Investigation reveals that 13 million Barclays contactless card users may be at risk of fraud
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
RIM Announces BlackBerry 10 Prototype Will Be Coming Soon
RIM plans to reveal a developer prototype of its BlackBerry 10 smartphone in May but it will not be the final version
Facebook Condemns Employers Asking For Job Seekers’ Passwords
Facebook is officially pushing back against employers who want job applicants to disclose their Facebook passwords
Prototype Approved App Marketplace Launched By US Army
The US Army has launched a marketplace prototype for approved apps while the Air Force has bought into the iPad revolution
The Cloud To Supply Free Wi-Fi To London Overground
Passengers will receive 60 minutes of free Wi-Fi Internet at London's railway stations
Hugh Herr: The Man Who Thinks Tech Can End Disability
Technology can wipe out disability, says MIT professor and amputee and climber Hugh Herr
DOJ Claims AT&T Let Nigerian Crooks Abuse Programme For The Deaf
The US Justice Department is suing AT&T fo failing to act against Nigerian crooks abusing a programme for hearing-impaired users
Glasses-Free 3D Teleconference Links UK And Russia
Telepresence just got more immersive....
European Project Probes Attitudes To Privacy
European attitudes to the trade-off between privacy and security are to be examined by a group of researchers
IBM’s India Expansion Continues With Opening Of Punjab Office
IBM expands further in India with its seventh new office in a year opening in Ludhiana in the Punjab
Symantec Warns Of New Duqu Variant In Wild
Security vendor Symantec is warning that it has discovered a new version of the Duqu worm in the wild
SMBs Turn To Social Media And Internet For Marketing
Small businesses are increasingly using social media and the Internet to drive their marketing
Quest Updates PacketTrap Remote Management Platform
Quest Software has updated its remote monitoring and management platform with the release of PacketTrap MSP 6.2
Agency Officials Say Spies Have ‘Penetrated’ US Networks
Security experts warn Senate to assume that federal networks have been compromised by spies
O2 Joins Vodafone In Questioning Ofcom’s EE 4G Decision
O2 has added its voice to those questioning Ofcom's decision to allow Everything Everywhere to deploy a 4G LTE network
Enigma E2 Is World’s Most Secure Phone
Encrypted calls have a possible 10 to the power of 77 possible authentication codes on feature-frugal phone
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EC Warns Youth Are Not ‘Digitally Competent’
European Commissions launches European e-Skills Week 2012
Carpathia Host Wants To Delete Megaupload Data
Storage company Carpathia Hosting claims that storing 25 petabytes of Megaupload data costs it $9000 a day
Apple and Facebook in US App Privacy Probe
US Congressmen ask for info on what data social app makers are taking
Google Awarded Weather-Based Ads Patent
Mobile users could soon receive adverts for air conditioning if the weather is hot
Facebook Bolsters Legal Defences By Purchasing 750 IBM Patents
Pre-IPO Facebook has bought 750 patents from IBM to better defend against Yahoo's lawsuit
Nokia To Cut 1,000 Staff In Finland
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop continues to cut jobs as the company moves more work to Asia
HP Launches New Z1 Workstation Range
HP unveils its Z1 range of all-in-one workstations, but decides not to include a touchscreen
Norwegian Government Site Crashes, Logs Everyone In As Kenneth
Site users got access to real Kenneth's financial details in one of the weirdest data breaches ever
Microsoft Declares No Maximum For Windows 8 Screen Resolutions
Microsoft has detailed Windows 8's minimum screen resolutions but claims no maximum specifications - which may worry Apple
First Next-Gen Kepler GPUs Announced By Nvidia
Nvidia's Kepler GPUs targeting Ultrabooks and gaming desktops have arrived days after the release of its Radeon HD 7000 cards
Moxie Spaces Integrates Customer Service And Enterprise Social Network
The Spaces cloud service not only networks employees with contractors and partners, but also brings in customer service
Acer Iconia Tab A510 Olympic Edition Snubs UK
Acer's Iconia Tab A510 raises the tablet bar with an Nvidia Quad-Core chip, 12 hours of video playback, and enterprise-pleasing features
Mobile VDI Client For Windows PCs Launched By NComputing
NComputing's Client for Windows uses the company's vSpace Server to scale to 100 user sessions on a single host PC or server