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Microsoft Lambasts UK Organisations’ Digital Caution
British businesses and public-sector organisations need to cast aside concerns about digital tech and be more aggressive, Microsoft says
Tales In Tech History: Palm And The PDA
Palm was a smartphone pioneer and a leading personal digital assistant provider, but HP's acquisition sealed its fate
WhatsApp Warned Over Data Sharing Policy Change
European regulators demand halt to user data transfer by WhatsApp, and contact Yahoo over breach and spying issue
Sky Sports Seeks To Grow Pub Business With Free Wi-Fi Goal Clips
Viewing figures are down and the cost of showing football in pubs is rising. Sky wants to make the pub like your living room with free in-play highlights over The Cloud Wi-Fi
Google Touts Jamboard As Cloud Digital Whiteboard
More productive meetings? Google reveals 'collaborative, digital whiteboard for the cloud'
Samsung Profits And Revenues Feel The Pain From Galaxy Note 7 Fallout
That's gotta hurt. Samsung financials bear testament to the pain inflicted by the Galaxy Note 7
Dirty COW Linux Flaw Can Root Android Devices
Long standing Linux vulnerability also impacts Android and can be used to root devices, researcher warns
Apple iPhone And Mac Sales Down, But Services Division Continues To Grow
Apple will hope Christmas period revives sales of iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch. But Apple Pay, Apple Music helps service revenue grow again
Smartwatch Interest On The Wane As Shipments Halve
IDC figures suggest smartwatch shipments fell by 51.6 percent over the past three months but Apple Watch Series 2 and Android Wear 2.0 offer hope
BlackBerry DTEK60 Is Its Third Android Smartphone
BlackBerry DTEK60 promises to combine Android ecosystem with BlackBerry security
Twitter To Reduce Its Workforce ‘By 8 Percent’
The company will reportedly fire about 300 staff as efforts to find a buyer fall through
How Shared iPads and Apple TV Can Change Health Care Delivery
A new hospital being built at UC-San Diego has iPads and Apple TV in each of its 245 rooms to empower patients in their own medical care
Government Insists UK Needs Full Fibre Network And 5G
Pure fibre network and 5G connectivity needed for UK to maintain global lead, says government minister
Startup Showcase: Tailster
Indy Sangha, CEO of Tailster, talks about how his pet care service uses GPS and real time data to give owners piece of mind and how Brexit might impact his company
Thousands Of London Police Get Wearable Video Cameras
The body-worn video cameras are to be rolled out to 22,000 officers across London's 32 boroughs
Qualcomm Launches First 5G Modem Chipset
5G is still on the drawing board, but Qualcomm is already supporting it with modem hardware
Ghost Push Dominates Android Malware
Malware makes up at least one percent of all daily Android app installs, finds study
US Legislators Demand Briefing On Yahoo Email Scan
Lawmakers want to judge the legality of intelligence services' access to Yahoo Mail
Emergency Services 4G Network Delayed By Five Months
The Home Office said it has 'reviewed' the network's ambitious timeline in order to ensure the plan is achievable
United Flights Disrupted By Computer Breakdown
The incident disabled United's online systems and led to long delays around the world
Tales In Tech History: The Computer Mouse
A block of wood, a button and a few rollers transformed the way users interacted with their computers
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Name That Mobile Phone
How well do you know some of the best known and most obscure mobile phones and smartphones from past and present?
Top 10 Android Alternatives To The Samsung Galaxy Note 7
We round up the top 10 Android smartphones worthy of replacing the Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Google To Release Android 7.1 Developer Edition This October
Google's first set of tweaks to Nougat brings Daydream support and more developer features
Tech Giants Aware VR Adoption Is As Much About Content As Technology
ANALYSIS: Recent investments show Facebook, Google and others are aware that people need more than just technology to convince them about VR
World Economic Forum Opens Tech-Focused San Francisco Office
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution is intended to help guide public policy and regulation in the face of ever more rapid technological change
The Battle To Restore Samsung’s Reputation Starts Now
ANALYSIS: Samsung had everything to gain with the Galaxy Note 7, but it has lost a golden opportunity and perhaps more
Vodafone Pay Can Make Contactless Payments From A PayPal Account
From today, Vodafone Pay users can add a PayPal account within Vodafone Wallet App and make contactless payments using Android smartphone
With Pixel Google Aims to Exert Greater Control Over Phone Support
ANALYSIS: Google's latest effort to produce an Android smartphone to compete with the Apple iPhone looks promising. But will it change the market landscape?