Many students return to school today to start the new e-skills computing curriculum. Speaking at the education show BETT, in January, education secretary Michael Gove said the current ICT curriculum is too off-putting, demotivating and ...
Orthofix International has announced the international launch of its external hexapod ring-type fixator, designed to correct orthopedic deformities and treat complex trauma. The multi-planar TrueLok Hexapod (TL-HEX) system associated with ...
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Kinetic Concepts, a provider of wound care services, has introduced V.A.C.Ulta negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) system in Canada. The system combines either V.A.C. therapy or V.A.C. VeraFlo therapy, which is the combination of ...
Glasgow City Council has been slammed for losing more than 700 laptops and PCs in a probe into the body’s security malpractice. The council has lost 256 unencrypted laptops and nearly 450 PCs. It also has a further 541 unencrypted ...
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Greater Anglia has signed a deal with The Cloud to roll-out Wi-Fi across its stations in the east of England. The first station to get the technology will be Chelmsford – available from today – but other stops, including ...
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MediPurpose, a manufacturer of advanced wound care products, has opened a new medical product distribution center in Born, Netherlands. The new center will distribute MediPurpose's SurgiLance safety lancet and babyLance safety infant ...
The world is becoming increasingly connected, so the need for security and privacy is integral to modern society says Raj Samani, vice-president and CTO of McAfee Europe. With everything becoming connected, from smart meters to cars, ...
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EnteroMedics has reported subgroup analysis data from EMPOWER trial of its pacemaker-like device, designed to target the multiple digestive functions under control of the vagus nerves and to affect the perception of hunger and fullness. ...
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Independent benchmark tests by Futuremark have revealed that Microsoft's Surface tablet is surprisingly slow at Web browsing. When run through the Peacekeeper: Universal Browser Test, the Microsoft Surface speed test came out at just 348, ...
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Dell has reported a sharp drop in revenue and profits for the third quarter as the weak PC market continued to weigh on its results. Dell’s revenue for the quarter, ended Nov. 2, was US$13.7 billion, down 11 percent from a year ...
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A Dell business development manager will be selling his own art during a self-hosted exhibit, with the hope of raising a six figure digit for charity. Hany Maurice, Business Development Manager, Software and Peripherals, ME, will be ...
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Bright students wanting a future in engineering will from today see a new funding of pound 1m towards scholarships, courtesy of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Focusing on students applying for IET-accredited courses ...
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Global smartphone shipments will reach 1.7 billion in 2017, with emerging markets experiencing particularly strong growth, according to Ovum’s ‘Smartphones in Emerging Markets: Shifting Landscape’ report. The analyst ...
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Google’s Cloud SQL database has gained more storage, faster reads and writes, and now offers users the choice of running their instances in data centres based in either the U.S. or Europe. The performance upgrade allows enterprises ...
Google's new app scanner in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean moves the platform closer to Apple's model of vetting software before it is made available to mobile device users, a security expert says. Google isn't expected to copy Apple's model of ...
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