BT Business Direct

Here at BT Business Direct, we’re fans of any technology that can help a business become more efficient, cut costs and boost staff happiness. Which is why, in the great iPad vs Android tablet debate, we don’t believe there will ever be a clear winner. Depending on the needs of the business, either platform could [...]

Back in July, we wrote a post about the influx of tablets coming to the market. And while there are plenty more excitements to come on that front, we wanted to take some time to look at the other portable must-have available – the smartphone. Apple is going from strength to strength, Windows Phones are [...]

While gadget-loving amateurs got a wealth of fun new innovations to play with at CES this year, an editor at Wired.com belittled this year’s CES somewhat as containing too few quality product developments and too many gimmicks, such as waterproof tablets. And sure, while the latest biggest, brightest TV might be a great development for [...]

2011 has been and gone, and it was a whirlwind year for technology. Google made a play in the social space, Amazon dipped its toe into the tablet market and Apple continued to dominate pretty much everything. It was the year of iPhone vs Android, with Apple suing various Android producers over numerous patent infringements. [...]

Last month, we wrote a post about how social networking on LinkedIn can help give small businesses a boost. Since our last post, LinkedIn has introduced the new iPhone and Android apps, which are faster, easier to use, and introduce a highly requested feature called Groups. LinkedIn has also revealed an HTML 5-enabled mobile website [...]

Google Android: This is one of the most popular operating systems for tablet, and while the official Android Market doesn’t host as many applications as Apple’s App Store, it is rapidly growing with new tablet specific applications. There are also third-party applications available for Android, with a number of effective office applications for business such [...]

Every year, the great and the good from Google gather at its web developer conference to discuss the latest developments in Google web applications. This year’s conference was full of tasty updates, including the announcement of some small but important improvements to its tablet software Android Honeycomb OS which is available on a number of [...]