Users cast ashore as Virgin Media is first ISP to obey High Court order
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Microsoft Probes Skype IP Vulnerability Reports
Microsoft is investigating reports of a tool that can be used to view the IP addresses of Skype users
HP Regains Top Spot As Leading PC Maker
Hewlett-Packard has overtaken Apple's PC shipments in Q1 according to new figures out from Canalys
Mac OS X Users At Risk From Unpatched Office
Apple users are facing another security scare from unpatched Office suites running on Apple Mac OS X
Dell Seeks User Input For Future PowerEdge Servers
Dell is increasingly seeking customer input over future needs as it designs its next generation of PowerEdge servers, due in 2014
Trusteer Warns Of ‘US DoJ’ Ransomware
Trusteer researchers are warning that some ransomware is now posing as from the US Department Of Justice
Human Rights Body Avaaz Under ‘Massive Cyber Attack’
Avaaz suspects a government or a private business to be behind what it claims is a massive cyber attack on its site
Facebook Introduces Open Rack Standard
Facebook's Open Rack spec looks to make data centres more efficient, as tech giants jump on the Open Compute train
Apple Blocks Dropbox Apps
The new Dropbox SDK features mechanics that are against the Apple App Store policy
Everything Everywhere Uses Contentious Spectrum In Cumbria 4G Trial
Everything Everywhere uses its 1800MHz for a 4G trial in a tiny Cumbrian village
Motorola Gets Windows 7 And Xbox 360 Banned In Germany
However US court rules injunction cannot be enforced...yet
Methane Power – Let’s Not Burst The Bubble
Most renewable energy sources require a lot of land. Methane farming is no different, says Peter Judge, but it is still well worth doing.
HP Launches 3PAR Storage Performance Guarantee
Promises to double the virtual server performance, by any means necessary
Iran ‘Knows Identities’ Of Oil Cyber Attackers
Iran says it knows the identity of who attacked oil platforms and ministry websites last week
Apple Buys Bloom Fuel Cells, Promises 100% Green Data Centre
Apple is using Bloom's fuel cells in North Carolina, and says a new plant in Oregon will use 100 percent renewable power
Jimmy Wales Backs Government Scheme To Free Academic Research
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will help get government-backed research freely available online
Infinity Launches Methane-Powered Data Facility On UFO Base
A data centre powered by biogas is ready for your use, says Infinity
Windows 8 Gets Off To Slow Start, New Stats Reveal
New statistics show Windows 8 is not proving to be quite as popular as Microsoft would have hoped
Eugene Kaspersky: Free AV Vendors Are Cheats
Kaspersky CEO says free antivirus firms are taking the fruits of others' hard work without asking
Tim Berners-Lee: Corporations Would Benefit From Releasing Their Data
The inventor of the World Wide Web says sharing is caring
Check Point Enters Freemium AV Game
Check Point hopes its freemium model will give it a boost in the consumer space
BSkyB Posts Record Profit Amidst Hacking Turmoil
Broadband growth drives up BSkyB profits as the company battles with negative attention over the hacking scandal
Facebook Selects 18 May For IPO
Facebook has set 18 May as the day it will launch one of the biggest tech IPOs in recent years
Jury Still Mulls Decision In Oracle Versus Google Lawsuit
The jury in the Oracle versus Google lawsuit has entered its second day of deliberations, without yet reaching any decisions
Android Hits 51% Smartphone Use, Says comScore
Worrying news for Microsoft after figures revealed iOS and Android continued to grow their smartphone marketshare
IBM BPM Ties Cloud, Mobile And Social Into Enterprise Apps
IBM has introduced new business-integration software to help organisations integrate social, cloud and mobile technologies
Microsoft Joins Telepresence Collaboration Group OVCC
Seven months after it was formed, Microsoft has joined the OVCC group which promotes telepresence and video collaboration
UK Government Details Solar Storm Preparations
Government discusses space weather and EMP weapons of the future
RIM Hands BlackBerry 10 OS Prototype Phone To Devs
Device to be given to developers along with BB10 SDKs
ICO Unlikely To Re-Probe Google Despite Street View Findings
The ICO looks set to let Google off again, even after findings show workers knew what they were doing when collecting user data