Microsoft look to the community for the key features in the next version of Windows Phone: Apollo

Following the introduction of Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, Microsoft have dubbed the next iteration of their mobile platform ‘Apollo’ and they’ve taken to asking their users as to what features they would like to see as the OS develops. For starters, it’s great to see Microsoft taking this approach, if you’re in camp Android but [...] Read More →

Google unveils plans to build flagship energy-efficient datacentre in Dublin

The €75m datacentre is expected to be one of the most energy-efficient in the world and will power Google's search engine, Gmail and Google Maps.  Read More →

Chiefs put police IT reforms on remand

The Home Office has intensified consultations with police chiefs over its new police IT strategy after it emerged some of them were not convinced the proposals for reform were sound. Read More →

Co-operative Group hires Andy Haywood for new group CIO role

The Co-operative Group has hired Andy Haywood to become Group CIO.  Read More →

Microsoft updates Office Web Apps

Microsoft has rolled out updates to its Office suite of web applications based on user feedback.  Read More →

Capgemini, Sybase and SAP team up to provide enterprise mobility services

Capgemini, Sybase and SAP are working together to provide enterprise mobility services.  Read More →

Government moves to ease security restrictions stifling cloud and open source

The government's IT security arm, CESG, has begun relaxing security restrictions on the software it approves for public sector use to accommodate Cabinet Office plans for cloud computing and wider use of open source. Read More →

Mobile malware is on the rise, warns IBM report

Malware targeting mobile devices is on the rise and is raising new security concerns for IT departments, according to IBM's X-Force 2011 mid-year trend and risk report. Read More →

Disney announces two new Android smartphones. Wait, what?

When they are not making cartoons and selling merchandise based on them they also sell mobile phones to girls who watch their cartoons and buy merchandise based on them. So far all they had were these typical pink and fuchsia colored flip phones but now they are trying to get serious so they launched a [...] Read More →

Leo Apotheker pockets $13.2m from HP despite plummeting share price

Former HP CEO Leo Apotheker has walked away from the company with a $13.2m (£8.4m) pay-off, including a $2.4m additional bonus despite HP's share price plummeting under his 11-month stewardship. Read More →