An alarming growth of mobile malware threats in 2010 will continue throughout this year, predicts McAfee
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Judge Accuses ACS:Law Of Dodging Public Scrutiny
The Patents County Court won't let ACS:Law wriggle out of the controversy it has created
ICO Hits Two Councils With £150,000 Fine
Two councils have been hit with hefty fines for losing unencrypted laptops containing sensitive personal data
IPv6: Leave It To Service Providers
The world may be running out of IPv4, but the sky is not falling, and carriers can handle the problems, says Colt's Nicolas Fischbach
NHS Commits To Green IT, Despite Chaos
Green IT will be needed in the NHS' plans for Sustainable Health, if the NHS survives a government reorganisation
Safer Internet Day Highlights Gaming Risks
Safer Internet Day 2011 urges young web users to be resposible citizens in the digital world
Microsoft To Create 1,000 London Apprenticeships
Young unemployed people will become tech support apprentices at Microsoft, says Boris Johnson
Google Executive Helped Spark Egypt Protests
Google's head of marketing for the Middle East helped run a Facebook page used by Egyptian protesters
Government Misses IT Reforms Deadline
The UK government has failed to implement most of its IT reform plans by the January 2011 deadline
Oracle Cloud Storage File System Automates Data Management
Oracle Cloud FS is intended to institute storage pooling across files, middleware and applications in a cloud
Assange Faces Court, Anonymous Defaces “FBI Snitch”
As WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces possible extradition, his supporters attacked an FBI informer online
Intel Resumes Chipset Shipments For Some Systems
Intel has resumed shipping chipsets that contain a design flaw, but only for PC configurations that aren't affected
Sophos Set To Launch Mobile Protection Platform
Sophos' Social Mobile Control will allow organisations to apply security policies to mobile devices
Google’s Schmidt Looks For Anti-Trust Compromise With EC
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has said the search engine is willing to change its algorithms to head off a costly European anti-trust investigation
IBM Launches Next-Generation Blue Gene Supercomputer
The US Department of Energy is to use IBM's next-generation supercomputer to design electric car batteries and study climate change
Stable Debian 6.0 Squeezes Everything In For Launch
The latest operating system release from the open source Debian Project includes over 10,000 new applications
Quality Of Service Added To Aryaka WAN Optimisation
End-to-end QoS assurance is now available from Aryaka Networks' software-as-a-service WAN optimiser
HP Goes For “Cool” With Latest TouchScreen Desktops
HP has emphasised design, user experience and ergonomics to go with its existing under-the-hood power
Greenpeace Sets Deadline For Facebook To ‘Unfriend’ Coal
Greenpeace wants Facebook to pledge on Earth Day, to become coal-free by 2021
Alcatel-Lucent Plans To Destroy Phone Masts
Could tiny lightRadio base stations from Alcatel Lucent make big cell phone masts obsolete?
New Semiconductor Slides In To Offer Power Savings
Molybdenite is throwing up lower-energy chip possibilities, according to Swiss researchers
Nokia Beaten Down By Android, iPhone
Symbian is struggling to remain viable as Android and iPhone dominate the smartphone platform market
Samsung Dismisses High Galaxy Tab Return Rate
Samsung argues its Galaxy Tab's return rate is not 16 percent as reported by a research firm
LG To Show World’s First 3D Smartphone Next Week
LG will introduce the world's first smartphone with a glasses-free 3D display at Mobile World Congress
O2 To Launch Virtual Wallet For Mobile Payments
O2 is planning to offer mobile payments, on the heels of Everything Everywhere's NFC announcement
Hague Says UK Government Was Hit By Trojan
The UK government was infected by the Zeus information-stealing Trojan in December, William Hague has revealed
Study: IT CFOs Optimistic For 2011
Technology CFOs are expecting higher revenues and more mergers and acquisition activity for this year
Yemen, Egypt Government Sites Taken Down By ‘Anonymous’
The activist group 'Anonymous' has attacked websites belonging to the Yemeni and Egyptian governments in support of protests
Apple May Be Readying Full-On TV Product
Some analysts believe Apple is readying a television product that could pose a more serious challenge to Google TV
Study Exposes Weaknesses Of Risk-Based Security
An audit by the US Department of Energy has identified a major security weakness in the way that organisations identify critical assets