PCs will still reign supreme over smartphones and tablets for mobile working

The increased use of mobile and tablet devices in businesses will fail to topple PC dominance over the next three years, according to research.  Read More →

Japan earthquake and tsunami provides first real test of high-tech disaster recovery, says Microsoft

Japan's earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 15,000 people and left 11,000 missing in March 2011 was the first real test of disaster recovery and business continuity plans on a large scale in a high-tech country, according to Microsoft. Read More →

Nokia’s N950 and MeeGo Harmattan get an in depth look [VIDEO]

The N950 is the beautifully crafted, but sadly developer only counterpart to Nokia’s latest commercially available MeeGo device, the N9. Running MeeGo Harmattan, the video below gives a detailed look at the UI, along with the dialer, contacts, web browsing, Facebook, the camera settings, turn by turn navigation and a whole host more. This expansive [...] Read More →

Worldwide IT spend set to grow 7% in 2011, reaching $3.67trn

Worldwide IT spend is poised to grow 7.1% in 2011, reaching $3.67trn (£2.29trn), according to Gartner's quarterly outlook.  Read More →

Back-office staff will be hit in Lloyds Banking Group job cuts

Lloyds Banking Group will make about 15,000 job cuts, including back-office jobs, as part of an overhaul of its business following a major review.  Read More →

Back office will be hit in Lloyds TSB job cuts

Lloyds Banking Group will make about 15,000 job cuts, including back office jobs, as part of an overhaul of its business following a major review.  Read More →

Samsung Conquer 4G for Sprint droid with 1GHz CPU, goes official then changes its mind

A new Samsung droid is heading to Sprint – the Samsung Conquer 4G packs a 1GHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and 4G connectivity (WiMAX). The phone was temporarily available on one the Samsung websites but they’ve pulled it down for some reason. Fear not, Google cache remembers all you need to know about the Conquer [...] Read More →

Secure software development key to business, says Microsoft

Software security and comprehensive development practices are becoming a competitive differentiator, according to Microsoft.  Read More →

News Corp offloads Myspace to Justin Timberlake-backed company Specific Media

News Corporation has sold Myspace to digital media company Specific Media and singer Justin Timberlake, who will take an ownership stake and develop the creative strategy for the company. Read More →

Vertu announces Constellation Quest Carbon Fibre, you still can’t afford one

Vertu has launched yet another phone that most of us can just afford to spend drool on. I’m talking about the new Constellation Quest Carbon Fibre and although it has the name and price tag of four phones it’s still just one, strikingly good looking device. The pièce de résistance of this phone, as you [...] Read More →