Government earmarks £10m for Identity Assurance and targets over £500m savings

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has earmarked £10m for implementation of the government's Identity Assurance programme - with the potential for more than half a billion pounds of savings if the project is a success. Read More →

Motorola Mobility to go on a firing spree, 800 jobs in jeopardy

Motorola Mobility is about to cut 800 jobs in order to incur $31 million – $4 million of which are for closing facilities. Read More →

LG Optimus U1 to be the company’s first Android ICS smartphone?

We just got wind of some photos of an upcoming LG smartphone, which is yet to be announced. The device will reportedly be called LG Optimus U1 and will be the company’s first handset to run on Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Read More →

Nokia Lumia 800 becomes the official UK X Factor smartphone [VIDEO]

Nokia continues with the aggressive market campaign of its Windows Phone-running Lumia smartphones. The more expensive member of the duo, the Nokia Lumia 800, has just been pronounced the official smartphone of the UK X Factor talent show. Read More →

More than a third of large UK firms use irresponsible IT disposal methods, study shows

More than a third of large UK companies do not wipe data from decommissioned PCs, a study of IT disposal practices has revealed.  Read More →

Civil service pension mutual expects private bids

The Cabinet Office is expecting the final bids from four companies hoping to be appointed the private sector partner of a central government mutual joint venture, which will run the administration for 1.5 million public sector pensions. Read More →

Hack at Japan’s mapping agency raises concerns about a sustained attack

Japan's mapping agency is the latest in a series of government agencies to be targeted by hackers... Read More →

UKtech50: We launch the search for the most influential people in UK IT

Computer Weekly has launched the second annual UKtech50, the definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the creation of a high-tech economy.  Read More →

Barclays customers unable to log into online bank accounts

Barclays has confirmed some customers are unable to log into online bank accounts and are experiencing slow response times.  Read More →

Sony considers quitting the S-LCD joint venture with Samsung

Sony, one of the two shareholders in the S-LCD Corporation, is reportedly considering selling its shares in the joint venture. The company TV division is having a hard time on the market recently and continues to lose money, which has made the Japanese giant consider leaving the S-LCD Corporation. Read More →