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Apple changes terms and conditions

Following discussions with the Office of Fair Trading, Apple has agreed to make changes to its terms and conditions involved when users buy its...

By Jennifer Scott, 27 Nov 2009 at 17:15

Public Sector/News

Mobile merger

OFT calls for UK investigation into mobile merger

The Office of Fair Trading has called on Europe to allow it to investigate the merger between T-Mobile and Orange, as it fears it could damage...

By Jennifer Scott, 3 Feb 2010 at 11:41

Public Sector/News

cybercrime

Government throws millions at tackling online fraud

The Office of Fair Trading will receive £4.3 million to try to root out fraudulent e-traders.

By Richard Thurston, 15 Feb 2010 at 16:18

Security/News

Website

OFT closes 19 unlicensed loan websites

A range of websites claiming to offer loans are shut down by the OFT.

By Tom Brewster, 8 Apr 2011 at 17:33

Public Sector/News

online watcher

OFT says behavioural advertisers can regulate themselves

But just in case, it plans to work with the ICO to figure out how best to enforce the rules.

By Nicole Kobie, 25 May 2010 at 15:52

Networking/News

Internet users have 'trust issues' about shopping online

More than half of the people who don't shop online lack trust or are worried about keeping their data safe.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 11 May 2009 at 12:43

Networking/News

Becta takes Microsoft battle to the EC

The European Commission has been asked to probe the computer technology company over its schools deal.

By Ash Dosanjh, 13 May 2008 at 17:21

Desktop Software/News

Sponsored tweets

Office of Fair Trading calls for sponsored tweets to be disclosed

It must be made clear when tweets or blogs are sponsored so as not to mislead consumers, rules the OFT.

By Jennifer Scott, 14 Dec 2010 at 12:06

Public Sector/News

Credit ads breaking Facebook rules

Social networks ads offering credit and loans pop up regularly, but many of them break OFT guidelines.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 12 May 2008 at 12:18

Networking/News

IDF 2007: Q&A: The state of WiMAX

WiMAX will be an option on Menlow UMPC systems and Montevina Centrino notebooks next year and Intel is investing with KDDI in a bid to roll out...

By Mary Branscombe in San Francisco, 21 Sep 2007 at 15:13

Mobile/Analysis & Insight

The Ribbon and Track Changes in Microsoft Word 2011 for Mac

Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac - Word 2011 review

Almost every Mac user needs a word processing program, but should they choose Microsoft Word 2011? Read our review to find out.

By Alan Lu, 22 Oct 2010 at 23:06

Desktop Software/Reviews

Microsoft looks to open source for Office

Microsoft follows up pledge to "open up" with a deal with open source company Sourcesense.

By Stuart Turton, 26 Mar 2008 at 11:39

Networking/News

Week in review: Bendy phones, Government stupidity and Happy Birthday Herman

A busy week as we see Nokia's phone of the future, Home Office data is found hidden within a second-hand laptop and ATM's are looking vulnerable....

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 29 Feb 2008 at 12:28

Networking/News

Privacy Impact Assessment takes action on awareness

The Information Commissioner's Office is responding to the lack data privacy awareness, encouraging organisations to be proactive in safeguarding...

By Miya Knights, 11 Dec 2007 at 17:03

Networking/News

IT PRO Podcast: Intel Developer Forum news roundup

Our first podcast for 2008, we discuss the announcements from Intel's developer event in China, mobile phone news from Las Vegas, computer museum...

By IT PRO Staff, 4 Apr 2008 at 16:55

Networking/News

Hotmail founder launches Live Documents

Live Documents brings office applications to the web and, according to its creators, "does for documents what Hotmail did for email."

By Simon Aughton, 23 Nov 2007 at 14:37

Networking/News

Brother DCP-8085DN review: multi-function laser printer

Brother reaches a consistently high standard for its office printers. Can it keep it up with this new multi-function, duplex capable laser?

By Kat Orphanides, 9 Jun 2009 at 00:01

Desktop Software/Reviews

Police computer to link up with missing phone register

The Home Office has announced funding of £250,000 for a scheme to link Police systems with the National Mobile Phone Register.

By Jennifer Scott, 18 Mar 2009 at 13:19

Mobile/News

Microsoft's last chance for OOXML standard approval

Microsoft's efforts to gain standard approval for its Office Open XML (OOXML) format is about to come to a close. We examine what the International...

By Richard Hillesley, 29 Mar 2008 at 12:59

Strategy/Analysis & Insight

Double standards for Microsoft and OOXML

Microsoft has failed in its attempt to fast track OOXML as a second international standard for office applications. Two into one won't go, yet...

By by Richard Hillesley, 5 Sep 2007 at 19:54

Strategy/Analysis & Insight

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