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January 17, 2013 17 Jan'13
Met Police to equip officers with 30,000 mobile devices

The Metropolitan Police wants to roll out 30,000 mobile and tablet devices to officers this year to give better information on the beat
January 08, 2013 08 Jan'13
VoIP awareness up but user numbers remain low

A report from Ofcom claims four in five consumers know what voice over internet protocol (VoIP) is, but just 29% use the technology
December 27, 2012 27 Dec'12
Samsung requests US ban on Ericsson products

Samsung has filed a complaint against several Ericsson products with the US International Trade Commission (ITC).
December 07, 2012 07 Dec'12
Citrix buys corporate MDM tool company Zenprise

Citrix has bought mobile device management (MDM) company Zenprise for an undisclosed sum to boost its corporate mobile tools portfolio

November 28, 2012 28 Nov'12
Apple sacks head of maps

Apple has sacked Richard Williamson, the executive in charge of Apple Maps, after months of embarrassment over application’s performance
November 23, 2012 23 Nov'12
UKtech50 winner: Warren East, CEO of ARM

ARM CEO and UKtech50 winner Warren East talks to Computer Weekly about fostering the market innovation necessary for the digital age
November 22, 2012 22 Nov'12
Orange launches free call and text app

Orange takes on the ‘over the top’ providers with its own application, called Libon, enabling users to make calls and send texts for free
November 13, 2012 13 Nov'12
Hillarys Blinds rolls out custom sales app using SAP Afaria

Blinds and curtains supplier Hillarys Blinds has developed an Android app for sales agents that synchronises with its back-end SAP ERP system
November 12, 2012 12 Nov'12
Gartner: BYOD will encourage self-support

Self-support communities will offset the cost and manpower of providing a helpdesk for staff who use their own devices, according to Gartner
November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12
Apple loses patent case to VirnetX

Apple has been ordered to pay $368m in damages to VirnetX after a court ruled it had infringed on two of the software firm’s patents

November 07, 2012 07 Nov'12
Government departments get go-ahead to use iPhones for sensitive data

Government departments have been given the go-ahead to use iPhones to send and receive sensitive emails
November 02, 2012 02 Nov'12
O2 ramps up roaming charges for outside EU

After being forced to cut rates for users in Europe, the mobile operator increases roaming charges for outside the EU
October 26, 2012 26 Oct'12
Samsung posts record profits as smartphone sales soar

South Korean electronics company Samsung records a 91% rise in profits as smartphone sales and display shipments rocket
October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
Telefónica launches business to sell mobile data

O2 parent company Telefónica is to offer user data from customer's mobile phones to organisations who want to analyse customer activity
October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12
Security firm warns against Samsung Galaxy Tab for enterprise use

Security specialist Context Information Security says vulnerabilities in the Samsung Galaxy Tab make it unsuitable for use in the enterprise
October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12
Skype launches customer Wi-Fi service

The video calling company teams with Wicoms to offer a service for businesses wanting to provide free Wi-Fi to their customers
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
4G victory was technical, not political

Speedy execution of the digital television switchover and clearing of spectrum improved the 4G timetable, not negotiations by central government
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Security concerns hold back mobile banking adoption

More than two-thirds of smartphone owners have not yet adopted mobile banking apps because of security concerns, a survey has revealed
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
UK faces BlackBerry outage again

People in the UK, Middle East and Europe are again facing disruption to the BlackBerry email messaging service
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Suffolk County Council rolls out app design tool in schools

Suffolk County Council is to roll out an app development tool that will enable students across the region to design their own smartphone apps
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Microsoft wins third German patent victory over Google Motorola technology

Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies
September 18, 2012 18 Sep'12
EDF app enables smartphones to snap meter readings

Energy supplier EDF has released an app that enables customers to submit meter readings by using the camera on a smartphone
September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12
Android devices vulnerable to security breaches

More than 50% of devices running Google's Android OS have unpatched vulnerabilities, opening them up to malicious apps and other attacks
September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12
Apple launches iPhone 5 with updated iOS 6

Apple debuts the iPhone 5 and upgraded iOS 6 as rebranded mobile operator Everything Everywhere – now EE – snags the UK 4G exclusive
September 03, 2012 03 Sep'12
Personal mobile policies lacking in IT

Just 23% of IT departments in the UK have a strategy for managing the use of personal devices on their corporate networks, according to new research
August 31, 2012 31 Aug'12
UK partners pressure Adobe to keep Flash Player on Android store

