Category: Technology

It is often a misconception that software vendors and the BSA are only concerned with auditing large enterprises, when in fact small and medium businesses are also at risk if there are issues with their software licenses

Mike Newman, CEO of online security company my1login, explains the risks posed to small business by the use of unsecured wifi networks and the best ways to protect yourself against malicious hackers.

Ian Kilpatrick, chairman of Wick Hill Group, gives his top five IT trends
for 2013.

Mozy, the world’s most trusted provider of online backup and data access solutions, is warning businesses to protect their data now before laptops, smartphones and other devices disappear in the busiest time for property loss of the year.

The Black Eyed Peas star and entrepreneur Will.i.am is well known as an evangelist for new technology and he is now set for a global launch of his iPhone hardware, which he claims ‘will turn your smartphone into a genius-phone’.

A lack of investment and risk-averse founders are preventing London from competing with the world’s leading technology cities, researchers have found.

“There is no sharper double-edged sword than communication,” someone wiser than me once said. Much like the internet itself, the act of communication has been both reviled as a harbinger of doom (“Loose lips sink ships” etc.) and lauded as an agent of positive change (“It’s good to talk!”) One thing is absolutely certain: in our business dealings, as in our private lives, the challenge of communication isn’t going to disappear anytime soon.

An app that aims to reduce hospital paperwork has won a competition to find the best new business ideas.

Skype have launched a new online platform, Skype in the workspace (SITW) to the public, a place for small businesses to instantly connect with potential customers, partners and suppliers across the globe.

The Consumer Electronics Association has unveiled its annual look forward to the most promising tech developments of the year.

TU Me is a single communications hub — think What’s App, but on steroids. It’s a smartphone app that enables you to send text messages, voice messages, photos, location information and even make calls. You don’t need to be a Telefonica customer to use it — it’ll work on any smartphone, anywhere, on any communications platform (cellular data or WiFi).

Writers praise the tablet’s touchscreen and battery life, but criticise the lack of apps, its poor camera and its weight