Mobile apps and software
Mobile apps and app stores have introduced a new way of developing and distributing software that opens up opportunities for corporate IT strategies. IT managers need to understand the relative merits of products such as Android, iOS, WebOS and Blackberry - and in particular the most popular enterprise mobile software, Blackberry Exchange Server (BES). We follow the latest developments in this fast-moving mobile apps and software sector.
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30 Jul 2025
Apple pushes almost 30 security fixes in mobile update
Apple pushes what will likely be the last major security update to its current iPhone and iPad operating systems, fixing 29 vulnerabilities in its mobile ecosystem Continue Reading
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30 Jul 2025
Global LEO satellite comms services spend set to hit $14.8bn in 2026
Research finds low Earth orbit satellite market hits new heights as spaced-based communications services become mainstream. Continue Reading
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07 Aug 2012
Smartphones drive Tesco's UK virtual supermarket
Tesco has launched a smartphone-friendly virtual supermarket online shopping system at Gatwick airport. Continue Reading
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06 Aug 2012
Putting innovation on the outsourcing menu
Cliff Saran investigates what happens when systems integrators are asked to innovate Continue Reading
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01 Aug 2012
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 Continue Reading
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30 Jul 2012
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 Continue Reading
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27 Jul 2012
Twitter apologises for outage ahead of Olympics
Twitter has apologised for the two-hour micro-blogging service outage on the day before the official opening of the London 2012 Olympics Continue Reading
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20 Jul 2012
CW Buyer's Guide: Consumerisation
This guide to consumerisation of IT considers what the proliferation of consumer technology in the workplace means for the IT department. Continue Reading
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19 Jul 2012
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? Continue Reading
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18 Jul 2012
PayPal buys mobile payment firm Card.io
The online payment company looks to expand its mobile offering with the San Francisco start-up Continue Reading
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09 Jul 2012
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 Continue Reading
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06 Jul 2012
Microsoft Office 365 for Education free for teachers
Microsoft launches Office 365 for Education, as Scottish Government commits to using the free cloud productivity suite. Continue Reading
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28 Jun 2012
Microsoft ramps up Windows 8 security for IT consumerisation
Microsoft is building antivirus and secure, role-based authentication into Windows 8 to make the OS enterprise-ready Continue Reading
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28 Jun 2012
The technology behind the Wimbledon tennis championships
We venture into the IBM bunker to see the IT operation behind the world's most famous tennis tournament. Continue Reading
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21 Jun 2012
Halliburton CIO Ken Braud on strategy and innovation
CIO Ken Braud talked to delegates at the Orange Business Live customer event in Rome, and it was clear he has plenty on his plate. Continue Reading
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14 Jun 2012
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 Continue Reading
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13 Jun 2012
RSPCA mobilises workforce with AMT-SYBEX
Mobile solution enables RSPCA officers to act faster on reports of animal cruelty from the public Continue Reading
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06 Jun 2012
TfL opens up live bus data
Transport for London (TfL) has finally released live bus data, several months after it delivered the Countdown Live Bus Arrivals website Continue Reading
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30 May 2012
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 Continue Reading
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28 May 2012
UK regulator PhonepayPlus shuts down Angry Birds smartphone scam
UK users of Android smartphones have been targeted by premium-rate phone scams masquerading as popular apps such as Angry Birds Continue Reading
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18 May 2012
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. Continue Reading
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11 May 2012
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? Continue Reading
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04 May 2012
Samsung Galaxy SIII - The most powerful phone on the market?
