posted on 10 December 2012
The classic black taxi will be offering free
access to Wi-Fi from next year onwards as part of
a project set up by the technology company
EyeTease.
CabWifi allows passengers 15 minutes of
free Wi-Fi during their journey, available after a
compulsory 15 second advert.
The Wi-Fi hotspot is achieved by harnessing 3G and 4G
signals.
T... [read more]
posted on 07 December 2012
The latest research from the International Data
Corporation (IDC) about Android shows that it will not go
out of fashion for at least the next 4 years with a 63.8 percent
market share.
By 2016, the prediction is that Windows Phone will take over,
going from its current 2.6 per cent to an 11 per cent stake by
2016.
IDC's Mobile Phon... [read more]
posted on 05 December 2012
The US Navy's IT system faces around
110,000 cyber attacks every hour.
HP has been managing the Navy Marine
Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract since 2010.
The firm needs to guard against a huge, and growing, number of
cyber attacks in its role.
Mike Nefkens, the head of enterprise services
at HP, said:
"For the US Navy we provide ... [read more]
posted on 05 December 2012
Facebook has revealed an update to its
Messenger app for Android which aims to get users
to move from SMS and onto its own messaging
service.
The app allows those who do not have a Facebook
account to send and receive messages across the messaging
platform.
Users will be able to access Messenger simply by signing up with
just thei... [read more]
posted on 04 December 2012
The UK government has announced that it is
planning to create a British Computer Emergency Response
Team (CERT) and a Cyber Reserves
force.
These will deal with threats posed by online
attacks and computer crime.
CERT will be established following the UK's success in tackling
online threats during the Olympics and will be run by th... [read more]
posted on 27 November 2012
Google is reported to be developing a branded
touch screen operated Chromebook
computer.
The touch screen trend has been growing over the years,
especially with the release of Apple iPads and other tablets.
Google is the latest technology giant to create a
laptop/touchscreen hybrid.
Earlier this year, Sundar Pichai, senior Vice
... [read more]
posted on 26 November 2012
Waiting in line for the doctor for a routine check-up could be a
thing of the past with the rise of Skype
appointments.
The Medical and Dental Defence Union of
Scotland has predicted that in the future surgeries could
provide a consultation via Skype for elderly and disabled patients
as well as those in rural areas.
Medical adviser... [read more]
posted on 21 November 2012
With two of the original designers watching proudly, the world's
oldest digital computer was re-booted.
The computer, named the Harwell Dekatron,was
created in at Harwell Atomic Energy Research Establishment in
Oxfordshire. Weighing around 2.5 tonnes, and standing at 2m high
and 6m deep, the machine is a far cry from the desktop and la... [read more]
posted on 21 September 2012
At some point LinkedIn was yet another social
media platform which people were treating with caution thinking
why my employment history should be public anyway.
Times have changed, the more business-oriented network has just
recently passed the 10m benchmark in the UK.
If you are interested in a bit of networking, LinkedIn might be
... [read more]
posted on 19 September 2012
According to the EC, if there is one thing Europe is missing,
it's robots. Thus the body decided to team up with
an array of academic facilities as well as technology and
innovation firms in order to pump the European Robotics sphere.
In fact, boosting this particular sector has been officially
included into the EU's Digital Agenda. Th... [read more]