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Hardware

Pret a Manger sees growing appetite for contactless payments

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Sandwich chain's IT director tells Computing that contactless payments now make up 20 per cent of all transactions
06 Mar 2013

MWC: Firefox OS running on the ZTE Open

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Mozilla takes us through the company's new Firefox OS mobile platform on ZTE's new Open device.
06 Mar 2013

Met Police’s 30,000 smartphones could end up as 'costly paperweights'

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Expert warns that most mobile devices are not suitable for filling in crime reports
06 Mar 2013

MWC: NEC aims to dominate western telco infrastructure and energy storage markets

President expects 50 per cent company profit to come from overseas by 2017
01 Mar 2013

Intel's Altera deal inaugurates shift into foundry business

Is deal to make cutting-edge FPGA chips for Altera the start of a shift into the foundry business – and the first move to make ARM-based microprocessors for Apple?
27 Feb 2013

NFC 'overhyped' says SAP SVP

Only way technology will take hold is if it can be added to existing devices
26 Feb 2013

MWC: Windows 8 phone 'brings stability to market and will sell' says SAP

BlackBerry 10 also shows 'tremendous improvements' says SVP Brown
26 Feb 2013

MWC: Global mobile data revenue to surpass voice by 2018

Increasing use of smartphones and tablets will alter how mobile operators make money, says GSMA report
25 Feb 2013

BBC to refresh ERP estate

New technology contracts to emphasise flexibility, and be multi-source, says BBC CTO
25 Feb 2013

BBC admits role in helping Apple develop iPhone and iPad

BBC CTO John Linwood discusses his organisation's role in feeding in to Apple's R&D programme
22 Feb 2013

PayPal bringing mobile payment service to UK this summer

PayPal Here designed with the needs of small businesses in mind
22 Feb 2013

More Google Glass details revealed in new video

Video chat, voice control and AR overlays all present and correct
22 Feb 2013

PlayStation 4 videogames console announced by Sony

Multiplatform interfacing the focus for new home gaming system
21 Feb 2013

Lack of fibre to the home holding back games industry - Ian Livingstone

Eidos CEO says Sony and Microsoft next-gen consoles will be "compromised" due to lack of superfast broadband
20 Feb 2013

Canonical launches Ubuntu tablet as part of unified operating system strategy

Operating system will run the same apps on phones, tablets, PCs and even televisions
20 Feb 2013

Microsoft missing out 'on billions' without iPad version of Office

Company could stand to gain $2.5bn profit a year on iOS, says Morgan Stanley analyst
19 Feb 2013

Boots contactless payments rollout 'to go nationwide'

Visa Europe and Streamline to allow contactless payments of under £20 across more stores
15 Feb 2013

Intel to launch set-top box based video streaming service

New device contains camera to observe viewers' habits and movements
13 Feb 2013

Gartner: Huawei up to third place in global smartphone rankings but Apple, Samsung still dominate

2012 saw an overall decline in global mobile phone sales of 1.7 per cent
13 Feb 2013

Surface Pro 'won’t make a dent' says ex-Microsoft SVP

'Microsoft and hardware – when have they ever been successful?' asks Joachim Kempin
13 Feb 2013

2e2: pay up £1m now or we close the datacentre

Migrating data and software from Gateshead and Reading datacentres could take 16 weeks, claims bust company's administrator
08 Feb 2013

Z10 has hit the ground running, says BlackBerry

Strong demand for new device despite its shortcomings
06 Feb 2013

Intellect: Banks need to change their IT infrastructure or risk losing customers and revenue

Trade body urges banks and regulatory authorities to implement change with new programme
06 Feb 2013

Dell to be bought back by founder (UPDATED)

Michael Dell will purchase the firm he founded
05 Feb 2013