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Vodafone brings ex-T-Mobile USA chief on board
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:07:27 GMTVodafone has hired Phillipp Humm, who was until earlier this week the chief of T-Mobile USA, to head up its northern and...

Google targets iPhone and iPad users with Chrome and Drive
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:55:23 GMTGoogle has released an iOS version of its Chrome browser, after taking the Android version out of beta earlier this...

Wi-Fi on the Tube: 32 more stations go live
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:52:31 GMTVirgin Media has now turned on free Wi-Fi service at 38 Tube stations, as the London Underground gets ready for the...

How UK banks are flirting with IT disaster
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:27:01 GMT

The continuing NatWest debacle has highlighted the IT systems risks faced by British banks, springing from a lack of investment in back-office staff and a reluctance to abandon legacy systems

(ZDNet UK - IT Strategy)

BT renames Openzone, Fon Wi-Fi hotspot network
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:29:45 GMTBT has renamed its BT Fon and BT Openzone Wi-Fi hotspot network simply 'BT Wi-Fi' in an effort to make it less confusing...

Photos: Google's Nexus 7 tablet serves up Jelly Bean
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:20:02 GMT

The Nexus 7 is the first tablet that Google will sell directly to the public, starting at £159 for the quad-core device running the next version of Android, Jelly Bean

(ZDNet UK - Mobile Devices)

Photos: Skydivers bring Google Glasses to the party
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:27:01 GMT

Google co-founder Sergey Brin employed cyclists and skydivers in an elaborate show to highlight the powers of the company's Project Glass computerised glasses, at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco

(ZDNet UK - Emerging Tech)

Android 'Jelly Bean' 4.1 launches with its sights set on Siri and developers
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:22:02 GMT

The next version of Android, which will debut on Google's own Nexus 7 tablet, promises better voice-driven search to take on Apple's Siri, as well as a personal assistant tool and key features for developers

(ZDNet UK - Mobile Devices)

Adieu, Minitel: France's forerunner to the web to close
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:08:43 GMTFrance's Minitel system, which provided online services for millions of people in pre-web days, is to be shut down on...

Google Glass: $1,500 for developers 'on the bleeding edge'
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:17:02 GMT

Google's network-enabled, computerised glasses — Google Glass — will be sent to developers on the 'bleeding edge' early next year, co-founder Sergey Brin has revealed

(ZDNet UK - Emerging Tech)

Digital Economy Act: What will Granny think?
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:54:29 GMTThe Digital Economy Act is 'back', not that it ever went away. It's only been dormant, and for now it remains so, but...

Fujitsu to 'regain lost No.1 supercomputer spot'
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:01:27 GMTThe war of the supercomputers is back on. Japan Times is today reporting that Fujitsu's President Masami Yamamoto...

HP aims to fox hackers with 'non-stick' Dynamic Defence tech
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:18:01 GMT

HP Labs is using randomisation to divorce applications from their infrastructure, in an attempt to prevent hackers from mapping out an approach and so make it harder to mount targeted attacks

(ZDNet UK - Emerging Tech)

NatWest: No end in sight for IT glitch fallout
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:14:55 GMTAn unknown number of NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank customers are continuing to experience problems with payments into and...

Red Hat reveals OpenShift PaaS pricing
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:55:01 GMT

The OpenShift development platform will move to FreeShift, a free service, and MegaShift, a subscription-based platform

(ZDNet UK - Application Development)

TalkTalk 'most complained-about ISP' for fifth time
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:48:00 GMTTalkTalk has maintained its position as the UK's most complained-about broadband provider for the fifth quarter...

Mozilla unwraps newer, faster Firefox for Android
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:07:01 GMT

After months of work, Mozilla has unveiled a rebuilt Firefox for Android, having decided in October 2011 that the browser needed a complete overhaul

(ZDNet UK - Application Development)

BT Openreach pilots 330Mbps 'fibre on demand' broadband
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:03:16 GMTOpenreach is testing a "fibre on demand" service that will provide 330Mbps broadband connections, before making the...

Microsoft fails to get £576m EU fine scrapped – but wins tiny discount
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:58:01 GMT

The software giant has won a small reduction in its antitrust fine over Windows interoperability but failed to have it dismissed entirely, after the EU's General Court threw out all of Microsoft's main arguments

(ZDNet UK - Intellectual Property)

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