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RSS kids mobileHas Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News K is for Kids Some users have also complained about the necessity of carrying the device with them, leading one user to hack PINsentry to send new access codes to his mobile phone via SMS. The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News K is for Kids Gartner said the increase in use of cloud-based office software, such as Google Apps or salesforce.com, means online security services will be necessary to protect mobile IT users accessing business data and services outside the... [17 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News K is for Kids Body scanning chairs and mobile phone blocking technology will be rolled out to UK prisons to stamp out drug abuse in jails. Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout... [08 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.07.08
Round-Up Apparently they are selling them like its 1988 so all the kids can keep their tech close at hand. But amazingly - considering the mud - it seems the festival goers are a pretty tech-savvy bunch, with insurance company Swinton estimating the average... [04 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Tech teacher shortage, Kangaroo and phones on planes
Comment Hardly surprising - the IT curriculum is crap and you end up teaching all of the kids who think that GCSE IT is a free ticket to play computer games all day. I and many others I know will choose the airline that does not allow mobile voice calls. [03 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Games skills gap, student outsourcing, ID card fears
Comment These games tend to be as simple as those of the Speccy era, but the tools aren't immediately to hand for most kids. If the games industry wants to nurture talent for the next generation, what they could look at is running competitions for... [27 Jun 2008]
Name that tune...the rise of Shazam
Comment Keeping up with kids' music taste, however, requires more than just great technology. Shazam is a veteran of the mobile app industry. The company's business started life seven years ago as a simple pay-as-you-go proposition enabling mobile users to... [12 Jun 2008]
Simon Post
CIO Profile Married with four children, Post says he keeps the kids challenged with the large number of gadgets to be found in and around his house. Technology plays an increasingly critical role for mobile phone retailer The Carphone Warehouse as the business... [11 Jun 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News K is for Kids Mobile ANPR cameras used in Manchester over the past two years have already resulted in police seizing more than 30,000 cars flagged as illegal by the system. In a statement Mike George, ANPR project manager for GMP, said: "GMP has... [05 Jun 2008]
SMS snitch pilot targets knife crime in schools
News The charity said the pilot is small-scale as it wants to determine whether misuse of the system is likely to be a problem - for instance, by kids attempting to get innocent classmates into trouble - although it stressed that to-date there have... [03 Jun 2008]
Global security spend to hit $10.5bn
News K is for Kids Increasing demand for a mobile workforce and awareness of damage caused by security breaches will continue to drive the global security software market, Gartner said. Global security software revenue is expected to reach $10.5bn... [28 Apr 2008]
Create Your Own Mobile Using Clip Art
White Paper This project is fun for the whole family, so be sure to get the kids involved. This method of creating a mobile offers a twist to conventional methods by using vellum, a thick and translucent type of paper. [26 Apr 2008]
Kids flocking to Blyk to bag free calls and texts
News An ad-funded mobile network that offers free calls and texts to 16- to 24-year-olds has signed 100,000 UK users in the first six months of operation. Blyk - a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) which piggybacks on the Orange network and gives... [25 Apr 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News K is for Kids Mobile devices are going to become the next big target for cyber criminals who will be helped by the greater availability of tools to develop software for them. Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the... [24 Apr 2008]
Cool tech gets down with the kids
News Technology businesses need to monitor and be aware of such social trends if they hope to succeed - taking advantage of blogs, virtual worlds and online search summaries to help keep up with the kids - he said. [23 Apr 2008]
