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Nokia to Offer Windows Phone 8 Handsets Through Partnerships with European Operators

Dec 26, 2012

Nokia is planning to offer its Windows Phone 8 handsets through exclusive partnerships with European operators, according to reports. The Financial Times cited a person familiar with the negotiations claiming the Finnish firm was in ...

Tags: Nokia, Windows Phone 8 handsets, European operators

Facebook Is to Launch a Virtual Bingo Game in The UK That Offers Cash Prizes

Dec 26, 2012

Facebook is to launch a virtual bingo game in the UK that offers cash prizes. Developed by online gambling operator Gamesys, the Bingo Friendzy app enables UK users aged 18 and over to stake real money and play games for cash prizes. ...

Tags: Facebook, Virtual Bingo, UK

Wuhan Iron and Steel Group Will Achieve Outputs of 35.27 Million Tonne of Pig Iron

Dec 26, 2012

Hubei Province based major Chinese steel producer Wuhan Iron and Steel Group has estimated that in 2012 it will achieve outputs of 35.27 million tonne of pig iron, 36.31 million tonne of crude steel and 36.9 million tonne of finished steel, ...

Tags: Chinese, steel producer, Mineral

Adams Called on Others to Complain and Tweeted The Corporate E-Mail Address of Gary Zenkel

Dec 26, 2012

Twitter has admitted encouraging US broadcaster and commercial partner NBC to file a complaint that led to the suspension of a UK journalist's account. Guy Adams, a foreign correspondent for The Independent, was suspended from the ...

Tags: Twitter, Computer Products, UK Journalist

Suspension of Bidding for Thameslink Rail Franchise Acted as a Proof of Concept

Dec 26, 2012

The suspension of bidding for the Thameslink rail franchise acted as a proof of concept for operator Go-Ahead's decision to move to a cloud-based collaboration platform. The incompetent handling of the bidding for the West Coast rail ...

Tags: cloud-based collaboration platform, rail operations

The Top Ten Factors Eroding Confidence in Cloud Computing

Dec 26, 2012

A survey of cloud computing users in 50 countries has revealed the failure of government regulations to keep up with developments eroding confidence in the cloud. In its top ten issues eroding confidence in cloud computing the Cloud ...

Tags: Cloud Computing, Computer Products, computing users, computers

Remote Areas of Scotland Are Now Able to Access Superfast Broadband

Dec 26, 2012

Remote areas of Scotland are now able to access superfast broadband, thanks to a research project by two of the country's universities. The University of Edinburgh and the University of the Highlands and Islands have been working together ...

Tags: Scottish Universities, Rural Broadband, Tegola project, academic network

The Problem Began on 19 Sept,Meaning Users Have Been Missing out on Emails for Over a Week

Dec 26, 2012

Customers of British internet service provider (ISP) UK2 have been unable to receive emails from any Yahoo/BT Internet accounts for the past week, due to the two firms blocking their IP addresses. Computer Weekly has seen an email from ...

Tags: BT, Yahoo, Computer Products, IP Addresses

An Outage in O2's Network on Friday Left 10% of Its Customers Unable to Use Their Phones

Dec 26, 2012

An outage in O2's network on Friday left 10% of its customers unable to use their phones on Friday. O2 admitted the fault late Friday afternoon, saying one of the network nodes for connecting its traffic had fallen over. This meant O2 ...

Tags: O2's network, mobile network, Network Node, Outage

Pearson Aims to Help Develop a Generation of Young Coders Through Its Application iCreate

Dec 26, 2012

Education company Pearson aims to help develop a generation of young coders through its application iCreate. Currently a prototype, iCreate allows children between the ages of seven and 11 to learn code by controlling a character's ...

Tags: Computer Products, Young Coders, ICreate

Anca Director Pat Boland Receives The Export Award

Dec 26, 2012

ANCA director Pat Boland receives the Export Award ANCA, a manufacturer of high quality CNC tool and cutter grinders, won the Large Advanced Manufacturer award at the 50th Australian Export Awards earlier this year. This is the ...

Tags: ANCA, CNC tool, cutter grinders, tool grinder

Zurich Insurance Group Would Help Automate Its Commercial Process in Switzerland

Dec 26, 2012

Swiss life insurer has selected Pegasystems's software solution to help automate its commercial underwriting process in Switzerland. Automation of commercial underwriting process that comprises both broker and agent channel, several ...

Tags: Insurance deploys, Insurance, software solution

CAA Has Deployed Guidewire Insurancesuite as Its New Platform for Rating Administration

Dec 26, 2012

CAA Insurance has deployed Guidewire InsuranceSuite as its new platform for rating, underwriting and policy administration, claims management and billing, in an effort to improve the experience of its members and agents. The deployment ...

Tags: CAA Insurance, InsuranceSuite, Insurance, insurers

Comba Telecom Entered Into a Collaboration Agreement with The SINOSURE

Dec 26, 2012

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings has entered into a collaboration agreement with the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE) in a bid to expand its business worldwide. As part of the agreement, SINOSURE's Guangdong branch ...

Tags: Comba Telecom, Sinosure, service support package, credit management

The Govt Could Save Pound 33bn a Year by Applying Big Data Analytics to Departmental Info

Dec 26, 2012

The government could save up to £33bn a year by applying big data analytics to departmental information, claims a new report from think tank the Policy Exchange. The Policy Exchange estimated up to £22bn could be found by ...

Tags: Whitehall, big data analytics, Policy Exchange

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