Gaming: Everything But The Girl
Tom Bennett reports from Gamers heaven.
BT digital archives to celebrate UK’s telecoms heritage
A £1 million project to digitise BT’s historical collection of photos and documents is set to bring 165 years of UK telecoms heritage to the public’s fingertips today
Psychology conference to focus on online matters
A conference investigating the issues surrounding social networking on the internet is to be hosted by the University of Wolverhampton.
E-tailing success story for Birmingham on-line retailer
WAE+ has been named the second fastest-growing e-tailer in Europe by Internet Retailer in its annual report on European on-line retailers.
Assistive Control celebrates 15 years helping disabled people live independently
Helping people with disabilities to live more independently is ensuring one Malvern company is celebrating its milestone birthday in style.
Uni’s new digital tech lab puts latest gadgetry at firms’ fingertips
A new digital lab based at Coventry University’s Technology Park is offering help to West Midlands SMEs to integrate the latest technologies into their business and boost productivity.
Social management dashboard launched as UK rival to HootSuite
Innovation Birmingham Campus-based SocialSignIn has created an advanced social management dashboard to directly compete with HootSuite.
Student signs up to cyber-crime role
A University of Wolverhampton student has been appointed to a national body focused on tackling cyber-crime.
Droplet signs up Chiltern Railways and Airparks to mark London launch
Birmingham-based technology business Droplet marked its London launch in style by announcing it has sealed the backing of two major retailers.
London launch for Birmingham’s Droplet
After a successful Beta trial in Birmingham, homegrown mobile payments platform Droplet is celebrating its London launch with an event at the Apple Store
Birmingham Science Park leads on Smart Cities agenda with installation of 2Gbit/s broadband
In a move to enhance Birmingham’s Smart City credentials, Birmingham Science Park Aston is investing in infrastructure to increase its broadband connectivity 10-fold
New technology centre to open
A new state-of-the-art centre showcasing the latest technology to enable businesses to enhance their competitiveness is set to be launched at Wolves Uni
Online boom helps Lee Longlands boost festive sales
New e-commerce website has seen Lee Longlands buck the winter gloom and post an impressive 6.1% increase on like-for-like sales this quarter.
Investment drives up sales for PCB maker
A £200,000 investment drive has seen a Warwick-based PCB assembly specialist secure its best ever year, with sales up 35% and five new jobs created.
Appy start for graduate company
A group of University of Wolverhampton graduates who formed their own company thanks to help from a business start-up project have launched their first app.
Christmas comes early for South African schools thanks to The International School
The International School and Community College, East Birmingham, generously donated their entire stock of redundant IT equipment to schools in South Africa this month.
Will you send Christmas texts rather than cards this year?
Twenty years after the first text message, more than half of people prefer to text their friends rather than phone or meet in person
£25k prize to be awarded to an indie games developer at Birmingham Science Park’s LAUNCH Conference
Birmingham Science Park’s LAUNCH Conference will see a digital gaming company awarded £25,000, plus the opportunity to develop its winning concept for PlayStation Mobile in conjunction with Sony.
Soshi Games secures deal with Raw Power Management
Birmingham Science Park-based Soshi Games has completed a deal with Raw Power Management to feature two of its Kerrang! Award-winning bands in Music Festivals Game on Facebook.
Computer games can be good for your health
A two-day conference, taking place in Amsterdam next month, will bring together world leaders in serious games development and healthcare
Interactive game developer seeks investment
Birmingham Science Park-based interactive game developer seeks investment after receiving red carpet treatment at top North American film festivals
Bridge takes a different Vu to its corporate website
A leading Coventry communications company has reaffirmed its stance as a digital pioneer with the help of mobile web experts Digi-Vu.
Business Birmingham asks digital businesses to experience 2DigitalDays
Business Birmingham is inviting leading UK and international digital companies to experience the region’s thriving industry for themselves, by taking part in showcase event ‘2DigitalDays’.
eMonocot being created in Birmingham Science Park
Birmingham Science Park-based digital agency Class Creative has secured a high profile contract to design the brand and website for ‘eMonocot’
Birmingham Science Park’s iCentrum building to become a Cisco ‘living lab’ showcase for collaborative technology
An international ‘living lab’ showcase for state-of-the-art collaborative technologies will be created by global network and communications giant Cisco at Birmingham Science Park
Scout7 acquires ownership of Xeatre.tv to create professional football’s global leader for scouting and recruitment
Birmingham Science Park-based Scout7 has acquired Open Source Factory – the developer of Xeatre.tv – for circa €1 million.
Apprentice finalist Nick Holzherr secures venture capital funding for Whisk online food shopping app
Nick Holzherr, finalist on BBC1’s The Apprentice this year, has secured a £170,000 investment for Whisk, the online shopping business pitched to Lord Sugar.
Jobs boost for Birmingham
Games developer and publisher Codemasters is to create more than 100 new jobs across the Midlands
High Streets change in the Midlands
The electronic age has certainly had a big impact on the traditional high street and none more so than in Coventry
Police back Internet Safety Day
Do you know what your children are doing online?