Hewlett-Packard forces out its second CEO in 13 months and selects former eBay CEO Meg Whitman
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Cloud Email To See Healthy Enterprise Adoption
Mass enterprise adoption of cloud email will take place over the next ten years, Gartner predicts
Email Fingered As Main Source Of Data Leaks
Many regard email as a critical business app, but a new survey pinpoints it as the main cause of data leaks
Vidyo Funding To Help Video Conferencing Push
Vidyo has gained additional funds as it seeks to take of the video conferencing might of Polycom and Cisco
Alcatel-Lucent Touts Broadband Boost With VDSL2
Alcatel-Lucent has launched VDSL Vectoring equipment which should deliver faster broadband speeds
London’s Olympics Could Lose The IPv6 Race
Beijing 2008 ran on IPv6; if London 2012 hasn't implemented it, that could be an international humiliation, says Axel Pawlik
TalkTalk And 3UK Top Ofcom List Of Shame
TalkTalk and 3UK are still attracting more complaints to Ofcom than other telecoms companies
Defence Firm Probably Hit By Spear-Phishing Attack
Researchers also suspect Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy hack was similar to Operation Aurora cyber-attacks
Ingres Rebrands To Actian For Big Data App Push
One of the famous names in databases is being renamed to Actian because it says BI is not working
UK Government To Dismantle NHS IT Programme
The world's largest public sector IT project has officially failed, but experts say nothing has changed
AVG Attacks SMB Security Market
AVG makes a big play for the SMB market with updated software, resource centre and threats report
Microsoft Cranks Up Windows Phone ‘Mango’ Update
Much anticipated Mango update will be available within the next week or two, tweets a Microsoft executive
Oracle Happy To See Its Low-End Business Tumble
CEO Larry Ellison says his focus remains on high-end Sparc systems optimised for Oracle applications
Google Steered Clear Of Microsoft’s Antitrust Mistakes
Google's Eric Schmidt withstood a good, old-fashioned grilling by the Senate Antitrust Committee
McAfee Mobile Strategy Protects Devices, Data, Apps
McAfee's three-pronged mobile security strategy is a mix of new products supported by existing services
HP Board Considers Dumping Apotheker
Hewlett-Packard shares went up on rumours that unpopular CEO could be for the chop
Analyst Touts WP7 Threat To Android Crowd
Windows Phone 7 could threaten Android’s smartphone crown, at least according to NPD Group
Microsoft Promises Windows 8 Boot Up Overhaul
A Microsoft executive has stated it is bringing the PC boot experience of Windows 8 into the 21st century
Google Serves Up ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Tips
Google's Android team have given tips to help developers prepare for the Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
Apple To Unveil iPhone 5 On 4 October, Rumour
Apple will reportedly unveil the long-awaited iPhone 5 to the world at a media event on 4 October
Facebook Rejigs News Feed, Adds Real-Time Updates
Facebook's move to reorganise the way updates appear in news feeds has annoyed its users
Power Will Be Wasted, Until IT Pays Its Bills
Even after years of Green IT promotion, only a minority of IT people know how much power they use. Peter Judge is shocked
Green Nvidia ‘Kal-El’ Tegra Chip Will Feature Five Cores
Nvidia’s latest Tegra mobile chip has hidden super powers courtesy of a secret very low-energy fifth core
ICO Probes Education Secretary Over Gmail Use
The ICO is making inquiries over claims that education secretary Michael Gove used Gmail for government business
Adobe Releases Flash 11 And Air 3 Media Platforms
Flash 11 and Air 3 have been launched by Adobe to deliver rich user experiences across an array of devices
Google+ Exits Testing And Opens To General Public
Google’s answer to Facebook, Google+, has exited its testing phase and is now open to the general public
Check Point Points To Social Engineering Blind Spot
IT needs to become more aware of the dangers posed by social engineering, warns Check Point’s Terry Greer-King
Amazon Android Appstore Briefly Opens Outside US
International Android users succeeded in accessing the Amazon Appstore, but the loophole has now been closed
Ultrabook Partners Look For Cut In Intel Chip Prices
Acer and Compal say again it will be difficult price ultrabooks under $1,000 unless Intel cuts chip prices
Deep Sleep Wi-Fi Could Improve Phone Battery Life
Boffins have come with an “idle listening” fix for smartphones to dramatically improve battery life