iPad could lose popularity 'if other devices were cheaper'
Rival manufacturers to Apple's iPad tablet could increase their market share by dropping their prices, but they will need to fight hard, according to analyst house Forrester.
Rival manufacturers to Apple's iPad tablet could increase their market share by dropping their prices, but they will need to fight hard, according to analyst house Forrester.
The controversial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_Investigatory_Powers_Act_2000">Regulatory of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA</a>) is likely to be widely used in the aftermath of the rioting that has swept London, Birmingham and Liverpool in recent days.
Blackberry manufacturer RIM has promised to work closely with police after claims that rioters who spread destruction across London, Birmingham and Liverpool last night used their <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/topics/blackberry/">Blackberry</a> devices to co-ordinate action.
Scotland is moving closer to adopting an Oyster-style smartcard travel system for travelling on public transport, with a live trial taking place in Strathclyde.
Ofcom is exploring the potential for supplying rural broadband over FM radio waves freed-up by the switch from analogue to digital radio in the UK, which is expected in 2015.
Seven in 10 senior civil servants think the use of personal laptops in the workplace increases data security risks, and 80 percent also believe smartphones worsen the potential problem.
The amount of digital data being produced globally this year would be enough to fill 115 billion 16GB Apple iPads, according to a new study from IDC.
<a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/topics/microsoft/?intcmp=main_nav;mcrsft">Microsoft</a> has got together with a range of technology and media companies, such as BT and the BBC, to trial the use of unused TV spectrum for <a href="http://www.computerworlduk.com/mobile-wireless/?intcmp=main_nav;mbl-&-wrlss">WiFi</a> services in Cambridge.
Two former employees of T-Mobile have been fined a total of £73,400 ($120,000) for stealing and selling sensitive data that alerted companies outside the network to the renewal dates for over 500,000 of the mobile network's customers.
Rentokil Initial's troubled courier business City Link is attempting to turn around its fortunes with a technology overhaul.
The JANET education network is providing remote mobile access to academic and support staff through an agreement with the 3 mobile network.
Marketing strategists are confusing companies about how they should reach their customers using mobile technology, and firms should use both mobile apps and the mobile web to do so, according to analyst house Forrester.
John Higgins, director general of supplier body Intellect, has expressed a positive outlook for the IT industry in the coming years.
Free pizza can go a long way in helping to raise the awareness of security among employees, according to the chief information security officer (CISO) of Lehman Brothers Holdings.
President Obama has insisted the US government will invest aggressively in rolling out broadband, in spite of major spending cuts in other areas aimed at cutting $4 trillion from the country's deficit over 12 years.