Adobe admits it has buckled under pressure from UK partners, such as the BBC, to keep Flash Player on the Google Play Store
August 31, 2012 31 Aug'12
Leading PC suppliers announce Windows 8 devices

HP, Dell, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo and Sony have announced products, from laptops to smartphones, which will run Microsoft’s new operating system.
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
Amazon Appstore opens Android to attack

Amazon is urging users to switch off a safety feature in Android which prevents rogue apps from being downloaded, to install its Appstore software
August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
Samsung to power 3’s 4G network

The company’s European network operations team will provide the LTE Radio Access Network and core infrastructure
August 23, 2012 23 Aug'12
Facebook gets green light for Instagram acquisition

The US Federal Trade Commission has approved the social network's proposed acquisition of mobile photo-sharing service Instagram
August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12
Hunt: Ofcom 'beset by threats of litigations'

Culture secretary calls on mobile operators to call off the lawyers and focus on the future of 4G to help government achieve broadband targets by 2015
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
Smartphones drive Tesco's UK virtual supermarket

Tesco has launched a smartphone-friendly virtual supermarket online shopping system at Gatwick airport.
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Samsung rejects Apple claim that it copied iPhone

Samsung has rejected Apple's claim that it copied the iPhone during the first court clash before a US jury
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Apple acquires AuthenTec for $356m

Apple is to acquire finger print sensor technology company AuthenTec for $356m in a move to enter the mobile payments space
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Olympic Games 2012: Preparing for a mobile data deluge

How mobile operators and the Olympic Delivery Authority prepared for the huge demand for mobile traffic expected during London 2012
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Broadcom touts ‘5G Wi-Fi’ mobile chip

Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom announces the first mobile chip based on the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, set to launch in early 2013
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
Will Microsoft turn things around for Nokia?

With more disappointing results, Nokia is pinning its hopes on Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 launch, but can the Redmond giant save the day?
July 18, 2012 18 Jul'12
PayPal buys mobile payment firm Card.io

The online payment company looks to expand its mobile offering with the San Francisco start-up
July 16, 2012 16 Jul'12
Vodafone and 3 confirm Irish shared infrastructure partnership

Mobile operators Vodafone and 3 sign a deal to manage shared infrastructure in Ireland in a 50/50 joint venture
July 12, 2012 12 Jul'12
Metropolitan Police gears up to analyse smartphone evidence

The Metropolitan Police plans to build a computer system to analyse photo and video evidence gathered from the public using mobile phones
July 09, 2012 09 Jul'12
Google Android OS Trojan virus hits 100K devices in China

Trojan malware has hit 100,000 devices using the Google Android operating system (OS) in China, say security researchers
June 19, 2012 19 Jun'12
The mobile side of net neutrality

It isn’t just ISPs managing website traffic to improve access to some destinations and limit it for others – the mobile operators are at it too
June 14, 2012 14 Jun'12
BT launches One Voice app to cut roaming costs

The mobile app allows business travellers to cut costs on international calling by routing calls through their corporate VPN
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
RSPCA mobilises workforce with AMT-SYBEX

Mobile solution enables RSPCA officers to act faster on reports of animal cruelty from the public
June 05, 2012 05 Jun'12
Cisco updates ASR 5500 series for 4G networks

Cisco's updated ASR 5500 series aims to help businesses with increasing mobile traffic moving across networks as 4G looms
May 30, 2012 30 May'12
Post Office rolls out NFC contactless payments

The postal company will deploy 300,000 contactless payment terminals across 11,500 Post Offices, making it the largest roll-out of the technology in Europe
May 29, 2012 29 May'12
BT helps itself to Home Hubs for public Wi-Fi

A feature of BT's routers called Fon gives away a percentage of bandwidth from home-based Wi-Fi to passers-by, often without user consent.
May 18, 2012 18 May'12
Mobile threats demand focus on data protection, says Websense

Business needs to focus on data protection as cyber criminals turn to mobile malware, says Websense.
May 11, 2012 11 May'12
Can mobile operators take on 'over-the-top' service providers?

With Telefonica launching a rival to Skype, can mobile operators claw back revenues lost to internet start-ups?
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
MasterCard certifies raft of NFC mobiles

MasterCard has certified HTC, Intel, LG, Nokia, RIM, Samsung and Sony mobiles to use its near field communications (NFC) payment system