Old Reuters building will become a state-of-the-art co-location facility
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
BT Ads Banned After Virgin Complaint
BT has been banned from showing adverts that promise 'unbeatable' Infinity broadband speeds
Sergey Brin: Apple, Facebook Comments ‘Distorted’
Sergey Brin says the media didn't give a wholly accurate representation of his thoughts
Do O2’s Telecommute Savings Add Up?
O2 saved 12 tonnes of CO2 emissions by closing its office for a day. Peter Judge asks, is that a big deal?
Yahoo To Close Down Around 50 Products
CEO Scott Thompson continues streamlining at troubled Internet giant
HP Promotes Telco-Delivered BYOD App Stores
HP believes telcos are best placed to bring BYOD goodness to the enterprise masses
Twitter Announces Inventor-Friendly Patent Agreement
Agreement will give innovators greater control over use of patents in litigation
Millions Lose Ceefax In Digital Switchover
Real-time information service no longer available on TVs in London
O2 Touts 150Mbps London 4G Trial Success
O2 is trumping the 'success' of its 4G trial in London, which delivered download speeds of up to 150Mbps
MPs Want ISPs to Block Porn By Default
ISPs should be forced to provide a censored internet feed to protect children from "adult" content, say MPs
Tim Berners-Lee Slams ‘Dangerous’ Snooping Law
The inventor of the web says plans to store data open highly sensitive information up to abuse
Flashback Still Festering on 140,000 Machines
Flashback is still sitting on 140,000 machines, indicating many Mac owners aren't updating
RIM Updates BlackBerry PlayBook OS
Brings improvements to browsing, apps and Android support
Webpages Contain 14 Cookies Each
A month before the cookie laws come into force, research shows there are plenty of trackers running on businesses' websites
Nokia Faces Operator Frustration Over Lumia Marketing
Some mobile operators are reportedly frustrated at the lack of marketing money for Nokia Lumia smartphones
Larry Ellison Slams Google For Not Licensing Java
Oracle boss Larry Ellison has criticised Google for not licensing Java in Day 2 of the courtroom showdown
First Intel-Powered Smartphone Expected This Week
This week will reportedly see the launch of the first smartphones running Intel’s Atom “Medfield” platform
Gmail Downtime Hits 5 Million Users
Google's Gmail experienced an hour long outage yesterday, but the service retains a 99 percent uptime rating
Windows Server 8 Officially Tagged As Windows Server 2012
Microsoft has officially named the next version of Windows server - now to be known as Windows Server 2012
Apple Defends iCloud Against Greenpeace Attack
Environmental organisation blames Apple for using “dirty” energy
Lebanese Hacktivists Take Down 15 Government Websites
'Raise Your Voice' takes down sites for the justice ministry, customs and transportation office among others
How Facebook’s Paedophile Blocking Can Backfire
Facebook's blocking system is flawed, but linguistic and behavioural software can fix it, argues Tom Brewster
Staffordshire Uni Reduces PC Power Use By 60 Percent
University on course to save £27,000 through power management software
Check Point Launches Crowdsourcing Threat Cloud
ThreatCloud looks to get users sharing information for the good of each other
The USA Needs CISPA
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is not as bad as the Internet community might think, says Wayne Rash
Toshiba Set To Acquire IBM’s POS Business For $850m
Deal would see Toshiba Tec become 'world's foremost retail point-of-sale systems company'
Dell Brings In CloudStack Partners
Canonical, enStratus and Mirantis are to provide products and services around Dell's OpenStack and Hadoop efforts
Microsoft Wants Data Centres To Power Themselves
“Data Plants” of the future could combine data centres and sustainable energy production
Apple Reports Most Vulnerabilities In Q1
Cybercriminals increasingly target Apple and Android says Trend Micro
Anonymous Plots Next GCHQ Attack
Hacktivist group Anonymous has said it will follow up its recent anti-extradition attacks by targeting GCHQ this weekend