A jelly lithium battery has been developed that is safer and cheaper than traditional lithium-ion batteries
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
UK Hackers Take Down Russian Embassy Site
DDoS attack protests David Cameron's visit to Russia, while the killer of Alexander Litvinenko is free
Intel Goes On £15m Investment Spree
Intel is investing $24m into software companies related to cloud services, embedded computing and security
Google To Reveal New Programming Language
Google is to show a structured programming language called 'Dart' at the Goto conference next month
Twin Tower Attack Anniversary Fuels Scams
Attackers are taking advantage of the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Centre attacks to spread scareware
Attackers Spread Typosquatting Scams
Scammers are widely using fake domain names that resemble legitimate domains to collect sensitive data
Analyst: Amazon To ‘Reshape’ Tablet Market
J.P. Morgan analysts have said Amazon's upcoming tablet could either boost the market or dampen it
Apple Tops Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Poll
Apple has topped a customer satisfaction rating for smartphones, closely followed by HTC and Samsung
Windows 8 Video Shows Eight Second Boot-up
Microsoft is developing Windows 8 to make it boot up in just 8 seconds, according to a new video
HP Urged To Ditch Networking Hardware Business
A Forrester analyst has called on HP to offload its low-margin networking hardware business
Google Touts Its Green Data Centre Credentials
Google has for the first time released details about the energy consumption of its data centres
Apple iPad Finally Gets Flash Video Workaround
Adobe has released a workaround that allows Flash-based video to be live-streamed to iOS devices
German Court Ban Throws The Towel On Galaxy Tab
The beach towel of German litigation has made the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 'tabula non grata', unless an appeal can be won, says Eric Doyle
Facebook For Civil Servants Banned By Government
Civil servants have been banned from using Facebook, but can still use Twitter and LinkedIn for work
Organisations Not Ready For Cloud: Computacenter
Many organisations don't have the infrastructure to adopt the cloud, even if they wanted to, says Computacenter
Office 365 Outage Affects Millions
Microsoft's cloud services have suffered further downtime, this time affecting millions around the world
HP Opens Private Beta Test Bed For Cloud Services
HP is capitalising on its membership of the OpenStack community to compete with Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Only Fixing 15 Bugs In Next Patch Tuesday
IT admins will have no critical flaws to deal with in a fairly light Patch Tuesday but rapid application is advised
Twitter Hits 100m Users, Sets Out Business Case
A massive injection of funds - and users - had emboldened Twitter to address its poor business image
Apple Extends Samsung Ban Battle To Japan
Apple is petitioning a Tokyo court to ban Samsung Galaxy mobile sales in Japan, according to a Reuters report
Over 1,000 Fujitsu Workers To Strike Next Week
Unite and PCS unions have announced joint strike action over unfair pay for Fujitsu workers
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Steps Up To The Cloud
Microsoft has launched its Dynamics AX 2012 ERP application which integrates with the "all in" cloud strategy
Google Acquisition Finds A Place For Zagat
Google has bought Zagat for an undisclosed sum, marking a new expansion into local business reviews
Microsoft Hooks Acer, ViewSonic With Android Patents
Microsoft has tied two more companies into patent deals, a continuation of its strategy to pursue Android licencees
Tablet Sales Impacting PC Growth, Gartner Warns
PC shipments in 2011 have been impacted by both tablets and economic concerns, an analyst claims
Samsung And Microsoft Prep Windows 8 Tablet
Samsung and Microsoft are reportedly set to unleash a quad-core tablet running Windows 8
IBM Offers £622m Financing For SMB Tech Acquisition
IBM is offering the SMB community access to £622m in financing to help them acquire new technology
Oracle And Google Mediation Sources Another Dispute
Mediation talks in the Java patents dispute have stalled before they begin with Oracle objecting to Google's team
ICO Censures Manchester Hospital For Data Breach
A Manchester hospital has lost information about patient treatments in the latest NHS data breach scandal
Google Documents Fuel Android Favouritism Debate
Analysts and commentators are all fired up over Google documents discussing how to maximise Android