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Apple iPhone stocks run dry

Calm before the 3G storm?

Cheques go up in smoke but plastic is fantastic
Debit cards cash in

Tags: debit cards, cheques, apacs

Tech not to blame for Terminal 5 fiasco
BA boss: Lack of 'staff familiarity' was biggest problem

Tags: problem, baa, ba, heathrow

IT spend in retail slowing down?
Tech teams making do

Tags: online retail, torex

Whitbread serves up £1m saving on card payments
Beefeater, Costa Coffee get streamlined with chip and PIN

Tags: pos, chip and pin, pci

Ignore social networks at your peril, retailers told
The potential is huge, says Gartner

Tags: gartner, marketing, traffic, retailers

iPlayer loses its Virgin-ity
The Beeb's on-demand service comes to Virgin Media cable

Tags: platform, cable, virgin media, bbc

Virgin Atlantic passengers flying through check-in
From limo to lounge…

Tags: planes, virgin, heathrow

Harrods makes a tech-savvy exhibition of itself
Scan-able barcodes convert into text promotions

Tags: barcode, camera, qr, mobile

Fifa World Cup to get high-tech makeover
Satyam to "transform" the way fans watch footy

Tags: outsourcing, fifa, satyam

UK online spend up 50 per cent this year
Bad weather keeps shoppers clicking at home

Tags: consumer electronics, alcohol, online retail

eBay hits back at boycotters
Auction company: It's all about making sellers more successful

Tags: ebay, ban, users, feedback

Single-sign-on system makes sense for logistics firm
Passwords please?

Tags: password, argos, security, sign

Credit crunch prompts the great cash comeback
BRC accuses banks of 'exploiting' card charges

Tags: cash, brc, credit card, leisure

RFID bag tags could save air-travel industry millions
And reunite bags with travellers

Tags: rfid, ba, t5

UK phishing attacks shoot up 200 per cent
"Fraudsters clearly aren't giving up"

Tags: cyber crime, e-crime, phishing

Tesco to launch iTunes challenger
Retail giant dives into music downloads

Tags: mp3, online, digital music, itunes

BBC's Highfield hops off to Kangaroo
iPlayer head to launch pan-broadcaster online TV service

Tags: itv, channel 4, online, iplayer

Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi
For the price of a coffee…

Tags: wi-fi, coffee republic

Greggs tucks into centralised accounting model
Taking a bite out of Coda

Tags: accounting, coda, greggs

silicon.com Classics: A London pub crawl… with wi-fi on the side
Drink and surf...

Tags: wi-fi

Changes to retail bricks to match online clicks
Self service high on the in-store shopping list

Tags: kiosks, self checkout, visa

Tesco Mobile users hungry for ads
Females more likely to take the bait

Tags: mobile advertising, mvno, tesco mobile

Mosaic Fashions pieces together helpdesk deal
Outsourcing plan the retail group can grow into

Tags: karen millen, principles, oasis

Yo!Sushi cuts copper in favour of MPLS
BT leased line chopped

Tags: bt, mpls, yo!sushi

BBC hits back at ISPs over iPlayer usage
Calls for "broadband charter" to ride the iPlayer wave

Tags: content, highfield, bbc, iplayer

UK 'failing on cyber crime'
Tories slam gov't for lack of cash to fight threat

Tags: pceu, cyber crime, e-crime crackdown

White Stuff settles on secure EPOS network
Real-time info gives competitive advantage

Tags: pci, eft, white stuff

Heathrow T5: The end in sight for first day blues?
BA CEO: "We will not rest"

Tags: systems, baa, ba, airport

BA CEO: Heathrow T5 chaos 'not our finest hour'
Woes continue with more flights cancelled on day two...

Tags: luggage, airport, baa, heathrow

Heathrow Terminal 5 suffers first day baggage chaos
"Teething problems" cause 33 flight cancellations...

Tags: airport, heathrow

Free wi-fi wings its way to BA lounges
It's good to surf…

Tags: free, wi-fi, bt, openzone

Mothercare buggy about new financials software
Coda system giving it some gloss

Tags: coda, early learning centre, mothercare

UK record industry in illegal file-sharing crackdown
Bots will sniff out perpetrators…

Tags: p2p, drm, bpi

Android laid bare, dressing for success, grown up social networking...
Stories of the month - March 2008

Tags: android, outsourcing, india, linkedin

Heathrow Terminal 5 opens its doors
BA and BAA's mega-project has come a long way…

Tags: baa, heathrow, ba, travel

Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
In response to privacy concerns…

Tags: baa, biometrics, ico, heathrow

Gov't pledges to take e-crime seriously
But no cash promises yet…

Tags: e-crime, e-crime crackdown, cyber crime, crime

Online shoppers spend billions in Feb
Alcohol booms but electricals burn out…

Tags: online shopping, capgemini, budget, consumers

Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT
Free calls and texts trialled in virtual world…

Tags: bt, trial, ip, sms

Oxford Hotels checks in revenue management system
Rate Tiger roars into action

Tags: hotel, expedia, ecommerce, retail

Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
Creeping into all organised crime

Tags: soca, cyber crime, e-crime, campaign

Bernard Matthews streamlines order processes
Stopping the stuffing being knocked out of supply chain

Tags: edi, asda, bernard matthews

Amazon goes 'social shopping' on Facebook
I heard it on the Grapevine...

Tags: apps, facebook, online shopping, social networking

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Tim Ferguson
How did the Heathrow T5 launch go so wrong?
Shiny new terminal, same old story... right?

Julian Goldsmith
Retail leaders will open up in tough times
Rather than cut back, the best will innovate to ride the slump

Penelope Ody
Retail in a rut: IT to the rescue?
Technology needs to meet changing consumer demands...

silicon.com
Online age verification Bill is cynical manipulation
Leader: More about political ambition than protecting children

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Leader: Missing Xmas parcels highlight online fulfilment dangers
Will the increase in demand backfire on retailers?

Paula Barrett
E-tailers beware: OFT web sweep is imminent
Opinion: a legal eye over Distance Selling Regulations

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