David Cameron announces prize for solving world's biggest problem
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a £1 million ($1.95 million) prize for anyone who can "identify and solve the biggest problem of our time".
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David Willetts: UK could be 'world leader' in 5G
Universities and Science Minister David Willetts has suggested that the UK could regain its lead in mobile telephony with the development of new 5G technologies.
Mobile healthcare could save Europe €100 billion by 2017
Greater use of mobile phones to deliver healthcare, known as mHealth, could save Europe almost €100 billion by 2017 and increase GDP by €93 billion, according to new research carried out by PwC on behalf of the GSMA.
Cross-device interaction and wearable electronics at Citrix Synergy 2013
Amid a slew of product announcements designed to enable "mobile workstyles," Citrix is already looking ahead to the next phase of enterprise innovation, with a focus on cloud computing as a platform for new mobile services.
UK government to relax planning rules to ease 4G rollout
The UK government has published new plans for boosting the roll-out of 4G mobile broadband by helping to accelerate the process for operators to install new equipment.
Entrepreneur First encourages girls to launch tech start-ups in UK
Entrepreneur First, the UK not-for-profit initiative designed to help budding entrepreneurs launch their own technology start-ups, is launching a 9-week programme to teach female graduates and undergraduates the basics of programming.
Titan supercomputer gets new 40-petabyte storage system
The world’s fastest supercomputer, Titan, located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, is deploying a new storage system from DataDirect Networks (DDN) to support its research into climate change impacts and alternative fuels.
ICANN gives Amazon approval in top-level domain race
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published a list of the first 27 generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to have passed its Initial Evaluation, with Amazon scoring some early wins.
Global LTE subscribers to double over the next two years
The number of global subscribers to 4G LTE mobile broadband technology is set to double over the next two years, rising from 105 million this year to nearly 220 million in 2014, according to a new report form Juniper Research.
Ubuntu mobile developer preview to launch on 21 February
A developer preview of Canonical’s mobile-friendly version of Ubuntu will be published this week, enabling developers to port the platform to Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 smartphones.
Women in IT should not feel like 'lone wolves,' says lobby group
Women in IT often end up feeling like “lone wolves,” not only because 83 percent of the technology workforce is male, but also because many feel that their skills are under-valued.
E-commerce and mobile payments drive growth for Visa Europe
Visa Europe announced its annual results today, highlighting payment technologies such as digital wallets, contactless payments and e-commerce as some of the fastest growing areas of the business.
Raspberry Pi approaches 1 million sales mark
The Raspberry Pi Foundation estimates that one million Raspberry Pi units have been sold since the $25 credit-card-sized Linux computer launched last year, based on figures released by one of its distributors Premier Farnell (also known as element14).
'Industrial Internet' to add trillions to global GDP by 2030
The “Industrial Internet” (or Internet of Things) has the potential to add $10-15 trillion to global GDP by 2030 and reduce billions of dollars worth of waste across major industries such as healthcare, energy and transportation, according to a new report by General Electric (GE).
IBM faces lawsuit over failed SAP implementation
IBM is being sued by chemicals manufacturer Avantor Performance Materials for fraud and breach of contract, following a failed SAP software implementation.