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• December 23, 2010 23 Dec'10

  Snow dampens online growth in December

  Heavy snowfall may have dampened online...

• December 22, 2010 22 Dec'10

  BT fire scorches retail sales

  BT has restored services after customers were left without broadband access following a fire at its West End exchange in central London.

• December 21, 2010 21 Dec'10

  Net neutrality: FCC set to legalise traffic management

  US communications industry regulator Federal Communications Commission is set to alter the economics of the web in a way that would bias certain types of network traffic, Reuters has reported.

• December 21, 2010 21 Dec'10

  Hansard considers cloud to escape Microsoft lock-in

  Whitehall techies proposed putting Hansard in the cloud to escape restrictions imposed by Microsoft's proprietary multimedia standards.

• December 21, 2010 21 Dec'10

  Contactless mobile payments market set to explode in 2011

  The mobile payments market will experience "explosive growth" next year, according to a report. Market research firm iSuppli has predicted worldwide shipments of mobile phones will reach 220.1 million units in 2014 compared with 52.6 million in 2010...

• December 21, 2010 21 Dec'10

  Nokia-Microsoft alliance could be ‘as scary as Google’

  An alliance between Nokia and Microsoft would be complex, desperate and "as scary as Google", an analyst has said.

• December 20, 2010 20 Dec'10

  Sluggish growth in UK smartphone market

  The UK smartphone market is lagging behind that of Germany and France, according to research from telecoms provider Ciena.

• December 17, 2010 17 Dec'10

  Open source body challenges €189m EC software deal

  The open source lobby has challenged the €189m software contract struck by the European Commission last month.

• December 17, 2010 17 Dec'10

  Nokia escalates Apple patent row with 13 new infringement claims

  Nokia's patent war with Apple escalated yesterday, as the Finnish-based manufacturer filed 13 more infringement claims against the technology giant.

• December 14, 2010 14 Dec'10

  Transport for London routes real-time data to developers via Microsoft Azure

  Using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, Transport for London (TfL) has made its real-time tube travel information available to mobile application developers.

• December 10, 2010 10 Dec'10

  West Wales pilots LTE wireless using digital switchover TV spectrum

  Wireless technology is being piloted in the Preseli Mountains, West Wales, which could overcome the issue of dead spots in broadband coverage in rural areas

• December 07, 2010 07 Dec'10

  Study finds businesses unready for risks from new technology

  Less than a third of global businesses have an IT risk management programme capable of dealing with the risks related to the use of new technologies, a study has revealed.

• December 06, 2010 06 Dec'10

  No monopoly on broadband supply, says culture minister

  No-one was "writing a cheque to BT," culture minister Jeremy Hunt said on Monday at the launch of the government's broadband strategy in London.

• December 03, 2010 03 Dec'10

  Wi-Fi on UK rail ahead of Europe, says national ticket retailer

  The UK rail network is outstripping Europe in delivering onboard Wi-Fi, according to national rail ticket retailer MyTrainTicket.co.uk.

• December 02, 2010 02 Dec'10

  UK consumers turning to internet access on the move, says Ofcom

  Staying connected while on the move is the key characteristic of the UK communications consumer, according to the latest research from Ofcom

• November 30, 2010 30 Nov'10

  Communications costs comprise 12% of UK household spending

  UK consumers spent more on communications than on alcohol and tobacco as a result of more homes having computers and internet connections, the Office for National Statistics revealed on Tuesday.

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  PC sales slow as IT buyers turn to tablets and smartphones

  Global PC shipments for 2010 will fall short of expectations

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Virgin Media shuts down 500 unsecured in-house wireless access points

  Virgin Media has deployed a new corporate wireless network across 30 of its UK sites after discovering up to 500 staff members were using shop-bought routers...

• November 29, 2010 29 Nov'10

  Google-backed O3b brings satellite broadband to developing countries

  Google-backed O3b Networks plans to launch satellite-enabled broadband for developing countries in 2013 after securing $1.2bn funding.

• November 16, 2010 16 Nov'10

  The IT SME procurement challenge

  The government has announced it will increase SME procurement to 25% of public sector contracts. But is it likely to meet this quota with small IT businesses?

• November 09, 2010 09 Nov'10

  Rural broadband and WiFi to slip between TV gaps

  Communications regulator Ofcom has published proposals to make available unused TV frequencies for free enhanced WiFi and rural broadband network access, among other applications.

• November 09, 2010 09 Nov'10

  LTE market to hit $100bn by 2014

  LTE, the next generation mobile technology, will earn mobile network operators $100bn a year by 2014, despite a lack of clarity over usage prices, according to a major study of the market released today.

• November 03, 2010 03 Nov'10

  Google breached UK data protection laws, says ICO

  Google breached UK data protection law by intercepting Wi-Fi data as it recorded images for its Street View service, according to the Information Commissioner's Office.

• October 28, 2010 28 Oct'10

  Charing Cross offers Wi-Fi pilot with OpenZone

  Commuters who travel through Charing Cross will now be able to access Wi-Fi via BT OpenZone.

• October 28, 2010 28 Oct'10

  Glasgow Subway first in UK to offer Wi-Fi underground

  Glasgow Subway has become the first UK transport system to provide 3G and Wi-Fi networks underground.

