Computerworld UK Mobiles and Wireless

Met police roll out mobile fingerprint scanners

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:56:00 GMT

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the latest force to benefit from a national police roll-out of mobile fingerprint scanners.

European firms allow BYOD despite security concerns

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Despite security concerns, more than two-thirds of enterprises in Europe allow their staff to use their own devices for work, according to research.

Mobile workers work longer hours

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Almost two-thirds of mobile employees say they are working 50 to 60 hour-plus weeks, with most working weekends too, according to research.

Barclays opens Pingit mobile payment system to all businesses

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:45:00 GMT

The Barclays Pingit mobile payment system, which can be seen as a rival to PayPal, has been extended to all businesses, not just sole traders.

TfL: NFC contactless payments will not be ready before Olympic Games

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that it will not have completed a full roll-out of its near field communication (NFC) contactless payment system ahead of the London Olympic Games this summer.

Obama orders government agencies to optimise web content for mobile

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Grant Gross — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:45:00 GMT

US President Barack Obama has ordered all major government agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year, in an effort to embrace a growing trend toward Web surfing on mobile devices.

Apple's iWallet will use Bluetooth rather than NFC, says analyst

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Mary-Ann Russon — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Retail industry analyst Pablo Saez Gil of ResearchFarm is convinced that Apple's iWallet digital wallet will use Bluetooth 4.0, eliminating the need for Near Field Communication (NFC).

Google finally closes Motorola Mobility acquisition

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:16:00 GMT

Google has finally closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and will now start working on new devices while keeping Android open, it said on Tuesday.

Everything Everywhere accuses rivals of focusing on cost instead of 4G

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Anh Nguyen — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:12:00 GMT

Everything Everywhere claims it is a step ahead of its rivals in its 4G plans because other mobile operators are too busy focusing on cost efficiencies, instead of innovation.

Vodafone blames difficult economic environment for 12.7% pofit drop

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Mikael Ricknäs — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:05:00 GMT

Vodafone reported a 12.7 percent drop in net profit for the year to 31 March, blaming economic conditions in Europe.

ITC bans import of Motorola Android devices that infringe Microsoft patents

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Cameron Scott — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Microsoft had originally alleged that Motorola was infringing nine patents, but they were eventually reduced to one. The order is subject to a 60-day presidential review, during which time Motorola must post a US$0.33 bond for any device it imports with the infringing technology.

Pakistan reverses block on Twitter over blasphemous content

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John Ribeiro — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:20:00 GMT

Pakistan late Sunday reversed a block on Twitter in the country over material it considered anti-Islam, the country's interior minister said.

7 tips for establishing a successful BYOD policy

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Jonathan Hassell — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:33:00 GMT

If you haven't developed a corporate Bring Your Own Device policy, or if the one you have is out of date, these tips will help you address device security, IT service, application use and other key components of an effective BYOD policy.

Developers not holding back for Android 5 'Jelly Bean'

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Paul Krill — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:09:00 GMT

Android developers at this week's AnDevCon developer conference were too busy dealing with current releases like Android 4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" to stall their development efforts for yet another OS upgrade. "You have to deal with what's available now," said Chris Morris, a developer for the Weather Channel

Cisco mobility bundles target BYOD and mobile virtual desktop

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (John Cox — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:21:00 GMT

Cisco has announced three Smart Solutions packages designed to cut through the confusing complexity of enterprise mobility in the BYOD era.

4G will knock out TV for 2m UK homes

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Antony Savvas — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:12:00 GMT

Nearly two million homes will have their TV signals interrupted as a result of 4G mobile services, the government has predicted.

Android, Samsung top smartphone sales, beating Apple's iPhone

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Matt Hamblen — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:18:00 GMT

Android smartphones made up 56 percent of the global smartphones sold to end users in the first quarter of 2012, giving them a far higher share than the 22.9 percent held by Apple's runner-up iPhone, Gartner said Wednesday.

Android, Samsung top smartphone sales, beating Apple's iPhone

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Matt Hamblen — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:18:00 GMT

Android 5.0 autumn launch will be on Google devices first

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Katherine Noyes — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:11:00 GMT

When Android 5.0 “Jelly Bean” launches this fall, it will appear first on several new mobile devices sold by Google itself as part of the “Nexus” line.

MasterCard secure BYOD programme a year old - Priceless

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Kim S. Nash — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT

More than a year into its bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programme, MasterCard Worldwide continuously assesses the security technology and policies that allow 30% o its employees worldwide to use their personal iPhones, iPads and Android devices at work.

Is your BYOD policy out of date?

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Colin Neagle — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:45:00 GMT

As consumerisation continues to spread throughout the enterprise, IT decision makers must remain on their toes, tracking and anticipating end user behavior and deploying technology to protect against productivity losses and data breaches, one researcher says.

Angry Birds, Facebook and YouTube most blacklisted apps in MDM study

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Brad Reed — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:27:00 GMT

Angy Birds was the most blacklisted application among users enrolled in the Zencloud mobile device management service, according to research by MDM firm Zenprise.

AMD Trinity APUs to compete with Intel Ivy Bridge processors

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Chris Martin — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:30:00 GMT

AMD touts a ‘ground-up’ improvement with the 'Trinity' A-Series APUs, compared to the previous generation with double the performance per watt. Eyeing up the Ultrabook market, the firm quotes up to 12 hours of battery life for notebooks by way of the power-optimized ‘Piledriver’ CPU core.

Mobile device management - Tools and technologies for the BYOD era

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Sponsored by Intel — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:34:00 GMT

Mobile Device Management (MDM) is an increasingly important IT management discipline, particularly with the rise in mobile working and the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon.

O2 signs managed services deal with Huawei amid poor European results

cwukfeedback@idg.co.uk (Derek du Preez — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:45:00 GMT

Telefonica UK, better known as O2, has signed a five-year managed services deal with China-based services provider Huawei, after it released a poor set of quarterly results last week.