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Britain's Love Affair With Social Media Deepens
May 09, 2013
Britain is biggest user of social networks in Western Europe, with Facebook the favorite destination, says study, but Nordics lead the world.
Kids' Gaming Adds Up For U.K. Parents
May 08, 2013
Survey shows many British households face unexpectedly high bills from children's unauthorized gaming purchases.
Data Centers May Benefit As U.K. Invests In Green
May 08, 2013
Government's £21 million low-carbon energy innovation fund could produce power saving technologies for the data center.
U.K. Government Mandates Cloud First IT Procurement
May 07, 2013
Cabinet Office issues directive to government workers: Prioritize cloud-based IT solutions whenever possible.
Never Miss Another Mobile Call, Promises U.K. Startup
May 07, 2013
iBeacon mobile device accessory clips onto bags and uses audio and lights to notify owners of activity on their cell phones.
U.K. Eyes Apprenticeships To Grow IT Talent
May 03, 2013
Public-private partnerships offer on-the-job IT training to unskilled youth, aiming to produce a new generation of IT talent.
Microsoft Says Goodbye Hotmail
May 03, 2013
Microsoft moves 300 million Hotmail accounts and 150 petabytes of email data to Outlook.com.
Internet Of Things Faces CIO Skeptics
May 01, 2013
Majority of CIOs in six countries queried in SAP study see potential in the Internet of Things, but U.S. and U.K. respondents show more doubt than their peers.
Whitehall Achieves Important Digital Presence Milestone
May 01, 2013
Most of central government, including a cyber version of the Prime Minister's office, is now at one Web address, but hundreds of URLs still have to make the shift.
Can You Hack This Smartphone App For £10,000?
April 30, 2013
Redact says its peer-to-peer iPhone messaging app is invulnerable to third-party eavesdropping, and invites you to prove it wrong.
Tech Execs Help U.K. Raise Its Procurement Game
April 30, 2013
Six former industry players, including tech execs from Compaq and Accenture, are brought in to sharpen negotiation and purchasing skills in central government.
BlackBerry Q10 Sells Out In London Store
April 29, 2013
Selfridges, which became the first British outlet to sell the new BlackBerry Q10, sold out first wave of smartphones in two hours.
British Police Haven't Solved Tech Problems
April 29, 2013
Police languish with old BlackBerrys and no easy way to coordinate tech efforts while the government's promised central crime-fighting organization is no where in sight.
All Thumbs? Tablet Keyboard Promises To Help
April 29, 2013
Kalq, soon available for Android devices, re-orders the keyboard layout to speed typing with two thumbs.
U.K. 'Big Brother' Bill Blocked -- For Now
April 26, 2013
Deputy Prime Minister Clegg kills so-called "snooper's charter" bill, which would allow broad government monitoring of private communications. But is the bill really dead?
U.K. Weighs Ways To Encourage IT Career Path
April 26, 2013
Britain can't take advantage of the growing worldwide cybersecurity economic boom unless more young people take up IT as a career.
British Startup Targets 'White Van Man'
April 25, 2013
Powered Now offers tablet-based administration solutions to U.K.'s small service businesses.
U.K. CIOs Must Modernize, Report Warns
April 24, 2013
Two new reports say business and government organizations aren't making good use of modern technology.
U.K.'s Biggest Social Media Fans: The Middle Aged
April 24, 2013
People ages 55 to 64 drove increase in social media profiles last year, says Ofcom study. One in seven U.K. citizens still isn't interested in the Internet, though.
U.K.'s Prized Creative Industry At Risk, Study Says
April 23, 2013
British creative industry must ramp up technological innovation or risk being left behind, says think tank.
European Students Need Better Tech Training, Study Says
April 23, 2013
IT is distributed unevenly across schools, with 20% of secondary students never using computers for school work, reports European Commission.
U.K. Government CloudStore Sales Spike 300% In March
April 22, 2013
Cloud-based government IT procurement model appears to be gaining steam after a slow start.
Google To U.K.: Don't Snipe About Our Tax Rate
April 22, 2013
Google CEO dismisses complaints of low corporate taxes, says Britain should be grateful for the economic boost the company provides.
Consumers Concerned About Online Data Privacy
April 19, 2013
Companies that collect personal data must reassure citizens or risk serious backlash, warns Market Research Society.
British Increasingly Use Smartphones To Visit Government Websites
April 19, 2013
23% of visits to government websites are now from mobile devices, says IT trade association Socitm.