Deputy PM says surveillance plans will be open to debate but ensures safeguards over any monitored data
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Broadband Promises Green Future Says UN Report
Broadband allows for flexible working practices, but it's also a boon for the environment, says a UN report
Ofcom Plans to Make 0800 Free For Mobiles
Regulator moves to end confusion around free 0800 calls
Facebook Countersues Yahoo Over Patents
Facebook has hit back at Yahoo's lawsuit and filed its own countersuit, accusing it of infringing ten patents
Apple Issues Java Update After Vulnerability Scare
Apple moves to allay fears over a number of Java vulnerabilities
Dell Continues Shopping Spree With Clerity Buy
Dell continues to splash the cash for acquisitions, this time acquiring application modernisation specialist Clerity
Yahoo Open Sources Mojito JavaScript Framework
Yahoo has open-sourced its Mojito JavaScript framework to give developers a platform-flexible HTML5 toolset
Natural Disasters Contribute To HDD Decline In 2011
IDC figures confirm that natural disasters in both Thailand and Japan impacted the HDD industry in 2011
Hacker Jailed After Stealing 8m Customers’ Data
Hacker gets prison time after getting hold of a raft of customer data
Up To 400 Developers Abandon Work On Symbian
Several hundred ex-Nokia employees voluntarily left work after being outsourced to Accenture
Troubled RIM Launches BlackBerry Mobile Fusion
RIM looks to take on the BYOD space with BlackBerry Mobile Fusion
Google Adds Real-Time Tube Information To Maps
Users can see live service disruptions and engineering works in Google Maps
BlackBerry Business Users Face Difficult Exodus If RIM Collapses
RIM's prospects seem bleak, but where can the BlackBerry business user realistically go, asks Wayne Rash
Oracle And Google Head To April Trial After Settlement Talks Collapse
Tech giants reach an "irreconcilable impasse" in settlement negotiations
Introducing The IT Life Series
TechWeekEurope will be finding out what is on IT managers' minds with our new IT Life series
EC Opens Motorola Patent Antitrust Investigation
Commission to see if Motorola abused its position through patent litigation
Google Found Guilty Of Misleading Customers In Australia
Australia's Federal Court ruled search engine is responsible for the content of paid advertisements it displays
ARM Partnership To Set Mobile Security Standard
ARM's joint venture will aim to set single security standard for smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and games consoles
Virgin Defends Updated Broadband Throttling Policy
Virgin says its policy change will reduce the impact on heavy users
BT Nabs First BDUK Funds to Cover Lancashire in Fibre
BT wins the first BDUK allocation as Lancashire looks towards a fibre future
Microsoft Closes German Distribution Centre Over Patent Risk
Microsoft moves distribution to Netherlands over Motorola patent dispute fears
ENISA Urges Security Monitoring For Cloud Contracts
Many public sector IT procurement officers are under-informed on security issues related to the shift to the cloud, but that must change, according to the EU security agency
Former Acer CEO Lanci Appointed Lenovo’s EMEA Chief
New chief of operations says he wants to break into top three
Samsung To Build £4.4 Billion NAND Chip Plant In China
The company will produce silicon to cater for China’s growing domestic market
Home Secretary Defends Phone And Internet Surveillance Proposals
Theresa May claims tracking communications will help crack down on paedophiles and terrorists
O2 Bringing Free Wi-Fi to McDonald’s
O2 is to add McDonald's 1,200 UK restaurants to its nationwide network of 'premium' advertising-supported Wi-Fi hotspots
Report: Qualcomm Chip Targets Ultra-Light Windows 8 Notebooks
Qualcomm is developing a quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor to compete with Intel's Ultrabooks and Apple's MacBook Air, according to a report
Apache Promotes Big Data Tool
Sqoop, a big data tool for transferring data between Hadoop and structured data stores, has graduated to top-level project status at the Apache Software Foundation
LSI Introduces Data Centre PCIe Cards
LSI's Nytro line of PCIe cards combines fast flash hardware with its own intelligent caching and management software
Internet Explorer Reverses Market Share Losses
A new study has found Microsoft's IE web browser has begun to regain the market share it has lost in recent years