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• 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

• 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 23, 2015 23 Feb'15

  Apple invests in European datacentres as EU investigates tax break

  Apple is investing €1.7bn in two European datacentres to support iTunes, the App Store, iMessage, Maps and Siri

• February 20, 2015 20 Feb'15

  BlackBerry 10.3.1 review: Access Android apps and Blend

  BlackBerry has finally released version 10.3.1 of its mobile operating system, which gives access to the Amazon Android app store

• February 13, 2015 13 Feb'15

  Lloyds Bank launches smartwatch service

  Lloyds Bank will send offers to its mobile banking customers direct to their smartwatches

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  Media industry operates on a shoestring IT budget, says BT

  The media industry struggles to invest in technology, because investors are concerned with making new television and film content

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  Scotland sees startup growth, but Wales lags behind

  Scotland’s technology sector has seen a large growth in startup companies since 2009

• January 29, 2015 29 Jan'15

  Lack of banking app functionality deters users more than security fears

  More people are choosing not to use banking apps because of a lack of functionality than those deciding not to because of security fears, according to a survey

• January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15

  Microsoft revenue drops due to “restructuring”

  Microsoft’s year-on-year net income has dropped by around $695m due to “integration and restructuring” plans, according to the firm’s fiscal statement

• January 27, 2015 27 Jan'15

  Harrods invests in digital to entice customers

  Harrods is investing in digital screen and publishing technologies to engage with its customers

• January 26, 2015 26 Jan'15

  Future of parliament report calls for digital engagement and online voting

  A report outlines how parliament should embrace digital technology to be more transparent, inclusive and better able to engage the public

• January 23, 2015 23 Jan'15

  Case study: Park Resorts engages customers through responsive website

  Holiday resort management firm Park Resorts' recently launched responsive website delivers new features and improves the user experience

• January 22, 2015 22 Jan'15

  Developing software for smartwatches - how Hailo approached the problem

  One of the developers for black cab booking app Hailo talks about the challenges of developing for wearables such as smartwatches

• January 21, 2015 21 Jan'15

  Cancer Research UK trials contactless donations

  Cancer Research UK installs four smart charity shop windows to enable contactless donations

• January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15

  Younger users prefer biometrics to passwords

  Younger bank customers would rather use biometrics than PINs and passwords for security, according to Visa Europe

• 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 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 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

• 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 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 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 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 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

• 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 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 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 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

  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 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 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 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

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Problems surface as first users attempt to use Gov.uk Verify

  Problems have surfaced as users try to use Gov.uk Verify to prove their identities

• October 24, 2014 24 Oct'14

  Amazon reports tough quarter despite sales increase

  Amazon reported a 20% year-on-year increase in third-quarter sales to $20.58bn, but also posted a net loss of $437m

• October 21, 2014 21 Oct'14

  Government releases social media guidance for civil servants

  New social media guidelines for civil servants have been released by the Cabinet Office

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  Disney spreads the magic through wearable technology

  The Walt Disney Company is using wearable technology to improve customer experience and engage with visitors

• October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14

  Forget devices, we still need signal, says WWF IT director

  Organisations such as the WWF are still trying to focus on sufficient connectivity for remote workers says WWF director of ICT services, Linda Humphrey.

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  Cope could be the future of mobility, says BBC technology chief

  A corporate-owned, personally enabled (Cope) implementation could be the best option for mobility plans in the future

• October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14

  Comic Relief’s digital challenge: talent, data and the No Make-Up Selfie

  Social media campaigns such as the No Make-Up Selfie and the Ice Bucket Challenge threaten charities such as Comic Relief with their digital reach

• October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14

  B&Q launches online kitchen planning and design tool

  The DIY retailer debuts its B&Q Spaces planning and design tool which allows customers to plan their kitchen, bathroom and bedroom projects online

• October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14

  Embedded SIMs key to unlocking internet of things

  GSMA’s eUICC Embedded SIM Specification will help M2M communications and the IoT become mainstream, say analysts

• October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14

  PC shipments remain steady as market segments shift

  PC sales in the third quarter of 2014 declined by just 0.5% year-on-year according to research firm Gartner