Mobile technology

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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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

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

Sophos combines endpoint security and UTM

Security firm Sophos combines endpoint protection and unified threat management (UTM) products into a single physical or virtual appliance Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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 Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Special Report on Cisco

This special seven-page report from Computer Weekly analyses the challenges facing Cisco, its financial performance, the services it offers, its place in the IT market and its future strategy. Continue Reading

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 Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Apple pays $60m to settle iPad trademark dispute in China

Apple is to pay $60m to Chinese electronics firm Proview Technology to settle a long-running dispute over rights to the "iPad" name Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Tablets in the enterprise: five steps for success

Tablet devices will give enterprises a competitive advantage according to this in-depth report from Booz&Co. Continue Reading

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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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

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

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 Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Vodafone in the clear for UK tax bill

The National Audit Office states Vodafone’s £1.25bn settlement with HMRC was "reasonable" and "good" for the public purse Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

The NFC Retail Opportunity

This exclusive report for Computer Weekly readers by Juniper Research, offers a comprehensive briefing for senior IT professionals on the opportunities for NFC mobile payment technology, markets and trends. Continue Reading

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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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

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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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Apple faces £1.43m fine in Australian 4G iPad case

Apple has agreed to pay a £1.43m fine for misleading Australians about the 4G capacity of its latest iPad in a case brought by the national consumer watchdog Continue Reading

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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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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 Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

Intel's first smartphone - Orange San Diego

Intel enters the smartphone market with an Orange-branded handset, named the San Diego Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

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

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. Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

EU to launch trade case against Chinese telcos Huawei and ZTE

The European Union has accused the two Chinese telecoms firms of obtaining illegal government subsidies and selling products below cost Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

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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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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

Huawei wins managed services contract for O2 network

Chinese telecoms firm Huawei is hired by O2 parent Telefónica to plan and maintain its mobile network in the UK Continue Reading

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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

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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• Jennifer Scott, TechTarget

HP shows the way forward for its PC division

HP invited 500 bloggers and journalists to Shanghai to see the future of its PC business Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

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

A 4G tour in London

Trefor Davies, chief technology officer at Timico, is on O2's 4G trial in London. How fast is 4G really? Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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

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

NAC technology evolves in a BYOD policy world

In this month's IT in Europe e-zine, we try to give a helping hand with articles examining the strategies and technologies that will help meet users' bring-your-own-device (BYOD) demands and maintain the right balance between flexibility and security. Also inside: With smartphones being used by more and more employees, IT teams are turning to MDMs to keep their data secure. Learn about whether or not this is a sound practice. Get expert advice, tips, best practices and more in our latest issue. Continue Reading

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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• Angelica Mari

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

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

European PC sales boosted by Windows 7 upgrades

European PC sales grew faster than expected in the first quarter of 2012 as corporate users started Windows 7 upgrades, according Gartner. Continue Reading

CIO interview: David Jones, CIO, Crown Prosecution Service

CPS CIO David Jones is leading a comprehensive technology revamp to modernise operations across the entire criminal justice system. Continue Reading

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• Angelica Mari

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

Taking control of smartphones: Are MDMs up to the task?

In this Special European edition of Information Security magazine, gain key insight into the increasing risks of mobile devices and the strategies and tools needed to mitigate them. View now to also explore VDI security, cybersecurity threats, IT consumerization deluge, and much more. Continue Reading

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

Barclays Bank card data vulnerable to mobile phone scanning fraud

Channel 4 News has revealed fraudsters can access the data on Barclays Bank cards by scanning them with mobile phones Continue Reading

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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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

Tablet & eReaders: strategies and opportunities

In this report extract, Juniper Research discusses trends in the market for tablet PCs and eReaders. Continue Reading

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

Half of education institutions victims of mobile IT theft

According to research, 45% of UK education establishments claim to have had mobile IT equipment stolen during the last three years. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

5 of the world's most expensive mobile phones

Have more money than sense? Then this is the perfect list for you.Despite being able to pick up a pretty capable smartphone, i.e. a HTC Desire, HTC Wildfire S or Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, for well ... Continue Reading

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• Matt Scott, TechTarget

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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• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief

Mobile Apps Stores

Juniper Research analyses the growing market for mobile apps in this report extract. Continue Reading

CW Buyer's Guide: Server Virtualisation

This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to server virtualisation looks at the potential barriers to successful virtualisation and how they can be overcome. Continue Reading

A first look: Windows 8 consumer preview

Windows 8 is not just an upgrade. It is a complete rework of the Windows OS. Speaking at the launch of the beta last week in Barcelona, Windows chief Steven Sinofsky called it a "generational change" Continue Reading

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• Tim Anderson

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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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

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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• Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA

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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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

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

Building consumerised end-user services

This report from the Corporate Executive Board presents key facts and figures on the take-up of consumer technology in the workplace. Continue Reading

What objects can you use to operate your touchscreen?

