Many businesses mobile users may be delaying their purchase of the iPhone 4 until important issues have been resolved, it has been claimed.According to a survey by International Data Corporation (IDC), 66 per cent of current iPhone owners are delaying their purchase, partly as a result of antenna problems with the handsets.These have resulted in [...] CONTINUE

A small businesses organisation has insisted that the Royal Mail needs to improve its service if it wants to hold onto its customers.The Federation of Small Businesses has said that many of the problems highlighted two years ago have still not been addressed, with lost days, often caused by strikes, among the main concerns.Crucially, it [...] CONTINUE

Alternative sources of finance other than banks are available to small businesses, it has been claimed.Research by PayPoint has found that half of British workers are frustrated entrepreneurs, with the lack of funding one of the main reasons for not setting up a small business.Kathleen Hall, a writer for SmallBusiness.co.uk, expanded on the issue and [...] CONTINUE

Businesses have been reminded of the precautions they need to take when taking advantage of social networking.Microsoft recently confirmed that a new plug-in will be made available for Outlook, allowing users to capture Facebook status updates, photos and wall posts within their Outlook email.Rik Ferguson, solutions architect at Trend Micro, outlined some of the worries [...] CONTINUE

The government has confirmed that the target of universal broadband by 2012 is to be scrapped.Although the coalition government had previously signalled that it would continue to work towards the 2MB broadband, it has now claimed that there is not enough funding in place to achieve it.Instead, it has signalled that the broadband services should [...] CONTINUE

The need to tackle bullying in the workplace has once again been highlighted to businesses and organisations.A study by Reabur has found that 21 per cent of Brits feel ‘bullied’ by their boss at work, while another 28 per cent say they are being bullied by their peers.Emma Mamo, policy and campaigns manager at Mind, [...] CONTINUE

More mobile phone experts have come forward to suggest that further legislation is needed to protect consumers.A recent mystery shopping exercise by the Communications Consumer Panel found that 56 per cent of people buying a phone contract in-store did not receive accurate information about cancellation policies in the event of coverage problems.Andrew Lim, editor of [...] CONTINUE

Concerns have been expressed that businesses are not doing enough to get people with learning disabilities into work.Research by Turning Point has established that Nine out of ten people believe the learning-disabled still experience discrimination.Furthermore, a third of people think those with learning disabilities cannot work full time or live independently.Jewellery magnate Rosa Mockton explained [...] CONTINUE

Businesses have been told of the need to register a .co domain name in order to protect and develop their organisations.Hostway has begun taking pre-registrations for the domain, with general availability set for July 20th.According to a study by Penn, Schon and Berland, a global market research firm, 75 per cent of people associate .co [...] CONTINUE

Businesses have been told that a more structured work experience programme would benefit both them and their interns.The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has recently suggested that Employers should be forced to pay interns a minimum of £2.50 an hour to prevent exploitation.Dr. Tessa Stone, chief executive of national education charity BrightsideUNIAID, explained how [...] CONTINUE