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Microsoft launches Office Mobile for iPhone, surprising industry experts. A bold move or just a teaser for iPad users?.

Cloud computing promises to tackles two hitherto irreconcilable IT challenges: the need to reduce costs and the need to boost innovation.

Predicting and reducing churn, promoting loyalty, upselling and cross-selling offers, and personalising services are all key areas where telcos can le.

Business leaders need to respond and adapt now to this change in employee behaviour, rather than being steamrollered by it.

Apple launches iOS 7, featuring a dramatic redesign poised to polarise users with its unrecognisable new interface.

Aussie CIOs keep ICT in-house, defying trends towards outsourcing, reveals Ovum. 74% of ICT activities are managed internally, despite cloud's rise.

Ovum suggests Samsung's Galaxy S4 might pack more features than users can handle, questioning the tech giant's future innovation path.

Digital consumers around the world are starting to tire of their personal data being collected across the internet.

Social networking site beats Wall Street estimates during Q4 and 2012 results, showing growth in mobile revenue.

Sentiment surrounding Big Data vendors remained positive last year, despite sceptics' suggestions the subject had been 'over-hyped'.

In 2013, data will become the 'new oil' in cloud computing, spurring innovation and transforming tech ecosystems, Ovum predicts.

Mobile BI ushers in a new era of on-the-go business intelligence, as firms adapt to the demands of a 'connected' world, Ovum reports.

Mobile banking to hit over 1B users by 2017, doubling since 2012, amid a surge in demand and tech availability, Juniper Research finds.

In 2013, businesses risk losing out if they don't adapt to the always-on culture driven by smart devices and social media, says Ovum.

Smartphones shipped globally will reach figures of 1.7 billion by 2017 with emerging markets seeing particularly strong growth according to latest findings.

Only 2% of businesses surveyed plan to move customer service centres offshore due to concerns about quality and stability, says report.

CIOs are wary of adopting 'immature' desktop virtualisation tech amid market confusion and security concerns, a report reveals.

Microsoft's integration of Skype with Office 365 aims to bolster cloud suite communications, promising seamless connection for businesses.

Independent analyst Ovum forecasts Asia-Pacific business software market to soar to USD $46bn this year, driven by mobile tech and cloud computing.

A recent spate of cyber attacks, including on the International Monetary Fund, have brought to light the high stakes involved iin online security.