A former Intel engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing top-secret documents from Intel as he started a new job at AMD
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Flashback Mac Trojan Gets Second Patch
Apple has issued a second patch for the widespread Flashback Trojan, this time focusing on OS X Lion
Report: iPhone 5 Release Set For June
Reports from Apple's Chinese manufacturing partners indicate that the next iPhone may be gearing up for release
Google May Launch Augmented Reality Glasses At I/O Event
A study has predicted that Google may debut its Project Glass augmented-reality glasses at the I/O developer event in June
Facebook Buys Instagram Over Protests Of Some Users
Facebook is to pay £630m for Instagram, though some of the photo-sharing app's 30 million users have complained that the social network is 'for old people'
Anonymous Claims Home Office Website Takedown
The hacking collective Anonymous claims to have successfully launched a denial-of-service attack on the Home Office's website, and promises more attacks on British government sites
Raspberry Pi Passes Quality Control Tests
The £22 Raspberry Pi computing device has successfully completed CE testing, paving the way for its distribution in the UK
Google’s Augmented Reality Glasses Make Public Appearance
Google co-founder Sergey Brin was spotted in San Francisco wearing Google's prototype augmented reality glasses, part of the Project Glass initiative
HTC Sees Profits Slide
HTC has seen a drastic slide in handset sales, following on the heels of last year's successes
Reports: Intel, AMD Set To Launch Next-Generation Chips
Intel is to launch its first Ivy Bridge chips at the end of this month, with AMD's Trinity APUs following in May, according to reports
Google Chief Executive Defends Privacy Stance
Google's Larry Page has posted a company update describing Google's focus for the year and denying that its harvesting of personal data is 'evil'
OpenStack Releases ‘Essex’ Cloud OS
OpenStack's fifth-generation 'Essex' release adds pluggability to the open source cloud operating system
Lancashire Volunteers Dig For 1Gbps Broadband Victory
Hundreds of residents fed up with waiting for fibre broadband have begun digging their own fibre trench
Leeds City Council Opens Doors To BYOD Trend
Leeds City Council has embraced the BYOD trend after it opted to become agnostic to mobile handsets
Intel Readies Huge Ultrabook Marketing Push
Intel is throwing its substantial marketing muscle behind a massive new advertising campaign for Ultrabooks
Nokia Urged To Target Symbian, BlackBerry Users
Nokia's Windows Phone portfolio is predicted to drive a wedge between the Android and iPhone camps
Anonymous Defaces Many Chinese Government Websites
Hacktivist group Anonymous said it has defaced and hacked hundreds of Chinese government websites
Gartner Blames US Dollar For Lower IT Spending Forecast
Gartner has lowered its IT spending forecast, but has blamed the strong US dollar rather than a spending slowdown
Tablets And E-Readers Spur More Book Reading
The arrival of e-readers and tablets has renewed people's love affair with reading, says a new Pew study
How much do you know about online piracy?
Quiz Of The Week: Piracy
See how much you know about internet piracy, with this week's quiz
Dell On Spending Spree As Make Technologies Acquisition Announced
Dell has announced that it will acquire legacy modernisation software provider Make Technologies
Sky News Defends Hacking Email of Canoe Fraudster John Darwin
Sky News says it hacked the Darwins' emails as it was "in the public interest"
Ice Cream Sandwich Delays Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
Company says it needs more time to work on Ice Cream Sandwich
Apple To Replace Wi-Fi-Challenged iPads
Apple instructs staff to 'capture' affected tablets for examination
Eastern European Hackers Blamed For Utah Medicaid Data Breach
Hackers are thought to have taken 24,000 sensitive files from the Utah Health Department
US Scientists Plan On-Demand Robots
A team from MIT wants anyone to be able to go to a shop, get a design and print their own cybernetic machines
Belfast Gets Ready For Ultrafast 1Gbps Broadband Network
Belfast is reportedly using its broadband cash from George Osborne to build a broadband network apparently capable of speeds of 1Gbps
Hacker Claims Hit On China Defence Contractor
Hardcore Charlie claims breach of the computer system at Beijing-based CEIEC
HMRC ‘Investigating’ Amazon Over Corporation Tax
Amazon paid no corporation tax on its £3.3 billion UK sales in 2011