Research in Motion is investigating claims that hackers have 'rooted' its Playbook tablet
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Fusion-io Claims Ability To Process World Debt
Fusion-io showed how its solid state drives could handle a world of credit card transactions on a single server
Microsoft Windows Phone Share Slips Again
There is no sign of any recovery yet for Microsoft in Q3 smartphone market share stats from Nielsen
STEC Extends Data Centre SSD Range
STEC has expanded its solid-state drive range aimed at enterprises deploying heavy-duty workloads
SkyDrive Update Continues Microsoft’s Cloud Push
Microsoft has revamped its document sharing service SkyDrive as it pushes further into the consumer cloud
EC Forms Online Child Protection Coalition
The EC has formed a coalition of 28 leading tech and media companies to improve children's online safety
Ofcom Warns Operators Over Delayed 4G Auction
The head of Ofcom issued a blunt warning to Britain's mobile operators to stop delaying the 4G auction
Sooner Or Later Chrome OS Is Doomed
With Google trimming dead wood, the axe might fall on Chrome OS. Clint Boulton asks: is it doomed or just ahead of its time?
Vodafone Launches Child Protection Mobile App
Vodafone Guardian app will allow parents to manage their children's smartphone use
British Newspaper Archive Goes Digital
The British Library has made millions of local and national newspaper pages searchable online
Adobe Buys Efficient Frontier For Digital Marketing
Adobe Systems' focus on digital marketing and advertising space leads to Efficient Frontier acquisition
GCHQ Devises Code-Cracker Game To Recruit Spies
Intelligence agency GCHQ has gone to social media with a code-breaking challenge for would-be spies
British Apple Worker Sacked For Facebook Posts
An Apple Store employee who ranted on Facebook about his job has lost his claim of unfair dismissal
WikiLeaks Launches Anti-Surveillance Campaign
Commercial firms are watching every move, says WikiLeaks' Spy Files campaign
Duqu Attackers Wiped Traces Off Linux C&C Servers
Kaspersky Lab's Duqu Trojan analysis shows CentOS Linux servers were used for command-and-control
Lenovo Overtakes Dell In PC Shipments – HP Next?
Lenovo is closing in on HP and has passed Dell in global PC shipments, according to an IHS report
Mobile “Big Brother” Carrier IQ Busted
Carrier IQ software logs every stroke on Android, RIM and Nokia phones, and says it's for your own good
Salesforce Adds Social Marketing To User Options
Salesforce's Social Marketing Cloud uses its Radian6 assets to track and improve company profiles
HP: 50 Zettabytes Of Data Created Each Year By 2020
As data explodes HP Labs is showing some ideas on how businesses can cope with it
Silk Browser Guards Privacy Amazon Tells Congress
Amazon confirms non- track Kindle Fire policy despite routing browser traffic through cloud servers
HP Announces Two New Deduplication Products
HP launches a new wave of dedupe tech to help businesses slim down their storage
Telehouse London Totally Switches To Green Power
Telehouse has sourced 100 percent sustainable electricity for its Docklands data centre hosting site
Sensewhere’s ‘Crowdsourced’ Indoor Nav App
Sensewhere has launched a self-correcting global positioning system (GPS) – that works indoors
Microsoft Preps Office Suite For Apple iPad
Microsoft is reportedly developing a version of its Office suite for the iPad, said to arrive in 2012
Fake AntiVirus Mimics Real AV Products: Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab says it is increasingly difficult to tell fake antivirus products from real antivirus software
Enterprise Takeup Of Mobile Comms On The Rise
More and more enterprises are ditching desk-based phones in favour of mobile-only comms
NetWars Tests Security Pros in Real-World Scenarios
the NetWars challenge will put the UK's best cyber security professionals go head to head
Microsoft Shows Win Phone 7 On iPhone, Android
Microsoft has demonstrated Windows Phone 7 in action – on iPhone and Android devices
Rohm’s 30Gbps Processor Works In THz Band
A processor is being developed in Japan that will penetrate skin and paper at speeds up to 30Gbps
Flywheel Power Looks For A New Spin
Batteries only last a few years and contain noxious chemicals, says Active Power