Google Fibre has begun laying cable for its 1Gbps broadband network in Kansas, and will also be testing a Wi-Fi router
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
ActiveState Ships Komodo 7 IDE
The Komodo 7 integrated development environment for Python, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript and Perl is billed as the 'world's fiercest IDE'
Study: Tablet Market To Hit 125 Million Units
Analysts predict that strong sales of Apple and Android tablets will continue to boost the market this year, with some help from Microsoft's Windows 8
Smartphone Shipments Overtake PC Sales
In a significant milestone, smartphone sales have overtaken sales of PCs, despite the inclusion of tablets
Symantec Reveals Integrated Backup Solution
Symantec has released new backup software that can make use of tape, disk, physical or even virtual environments
Motorola Admits Selling Xoom Tablets With User Data
Motorola has admitted a data breach incident after it accidentally resold 100 Xoom tablets containing user data
Battery Powered Clothing To Charge Mobile Devices
Scientists have touted a flexible battery that can be woven into clothing in order to power mobile devices
Virgin Media 100Mbps Rollout Hits 10m Homes
Virgin Media is ahead of schedule for its 100Mbps rollout, which now reaches up to ten million homes
Facebook And Google Remove ‘Offensive’ Material From Indian Sites
Indian court orders 21 major internet firms to prevent 'anti-religious' or 'anti-social' content from appearing on their sites
Windows Phone Executive Migrates To Amazon
Brandon Watson, who helped oversee the development of Windows Phone, will be using his talents to help Kindle Fire prosper
The Dangerous World Of Bring Your Own Devastation (BYOD)
A Bring Your Own Device policy has many attractive attributes but the security risks can be enormous and, as yet, unfathomed, says Eric Doyle
Public And Private Sectors To Share More Customer Data In Fraud Clampdown
The government is expected to announce plans for more efficient data sharing to prevent £21 billion fraud each year
Ofcom Proposes New BT Line Rental Cap
BT plans to appeal proposals that it should cut the price it charges its rivals for access to its network
Micron Technology Appoints Mark Durcan As CEO
Previous president and chief operating officer of Micron will take over in the wake of Steve Appleton's death last Friday
Scientists Achieve Advance Toward Graphene Transistor
Researchers at Manchester University have found a way of creating viable graphene transistors, without lowering the material's extraordinary conductivity
Virtual Network Start-Up Gets Backing From VMware Founder
Nicira officially launches its Network Virtualisation Platform, already in use by AT&T, eBay and Rackspace
Anonymous Targets Brazilian Banks In Fight Against ‘Inequality’
Some of Brazil's biggest banks have been hit by DDoS Attacks, although customer accounts are believed to be unaffected
Government Warns Of Olympic Internet Threat
Government warns of slow Internet access: one more reason to be less excited by the London 2012 Olympics
BitTorrent Site BTjunkie Closes In Megaupload Aftermath
BTjunkie, one of the world's most popular BitTorrent sites, has voluntarily shut down following recent anti-piracy moves
Anonymous Posts Security Call Between FBI And UK e-Crimes Unit
A routine update call on hacking arrests between US and UK police officials was secretly recorded by the hacking group they were talking about
Google Hires Senior Apple Executive
Former Apple director of integrity Simon Prakash is hired by Google to work on a 'secret' project
Adobe Urges Security Researchers To Focus On Defence
Researchers are spending too much effort finding bugs and not enough on making exploits difficult to create, according to Adobe
Facebook Users Take In Information But Don’t Give It Out
RIM May Drop BlackBerry OS Licensing Plans
RIM is likely to drop plans to license the BlackBerry OS in order to focus on its upcoming BlackBerry 10 device, according to an analyst
Researchers Voice SCADA Concerns
Security experts have painted an alarming picture of the state of security for industrial control systems
FBI To Shut Down DNSChanger Botnet Servers
The FBI is preparing to shut down servers for the DNSChanger botnet, which will leave thousands of infected computers unable to access the Internet
Data Centre Strategy
Best Practice Forum to Building and Delivering an Effective and Cost-Effective Strategy
Cyber Security for Chemical Industry Europe
The Cyber Security for Chemical Industry Europe will bring together leading c-level practitioners and senior IT Security Managers from across Europe to discuss how you can ensure that your business is not vulnerable to attack.
Google Bouncer Takes On Malicious Android Apps
Google's automated scanning service, dubbed Bouncer, is to frisk Android Market apps for hidden malware
Apple Releases Large Security Patch For OS X
Apple has shipped a hefty security patch update that will fix 52 bugs and vulnerabilties in OS X Lion