Android will replace iOS as the most important platform for business Android looks set to replace Apple’s iOS in terms of importance to business within the next 12 months, according to research published today. However, despite a clear vie for ultimate supremacy between these two platforms neither should be excluded when looking to develop apps for your business.

Windows 7 and Microsoft Office is coming to iPads Apple iPad users will be soon be able to run a Windows 7 desktop and Microsoft Office apps on their tablets, thanks to new software from the California-based OnLive.

The Google Homepage Redesign Explained Google has unveiled a new look for its homepage in what is being described as one of the firms 'biggest changes to date of its homepage'. The revamp, which has been rolled out to a few selected users, has been designed to showcase all of Google's other products to users – without having taking up too much of the homepage.

Google Wallet & paying for goods with your phone is coming to the UK Google Wallet -- the system that lets you pay for goods and services by tapping your phone on a reader -- could well arrive in the UK before this summer's Olympics.

Apps that make your iPad work like a laptop You've taken the plunge and invested in an iPad. Like millions of others, you love it. It's light and has an amazing 10-hour charge. Use it with a wireless Bluetooth keyboard and cover such as the popular eKit or TeckNet models, and you can type just as fast as ever. So, is it possible to ditch your laptop altogether for business trips or even work itself?

Death of the Email One hundred and seven trillion emails were sent in 2010, which equates to 55,000 emails per each active account.

Business leaders say the Cloud will assist economic recovery with an explosion of entrepreneurship

Prepare your website without Flash as Adobe abandons Mobile Flash News that Adobe has ended support of its widespread Mobile Flash technology, which allows the viewing of around a quarter of small business websites from mobile and tablet devices in the UK, could cost SMEs a total of £500 million as their websites become obsolete to a significant percentage of web users.

BlackBerry outage might have been a PR car crash, but it may have helped improve road safety At least there was an upside to the BlackBerry service outage - apparently drivers in some parts of the Middle East fond of using their phones while driving were, for the three days of the service outage, able to concentrate on the road instead of the content of a smart phone message, resulting in a dramatic reduction in traffic accidents. A recent survey suggests the same might be the case in the UK.

BlackBerry users offered $100 of apps free as apology for recent blackout Research In Motion, the company behind BlackBerry, have announced that a selection of premium apps worth a total value of more than US $100 will be offered free of charge to subscribers as an expression of appreciation for their patience during the service problems which affected all UK users for three days last week.

Essex students show off their app development talents Students at West Hatch High School, Chigwell Essex, have designed a mobile phone App for the London 2012 Olympics.

‘Boycott hotel Wi-Fi,’ says leading UK technology editor David Rowan, editor of Wired UK has called for a boycott of hotel Wi-Fi against ‘rip-off’ service charges. In yesterday’s seminar at ABTA’s Travel Convention, Rowan called on hotels to abolish dated internet fee structures and offer basic internet as standard, charging only for higher connection speeds.

Salesforce.com announces launch of new discussion forum and information resource for small business Salesforce.com has announced the launch of www.thefutureofsmallbusiness.co.uk, a new community, which focuses its research, insight and discussion on how small businesses can utilise social, mobile and open cloud computing technologies to become a social enterprise.

Virgin Media launches cloud for business For more than two decades the Virgin brand has been associated with going through clouds, but today Virgin Media Business announced a new venture which is set to create their own and shake up the IT cloud market for business.

Wi-Fi bandwidth theft still rife It may be wrong and it’s certainly illegal but one in two Wi-Fi users in the UK still access someone else’s wireless Internet network without permission, according to a new survey.

How a ‘use your own phone’ policy can actually cost a fortune New research has revealed that nearly 80 per cent of large organisations are considering a 'Bring Your Own Device' policy as with the explosion of the iPhone and other smart devices, many cost-conscious organisations have thought “why not just let employees bring their own phones to work?”

Skype launches iPad-optimised app Skype has announced the release of its Skype for iPad app giving users the ability to make and/or receive free Skype-to-Skype video calls from their iPad over WiFi or 3G.

Third of small businesses do not shut down computers at night UK small businesses could be spending an extra £30.8 million every day1 by leaving computers on standby, according to new research from energy company E.ON.

VOIP telephony service for iPad users launched One of the UKs leading VOIP providers Coms plc has today launched a VoIP telephone service that enables Apple iPad users to make and receive telephone calls over their internet connection.

Leading mobile phone operators join forces to develop 'wave & pay' T-Mobile and Orange are joining forces with Vodafone and O2 to develop a "wave and pay" system on network handsets.