May 27th, 2010 by Katie Swan

Day 2 of the #Open Mobile Summit

Day two of the #Open Mobile Summit and whilst we’ve seen a slight drop in the use of the #Open Mobile hashtag, there is still a raft of content being shared online. The bulk of the content isn’t focused on new product launches, but issues based comment. Ranging from Mobile internet being touted as the future for telcos seen in V3 and why Operators must be context aware in Mobile Europe.

In terms of brand attention, it is Nokia that is grabbing most of the interest. Despite talk at the Open Mobile Summit around Nokia’s uphill battle to halt a decline in its market share, it has also courted attention around its Ovi maps navigation system by offering free cab rides and that of its N8 Smartphone.

However, Nokia and Google didn’t grab all the headlines, it was the National Literacy Trust’s survey on Kids More Likely to Own a Cellphone Than a Book that ranked as the most popular news story on Twitter.

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May 26th, 2010 by Ruth Jones

Taking a peak at the #Open Mobile Summit

The #Open Mobile Summit 2010 in London opened today, as more than 250 influncers from the mobile, media and internet industries made their way through the doors of the sought after event. Whilst the media, GoMo News and V3 focused their attention on Andrew Gilbert’s keynote on ‘connected things’, we took a look at which speakers were causing a stir in the online communities.

While Nokia and Qualcomm were generating a good buzz in the online communities, it was Peggy Anne Salz’s blog post that attracted the most attention. Providing a sneak preview of the key points of Alisa Bowen’s speech, no doubt the community outside of the #Open Mobile Summit were attracted to the insight.

With use of the open mobile summit hashtag peaking at 9am, we followed the conversations of more than 200 influncers from mobile operators, app developers, vendors, journalists to bloggers.

There was certainly no shortage of online discussions about next week’s arrival of the iPad. From digital design agency Fjord discussing the iPad’s target market…

chetansharma: RT @peggyanne: RT @DanWinterbottom: Fjord: Expect two spikes of adoption for iPad; 15 year olds and 45 year olds

…..to a Nokia blogger posing questions about its revolutionary position….

JayMontano: #openmobile ipad – game changer or niche thing?

However, despite the chatter around the #Open Mobile Summit, it was the Meffys’ finalist list that took the top slot for online conversation.

Thanks to TweetMeme, The Twitter Tim.es and Trendistic for the extra data.

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April 29th, 2010 by michael.frier

Daily News – 28/04

The Guardian – Spotify ups its game with new sharing features

Internet music service Spotify announced major new features today that integrate the service with Facebook and Twitter, and help synchronise the service with users’ music collections.

Light Reading – Google Leans on Vodafone in Europe

Google’s decision to use Vodafone Group plc’s sales channels for the European debut of the Nexus One device shows that the company is still on a learning curve in the mobile device market, according to a leading industry analyst.

BBC Tech – Nokia launches first open source Symbian phone

The first handset to use the Symbian operating system since it became open source has been announced by Nokia

ZDNet – iPads targeted by email malware

Scammers are distributing emails designed to trick iPad owners into downloading software that they think is an iTunes update, but which turns out to be malware that opens a back door on the computer.

Computer Weekly – UK Cyber Security Challenge to find next generation of security experts

The UK plans to recruit future cyber security warriors through a series of national public competitions due to start towards the end of 2010. The Cyber Security Challenge, backed by a consortium of UK commercial, academic and public sector organisations, will be run along similar lines as the US Cyber Challenge launched in 2009.



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April 8th, 2010 by stephenw

Daily News 08/04

Computing.co.uk – Tories allow six-year retention of innocents’ DNA to pass

The Tories have agreed to allow government plans regarding DNA retention to become law. The plans, contained in the Crime and Security bill, restrict keeping DNA seized from suspects subsequently released or found innocent on the police national database for up to six years – except in the case of serious violent or sexual crimes where it can be retained for longer.

Computing.co.uk – Nokia set to launch iPad clone

Nokia is looking to rival Apple’s iPad with its own tablet computer, which could be in stores later this year.

BBC – Apple iPad users report Wi-Fi problems

Some owners of the newly-available iPad have reported problems with connecting their devices to Wi-Fi.

Guardian.co.uk – Bebo faces closer or sale by AOL as members log off

Social networking site bought by internet giant for $850 has seen its numbers of global users dwindle to 12.8m.

