Devices

IT chief at the Caterham F1 team Bill Peters hopes background support can help change the struggling outfit's fortunes on the track

Head of group IT at the Caterham F1 team Bill Peters hopes supporting a connected mobile workforce will help the struggling Formula 1 outfit improve their fortunes on the track as the season progresses. read more

Coffee shop giant joins a number of retailers using the NFC technology

Starbucks is the latest retailer to roll out contactless payments, after announcing a partnership with Visa Europe and Barclaycard to introduce near field communication (NFC) point of sale terminals across 550 UK stores. read more

Is your global print and imaging technology ready for the challenges ahead?

Any managed print services (MPS) strategy can help you standardise and consolidate your print and imaging devices to deliver a one-off cost saving. Most MPS providers will centre the conversation around equipment—removing devices, redeploying units, or redirecting print jobs to centralised reprographic centres. At Lexmark, our focus is on pages, or more accurately, the pages that drive your daily business processes. Download this white paper to find out more. read more

XP's parting gift may be just what the PC industry needs

HP executives say that the coming demise of Windows XP may do what Windows 8 could not and boost PC sales significantly. read more

Some 35% of all respondents said a company's BYOD policy can sway their employment choices

The majority of mobile workers now use their own devices to do their work, according to research. read more

How Intel's 4th generation Core CPU impacts business buyers

Haswell - Intel's fourth generation of the incredibly successful Core CPU - is here. As vendors begin rolling out hardware to keep up with one another in the renewed specs and performance race, that age-old game that inevitably follows is about to start again. Will users buy equipment featuring the new CPUs? Will deals on third-generation Core equipment be enticing? And what's really in it for business users, anyway? read more

BlackBerry is making a significant comeback, but its stance on tablets and the future of the BlackBerry PlayBook could undo any progress it has made

Ever since BlackBerry first launched its PlayBook tablet back in April 2011, the company's tablet strategy has been flawed. read more

'They don't quite get it,' analyst says

When it comes to tablets, Microsoft and its OEMs don't know where they're going, an analyst said. read more

Dell says the thinner and lighter XPS 12 will have longer battery life of 9.5 hours

Dell has announced new PCs with Intel's latest fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell, including a thinner and lighter XPS 12 laptop-tablet hybrid, which will offer up to 9.5 hours of battery life. read more

Device can be used as a tablet or laptop

Dell has expanded its range of hybrid devices with the XPS 11, which can transform from tablet to laptop with the flip of a screen. read more