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Driverless Vehicles to Be Trialed Between Oxford and London
Apr 26, 2017A fleet of driverless vehicles using UK-built software is set to be trialed between Oxford and London in 2019. Oxford-based artificial intelligence company Oxbotica is leading a consortium of companies that include Oxford Robotics ...
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The Future Fifth Generation, or 5G, Network Is Not Really Being Designed for You
Feb 23, 2014When the next super-fast mobile network launches in 2020 you will be able to download a high-definition movie in one second flat. But the future fifth generation, or 5G, network is not really being designed for you. In fact, it will be ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Telematics Product Is Lanunched by Telefonica for Car Insurance in Germany
Nov 14, 2013Telefónica, a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider, has inked a deal with Sparkassen DirektVersicherung to launch the first telematics product for car insurance in Germany. Claimed to offer significant security ...
Tags: Telematics Product, Car Insurance
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Neelie Kroes Has Announced The Need for New Measures in ICT Education Across Europe
Sep 24, 2013European Commissioner for Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, has announced the need for new measures in ICT education across Europe, in the hope that better education will enable young people to fill more jobs in the industry. In a speech at ...
Tags: IT, Computer Products
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Microsoft Is The Highest Ranked Technology Company in a Study
Sep 20, 2013Microsoft is the highest ranked technology company in a study that recognises the top 20 best companies for leadership in the world. The Hay Group study recognises organisations that have the best leadership practices, and the running ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, software
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West Coast Trains Has Issued a Tender on Behalf of Virgin Trains
Sep 10, 2013West Coast Trains has issued a tender on behalf of Virgin Trains for the provision of a new HR and payroll system. Virgin Trains operates about 330 train services per day, serving 43 stations, 17 of which are operated directly. It employs ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Morgan Stanley Is Delaying a Planned Upgrade of Its BlackBerry Smartphones
Sep 2, 2013Investment bank Morgan Stanley is delaying a planned upgrade of its BlackBerry smartphones because of fears about the Canadian firm's ability to support the latest BlackBerry 10 platform over the long term, according to Bloomberg. Two ...
Tags: Computer Products, BlackBerry, smartphone
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O2, Has Unveiled Its 4G Tariffs, and Customers Hoping That a Switch to 4G Would Be Cheaper
Aug 16, 2013Telefonica-owned mobile operator O2, has unveiled its 4G tariffs, and customers hoping that a switch to 4G would be cheaper than on rival EE will be left dissatisfied. O2 does not have a similar option to EE's cheapest price plan of ...
Tags: 4G, Computer Products
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The Government Has Stepped up The Process of Equipping Every Home
Aug 16, 2013The government has stepped up the process of equipping every home in the UK with smart energy meters by selecting the vendors to provide the kit, the data service and wide area communications, in addition to a smart meter governing ...
Tags: Smart Meter, Instruments
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Businesses Are Collecting More Information About Individuals Than Ever
Aug 16, 2013Businesses are collecting more information about individuals than ever, but almost two thirds of people aren't aware what data about them is being collected or don't know it's being collected at all. Further reading Ninety per cent of ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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NSA Is Attempting to Beef up Its Security by Letting Go of 90 Per Cent
Aug 13, 2013The US National Security Agency (NSA) is attempting to beef up its security by letting go of 90 per cent of its system administrators, automating their roles instead. The NSA has faced increased scrutiny after former contractor Edward ...
Tags: NSA, System Administrators
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Mobile Network O2 Has Announced That Its 4G Service Will Launch in The UK on 29 August
Aug 6, 2013Mobile network O2 has announced that its 4G service will launch in the UK on 29 August. The new network, which it claims will be up to five times faster than 3G, will be switched on in London, Leeds and Bradford first, followed by a ...
Tags: Mobile network, O2
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Microsoft Has Revealed in a Regulatory Filing with The US SEC
Aug 2, 2013Microsoft has revealed in a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it achieved just $853m in Surface RT and Surface Pro sales during its 2013 fiscal year to the end of June. CEO Steve Ballmer had ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, Surface Tablets
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Verizon Wireless Became The First U.S. Carrier to Join The Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group
Jul 16, 2013Verizon Wireless became the first U.S. carrier to join the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group, but it is not clear whether it will eventually promote phones running the open-source Ubuntu OS on its network. Canonical, the company behind the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Firefox Mobile OS Is Aimed to Please Developers Planning to Sell Applications
Jul 16, 2013The latest simulator for the upcoming Firefox mobile OS is aimed to please developers planning to sell applications. Firefox Simulator 4.0, released on Thursday, "is a boon for those developers that want to make money using their app in ...
Tags: APP, Computer Products, software
