ICT News and Updates

1. Windows 'Live' will soon be, er, dead 4/5/2012
2. End Violence Against Women questions online laws 30/4/2012
3. programme to improve organisations' digital capability 25/4/2012
4. Latest Mac malware an 'advanced persistent threat' 20/4//2012
5. Crimestoppers to add location tracking feature to its website 17/4/2012
6. Raspberry Pi ready for delivery 17/4/2012
7. How cloud computing can improve your charity's efficiency 11/4/2012
8. Facebook snaps up Instagram for $1bn 10/4/2012
9. Public Tenders public sector business site relaunched! 4/4/2012
10. UK digital divide still evident, says Ofcom 4/4/2012
11. SMBs heading for the cloud 4/4/2012
12. Facebook users covering up 2/4/2012
13. MissionFish UK makes grants to help charities fundraise online 22/3/2012
14. Sony's U+ app and Youthnet brings microvolunteering 21/3/2012
15. US advising UK on cyber threat 20/3/2012
16. Tech firms will not hire if they dislike your social media profile 20/3/2012
17. Internet breeding 'cyberchondriacs' 20/3/2012
18. Spending Cuts Force More On Technology 9/9/2012
19. Apprenticeships an important route to the IT profession 9/3/2012
20. UK smartphone users in the majority 7/3/2012
21. Call for Digital Champions across the EU 28/2/2012
22. Doctors could one day be writing smartphone prescriptions 13/2/2012
23. Windows 8 expected to debut at MWC 13/2/2012
24. Security fears persist, but Cloud still surging ahead 6/2/2012
25. Co-operative reaffirms commitment to charity credit cards 6/2/2012
26. oF launches new website 6/2/2012
27. Who gives a tweet, researchers ask 6/2/2012
28. Digital stalking: a guide to technology risks for victims 3/2/2012
29. Twitter develops cultural nuance 1/2/2012
30. Used car site offers £10k car and £2,500 charity donation 31/1/2012
31. ICT leading the way in putting user first - Cabinet Office 24/1/2012
32. Sport Relief 2012 announces its technology partners 20/1/2012
33. Charities at risk of cyber attacks 17/1/2012
34. Cloud software future of security online, says expert 17/1/2012
35. MuchLoved in memoriam site offers Facebook app 16/1/2012
36. Sky to offer 'augmented' TV viewing 16/1/2012
37. Incredible Things That Happen Every 60 Seconds On The Internet 16/1/2012
38. IBM predicts the future of technology 16/1/2012
39. Online services for civil society organisations 13/1/2012
40. XP still top OS, but Windows 7 hot on its trail 13/1/2012
41. Google Android devices 'saw 42m activations in December' 11/1/2012
42. Apple Siri 'doubles data usage' 6/1/2012
43. Waitrose extends Community Matters to online shopping 4/1/2012
44. Microsoft releases emergency patch 4/1/2012
45. Hillingdon looks to £3m savings from Google Apps 3/1/2012
46. NHS computer firm in £1bn writedown 21/12/2011
47. Amazon Kindle sees bumper Christmas sales 21/12/2011
48. Hillingdon Council goes Google 21/12/2011
49. New mobile website makes donating safer this Christmas 20/12/2011
50. Angry Birds launches new fundraising game 20/12/2011
51. IT professionals positive about 2012, survey finds 20/12/2011
52. Sainbury's signs BT deal to improve broadband 20/12/2011
53. Software development is migrating to the cloud 20/12/2011
54. Twitter gets $300m Saudi investment 19/12/2011
55. New mobile website makes donating safer this Christmas 16/12/2011
56. CTXchange offers Flip video cameras to charities 16/12/2011
57. Britain 'is nation of online shoppers' 16/12/2011
58. BBC launches iPlayer app for iPhone 13/12/2/011/
59. Is the government doing digital by default right? 12/12/2011
60. Twitter charity song an instant hit 12/12/2011
61. Big Give postpones match challenge after site crash 12/12/2011
62. Website launched to clarify jargon around impact measurement 12/12/2011
63. Digital Outreach grants scheme: Guidelines for applicants 8/12/2011
64. Twitter charity song an instant hit 7/12/2011
65. Yahoo Instant Messenger security risk exposed 6/12/2011
66. Almost half offline population lives in social housing 6/12/2011
67. Facebook announces expansion plans6/12/2011
68. Elderly less lonely if plugged in to internet. 6/12/2011
69. Facebook flotation 'could be valued at $100bn'  1/12/2011
70. Video conferencing in the cloud from BT 25/11/2011
71. Lasa European Not for Profit Technology Conference 2011 24/11/2011
72. eAccessibility site aims for feedback from disabled ICT users 24/11/2011
73. Facebook phone 'to be released next year' 24/11/2011
74. Samaritans stays connected with smartphones 24/11/2011
75. Interactive Facebook video app signals new age of fundraising 24/11/2011
76. Digital TV Swicthover Help Scheme 23/11/2011
