BT fibre rollout gets helping hand from 250 more squaddiesBT is recruiting up to 250 armed forces leavers to help with its fibre broadband rollout in the UK, having previously enlisted some 800 engineers from the military.October 23, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in Mobile Carriers
Ericsson's latest mobile browser promises devs more fun with videoEricsson Research has launched Bowser, an experimental mobile browser for Android and iOS that works with WebRTC technology to allow developers to make more imaginative use of video.October 22, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in Enterprise Software
Windows 8 to get midnight launch at PC World and Currys in LondonThe retail group's store on Tottenham Court Road in London will mark the occasion on Friday with a giant touchscreen running Windows 8, and a number of special offers.October 22, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in Windows
IBM's SmartCloud PaaS gets set for full releaseSmartCloud Application Services will move from a pilot programme to general availability in the fourth quarter, as IBM looks forward to greater take-up for its platform services.October 17, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in IBM
Google Apps saves Microsoft Office formats from the chop - for nowHaving said that Google Docs would no longer export to pre-2003 Office formats such as .doc after September, the web giant has extended support to January.October 12, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in Google
Next-gen Wi-Fi could end the battle for office bandwidthSuper-fast Wi-Fi in the 5GHz and 60GHz ranges is set to revolutionise connectivity in the workplace, according to Edgar Figueroa, head of the Wi-Fi Alliance.October 10, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in Networking
HP joins software-defined networking fray with new controller, switchesHP is backing software-defined networking (SDN) as the next big thing in the field, with the announcement of new OpenFlow-enabled switches and an SDN controller.October 4, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in Networking
Google CIO's IT advice: Let users pick their own hardware and softwareIT departments should learn from Google's example and empower their users with equipment that "inspires them to work", the company's CIO Ben Fried told the Interop conference.October 3, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in Google
US Space Fence plants first post – on a Pacific islandThe US Air Force's $3.5bn Space Fence surveillance system is designed to detect satellites and debris in low Earth orbit, and its first radar station will be based in the Marshall Islands.September 28, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in Innovation
NASA's Hubble gazes 13.2 billion years into universe's pastNASA has released the eXtreme Deep Field (XDF), the deepest-ever shot of the universe, composed of 10 years of photos from the Hubble Space Telescope.September 26, 2012 by Jon Yeomans in Innovation