IT was announced this week that the ambulance service in London lost 71 emergency calls when the clocks changed back last October. The logged calls disappeared from the CTAK system which is their in house monitoring software.

The CTAK system was first installed in the early 90s and was due to be replaced by CommandPoint software but following a system crash the London ambulance service reverted back to CTAK.

There are now concerns that the next clock change will result in a similar incident occurring. This incident clearly highlights the importance of organisations running effective software which can cope with changes to temporal conditions and updates.

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Cisco is taking Microsoft to EU court in order to challenge the recent announcement of its take-over of the popular communications service Skype.

Cisco wants to ensure that the take-over won’t stop other providers from offering video services. They would like to see open standards similar to those used for mobile phones introduced.

Cisco offers its own video conferencing service called WebEx. Open standards for video services would potentially allow calls to be made between WebEx and Skype, as well as other services like Google Video.

This would be potentially a step forward in terms of intercommunication between businesses and consumers by allowing individuals to use any video platform they wish.

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The new app allows smartphone users to send to up to £300 to another person with just a few clicks. The recipient doesn’t need to own a smartphone but must register for the Barclay’s Pingit service within 24 hours or the cash will be reverted back to the sender.

Payments are sent via the Pingit app — by keying in the recipient’s phone number and specifying the amount you want to send. However, if you key in the wrong number accidently your transfer may end up with the wrong recipient. Barclays have made it clear that they are not responsible for money gifted in error but if you inform them as soon as possible they will ‘attempt’ to recover the funds.

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Twitter has admitted copying the address books of its users from smartphones and storing the information without users knowledge.  Twitter gained access to the address books when users clicked on the find friend’s app but failed to explicitly outline that the address book information would be stored for up to 18 months. This breaches the terms of app developer guidelines set out by Apple.

Our growing consumption of information and willingness to use simple methods to find friends who also use the platforms has left the boundaries of privacy blurred.  Being able to instantly share information with the world has also led to individuals sharing information without careful consideration of the consequences.

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School holiday entertainment has moved on considerably since the board game was introduced. Many children now prefer to play video games or surf the internet. The Game of Life, Battleship and Monolopy will soon be available as an iPad app. The question and answer game Trivial pursuit is already available on iPhones and iPads.

The app uses uniquely arranged capacitive plastic pads that allow the apps to identify what you’re holding. This allows the app to track the games developments as individuals play.

With this update board games could see a reinstatement as staple of family entertainment.

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 Microsoft is exploring a bridge between Lync, its enterprise IM, voice and video communications product, and Skype as part of its larger initiative to extend the Office platform.

Microsoft offers an on-premise version of Lync that has both a server and a client component, as well as a cloud-based version called Lync Online that has a subset of the functionality and is available as part of the Office 365 cloud collaboration and communication suite.

The integration should promote business communication with Skype and Microsoft already trusted business productivity tools.

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Google are now offering a beta version of the Chrome browser for Android phones. Previously Google had designed separate browsers for computers and phone devices.

 The chrome browser for Android offers the ability to display the same tabs on both your computer and phone simultaneously.   Autocomplete word search also works across both devices and bookmarks sync across devices automatically.

However this will only be available for phones and tablets running the ice-cream sandwich Android 4.0.

The Tech blog Engadget have released a video showcasing the new facility click the link to view this.

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BT say that by 2013 fibre optic broadband connections of up to 300 mbps will be available on demand. Currently there is an average of 7.6 Mbps in the U.K.

This should open up the market for high speed broadband to businesses and creates opportunities for improved connectivity and business continuity. The government wants 90% of UK businesses to be connected to super-fast broadband by 2015.

The new super-fast broadband should also alter the world of gaming, facilitating the current popularity for online gaming amongst peers.

The costs of installation will probably be fairly high however it is hoped the benefit will far out way this cost.

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The release has applications in educational and health service environments and ushers in the next stage of control and interaction with technology.

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The app, called Ldn Access, was designed after Mr Biddle found a lot of venues around London remained largely inaccessible to those with disabilities. He found there was also a lack of information when it came to actually locating suitable facilities within the city.

The app pinpoints the user’s current location and produces institutive icons and simple phrases, to help users find the facilities they need. The app has been designed for individuals with a variety of disabilities and dexterity problems.

Currently the app only works with Apple IOS devices but the developers hope to be able to reproduce the app for Android and Blackberry devices soon.

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