Smartphones to ring up 10 billion contactless payments by 2018 By Stu Robarts Published 12 March 14 Contactless payments using mobile handsets are predicted to grow 7 billion by 2018.
OpenText prescribes dose of digital for NHS trust By Stu Robarts Published 11 March 14 The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust will digitise its paper care records to improve care quality and reduce costs.
Google bats eyelashes at potential Cloud Platform Partners By Stu Robarts Published 7 March 14 Google is expanding its Cloud Platform Partner Program to provide more resources and support for businesses that use its cloud platform.
IBM bolsters cloud credentials with Cloudant purchase By Stu Robarts Published 6 March 14 IBM has purchased Cloudant, a JSON based service that allows developers to store large amounts of data for access from applications.
More trouble ahead as mobile pushes PC industry into its biggest ever fall By Stu Robarts Published 5 March 14 PCs shipments will continue to decline from 2014 to 2018 following the biggest tumble on record.
Salesforce.com courts Europe with first UK datacentre By Stu Robarts Published 3 March 14 Following a strong performance in Europe, salesforce.com is opening three new datacentres in the UK, France and Germany.
HGST hopes new HDD will be an ultra star performer By Stu Robarts Published 27 February 14 HGST has announced the launch of the Ultrastar C15K600 family of HDDs in response to a predicted increase in demand for Performance Enterprise HDDs.
WD outs Purple surveillance HDD range By Stu Robarts Published 26 February 14 WD has launched a new line of 3.5-inch, high-capacity HDDs optimised and benchmarked for surveillance use.
BlackBerry lifts lid on BES12, goes big on security and reliability By Stu Robarts Published 25 February 14 Blackberry has launched a host of new or updated services for business focusing on security and reliability.
Google to extend fibre roll-out in the US By Stu Robarts Published 21 February 14 Google has announced plans to roll-out its super-fast Internet service to another potential 34 cities in the US.
Survey uncovers IT savings in the cloud By Stu Robarts Published 19 February 14 Organisations that have migrated to the cloud save over 15 per cent on IT spending as a percentage of revenue, according to new research.
BT lands blow in BSkyB sports pricing bout By Stu Robarts Published 19 February 14 The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal must re-examine if BSkyB should provide its sports channels to third-party providers for broadcast at reduced wholesale rates.
OneDrive launches with auto camera backup and Dropbox-style rewards By Stu Robarts Published 19 February 14 Revamped storage service is rolled out across web and mobile devices with new branding and reward-based incentives.
Basis Science reportedly looking at Google, Apple for potential acquisition By Stu Robarts Published 17 February 14 Basis Science is reportedly in talks with a number of companies about a potential sale.
London pride drives .london domain name interest By Stu Robarts Published 14 February 14 A new survey suggests that over one in four London businesses will register for a .london domain name when they become available.
Android and iOS accounted for 93.8 per cent of smartphone shipments in 2013 By Stu Robarts Published 13 February 14 Android and iOS continue to dominate the smartphone market, as joint shipments increased again in 2013.
HP clears air around firmware future By Stu Robarts Published 12 February 14 HP has responded to questions and criticisms about its planned move to restrict server firmware updates.
Xero gravitates towards the US with key hires By Stu Robarts Published 12 February 14 Accountancy software firm Xero has made three key appointments aimed at catalysing its ambitions as a global market leader.
HP to charge for server firmware updates and service packs By Stu Robarts Published 10 February 14 HP customers will soon require a valid warranty, Care Pack Service or support agreement to receive firmware or service pack server updates.
Google to take 6 per cent stake in Lenovo By Stu Robarts Published 10 February 14 As part of a deal to sell Motorola Mobility to Lenovo, Google will take a 6 per cent stake in the China-based PC maker.
Gartner eyes biometric authentication for workplace mobiles By Stu Robarts Published 5 February 14 Gartner estimates that a third of organisations will use biometric authentication for mobile devices by 2016, up from 5 per cent today.
NHS website diagnosed with coding error By Stu Robarts Published 3 February 14 A coding error on the UK's National Health Service website has caused hundreds of pages to redirect to malware or adverts.
Nominet nominates .uk domain launch date By Stu Robarts Published 31 January 14 UK internet registry company Nominet has announced that .uk domain names will be available from next year.
Report says 3D 'bioprinting' will spark debate on ethics By Stu Robarts Published 29 January 14 A new report from Gartner suggests that the use of 3D printing to produce living tissue and organ, or 'bioprinting', will spark a major ethical debate on its use by 2016.
Samsung shipped one in three smartphones during 2013 By Stu Robarts Published 28 January 14 New figures suggest that Samsung shipped over 300 million smartphones in 2013, over 30 per cent of all shipments.