Chipset design flaw to cost Intel $700m

Intel expects to spend $700m (£437m) repairing and replacing a design flaw discovered in its Intel 6 series chipset, code-named Cougar Point Read More →

BMW driving research for the key of the future

BMW wants to turn your car key into a universal access device using near-field communications (NFC) technology.  Read More →

Facebook Deals presents “major technical challenge” for businesses

The use of location-based applications, such as Facebook Deals, could present a "major technical challenge" for businesses trying to respond to user events in real-time, a chief technology officer has warned.  Read More →

Diageo CIO Brian Franz discusses the evolving role of IT

Brian Franz, CIO at beverages giant Diageo, discusses the challenges of global business processes, consumer technology and digital marketing. Diageo,... Read More →

Identity card plan ignored fatal flaws

Ministers and civil servants swept fundamental problems with the ID card database blueprint under the carpet and approved a development plan that would prove so unfeasible it had to be torn up after government IT experts had worked on it for three years, Computer Weekly has learned. Read More →

DWP CIO Joe Harley appointed as government CIO

Joe Harley, the CIO at the Department for Work and Pensions is also to take on the top job in public sector IT as the new government chief information officer.  Read More →

Google Android overtakes Nokia Symbian as top smartphone platform

Google's Android operating system has overtaken Nokia's Symbian platform to become the world's leading smartphone platform.  Read More →

Analysis: How the IT behind ID cards was never going to work

Ministers involved with the ID card system were told the plan was feasible, but recently released documents reveal key issues that were never addressed Read More →

Network operators must find new partners for LTE, says analyst

Network operators should seek new partners to make the most of high-speed mobile transmission technology, according to a market analyst. International... Read More →

Staffordshire Council rolls out £23m public sector network

Staffordshire County Council is to implement one of the country's first Public... Read More →