Ofcom now allows operators to trade spectrum, but it won't help the taxpayer, says 3UK
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Orange Unveils Mobile Charging Festival T-Shirt
Orange is offering an innovative charging solution that uses sound waves to power your mobile phone
Lulzsec Denies Arrested Suspect Was Hacking Leader
A 19-year-old alleged Lulzsec member has been arrested by British police in joint-operation with the FBI
RIM And Nokia Have Bet Their Shirts On New Tech
Nokia and RIM are hoping customer loyalty will tide them over till the arrival of Windows Phone and QNX, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Nokia Launches MeeGo-Powered N9
The N9 will be Nokia's first - and last - smartphone running the Linux-based MeeGo OS
Lulzsec Claims To Have Stolen UK Census Data
The Office of National Statistics is scrambling to check if Lulzsec has the details of every person in the UK
Bitcoin Value Plummets Following Hack
A Japan-based Bitcoin exchange is planning to return to service 'soon' following a security incident
There Is No Android Tablet Market – Here Is Why
Android tablets lack three things, says Clint Boulton: developers, users and the chance to make decent money from apps
SOCA Website Back Up After Lulzsec DDoS Attack
UPDATED: the Serious and Organised Crime Agency is back online after a hit by hacktivists Lulzsec's 'Operation Anti-Security'
Start-Up Uses Sound For NFC On iPhone And Android
Narrate's Zoosh ultrasonics software enables NFC via a device's speakers and microphones
Cisco Quad Moves To The Cloud
Cisco is to offer its Quad enterprise social software as a hosted or managed service
Users Spy Out More Windows 8 Features
An early Windows 8 build leaked onto the web has provided a guess at some of the OS' upcoming features
Hackers Poison iCloud Search Results
Scammers have tapped into iCloud interest to direct search users to a fake Windows antivirus
Rumour: Apple To Release MacBook Air In Black
Apple rarely goes in for black, but the next MacBook Air could be offered in that colour, according to reports
Customers Increasingly Turn To Twitter To Vent Anger
Disgruntled customers are turning to Twitter to voice complaints that can damage brand reputations
Japan Reclaims Supercomputing Crown
The computing arms race continues with the news that Japan now has the world's most powerful supercomputer
Google Acquires SageTV To Beef Up Google TV
Google has acquired media management software maker SageTV to bolster its Google TV service
Intel Promises Exascale Supercomputing By 2020
Intel aims for 'exaflop' performance by the end of this decade, enabling more industries to access supercomputing
Google To Work With British Library To Digitise Books
Google is to digitise a quarter of a million of the British Library's historic and rare books for public view
Security: Passwords Are Still the Problem
Despite an endless series of breaches, the problems with passwords are really very basic, says Fahmida Y Rashid
Lulzsec and Anonymous Team Against Governments
High-profile hacktivists Lulzsec and Anonymous call for attacks on governments and banks
Skype Culls Management Ahead Of Microsoft Deal
A number of top level executives have been handed their marching orders at popular VoIP provider Skype
Sega Latest Victim In Hacking Spree
Lulzsec has offered to help investigate the breach, in which personal data on 1.3 million Sega Pass users was stolen
Router Maker AVM Claims Copyright On GPL Code
AVM, maker of the Fritz!Box routers, is trying to stop a software maker altering Linux based free software
Icann Opens Way For .Anything Domains
Icann has approved changes that will allow the registration of just about any Internet domain suffix, in any language
Microsoft Rolls The Dice On Windows 8
Microsoft is gambling Windows 8 can be an operating system for "post-PC" devices such as tablets, says Nicholas Kolakowski.
Facebook ‘Working On iPad Application’
Facebook has been working on an official iPad application for the past year, according to a report
Honeywell To Buy Rugged Mobile Vendor
Honeywell is to acquire EMS Technologies for $491 million, boosting its rugged mobile-computing business
Apple Expands Samsung Lawsuit
Apple's updated lawsuit against Samsung adds new patents and targets the Galaxy Tab 10.1
Google’s Inside Search Showcases Speed, Mobile
At its Inside Search event Google showed off new search features aiming for speed and efficiency