Police mobile plan: £103m spent, just £600,000 saved
The Mobile Information Programme, meant to cut bureaucracy and boost efficiency by providing officers with mobile devices, delivered just one percent of planned savings, a report has found
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Microsoft seeks help in EU antitrust fight
Software giant has lobbied the White House and the US Department of Justice for help in its European legal battles
Apple warned over 'misleading' Power Mac speed claim
The ASA has clamped down on Apple's claim that the G5 is the fastest PC ever
EBay scammer jailed
Brief: A Californian teenager is facing jail time after being convicted of defrauding eBay customers
£316m cut from public sector IT spending. Maybe. Sort of
The UK government claims it cut hundreds of millions from its annual spend last year. But do the figures really stand up?
Cracks appear in Qualcomm-Nokia truce
A licensing deal key to both companies may be about to expire
iPads in government: Time to stop worrying and just do it
iPads are harder to find in Whitehall than hens' teeth. If the UK government really wants to deliver on its digital by default agenda, it's going to have to shake up its IT buying habits.
US urges EU to lead the way in biometric IDs
The head of the US' Department of Homeland Security has said he is keen for the US and the EU to push ahead with plans to incorporate biometric identification data in documents such as passports
Signs not good for Microsoft in EU case
An EU investigation into alleged anticompetitive practices appears set to rule against the software giant
New rules outlaw hand-held mobile use while driving
The government's ban on driving while holding a phone has now come into effect, with offenders facing a minimum £30 fine