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I know I'm a promoter of mobile payments, but really I'm just a promoter of doing it easier and safer. I am not keen on fingerprint scanners, they are not easier or safer. Fingerprints are not reall...
The item on this morning's Today programme (The BBC's flagship daily newsfest) had me choking on my coffee - the basic premise is that the amount of viruses and trojans knocking about spell the end of...
There are some amusing items on the BBC site with Lucy Kellaway's campaign against nonsense officespeak. As she says "the problem with office-speak is that it cloaks the brutal modern workplace i...
If you're attending EBAday you might like to download our list of exhibitors and sponsors to get a feel for what you'll see when you get there. You can also download the latest agenda. EBAday takes ...
Moving forward, RIA technologies will be used to enhance or even replace traditional enterprise portals and Microsoft Office as front ends; as per Forrester's research . So what does it mean for the u...
I wonder if anyone has worked out the real cost of continuing fraud, even just in the U.K. I realise that in the great totality of transactions that around £500 million isn't thought of as being all t...
They aren't even really fraudsters in the old-fashioned sense of the word, more like FLAWDSTERS. Yet another flaw uncovered in the card based transaction system? Why am I not surprised? Here's a de...
Recent discussions of the potential health risks of using a mobile phone left most of us without a point of reference. Some scientists are suggesting excessive exposure can be harmful to even the unbo...
Nomura International - the London-based arm of the Japanese investment bank - is cutting the number of IT contractors it employs and slashing the pay of those stilll with the firm, according to Here i...
The Australian Competition watchdog has released a draft notice removing Ebay's immunity to consumer laws with regard to forcing Ebay sellers to use Paypal exclusively. The ACCC considers that: 1. e...
The sharp eyed among you may have noticed we've made a few changes to the site. This is the first phase of a whole raft of new features which will be appearing in the coming weeks. As always - your f...
Given the soaring cost of oil and the increasing awareness that global warming really is happening - the email I got from TFL this morning seemed very timely. As part of their drive to increase cyclin...