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Ofcom puts broadband speeds at heart of 2009 plans

Communications watchdog lays out key priorities for next year 04 Dec 2008

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Palm revenue plunges as competition bites

Smartphone maker misses analyst predictions by a wide margin 02 Dec 2008

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Mobile vouchers to support beer promotion

Mine's a pint - Pitcher & Piano and Coors Brewers partnership uses voucher authentication via chip-and-PIN technology 01 Dec 2008

Are we learning from IT?

IT has a key role to play in education, but new approaches are needed if it is to have more of an impact on learning 28 Oct 2008

Hot Seat: Riccardo Degli Effetti, operations manager, TelecityGroup

Effetti is responsible for datacentre operations at the firm's Powergate site 23 Oct 2008

Newham Council to offer mobile services

Maps, directory enquiries and council information available for mobile access 22 Oct 2008

Apple revenue shoots up as Mac sales soar

Supplier in good shape to cope with economic troubles, says Steve Jobs 22 Oct 2008

Oyster card could be set to disappear

Transport for London looking to replace the smartcard with integrated ticketing systems including mobile phones 22 Oct 2008

HP unveils touch-screen iPaq

But will touch-screen phones become the standard for business users? 21 Oct 2008

Connaught outsources voice and data

Deal with Azzurri expected to drive cost efficiencies at housing group 17 Oct 2008

Nokia reports gloomy results

Mobile phone maker loses market share and posts downbeat third-quarter figures 16 Oct 2008

WiMax: Threat or opportunity?

We examine the merits of WiMax and its benefits relative to other wireless technologies in our latest video 13 Oct 2008

Waitrose uses mobile printers to cut waste

Devices expected to improve stock efficiency at supermarket chain 30 Sep 2008

Vendors announced for Royal Mail mobile project

Intermec and CSC work on delivery of 25,000 handheld devices 30 Sep 2008

Security chiefs warned not to ignore mobiles

One breach will negate all the business benefits, says Gartner 30 Sep 2008

Lloyds TSB expands mobile banking

Financial giant adds new functionality for customers using internet services 24 Sep 2008

Computing podcast 11 September 2008

We look back at the troubled CSA IT system and assess the prospects for its successor, and we examine the prospects for mobile phone contactless payments as the technology completes a major trial 12 Sep 2008

Solving the problem of a broadband crunch

BCS view: Wireless services are the way forward to cope with increasing demand for bandwidth 21 Aug 2008

HP to acquire wireless networking specialist

Supplier looks to gain high speed 802.11n WiFi technology to tempt large corporate customers 12 Aug 2008

Telecoms firms set to change their business

Majority will offer services minimally related to telecommunications by 2012 12 Aug 2008

Banks charging for mobile banking texts

Consumers are now being charged for SMS services that used to be offered for free 12 Aug 2008

Need to know: WiMax

Our monthly guide to up-and-coming technologies looks at WiMax 06 Aug 2008

A nation of mobile shoppers in waiting

Young people first in line to buying online goods and services using mobile phones 06 Aug 2008

Motorola crawls back into profit

Mobile devices maker posts positive results ahead of spin off 01 Aug 2008

Overseas growth supports Vodafone through challenging times

Revenue up 19 per cent as weaker European markets are offset by strong performance further afield 22 Jul 2008

Home Office provides another £25m for police mobile computers

Total rolled out to police officers by March 2010 will be about 30,000 22 Jul 2008

Travel industry slow on mobile technology uptake

Potential of mobile devices still untapped in travel, says report 16 Jul 2008

Google and Symbian tie-up mooted

Symbian CEO touts idea of partnership between Android and Symbian mobile platforms 16 Jul 2008

European Commission plans to end mobile roaming "rip off"

EC prepares to step in amid claims that mobile operators have failed to self-regulate charges 15 Jul 2008

Mobile internet penetration reaches critical mass

The US, UK and Italy are leaders in mobile internet penetration 14 Jul 2008

Heathrow Express gets mobile tickets

Passengers download digital tickets to mobile phones 11 Jul 2008

BA claims iPhone application first

Mobile flight bookings and timetables on offer as Apple's iPhone App Store opens with nearly 900 applications 10 Jul 2008

Latest iPhone joins Microsoft and BlackBerry on battlefield

Despite support for the iPhone, the application development fight is about to get fierce 10 Jul 2008

Mobile market may be too fast for Symbian

Newly-formed open source alliance has its work cut out defending its mobile platform lead 03 Jul 2008

Digital ID for police moves closer to rollout

Officers will use smartcards for system login 03 Jul 2008

Mobile internet yet to take off in UK

Only a small proportion of mobile users access the web on the move 01 Jul 2008

Police mobile devices move closer

10,000 officers to get mobile devices by end of the year 30 Jun 2008

Nokia and friends give Symbian a boost

Mobile firms team up to combat growing competition from Linux, Google, Microsoft and Apple 24 Jun 2008

Google phone plans delayed

Software development issues hit schedule 23 Jun 2008

Mobile financial services set for wide adoption

The global market will handle £300bn of transactions over the next three years 17 Jun 2008

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