Mobile phones

Nokia wades into patent wars, targeting HTC and RIM

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Handset manufacturer says rivals failed to license its technologies
03 May 2012

Norfolk County Council to implement BYOD strategy this year

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Successful Android trial at Norfolk schools leads to new initiative
26 Apr 2012

Infosec: Jailbroken devices are a threat to the network

Barclays Pingit application can send money using a phone number
A panel of experts has warned that jailbroken mobile devices need to be detected before they are allowed on corporate networks, as their security cannot be guaranteed
26 Apr 2012

Bring your own device would not work in MoD, says defence chief

Security measures would negate benefits of consumerisation
24 Apr 2012

Smartphones to make cash and card redundant by 2020 - report

Smartphones with ‘paytags' will make both cash and credit cards redundant by 2020, according to a survey of 1,200 technology experts
20 Apr 2012

Bring your own device-related spending to top £2bn by 2016

Some 9.5 million employees in the UK will be using their own computing devices for work, according to a new report
19 Apr 2012

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18 Apr 2012

BYOD policies are a recipe for disaster


17 Apr 2012

Microsoft agrees $1bn deal for AOL patents

Software giant agrees to purchase 800 patents for roughly £800,000 each
10 Apr 2012

RIM to focus on business users after £78.1m loss

Canadian manufacturer denies reports it is abandoning consumers
30 Mar 2012

Law firm rolls out iPads to boost productivity

MobileIron selected to manage 50 personal and 26 corporate devices
21 Mar 2012

Sainsbury’s provides staff with access to corporate data on personal devices

150,000 UK staff will be able to access corporate email and other data securely on mobile devices
19 Mar 2012

Interview: Bloomberg's content moves with the times

Bloomberg’s mobile guru talks about the impact smartphones and tablets are having on the way organisations disseminate and consume information
15 Mar 2012

Opinion: Everyone’s consumerised, except me

All, bar one, seem to be moving inexorably towards increasing consumerisation at the office
08 Mar 2012

Q&A: Bring-your-own policies bring legal risks

Consumerisation has the potential to land CIOs in legal hot water.
07 Mar 2012

Feature: Are your smartphones in safe hands?

Employee smartphones can expose organisations to serious risks. Here are the measures IT leaders need to take to counter them
06 Mar 2012

Opinion: Is the cashless age about to dawn?

Alternatives to cash are coming thick and fast, but banknotes are unlikely to disappear soon
06 Mar 2012

MWC 2012: IBM completes Worklight acquisition

Facebook joins W3C Mobile Web Platform Core Community Group to improve mobile browser support for apps
28 Feb 2012

Nokia Lumia 710 review

Windows Phone offers high-end specs at a reasonable price
30 Jan 2012

Research in Motion co-chief executives step down in BlackBerry reshuffle

Chief operating officer Thorsten Heins replaces Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis
23 Jan 2012

Mobile technology that is ‘100 times faster than 3G’ given go-ahead

IMT-Advanced will make current smartphone connections seem like a dial-up internet connection
20 Jan 2012

BlackBerry Bold 9790 review

Touch screen capable BlackBerry that would make a good companion device
19 Jan 2012

Visa: Year of Olympics will be watershed for contactless payments

The 2012 Olympics is expected to be a technology showcase for both contactless and NFC payments
13 Jan 2012

Big crowds not matched by big news at CES 2012

Industry's top names offer little in the way of breakthrough announcements
12 Jan 2012