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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
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
Government’s Free Train Wi-Fi Project Has ‘No Mandatory Cybersecurity Guidelines’
FoI request shows train operators that apply for £50m free wi-fi fund will be left to their own devices when it comes to cyberscurity
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Tech Will Move From Consumption To Creation In Next Decade
Microsoft plans to marry software and hardware to help democratise technology and help people do more
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
O2 Reaches 10m 4G Users But Brexit Hampers IPO Plans
O2 is still looking at floating on the stock exchange but won't commit to a timeline post-Brexit vote
BT Now Has 4.5m Fibre Broadband And 17.6m 4G Subscribers
BT is boosted by EE and fibre but other providers secure more than half of Openreach superfast additions for the first time
Google Looks To Spread Android’s Material Design With Material.IO
The search giant is aiming to spread its latest Android design ethos by creating tools and a site on which developers can collaborate.
Windows 10 Creator’s Update Set To Arrive In Early 2017 With 3D Support & ‘Mixed Reality’
Windows 10 Creator's Update improves sharing and adds 3D across applications including PowerPoint
IBM Watson Adds Intelligence To Bots, Smartens Mobile First For iOS Apps
Slew of IBM developments includes Watson intelligence for chatbots and enterprise iOS app offering
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
Vodafone Is Fined £4.6m For Billing And Complaints Failures
Vodafone blames "complex" billing system migration for the biggest fine ever issued by Ofcom for "serious and sustained" breaches of consumer rules
Researchers Demonstrate How LTE Communications Can Be Hacked
Attackers using low-cost equipment could force handsets to use malicious networks, researchers find
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
WiGig Wi-Fi Promises 8Gbps Speeds And Less Congestion From 2017
WiGig devices are set to go mainstream next year, offering 'wired-grade' connectivity for VR, AR, cloud
BT Offers Free 1Gbps Wi-Fi, Mobile Charging And Calls From New London Phone Kiosks
BT to replace London pay phones with kiosks delivering ad-supported Wi-Fi, local information, free calls and sensors that can power IoT smart city services
EMC Merger Won’t Distract Dell From PC Innovation And VR Future
DELL EMC WORLD 2016: Dell says its PC business won't be neglected in the drive to digital transformation and hardware has a vital role to play
Massive MIMO Test Paves Way For Better Mobile Coverage In Crowded Areas
Vodafone and Huawei test Massive MIMO on commercial 2.6GHz network in Newbury
Tales In Tech History: Skype And How It Changed Worldwide Communications
It was not the first VoIP package on the market, but global uptake of Skype changed how the world communicated
Sky Mobile Opens Up Pre-Registration On 31 October
Sky customers can register their interest for upcoming Sky Mobile MVNO on Haloween
Vodafone Powers IoT Network With 2017 Nb-IoT Rollout And Satellite Roaming
Vodafone will rollout Nb-IoT and satellite coverage to improve the power efficiency and reach of its global IoT network
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
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
Qualcomm Launches First 5G Modem Chipset
5G is still on the drawing board, but Qualcomm is already supporting it with modem hardware
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
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?
Foxconn Firmware Flaw Leaves Android Devices Vulnerable To USB Hack
Dubbed Pork Explosion the flaw allows Android security protocols to be bypassed
Mozilla Wants To ‘Humanise’ Net Neutrality Issues With £200,000 Innovation Prize
Mozilla is seeking ideas to help promote web access and ensure the principles of net neutrality are enshrined by making them a human issue