77. Microsoft launches Skype-Facebook integration 22/11/2011
78. Four million disabled people not getting advantage of the Web 21/11/2011
79. Digital divide drops by 300,000 in three months 21/11/2011
80. Brits at risk of being 'accidental outlaws' online 21/11/2011
81. A new approach to police ICT 15/11/2011
82. Anti-malware advice offered by McAfee 15//11/2011
83. Website rewards charitable activities with redeemable dots 15/11/2011
84. Twitter donors worth the most on social media 14/11/2011
85. Children in Need launches Facebook app  14/11/2011
86. About CTX 11/11/2011
87. Smart phone users warned of scam apps 11/11/2011
88. NHS Direct app hits million user milestone 11/11/2011
89. Philanthropy is about more than giving 11/11/2011
90. Institute launches fundraising videos 11/11/2011
91. How digital media can transform charities' reach 10/11/2011
92. Silver surfers 'adopting technology' 10/11/2011
93. Save the Children leads the way on Google+ 10/11/2011
94. 'Sink the Pirate Bay', BT told 9/1/2011
95. New Windows phones go on sale 9/11/2011

96. Wikimedia UK granted charity status  7/11/2011

97. Mobile operator should not profit from spectrum sale 7/11/2011
98. Ofcom map reveals state of UK's networks 7/11/2011
99. Computer Aid launches Best Practice Guide to IT Disposal! 7/11/2011
100. Digital Campaign of the Week 7/11/2011
101. UK Youth Parliment Website 7/11/2011
102. Open Source Procurement Toolkit 7/11/2011
103. Online government services – don’t get conned 4/11/2011
104. How Diverse are Social Networks? 4/11/2011
105. BT to rollout superfast broadband 'sooner than planned' 2/11/2011
106. Multi-screen users move towards tablets 1/11/2011
107. HP to keep PC division 1/11/2011
108. Google Street View to head indoors 1/11/2011
109. Patients being talked about on Facebook 1/11/2011
110. Citizens Advice and Google launch campaign on internet safety  30/10/2011
111. Government ICT Strategy - Strategic Implementation Plan 27/10/2011
112. Give an Hour to help someone get online 27/10/2011
113. Using the web for better health 25/20/2011
114. Extra hour should be spent bridging the digital divide 25/10/2011
115. Google+ users upload 3.4 billion images 25/10/2011
116. EC promises superfast broadband 25/10/2011
117. Netflix to launch in UK and Ireland 25/10/2011
118. Google teams up with Citizens Advice Bureau 21/10/2011
119. charity trustees to become familiar with IT systems 21/10/2011
120. SlideRocket joins Charity Technology Trust’s CTXchange  17/10/2011
121. Parents’ website will ease media complaints 17/10/2011
122. Third Sector Knowledge Portal is backed by BIG funding 17/10/2011
123. Charities need to embrace mobile technology 17/10/2011
124. Email and text triumph over Facebook and Twitter in Town Halls 17/10/2011
125. Dell invests in new Cloud-friendly data centre 17/10/2011
126. iPhone 4S goes on sale worldwide 17/10/2011
127. Microsoft completes acquisition of Skype17/10/2011
128. Computer Aid produces e-waste guide 14/10/2011 
129. Beverley De-Gale recognised for ACLT campaign 14/10/2011
130. Research In Motion completes deal to buy software developer 13/10/2011
131. Adobe Systems to sell software online 13/10/2011
132. BCS News- BlackBerry crash 13/10/2011
133. Government Cloud (G-Cloud) 7/10/2011
134. Shares in Yahoo! Surge amid Microsoft rumours 7/10/2011
135. Xbox to 'revolutionise' TV service 7/10/2011
136. Twotto, Twitter lotto, aims to raise thousands for charity 6/10/2011
137. ITV1 fundraising spectacular asks viewers to ‘Text Santa’ 6/10/2011
138. Google announces new data centre in Ireland 6/10/2011
139. UK only fifth in world IT competitive league table? 4/10/2011
140. Twitter and Facebook is a two-way street. 4/10/2011
141. Android 'dominates' UK smartphone market 4/10/2011
142. Facebook in Europe and US privacy probes 4/10/2011
143. London to lay on free Wi-Fi during the Olympics, reports say 30/9/2011
144. Fancy a challenge? Help older people stay keep connected 28/9/2011
145. London to bid for own internet domain name 28/9/2011
146. Grant-making Omidyar Network sets up office in London 19/9/2011
147. Vodafone and JustGiving extend their free text donation 05/9/2011
148. VSO invests in ICT to help trim admin costs by a third 05/9/2011
149. Have you stepped up your advertising? 05/9/2011
150. one in 10 see no point in Web 02/9/2011
151. Lose paper, go green 02/9/2011
152. Charities plan collaboration group for software development 24/8/2011
153. Home Secretary all-of-a-Twitter over riots 24/8/2011
154. Businesses' social media use 18/8/2011
155. Lasa European Not for Profit Technology Conference 2011 18/8/2011