Computerworld UK – Digital Economy Bill passed along by empty House of Commons

The Digital Economy Bill has been passed to the final stage before becoming law, after a minor debate in which only a handful of the country’s 646 MPs turned up.

IT PRO -London Underground line hit by IT failure
London’s transport network took a massive hit yesterday after an IT error left travellers without the use of the Circle Line for several hours.

CBR – Facebook users slam privacy changes

New research by security firm Sophos has revealed that the vast majority of users on social networking site Facebook oppose the recently-announced privacy changes. Sophos quizzed 680 users through its website and Facebook profile, with 95 per cent of respondents claiming the new changes are a “bad thing”. Just 2 per cent said they support the changes while the rest didn’t understand what changes were being proposed by Facebook.

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February 3rd, 2010 by stephenw

Daily News 03/02

IT PRO – Cyber baddies using the web to hire
The bad guys responsible for creating software that steals financial and personal details are using the web to look for recruits to join them in their illegal activity.

The Register – iPhone vulnerable to remote attack on SSL

Apple’s iPhone is vulnerable to exploits that allow an attacker to spoof web pages even when they’re protected by the SSL, or secure sockets layer, protocol, a security researcher said.

Computerworld UK – China hacking laws to get tougher

Chinese police and judicial officials are formulating new measures that govern how hacking crimes are handled by courts, the country’s latest step to strengthen its cyber laws, state media reported.

Computerworld UK – NASA brings in commercial spaceflight companies

NASA moved quickly to advance its role as commercial space entrepreneur by awarding $50 million (£30m) to five companies who could help design and build future spacecraft that could take astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

Computerworld UK – Mozilla releases Firefox for Mobile

The first production version of Firefox for Mobile has been released, for Nokia’s Maemo operating system. But Mozilla already seems to be scaling back its deployment plans, and unexpectedly the mobile browser will not support Adobe Flash.

BBC – ‘Internet addiction’ linked to depression, says study

The study, reported in the journal Psychopathology, found 1.2 per cent of people surveyed were “internet addicts”, and many of these were depressed.

Computing – Social networking to replace email by 2014

The business benefits of social software platforms will lead to email being replaced as the primary means of communication by 2014, according to analyst Gartner. Increasing business use of tools such as Twitter and Facebook has resulted in more demand for such systems, says the firm, which predicts that 20 per cent of organisations will use them as their key communication medium by 2014.

The Daily Telegraph – Mobiles to replace wallets and tickets

The device is already tipped to start replacing credit cards, supermarket loyalty cards and bus passes by as early as 2011, when they will begin to be incorporated into mobiles.

The Daily Telegraph – Internet Explorer 8 becomes the most popular browser in the world

The latest version of Microsoft’s browser has finally overtaken Internet Explorer 6, now accounting for 22.3 per cent of the global browser market in January 2010, according to market share measurements carried out by NetApplications.

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January 27th, 2010 by Chris Measures

Where’s the satnav market gone?

Here’s a rarity for today – a tech blog that’s not about Apple.

Instead what’s caught my attention is the shake-up in the satnav market. From being the must have gadget of a few years ago it looks like a combination of commoditisation (you can buy one for £50 in Argos) and mobile phone apps will kill satnavs as a standalone device.

Anyone with an iPhone will marvel at how easy it is to use Google Maps (and equally how it zaps your battery). And Nokia’s announcement of free, turn by turn navigation through Ovi Maps is a direct threat to Garmin, Tom Tom et al. So if these guys want to survive they need to get creative. Become application providers rather than hardware manufacturers and get your branded content into other people’s devices. Hell, maybe start with the Apple tablet……………

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December 21st, 2009 by Lisa Francis

Daily News: 21/12

Silicon.com – Windows users to get browser choice as antitrust dispute settled
The European Commission has accepted Microsoft’s plan to offer a choice of browsers with Windows PCs sold in Europe.

BBC – Chinese proposal to meter internet traffic
China wants to meter all internet traffic that passes through its borders, it has emerged. The move would require international agreement – but it is being discussed by the United Nations body in charge of internet standards.

BBC – Thousands of shopping websites ‘could be breaking law’
Thousands of internet retailers may be breaking laws that protect customers, claims a consumer advocacy group.

