinister about the National Audit Office's examination of the 4G spectrum auction