Following on from Faisal's "How do touchscreens work", we've started experimenting with different objects to see which of them work best, or at all, with a touchscreen smartphones.As outlined in ... Continue Reading

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• Matt Scott, TechTarget

Cisco unveils product consolidation plan

Cisco has unveiled details of the product line consolidation it hopes will turn around the company after its struggles with poor financial performance. Continue Reading

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• Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly

Fewer than a third of UK organisations plan mobile security projects

Despite the media hype around the adoption of mobile technologies and the need to secure them, relatively few UK organisations are planning mobile security projects, a survey has revealed Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Nokia smartphones bomb as sales drop 27%

Nokia’s latest results for Q4 2011 show just how far the company that was once the standard choice for almost every corporate mobile user has fallen. Continue Reading

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• Cliff Saran, Managing Editor

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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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

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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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

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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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

The best smartphones for 2012

Fresh from CES, here are some of the handsets than you can expect to see a lot more of in 2012. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

CES 2012 - Rise of the ultrabooks

CES 2012 has been dominated by ultrabooks. The ultimate machines when it comes to mobile computing. Here are seven of the best. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

RIM shareholders support plan to appoint a new chairman

Shares in Blackberry maker Research In Motion gained 7% on Tuesday in response to news that the company plans to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Top 10 gadgets of 2011

We pick our top 10 gadgets of 2011, with highlights including the rush to grab a cut-price HP Touchpad and the Nokia-Microsoft tie-up. Continue Reading

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• Matt Scott, TechTarget

RIM rebuffs Amazon and Microsoft approaches

Amazon considered buying troubled smartphone maker, Research in Motion, according to a report on Reuters. Continue Reading

How HP played a key role in RAF air crew support in Libya

The Ministry of Defence has praised HP over its Advanced Mission Planning Aid system, most recently used to support air crew in Libya. Continue Reading

IT matters again

This report from Deloitte argues that businesses are again investing in IT to help them compete with rivals despite the downturn. Continue Reading

Smart Organisations

This report from PA Consulting shows how businesses can enhance their competitive position without excessive expenditure or risk. Continue Reading

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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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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

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

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

10 Reasons to consider the Nokia Lumia 800 for business

Nokia is hoping that their new relationship with Windows Phone will come good in 2012. Following the release of the Lumia 800 yesterday, here at ComputerWeekly.com we’ve compiled 10 reasons Nokia are moving in a new direction. Continue Reading

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• Matt Scott, TechTarget

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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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Smart Organisations

How can businesses enhance their competitive position without excessive expenditure or taking on excessive risk? Continue Reading

Everything Everywhere to reinvest £450m windfall

Mobile phone operator Everything Everywhere is to reinvest profits made from the upcoming sale of its 1,800MHz spectrum in the UK's mobile network, following criticism that the sale of a public asset would be diverted to German and French shareholders. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

Amazon launches lending library for Kindle e-reader users

Amazon has launched a lending library service to allow Kindle e-reader users to borrow e-books. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

A showcase of Nokia goodies from QT Developer Day

With co-located ‘sister’ events in Munich this October, followed by a subsequent US event held in San Francisco in early November, Nokia Qt has started off its 2011 Developer Days event programme. Qt is a cross-platform application and user interface framework that extends well outside of smartphones into tablet, desktop PC and embedded deployments. Continue Reading

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• Adrian Bridgwater

The consumerisation of IT: it’s a trickle, not a tide, but you still need to be ready

If media headlines and supplier claims are to be believed, organisations today are faced with an unstoppable tide of many different types of personal device connected to the corporate network Continue Reading

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• Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly

Samsung overtakes Apple in global smartphone shipments

Samsung has overtaken Apple in worldwide smartphone shipments after Apple suffered its lowest levels of shipments in two years Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

US and Canadian subscribers sue RIM over Blackberry service outage

Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is facing legal action by consumers in the US and Canada for the three-day services outage in mid-October caused by a core switch failure in RIM's infrastructure. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

Microsoft claims most Android smartphone manufacturers now pay patent fees

Microsoft has claimed most Android smartphone manufacturers now pay the software giant patent fees. Continue Reading

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• Kathleen Hall, TechTarget

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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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

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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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

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

Computer Weekly Features List

In this series of articles we will cover why desktop virtualisation is growing in popularity, what type of products are now available, how businesses are deploying VDI and the challenges in getting it working. Continue Reading

Analysis: Will Android dominance increase IT security threats for business?

The Android Market is forecast to become the world's biggest mobile content platform by August 2011, according to research by mobile application research firm Distimo. Continue Reading

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• Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst

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

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Dell rolls out services for enterprise mobility

Dell has introduced a portfolio of services to help businesses manage mobile devices and an increasingly mobile workforce. Continue Reading

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• Jenny Williams, University of Gloucestershire

Mobile workers practise lax security

More than half of Europeans practise unsafe networking when they work away from the office, according to research by German remote access experts NCP Engineering. Continue Reading

10 reasons why I hate FACETIME more than papercuts in my eyes

I've decided to summarise my hatred for Facetime on the iPhone. Continue Reading

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• Faisal Alani, UK at eBay

Wireless security: IT pros warily watching mobile phone threats

Security experts have warned repeatedly that mobile phone attacks will grow as the devices become more sophisticated. IT administrators are starting to believe them. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Mobile carriers admit to malware attacks

Eighty-three percent of mobile operators surveyed by McAfee Inc. say they've suffered malware infections, but two competing security vendors say the overall threat is still small. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner