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By Steve McCaskill The world’s top female tennis players will be able to benefit from real-time data analytics during in-match coaching breaks, thanks to a new mobile application from SAP. The German firm is a partner of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour and has worked with players and coaches for the past year to […]

By Michael Moore Vodafone has announced a major expansion to its 4G roaming network, meaning jetsetting customers can now enjoy superfast speeds in 23 locations across the globe. The operator Oct. 14 said that 19 new destinations across four continents had finally joined Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal to become part of its roaming 4G […]

By Michael Moore The next version of Google’s Android software is set to be named “Licorice,” according a series of hints published on social media by a senior figure at the company. Eagle-eyed industry observers spotted that Giovanni Calabrese had seemingly revealed the name through a number of posts on his Google+ account, which appear […]

By Michael Moore Online retail giant Amazon has said it is planning to hire a thousand new employees in the U.K. as part of a plan to expand its warehouse and distribution staff. The permanent staff will be based at Amazon’s eight U.K. distribution centers in Doncaster, Dunfermline, Gourock, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rugeley […]

By Tom Jowitt Technology is reportedly playing its part in the fight against the Ebola disease that is currently ravaging parts of West Africa. In Nigeria, health workers are utilizing an Android app on their smartphones to help to reduce the time it takes to report the onset of symptoms with suspected patients. Speedy Reporting […]

By Michael Moore A strong and reliable WiFi connection has emerged as the most critical of all business factors for small and midsize companies, according to a new survey. A study of 500 SMBs by networking firm Netgear has found that three-quarters (75 percent) of SMBs say that having a wireless network has become essential […]

By Steve McCaskill Some smartphones and tablets seized as evidence by police are being remotely wiped, according to a report by the BBC. Police in Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Durham all told the corporation that such incidents had happened in their jurisdiction, while police in Dorset said it had happened six times during one […]

By Michael Moore Industry regulator Ofcom has introduced new guidelines surrounding how people make local calls as it attempts to deal with the fact that the UK is running out of phone numbers. From today, residents in five areas at risk of running out of numbers across the UK will need to dial their entire […]

By Tom Jowitt Interpol has forged partnership deals with two leading security vendors, as it opens up a new “nerve center” to combat the threat of cyber-crime. The international police body said that the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) building in Singapore will provide it with a state-of-the art facility to help lead the […]

By Tom Jowitt Microsoft earlier this week revealed its new operating system, Windows 10, to the world. But Redmond’s decision to avoid the Windows 9 name altogether, confused both experts and users alike—leading the company to explain its decision today. Name Jump Officially, Microsoft explained the decision to jump from Windows 8.1 straight through to […]