Samsung have unveiled the Galaxy SIII Android 4.0 powered smartphone to take on the likes of the HTC One X and the Apple iPhone 4S. Continue Reading
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03 May 2012
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 Continue Reading
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02 May 2012
How Micro-Electro-Mechanical systems are taking over mobile devices
In this report extract Juniper Research looks at the growing use of MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) in mobile devices, tables, laptops and notebooks. Continue Reading
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02 May 2012
Briefing: Handheld PCs, smart phones and mobile payments.KPMG
The latest trends, market research and analysis, on handheld PCs, smartphones, and the mobile payment market from KPMG. Continue Reading
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30 Apr 2012
CIO interview: David Bulman, chief information officer, Virgin Atlantic
Six months after joining Virgin Atlantic as CIO, David Bulman is leading a transformation at the airline with mobile technology at its heart. Continue Reading
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25 Apr 2012
Apple overtakes IBM and HP in sales
Apple has posted another remarkable set of financial results, overtaking IT giants IBM and HP in sales during its latest financial quarter. Continue Reading
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13 Apr 2012
Ultrabooks & Mobile Computing
In this report extract, Juniper Research looks at the market challenges and opportunities of ultrabooks, the next generation of note book PCs. Continue Reading
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02 Apr 2012
The value of mobile and social to CRM
Adding mobile access and social collaboration to CRM delivers significant benefits, this report from Nucleus Research reveals. Continue Reading
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27 Mar 2012
Retail and insurance lead two-speed IT spending
More IT-based businesses are starting with greater investment in IT after the slowdown, but with lopsided demand as businesses increase spending at different rates Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2012
The value of mobile and social to CRM
Adding mobile access and social collaboration to CRM delivers significant benefits, this report from Nucleus Research reveals. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2012
Tablet & eReaders: strategies and opportunities
In this report extract, Juniper Research discusses trends in the market for tablet PCs and eReaders. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2012
Gartner: Deploying iPads on the corporate network
Tim Zimmerman, Gartner research director offers some practical advice to organisations wanted to use iPads on their corporate wireless networks. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2012
NHS trust to use iPads for real-time access to patient records
An NHS trust in the Midlands is planning to equip medical staff and community nurses with iPads to give real-time access to patient records on the move. Continue Reading
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13 Mar 2012
Mobile Apps Stores
Juniper Research analyses the growing market for mobile apps in this report extract. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2012
RSA 2012: IT security experts urge enterprises to ban smartphone BYOD schemes
Enterprises should ban employees from using their own smartphones for work, a panel of IT security practitioners told the RSA Conference 2012 Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2012
Top 10 smartphones to look out for in 2012
The rate at which smartphones are being released looks like it won't ease up, this photo story looks at the best phones of the year ahead. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2012
Mobile technology training in demand
A massive 81% of IT professionals are planning to bolster their skills in mobile computing as 84% see this as an area of growth in the market. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2012
Generation Y is a myth, says Corporate Executive Board research
Generation Y – the computer-literate youngsters who need the latest high-tech gadget to work effectively – is a myth, the latest research reveals Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2012
The tablet market: consumer trends and market segmentation
Almost 18 months ago, Boston Consulting Group predicted that tablets would become mass-market devices within three years. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2012
UK IT budgets under pressure in 2012
UK IT budgets will remain flat in 2012, a worldwide survey of more than 2,500 IT professionals has revealed. Continue Reading
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18 Jan 2012
A look into the future with Samsung
Samsung revealed a plethora of new gadgets at CES and ComputerWeekly picked the best to show how they could revolutionise the way you work and play. Continue Reading
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16 Jan 2012
NHS Trust saves £1m a year with text reminder service
Barts Hospital and the London Hospital NHS Trust have saved nearly £1m a year with an automatic appointment reminder text service. Continue Reading
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21 Dec 2011
RIM rebuffs Amazon and Microsoft approaches
Amazon considered buying troubled smartphone maker, Research in Motion, according to a report on Reuters. Continue Reading
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14 Dec 2011
Smart Organisations
This report from PA Consulting shows how businesses can enhance their competitive position without excessive expenditure or risk. Continue Reading
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13 Dec 2011
CIOs believe cloud, SaaS, consumerisation and mobility increase risk
Business models such as cloud computing and trends such as the consumerisation of IT, social media and mobility are exposing performance blind spots in IT management, a CIO survey has revealed. Continue Reading
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13 Dec 2011
The future of work: The next-generation workforce
Cisco provides insight into the mindset, expectations and behaviour of the world's next generation of workers and what this will mean for businesses. Continue Reading
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06 Dec 2011
The future of work: The next-generation workforce
Cisco provides insight into the mindset, expectations and behaviour of the world's next generation of workers and what this will mean for businesses. Continue Reading
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05 Dec 2011
SAP buys SaaS firm SuccessFactors in $3.4bn deal
Enterprise software company SAP announces a $3.4bn deal to acquire software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider SuccessFactors. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2011
CIO Interview: IT should drive company innovation, says SAP's Oliver Bussmann
Driving innovation has become one of the key roles of the chief information officer, says Oliver Bussmann, CIO at business software maker SAP. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2011
Smart Organisations
How can businesses enhance their competitive position without excessive expenditure or taking on excessive risk? Continue Reading
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20 Oct 2011
Photos: Best features of Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich - Android 4.0
Google has introduced the latest version of its mobile operating system (OS), Android 4.O, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Continue Reading
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13 Oct 2011
Photos: Business apps for the iPhone
In this photo story we look at the apps that make the iPhone a business smartphone. Continue Reading
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19 Sep 2011
Action against e-waste
Every day, tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) is sent to Africa from the EU. It is illegal to trade in e-waste and despite this almost all e-waste is dumped in places where no facilities exist for safe recycling with a minority of e-waste being repaired and reused. Continue Reading
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22 Mar 2011
What is the cost of developing apps for mobile marketplaces?
Targeting consumers through smartphone apps is proving to be a good business bet. Jenny Williams reports on the costs of creating apps for different mobile marketplaces. Continue Reading