Total Telecom – Nokia, ST-Ericsson sign long-term technology deal
Nokia Corp., the world’s largest mobile handset maker, and chipmaker ST-Ericsson said Friday they are partnering in a long-term technology deal, in a move to enhance their position in the fast growth Chinese market.

Total Telecom -Twitter hacked by ‘Iranian Cyber Army’
Popular microblogging site Twitter was briefly shut down overnight, its home page replaced with an image claiming the site had been hacked by the “Iranian Cyber Army.”

IT PRO – One in five pounds to be spent online by 2020
The internet will account for one in every five pounds of British retail spending by 2020, when online sales of electricals and books will overtake purchases made in store for the first time, according to a new study.

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December 14th, 2009 by Matthew Watson

Daily News 14/12

Computer Weekly – Government plans to launch cloud next year
The Government is creating a blueprint for its private cloud infrastructure and expects to launch across the public sector next year. Working with 100 IT firms on the architecture dubbed the g-cloud, John Suffolk, Her Majesty’s Government CIO told Computer Weekly that he hopes the service will lower IT expenditure.

Computer Weekly – Nokia to shut high street shops to focus on online sales
Nokia is closing its high street retail outlets worldwide in favour of an reinvigorated online sales strategy and greater use of mobile network operators’ retail outlets.

BBC – UK trails on super-fast broadband say OECD figures
The UK is trailing when it comes to next-generation access, new figures show. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the UK is places 21st out of 30 in terms of speed.

CRN – Channel delight at scaled-back NPfIT
Public sector VARs have welcomed news the government could scrap its £12.7bn NHS National Programme for IT.

The Financial Times – Loophole to be closed on UK broadband tax
Ministers are seeking to close a potential loophole in the government’s planned broadband tax by saying consumers should pay the levy even if they only use their phone lines for internet services.

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December 11th, 2009 by Lisa Francis

Daily News 11/12

BBC – Decision delayed on Meteosat team
The choice of an industrial team to build the next generation of weather satellites – or Meteosats – for Europe has been delayed by three months.

Computing.co.uk – IT managers need to be more honest with staff
Many IT and telecoms workers remain in the dark about their employers business goals, according to new research conducted by YouGov, a situation that has a negative effect on their motivation, productivity and innovation.

IT PRO – Nokia shuts London shop
Nokia is closing retail stores around the world, including it’s flagship location on London’s Regent street, just down from the Apple Store.

IT PRO – Samsung unveils bada smartphone platform
Samsung has unveiled its new smartphone platform bada, in addition to a software development kit (SDK), which it claims will deliver benefits to operators, developers and users alike.

Computer Weekly – Companies failing to keep up with the internet
Companies are failing to keep up with the pace of change on the internet, according to Jeremiah Owyang, a partner at consultancy Altimeter Group. “Most companies can’t keep up with the slow web, let alone the future web,” he said, speaking at the Le Web conference in Paris.

CBR – Open-source BI to grow five-fold through 2012: Gartner
Open-source business intelligence (BI) tools are becoming a mainstream deployment option for all kinds of BI usage, according to Gartner. Gartner analysts said that while functionality is not yet on par with large commercial platforms and is still rarely seen as an enterprisewide BI standard, open-source BI tool deployment is growing solidly.

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December 4th, 2009 by Lisa Francis

Daily News 04/12

Computing.co.uk – Giant data centre to heat London homes
An £80m green data centre under construction in east London will use 9MW of surplus heat created by racks of severs to power residential and business properties in the surrounding area.

BBC – Google set to offer property dimension to UK mapping
Google is set to launch a property dimension to its UK mapping system. The new service will allow estate agents and private sellers to put their property as an overlay on Google Maps.

BBC – World Cup games to be filmed in 3D
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be filmed in 3D for the first time, it has been confirmed.

IT Pro – Nokia to halve smartphone portfolio
The world’s leading handset manufacturer has announced it will cut its portfolio by half to keep on top of competition from other vendors.

The Register – Cell phones don’t fry brains, boffins say
A new Scandinavian study has been released, indicating that cell-phone usage doesn’t lead to an increased risk of brain cancer.

Total Telecom – Twitter founder squares up to m-payments market
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s new start-up, Square, is set to take an unusual approach to the mobile payments sector by enabling anyone with a touch screen smartphone to accept credit card payments.

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