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Apple Pipped By Surging Microsoft Surface Sales

The Surface line has matured and the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book outsold Apple's tablets during the month of October.

Argos Partners With Charity To Bring Free Tablets To UK

Retailer Argos has partnered up with digital skills charity Go ON UK to bring 10,000 free tablets and broadband workshops to the UK.

Case Study: ForeScout Supports Long Road Sixth Form College BYOD Policy

Long Road Sixth Form College is based in Cambridge. With 2200 students, it is one of the largest in East Anglia. The organisation’s IT estate comprises of 50 servers - half virtual, half physical - 1200 PCs, 300 laptops and 150 Macs. Its main aim is to make learning as easy and effective as possible for students while maintaining high levels of examination success.

Gartner Predicts Slowing Tablet Sales In 2015

Sales of tablets will increase in 2015, but in general it will slow down, according to a report from Gartner.

Half Of UK Will Be Tablet Users This Year

Another piece of research has emerged regarding tablets, and the extent to which they’re now in the hands of the nation.

HP To Remove Support For webOS In January

All support for the operating system will be removed in January and owners of devices running the OS have been given a number of steps to take before the end of life.

Is The Enterprise The Real Market For Tablets?

Tablet sales might not be great, thanks to the ever growing popularity of the phablet, but that is all about to change, analytics say, according to a report by Strategy Analytics.

Mobile Transaction Users To Hit Two Billion By 2017

It is expected that just over two billion mobile phone or tablet users will make some form of mobile commerce transaction by the end of 2017.

NHS Tayside Defends £200K Spend On Mobile Devices

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that NHS Tayside spent £200,000 on iPads and smartphones from April 2011 to December 2014.

Only 30% Of Employees Trust Employers With Personal Data

Research by Ovum found that employees are more likely to trust a mobile operator with personal data on devices that are being used as part of a BYOD policy.

Opinion: Are We Bringing Digital Into School The Right Way Or Not?

David Maitland, EMEA general manager at Couchbase, was a bit shocked at what he saw when he popped his head around his kid's classroom door...

Opinion: Is It Now A Case Of Survival Of The Digitally 'Fittest'?

Kevin Young, Vice President and General Manager, EMEA, at Skillsoft takes a view.

Oxford University To Overhaul Communications Systems

Oxford University is aiming to increase BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and collaboration across its campuses with a new communications contract.

Power Surface Users Offered New Features

Power users who held back from the he Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book are being given new incentives by Microsoft.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Education Tablet Introduced To UK

Samsung has recently launched a new tablet – at least it’s new for the UK, whereas it came out in the States last year – which is aimed at the education sector.

Smartphone Data Traffic Set To Hit 17 Exabytes By 2020

Smartphone data usage will increase eightfold over the next six years as consumers continue to take advantage of the increasingly fast speeds on offer from mobile operators.

Staffordshire Sets Out To Transform Policing With Mobile Technology

Staffordshire Police is investing £500,000 in a roll out of computer tables to Police officers in the area, claiming it will “fundamentally transform” Policing.