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Smartphone technology
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August 01, 2016
01
Aug'16
Barclays to use voice recognition for phone banking
Retail bank says technology will provide secure verification by recognising the unique characteristics of each person’s voice
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July 29, 2016
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Jul'16
German digital bank Fidor acquired by French banking giant
Fidor CEO says merger with BPCE will allow challenger to continue its international expansion
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July 27, 2016
27
Jul'16
Interview: Jon Page, head of operations, BBC R&D
As the way people consume media content is changing, so the BBC is adapting to new audiences, as Jon Page, head of operations for BBC Research and Development, describes
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July 27, 2016
27
Jul'16
Apple highlights services revenue and future bets as iPhone sales decline
Apple share price up on strong performance in services and investments in augmented reality and artificial intelligence, despite 27% year-on-year decline in quarterly profit
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July 20, 2016
20
Jul'16
BBC+ app tailors content to individuals
Users of BBC app can shape their experience based on the content they want to consume
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July 11, 2016
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Jul'16
Outdated IT limits retail gains from customer data
Legacy IT systems are making it more difficult for retailers to collect and use customer data to improve services
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July 08, 2016
08
Jul'16
New Jersey turns to technology to keep offenders out of jail
New Jersey is developing criminal justice applications that will save offenders from spending years in jail before their cases are heard
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July 06, 2016
06
Jul'16
Lufthansa IT services arm transforms to meet customer demands
IT supplier Lufthansa Systems is changing its business model as its airline customers invest in digital technologies
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July 05, 2016
05
Jul'16
Virtual reality finds fans at Reading University
Professors at Reading University see virtual reality as an increasingly important research and teaching tool in science and arts subjects
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June 30, 2016
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Jun'16
Five retail-based startups head for 2016 Jlab incubator
Five of the 23 startups that pitched for a place on John Lewis’s 2016 startup programme will be spending the summer in the retailer’s Jlab accelerator
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June 17, 2016
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Jun'16
Euro Championship network traffic spike highlights OTT boom
The BBC and EE both reported massive spikes in network traffic during the England versus Wales clash at Euro 2016
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June 14, 2016
14
Jun'16
Tesco Bank partners with MasterCard to develop digital payments
Tesco’s retail bank has partnered with payment provider MasterCard to give customers more innovative digital payment methods
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June 13, 2016
13
Jun'16
Technology key to supporting World Expo 2020 in Dubai
Businesses in Dubai need to get ready for the expected boost in demand that will come with the World Expo exhibition to be held in the city in 2020
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June 13, 2016
13
Jun'16
Nordic CIO interview: Johnny Bröms, Swedish fast-food chain Max Burger
The CIO of Swedish fast-food chain tells Computer Weekly how digital technology is increasing sales and supporting expansion
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June 01, 2016
01
Jun'16
Microsoft sells 1,500 mobile patents to Xiaomi in licensing deal
Sale of mobile patent portfolio comes alongside software licensing agreement and may herald Xiaomi’s expansion into Europe and the US, say analysts
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May 24, 2016
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May'16
Philippines expands tax payments with mobile system
The Philippines tax office is enabling people to access more services via their mobile phones
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May 10, 2016
10
May'16
Tel Aviv: A smart city where community engagement is the measure of success
Israel’s capital is using the latest technologies as a way of placing the needs of local citizens at the heart of regional government
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May 09, 2016
09
May'16
Singapore smart city chief delivers vision to the world
The Singapore government minister running the city state's smart nation project tells the world about the country’s smart nation vision
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April 29, 2016
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Apr'16
Tech-savvy Asean populations shake up enterprise IT, says AIA CTO
A young, urban and tech-savvy population in the Asean region has forced enterprises to rethink their IT strategies
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April 27, 2016
27
Apr'16
Mobilising a workforce drives up performance and productivity
Mobile workers are also more creative, satisfied and loyal, says EIU study
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April 25, 2016
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Apr'16
EE to onshore all customer service calls
Mobile operator EE attempts to improve customer services by bringing call handling onshore
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April 22, 2016
22
Apr'16
British Library's 'digital wallpaper' brings Shakespeare to the smartphone
The British Library is enabling people to download digital facsimiles of first edition Shakespeare plays to their devices using ‘digital wallpaper’
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April 20, 2016
20
Apr'16
European Commission formally objects to Google’s Android dominance
Pre-installing Google Search and Play on devices is anti-competitive and limits consumer choice, claims EC
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April 14, 2016
14
Apr'16
EE, Qualcomm bring freestyle drone racing to Wembley Stadium
Spectator sports status beckons as the European Rotor Sports Association live streams over the EE 4G network
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April 14, 2016
14
Apr'16
Social media could be used to identify refugees, says fintech founder
A panel at the Innovate Finance Summit 2016 discussed ways refugees could access funds, including digital identities, smartphones and peer-to-peer applications
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April 07, 2016
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Apr'16
Pfizer collaborates with IBM to use IoT to support Parkinson's treatment