  The service, which uses The Cloud's mobile Wi-Fi...

• October 27, 2010 27 Oct'10

  UK IT directors need product roadmap information

  Survey claims the majority of UK IT directors would consider switching suppliers in return for better visibility and influence over product roadmaps.

• October 21, 2010 21 Oct'10

  Smart meters need single network, say BT partners

  The government should go for a single, long-range radio-based network, separate it from existing networks, and classify it as critical national infrastructure,...

• October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10

  Sony Ericsson drops Symbian to focus on Android

  Sony Ericsson will stop making smartphones featuring Symbian operating system (OS) to focus on Google's Android OS, according to a report by the Financial Times.

• October 18, 2010 18 Oct'10

  US reviews plan to notify internet users of hacker take-over

  The US government is reviewing an Australian system that will enable internet service providers to alert customers if their computers are taken over by hackers.

• October 15, 2010 15 Oct'10

  Vodafone gets small businesses connected with OneNet Express

  Vodafone UK has launched OneNet Express, a mobile telecoms service aimed at small and mid-sized businesses.

• September 27, 2010 27 Sep'10

  Smartphone apps drive quiet revolution in banking

  A 'quiet revolution' in banking is being driven by smartphone applications and mobile money management, a report has claimed.

• September 23, 2010 23 Sep'10

  Twice-shy network operators reject high spectrum prices

  Ofcom announced its long-awaited consultation on the auction of so-called 4G spectrum earlier this year. When the UK last auctioned frequencies for mobile phone networks, it enjoyed a £22.4bn windfall. That is unlikely to happen again

• September 22, 2010 22 Sep'10

  Blackberry maker RIM to announce iPad rival soon

  The announcement of a RIM tablet could be as soon as next week at a developers' conference in San Francisco…

• September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

  Boris Johnson resurrects mobile phone plan for London Underground

  London mayor Boris Johnson has announced plans to install a mobile phone signal in the capital's underground train network in time for the 2012 Olympic Games.

  The...

• September 20, 2010 20 Sep'10

  Widening of digital divide hits rural small businesses

  Rural small businesses are being left further behind their urban counterparts because the digital divide is widening, warn experts.

• September 17, 2010 17 Sep'10

  Blackberry reports handset sales of over 12 million

  BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has reported sales of 12.1 million handsets in its second fiscal quarter results.

• September 15, 2010 15 Sep'10

  Nokia, Intuit team up to push SMEs

  Mobile phone maker Nokia and financial software house Intuit have teamed up to address some of the needs of 500 million small and medium enterprise around the world.

• September 14, 2010 14 Sep'10

  Nokia readies for smartphone battle with Symbian 3

  Mobile phone maker Nokia today launched four devices based on its new Symbian 3 operating system that it hopes will capture 50 million customers and allow Nokia to recapture the high ground in the competitive smartphone market

• September 09, 2010 09 Sep'10

  Apple releases iOS 4.1 update

  Apple has launched the first major update for its mobile operating system, iOS 4, which runs the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

• September 07, 2010 07 Sep'10

  UK wastes £700m a year on broadband speeds, says O2

  UK consumers are wasting more than £700m every year on under-utilised high broadband speeds.

  According to a survey of 2,000 consumers by mobile operator...

• September 07, 2010 07 Sep'10

  Spies like Blackberry devices, claims Dubai police chief

  Dubai's chief of police has said concerns over Israeli and US spying is the reason behind the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) clampdown on Blackberry's encrypted...

• September 07, 2010 07 Sep'10

  BT’s app finds Wi-Fi hotspots for Android and iPhone

  BT has launched a free smartphone application for Android and iPhone devices, allowing BT Total Broadband customers to automatically connect to BT's network...

• September 07, 2010 07 Sep'10

  Security and connectivity main worries over smart meter project

  Network security, accuracy and reliability, and first-time connectivity have emerged as energy utility executives' key concerns for the proposed £10bn national smart meter project.

• September 06, 2010 06 Sep'10

  Car computers vulnerable to wireless attack

  Modern cars could be vulnerable to wireless hacking, research by the University of California San Diego and the University of Washington has revealed.

• September 06, 2010 06 Sep'10

  Orange and T-Mobile roaming available from October

  Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom have announced UK customers will have access to both Orange...

• September 03, 2010 03 Sep'10

  Viewsonic tablet runs Android and Windows 7

  ViewSonic has launch a dual boot tablet device, which runs both Android and Windows 7.

• September 03, 2010 03 Sep'10

  Samsung, Toshiba challenge Apple’s iPad

  Samsung Electronics and Toshiba have both unveiled tablets computers at the IFA electronics show in Berlin to rival Apple's iPad.

• September 02, 2010 02 Sep'10

  Windows Phone 7 released to manufacture, on sale within weeks

  Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacture, which means devices could be on sale in a matter of weeks.

• August 31, 2010 31 Aug'10

  Intel pays £905m to buy Infineon’s wireless chip business

  Intel is planning to buy the wireless division of German company Infineon Technologies for $1.4bn (£905m).

• August 27, 2010 27 Aug'10

  We can work it out, RIM tells India over access demands

  BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has offered to set up an industry forum to address the Indian government's concerns about its products' unhackability.