Computerworld UK IT Business

Nokia files cases against HTC One in the US

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:03:00 GMT

Nokia is targeting HTC's latest slate of smartphones, including the HTC One, with new legal action in the U.S. that demands the Taiwanese company cease the alleged patent infringement.

Facebook delays Home in Europe, wants a stronger 'First' impression

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Zach Miners) — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:29:00 GMT

Users in the U.K. and France will have to wait a bit longer to get their hands on the HTC First. The first smartphone to come preinstalled with Facebook Home has been delayed in those countries while Facebook updates the software to address some negative user feedback.

SoftBank gets state approval for Sprint acquisition

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross) — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:34:00 GMT

SoftBank has received all the necessary state approvals for the Japanese mobile carrier to acquire a majority stake in Sprint Nextel for US$20 billion, the companies announced.

Yahoo acquires gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro) — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:54:00 GMT

Yahoo has acquired PlayerScale, a startup developer of infrastructure software for cross-platform gaming, adding to its string of recent acquisitions.

French police end missing persons searches, suggest using Facebook instead

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Peter Sayer) — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:13:00 GMT

The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search.

Million pound start-up competition launched to create next £100m company

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:54:00 GMT

A new competition has launched to bring a high-growth technology company to London, where the winner will receive £1 million of investment.

Adobe continues social push, acquires mobile app agency

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jay Alabaster) — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT

Adobe has acquired Thumb Labs, a small mobile app agency, as part of its broader push to give its new cloud-enabled software offerings a more social flavor.

Google launching new fund for later-stage tech investments

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Zach Miners) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:39:00 GMT

Google is launching a new fund through which it will make later-stage investments in technology companies, a Google executive said Wednesday.

IP theft commission: US needs to take strong action

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross) — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:21:00 GMT

The U.S. government should bar foreign companies that repeatedly steal or use stolen U.S. intellectual property from selling their products in the country, a new report recommended.

Lenovo's net profit up 90 percent, smartphone shipments soar

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:59:00 GMT

PC sales in China and high growth in smartphones shipments helped boost Lenovo's net profit for its fiscal fourth quarter by 90 percent year-over-year.

Rimini Street gets another £10m to keep piling the pressure on SAP and Oracle

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:59:00 GMT

Silicon Valley's Bridge Bank has ploughed millions of funding into SAP and Oracle third party software maintenance company Rimini Street.

Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents, Apple says

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Loek Essers) — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:00 GMT

Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple.

Capita inks 10-year deal with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:52:00 GMT

Capita has completed the migration of its latest command and control solution for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, which incorporates a voice communication platform and the latest mobile technology.

Chinese rival bolsters search engine against Baidu with Alibaba partnership

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Michael Kan) — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:41:00 GMT

China's Baidu has long dominated the country's search market. But a local rival to the company is bolstering its own search services with the help of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.

Aurora hackers said to have accessed law enforcement targets

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John P. Mello) — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:00 GMT

Chinese cyber marauders sought more than just information on activists -- they wanted access to FBI, DOJ investigations on spies in the U.S.

Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Zach Miners) — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:57:00 GMT

Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process.

Google trumpets small speed boost to Chrome 27

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Gregg Keizer) — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:36:00 GMT

Google today upgraded Chrome to version 27, touting it as 5% fster as it patched 13 vulnerabilities.

Yahoo returns to list of most valuable brands

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Zach Miners) — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:30:00 GMT

Yahoo again ranks as one of the world's 100 most valuable brands.

WikiLeaks' donations barely enough to keep the servers running

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Loek Essers) — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:17:00 GMT

Donations to WikiLeaks since January have only been enough to cover expenditures in essential infrastructure, such as servers, according to a transparency report.

New UK Oracle User Group President plans C-level track for members

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:03:00 GMT

The UK Oracle User Group’s (UKOUG) newly appointed president, David Warburton-Broadhurst, plans to introduce a C-level executive track for members, so as to increase its influence with Oracle.

TfL uses agile to build new HMTL5 website with Google Maps API

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez) — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:00 GMT

Transport for London (TfL) is overhauling its website estate and building a HTML5 site that can be used on any mobile device, which will be integrated with Google Maps and built on top of a single API to aid external development.

Vodafone revenue and profit drop as European troubles continue

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs) — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:00 GMT

Vodafone's revenue dropped 4.2 percent for its fiscal year to March 31, because of tough economic conditions, particularly in Southern Europe.

Yorkshire Building Society outsources customer comms infrastructure management

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas) — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:37:00 GMT

Yorkshire Building Society has brought in contact centre specialist Sabio to manage and help improve core customer communications platforms.

Yahoo revamps Flickr and offers a terabyte of free storage

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Zach Miners) — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:36:00 GMT

Yahoo has made some radical changes to its Flickr photo sharing service, which now has a more photo-filled interface and comes with a free terabyte of storage so that users can upload images at their original resolution.

The good, the bad and the ugly of Tumblr under Yahoo

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Zach Miners) — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:34:00 GMT

Yahoo has promised "not to screw up" Tumblr now that it has acquired the freewheeling blogging site. But there are still several ways Tumblr could get better, and worse, as a Yahoo-owned company.