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By Steve McCaskill Retail giant Tesco is the unlikely manufacturer of the first tablet to come pre-loaded with Windows 10 and is offering the eight inch Windows Connect tablet for just £99. The Connect is a low-end device similar to many of the cheap Windows 8 tablets released in recent years and is powered by […]

By Michael Moore BYOD working may have helped businesses get more out of their employees, but it seems that many firms are failing to ensure employees are keeping data secure outside the office. Kaspersky Lab research has found many workers are not securing company data on their personal devices, with one in 10 admitting they […]

By Tom Jowitt The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a number of other groups have created a stronger “Do Not Track” (DNT) setting for Web browsing. The new stronger policy standard is designed to stop Websites and advertisers from tracking the Web browsing habits of people. Do Not Track The DNT policy was created by […]

By Ben Sullivan Satellite communications equipment maker ViaSat UK has secured a £3.8 million contract from General Dynamics to provide an encrypted data storage system for the British Army’s Scout SV armored vehicles. ViaSat is no stranger to developing this encryption technology, having already deployed similar platforms that are employed in the British Army’s Watchkeeper […]

By Michael Moore The U.K. government has announced a major investment, which it hopes will ensure the United Kingdom remains a leader in developing driverless cars. Business Secretary Sajid Javid has revealed a £20m windfall for the industry as part of efforts to put the United Kingdom at the forefront of a market that is […]

By Matthew Broersma Barclays has confirmed it is offering compensation to 2,000 Barclays customers after their detailed personal data was discovered on a USB memory device in a flat on the south coast of England. The discovery is the latest effect of a data breach first uncovered last February, which affected up to 27,000 customers […]

By Michael Moore British consumers are leading the way when it comes to a positive attitude on using mobile payments, a new study has found. A survey by Deloitte discovered that 34 percent of 18-34 year olds in the United Kingdom were positive towards using mobile payments, meaning the technology should take off far quicker […]

By Michael Moore Residents in Switzerland could start receiving their daily post a little differently as the country’s national mail service is to start delivery trials of unmanned drones from next month. Swiss Post is working with Californian drone manufacturer Matternet on the tests, which will also involve Swiss WorldCargo, the air freight division of […]

By Michael Moore Vodafone has revealed that its 5G network will be geared toward supporting M2M technology, and in particular, connected autonomous vehicles. Speaking at the launch of the operator’s M2M Barometer 2015 survey in London yesterday, Vodafone’s director of M2M, Erik Brenneis, told TechWeekEurope that the company’s plans for 5G connectivity were intended to […]

By Michael Moore London has cemented its place as one of the world’s leading cities in terms of technological innovation with its entry to a new project that looks to help protect citizens from threats. The capital has officially been announced as the site of one of the regional headquarters for the 100 Resilient Cities […]