156. Social media driving smartphones 16/8/2011
157. Cloud computing's benefits 12/8/2011
158. Police to switch to cloud 12/8/2011
159. Eduserv extends Adobe discount to all charities 12/8/2011
160. Windows 7 to be no 1 OS 12/8/2011
161. YouTube love on the up 11/8/2011
162. e-petitions – create and sign petitions online 10/8/2011
163. Staff trapped as looters cause £30k damage to Age UK Croydon 9/8/2011
164. Essential maintenance on Charity Commission website 8/8/2011
165. Updates to the Microsoft Software Donation Programme 8/8/2011
166. VoIP - flexible and accessible 8/8/2011
167. Tearfund to engage young people with 'gamification' app 5/8/2011
168. The great British smartphone addiction 5/8/2011
169. Media and design transformed by broadband 5/8/2011
170. Institute of Fundraising updates code to take account of text 3/8/2011
171. Big Society or "Big Con"? [Update] 3/8/2011
172. Share first Disney memories on Facebook to raise £1m for GOSH 2/8/2011
173. British brain drain 1/8/2011
174. Tablets and smartphones leapfrog PCs 1/8/2011
175. Microsoft offers more free products to charities 29/7/2011
176. ISPs still punting moody connectivity speeds - Ofcom 28/7/2011
177. Student launches IT volunteering service 28/7/2011
178. Nominet Trust offers £500,000 for community IT projects 27/7/2011
179. Legal Eyes: The new law regarding websites and cookies27/7/2011
180. Grassroots organisations offered £5k to close digital divide 27/7/2011
181. Cloud could be big factor in move to Green IT - study  27/7/2011
182. Anti-virus software can't keep up 25/11/2011
183. Everyclick raises £2 million for UK charities 25/7/2011
184. No website, non-starter 25/7/2011
185. CBI: Public sector has become “more risk-averse” to IT 25/7/2011
186. Internet access via smartphones 20/11/2011
187. HealthVault an alternative to flat-lining Google Health 20/7/2011
188. SMEs, do you tweet? 20/7/2011 
189. IT mentoring can shape careers 20/7/2011
190. Women & Software Libre 20/7/2011
191. MuchLoved website offers free guidance on in memoriam giving 15/7/2011
192. Citrix donates online meeting services through CTXchange 15/7/2011 
193. Government digital activity encouraged in public services 14/7/2011
194. Introducing the Government Digital Service14/7/2011
195. Hospitals' websites lack usability 13/7/2011 
196. Floodgates: Born digital? Die crumbly, more like 12/7/2011
197. Dispatch Box: Public sector mobility becomes a reality 12/7/2011
198. Vodafone Foundation creates £100,000 Grahame Maher Award 11/7/2011 
199. Donate electrical goods to BHF and get 5 per cent off in Currys and PC World 11/7/2011
200. Marketing: charities make the most of their Facebook friends 11/7/2011
201. 24-7 NHS via video 11/7/2011
202. Shortmail - 500 words or less 8/7/2011
203. Social media not on the asset management agenda 7/7/2011
204. Free Tool for Voluntary Organisations 7/7/2011 
205. Vodafone's JustTextGiving signs up over 9,000 charities 7/7/2011
206. Social media: Engage or miss out 5/7/2011
207. Bright One launches BrightWorks microvolunteering app 4/7/2011
208. 500 charities sign up to online fundraising platform 29/6/2011 
209. JustTextGiving video competition offers £500 prize to charities 28/6/2011
210. SMEs told to recycle IT 27/6/2011
211. Don't respond if you aren't sure 27/6/2011 
212. Cable&Wireless offers funding for technology projects 15/6/2011 
213. BT competition for PTAs offers £4000 for IT 15/6/2011 
214. FluidSurveys joins CTT’s Technology donation programme 6/6/2011
215. Volunteering apps aim to engage young people 6/6/2011 
216. Commission to look at Facebook-style app to link local charities 1/6/2011
217. Voluntary and Community Sector ICT Update 25/5/2011 
218. Microsoft Launches £95 Computers for the Charity Sector 18/5/2011
219. Media Trust opens small grassroots grants for digital inclusion 17/5/2011 
220. Big Lottery Fund to move to online applications for funding 16/5/2011 
221. New fund for music education in London 13/5/2011 
222. Vodafone and JustGiving launch free text donation service 9/5/2011 
223. 1st UK Technology4Good Awards 12/4/2011
224. Free communication training with Deaf People 12/4/2011
225. Orange launches Do Some Good volunteering app 7/4/2011
226. Spending cuts hamper technology use by small groups 4/4/2011 
227. Google for Nonprofits coming to the UK22/3/2011 
228. Funders consider how to improve charities use of technology 9/3/2011
229. BT Community Connections Award Scheme 15/12/2010 
230. Digital by Default Proposed for Government Services6/12/2010 

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