Two US satellites have been attacked with the finger of suspicion pointed at the Chinese military
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Samsung Tweets Date For Galaxy Nexus UK Release
Galaxy Nexus smartphone to hit UK stores on 17 November
Nokia Touts Kinetic Bendy Phone For Cold Hands
Nokia has been showing off a prototype handset that can be controlled by twisting and bending it
QinetiQ Team Decorated For Afghanistan Work
QinetiQ armed forces' contractors are honoured by the Duke of Kent for their frontline work in Afghanistan warzone
HP’s PC Division Reprieved, Tablets Still In Abeyance
HP will keep its Personal Systems Group and Windows tablet plans but webOS future is still undecided
Cloud And Supply Chains Affect Emissions Targets
Ecodesk reports the inclusion of supply-chain emissions and cloud adoption distorts emissions totals
Samsung Passes Apple In Smartphone Stakes
Samsung is winning the smartphone battle against Apple and Nokia but it may be a seasonal glitch
Symantec: Spammers Create Shortened URL Services
Spammers are now using their own publicly available shortened URL services to spread their scams
Sony Buys Out Ericsson To Boost Consumer Appeal
Sony Ericsson will become Sony's smartphone division for consumer-focused, converged devices
Nokia Seeding Developers With 25,000 Free Lumias
Nokia has been handing out truck loads of Lumia Windows Phones to developers at Nokia World 2011
Air Traffic Controllers Use VDI For Flexible Working
Citrix and NATS are creating the largest cloud-based infrastructure in the UK transport sector
First OpenStack Public Cloud Is Hosted By Internap
The OpenStack framework has been chosen as the base for a public cloud-computing platform from Internap
Nokia Pitches Low To Win Its Next Billion Users
Nokia has launched a low-cost, high-featured line of Asha phones to reach emerging markets with high expectations. Darryl Taft investigates
HP Partners With Calxeda For ARM-Based Servers
HP is reportedly partnering with Calxeda to develop some data centre servers powered by ARM chips
Google Acquisition Spree Breaks 2010 Record
Google has acquired an impressive 57 companies so far in 2011, with three months still remaining
LSI Makes SSD Move With SandForce Purchase
LSI is bolstering its SSD credentials with the purchase of Flash-storage specialist SandForce
Government ICT Plan Becomes A Strategy Foursome
The government has started to add flesh to the bones of its radical ICT Strategic Implementation Plan
A Day In The Life Of Sussex Police Webcam Action
Sussex Police is offering a 24 hour live video streaming broadcast of its "bobbies on the beat"
Oracle Must Position RightNow To Battle Salesforce
If Oracle's acquisition of RightNow is a bid to challenge Salesforce, it must integrate the SaaS asset with care, says Clint Boulton
Wyse Touts Green Benefits Of Zero Client Computing
Wyse's Xenith zero clients use just a tenth of the power of traditional desktop deployments
Scheme To Improve IT Teaching Gains Funding Boost
The Ministry of Education pledges £2.5m to improve standard of IT and computing teaching in schools
BlackBerry Users Sue Research In Motion
RIM is in the embarrassing position of being sued by its own customers for the recent service outage
Apple’s Green Plans Scorched By N Carolina Residents
Apple fails again to get on the right side of green even though it is building a solar power array
MPs Want Jail Sentences For Data Misuse
A Justice Committee report has declared current penalties insufficient to deter data privacy offences
Hitachi Data Systems Unveils Three-Tier Cloud Strategy
Hitachi Data Systems has announced a unified, rentable virtualisation platform for its cloud-based services
Windows XP Is 10 And Still Living On Borrowed Time
It is Windows XP's 10th anniversary and Microsoft is starting the push to make customers move with the times
Cyber-Attack Fears Boost Symantec’s Quarter
Symantec posted strong quarterly results, noting continuing demand despite the uncertain economy
Internet Of Things Conference Underway In Poland
The European Union has high hopes for the Internet of Things at the Future Internet Week conference
Intel Bangs Pricing Drum To Push Ultrabook Concept
As part of its tablet fightback, Intel continues to work with suppliers to lower the cost of ultrabooks
Cisco Targets SMBs With New TelePresence Offerings
Cisco has launched a number of new TelePresence offerings to continue its push into the SMB sector