August 6, 2015 - Silicon UK

Cloud

UK Public Sector Is Falling For The Public Cloud

Majority of public sector organisations use public cloud services, even if not officially signed off by IT department

Bitdefender study reveals criminals are sending out Windows 10 upgrade emails to disguise CTB Locker ransomware

Alternative Office suite bundles Windows 10 support, improved source code, and 'cleaner' user interface

Cloud

Mirantis' OpenStack distribution will now work with Kubernetes, with the help of CoreOS Kubernetes 1.0 commercial platform

Bitdefender’s Catalin Cosoi share his tips on how to set up Windows 10 to ensure you stay safe online

BT Global Services extends relationship with the European Commission with second contract win of 2015

Cloud

Gartner predicts that cloud personal assistants like Cortana and Siri could cause security headaches for digital managers as lines become blurred

It’s not just TouchID that’s at risk from hackers looking for personal data, Black Hat researchers find

Motorola Solutions says investment will aid development of smart public safety technology and is vindication of its strategy

Better coverage boosts 4G adoption, but Ofcom says lack of unlimited data and reliability issues mean many still rely on fixed broadband

M2M

Austin-based drone discovers details of 1,600 IoT devices in just a few neighbourhoods

Cloud

Apple and IBM love-in continues with new service offering easy Mac deployment to companies

Smartphones and tablets will be among the first to benefit from incremental updates to Android

Intel's i5-6600K and i7-6700K can be overclocked by the dedicated PC gamer and promise 10 percent performance hike compared to one-year-old PC

Ofcom says Brits are using more online services as smartphone apps , 4G coverage and photography help touchscreen overtake keyboard and mouse

Coaches can now use data packed iPads to help players during WTA tennis matches