Pfizer and IBM plan to work together on using IoT to monitor patients remotely to help in drug development and clinical therapies for Parkinson’s disease
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April 05, 2016
05
Apr'16
'Citizens will be stripped naked' by Turkey’s data law
Turkey's data protection law, introduced in March 2016, will make Turkey a near total surveillance state, yet the EU, apparently more concerned about securing Turkey's help in controlling immigration, is turning a blind eye
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March 29, 2016
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Mar'16
Apple vows to raise security as FBI breaks into iPhone
Apple says it will help law enforcement with investigations, but will increase the security of its products after the FBI broke into an iPhone
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March 29, 2016
29
Mar'16
DNB to close 59 branches in Norway as online banking dominates
Norwegian bank DNB is closing branches and cutting jobs as more customers move to digital channels
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March 24, 2016
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Mar'16
The Israeli companies disrupting mobile technology
Israel's high-tech startups are developing innovative technology that will bring new capabilities to consumers and mobile phone operators
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March 23, 2016
23
Mar'16
Android Pay UK launch announced by Google
Google is entering the UK mobile phone payments market, with Android Pay expected to be available in months
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March 21, 2016
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Mar'16
Britain to pay billions for monster internet surveillance network
New questions raised about Britain’s snoopers’ charter after Denmark abandons its own UK-style surveillance programme for a second time
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March 16, 2016
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Mar'16
Fintechs want to take one-third of traditional banks’ business
Banks know they could lose large chunks of business to fintech firms, but if the challengers have their way, it will be more than expected
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March 16, 2016
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Mar'16
Atom Bank to offer artificial intelligence-based customer support
Digital bank is integrating AI into its mobile banking app for customers to access support
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March 15, 2016
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Mar'16
Nationwide unifies business and public Wi-Fi in 700 branches
Nationwide Building Society rolls out a unified Wi-Fi network across both its public and enterprise properties
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March 15, 2016
15
Mar'16
Retailers are in the “dial up” stage of omni-channel
A Retail Business Technology Expo panel likened the current omni-channel movement to the dial-up stage of internet connectivity
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February 26, 2016
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Feb'16
Tech Nordic Advocates partners with Nordic Startup Conference
Tech Nordic Advocates, sister organisation of startup group Tech London Advocates, is partnering with the Nordic Startup Conference show in Copenhagen in March
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February 22, 2016
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Feb'16
Internet of things helps track endangered dugongs in the Philippines
Fishermen in the Philippines are using smartphones and apps to help conservationists protect an endangered species
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February 18, 2016
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Feb'16
Mobile innovation shifts to smartphone services
As smartphone sales continue to stagnate, suppliers are looking to innovate in more novel ways
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February 17, 2016
17
Feb'16
Middle East telecoms operators face up to IoT smart city challenges
As smart city initiatives spring up in the Middle East, telecoms operators contend with the strain of the internet of things (IoT) on networks
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February 17, 2016
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Feb'16
BBC Three moves online-only as broadcaster embraces digital audience
The BBC channel aimed at younger viewers, BBC Three, broadcast its last night as a TV channel before moving to online-only viewing
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February 17, 2016
17
Feb'16
Judge orders Apple to unlock San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone
A US judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI bypass the auto-erase function on the San Bernardino gunman's iPhone to find the passcode and access data, but the company says it will contest the order
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February 16, 2016
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Feb'16
Mobile apps could put an end to ‘hated’ staff appraisals
Josh Bersin, founder of Bersin by Deloitte, reveals the top HR technology trends for 2016
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February 10, 2016
10
Feb'16
Paym usage doubles every six months
Mobile payments provider says use of its mobile payments service is increasing by about four times each year
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February 09, 2016
09
Feb'16
Flexible working good for profit, productivity and reputation, says Vodafone
A report conducted for mobile operator Vodafone indicates the scale of acceptance of flexible and mobile working practices
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February 02, 2016
02
Feb'16
NHS London Procurement Partnership to tender for EPR framework
The NHS London Procurement Partnership plans clinical digital information systems framework tender to support the "paperless by 2020" agenda
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January 25, 2016
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Jan'16
London mental health trust doctors use Skype for patient consultations
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust doctors use Skype so patients can stay at home to attend outpatient appointments
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January 25, 2016
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Jan'16
Social media exert influence on millennials' shopping habits
Consumers aged 18 to 34 are more likely to buy items based on what they see on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
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January 15, 2016
15
Jan'16
Daimler embeds secure SIMs in Mercedes-Benz range
German premium car maker picks Oberthur Technologies to supply secure, embedded SIMs for Mercedes-Benz vehicles
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January 05, 2016
05
Jan'16
Nominet Trust 100 tech for good list: The organisations driving change
Nominet Trust releases its annual guide of 100 organisations across the globe using technology to drive positive change