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RSS consumersOrange unveils iPhone tariffs and launch date
News Orange has also unveiled its pay monthly, pay-as-you-go and business tariffs for iPhone 3G and 3G S - with the cheapest price plan offering consumers a free iPhone 3G for just under £30 per month on a two-year contract. [02 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment And while many of these will go to consumers as a secondary machine for simple web surfing, it's hard to keep any gadget out of business these days - so expect to find some cropping up in your office, soon. [02 Nov 2009]
How to pay for your Amazon purchases with a feisty mango
News Once at the checkout, consumers will enter the memorable phrase and a PIN to make their purchase, rather than going through the traditional checkout process. Amazon has launched a new payments system based around a... [30 Oct 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News Lars Rasmussen, Google's software engineering manager and co-creator of Wave, said unlike typical Google services, Wave has stoked early interest among both consumers and enterprises. Google is a company whose products... [28 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.10.09
Round-Up That's according to a study from Corizon of more than 2,000 consumers that promised to reveal regional, gender and age differences in the way Brits express their frustration with contact centres. Of all Britons, the... [23 Oct 2009]
Photos: New Apple MacBook learns lessons from the Pro
Photo While consumers have long called for lower entry prices for Mac laptops, Apple has always been reluctant to stray into the lower-margin sub-$1,000 market. Apple updated its MacBook line-up this week. Here's a closer look... [22 Oct 2009]
Photos: New BlackBerry Bold-ly goes for European design
Photo According to Lazaridis, the things that really matter to smartphone consumers are coverage, battery-life, reliability and security. "A little less bold" is how RIM's co-CEO has described the latest incarnation of its... [21 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment Vista predecessor XP is now long in the tooth but remains the overwhelming choice of consumers and businesses alike. In addition, the iLife software that comes bundled with every Mac offers a compelling suite of... [20 Oct 2009]
Security & trust: the backbone of doing business over the internet
White Paper In e-commerce consumers are concerned about indentity theft. TNS research reported in 2006 70% of online shoppers have abandoned a purchase beacuase of security concerns. This white paper explores the current state of... [19 Oct 2009]
Rid your business of weak passwords and get collaborating
Comment Businesses are also opening themselves up to consumers, as financial services companies do when offering online banking. How can businesses collaborate with partners and customers securely? Quocirca's Clive Longbottom... [15 Oct 2009]
ITIL - One Step at a Time: A Worry Free Approach to Implementing a Pragmatic ITIL Solution
White Paper The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is the most popularly adopted best practice implementation available today and includes an IT management framework emphasizing management from the perspectives of both the business... [13 Oct 2009]
Compliance: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
White Paper The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999, was enacted in part to protect consumers' private financial information. It allows consumers to control... [09 Oct 2009]
Photos: Amazon's Kindle comes to the UK
Photo Some media companies are hoping the device will allow them to generate new revenue streams by charging consumers for subscriptions. Amazon is preparing to launch its Kindle e-book reader in more than 100 countries... [08 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Kindle, Amazon's e-book reader
Cheat Sheet Previously, the Kindle was only available to US consumers but now consumers in more than 100 countries - including Blighty - can get their hands on the device from 19 October. The Amazon Kindle then - is... [07 Oct 2009]
Amazon offers to be man in the middle for mobile payments
News Amazon is moving into the world of mobile payments with the launch of a new service that will allow consumers to buy goods, services and mobile apps using the payment information stored on their Amazon accounts. [07 Oct 2009]
