Sony announces a third quarter net loss of 159 billion yen (£1.3bn), blaming floods in Thailand and flagging TV sales
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Cisco Live: Faster Upgrades For Catalyst And Nexus Switches
Cisco is upgrading its key switches to enable them to handle 40GbE or 100GbE to satisfy demand for cloud, BYOD and video
Apple Fails In German Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N Ban Bid
A Munich court casts doubt on the validity of an Apple scrolling patent
Facebook IPO Exposes Hacking And Spamming Business Risks
Facebook identified hacking and spam as ongoing issues to comply with US regulations on disclosing IPO-related security issues
Microsoft Snipes At Google Over Its Lucrative Privacy Policy
Microsoft has started to take some public jabs at Google's controversial moneymaking privacy policy
MPs Call For Cybercrime Awareness Campaign
The Commons Science and Technology Committee urges the government to not "scare people", but advise them on cybersecurity
Ofcom: UK Broadband ISPs Are Getting Faster, But Must Be More Honest
Broadband speeds increase by 22 percent in past year, but rise attributed to faster packages, not improved service
Government Launches Beta Of Single Website With Gov.uk
One-stop shop for online public services could save £50 million, the government hopes
Facebook Will Join Apple And Google’s League With Its IPO
Facebook's $5 billion initial public offering could give the social network a market capitalisation akin to Silicon Valley's two other giants
OpenStack Developers Ditch ‘Buggy’ Microsoft Hyper-V Support
The OpenStack open source cloud project has ditched "unmaintained" Microsoft Hyper-V code from its core module
HP Advises CIOs To Relax About Consumerisation
IT can take the Bring your Own Device (BYOD) trend in its stride, according to research from HP
The Human Cost of Electronics Manufacturing in China
Apple is not just to blame for conditions at Foxconn. Other companies and even consumers are also culprits, says Wayne Rash
IBM Offers Endpoint Manager To Manage Mobile Influx
IBM has launched software to help organisations manage and secure the influx of mobile devices into the enterprise
SGI Targets Cloud With Integrated Storage Platform
SGI has launched an integrated server and storage system for cloud and data storage use
Pentaho Open-Sources ‘Big Data’ Tools
Pentaho has open sourced its big data analytics tools, known as the Pentaho Kettle project
Scotland Reveals Plans For Fibre Broadband Rollout
Scotland plans to significantly ramp up average broadband speeds north of the border
Pirate Bay Founders Denied Appeal By Swedish Supreme Court
Swedish Supreme Court denies Pirate Bay defendants an appeal, finalising the fines and jail terms sentenced in 2010
Cisco Live: In Pictures
Fast cars, pinball, and a distance record for 100 Gigabit Ethernet.. Cisco Live visitors know how to live
Microsoft Launches Commercial Kinect For Windows Programme
Businesses of all sizes are being encouraged to develop business applications for Microsoft's Kinect technology
Kroes Wants Private-Public European Cyber Security Partnership
The EU's Neelie Kroes says protection of the Internet is necessary for Europe's economic future
Zeus-based Ice IX Trojan Redirects Bank Phone Calls To Attackers
Modified version of Zeus malware targets online banking customers to capture bank and telephone data
EU Launches Investigation Into Samsung Patent Claims
The European Union is to investigate claims that Samsung is abusing its position as owner of patents for essential 3G technology
IBM To Advance Mobile Strategy With Worklight Acquisition
IBM plans to buy Worklight, a maker of mobile app development and management software, to bolster its enterprise mobile strategy
Sky’s Fibre Broadband To Rival BT And Virgin
Sky will begin offering a fibre broadband service with speeds of up to 40Mbps from April
Possible New BlackBerry London Image Leaked
Image shows smooth-edged touchscreen device that resembles BlackBerry PlayBook
Facebook IPO Will Help It Compete For Revenue With Google
Facebook is expected to file for its initial public offering today setting it up for more intense competition with Google
Better Tech Recycling Could Avoid Rare Metal Shortages
The tech industry is facing a new threat, not from restricted IT budgets but an increasing shortage of vital rare metals
CIOs Bemoan UK’s Drought Of IT Professionals
Four out of five IT bosses say they just can't get the staff, these days
SeaMicro Packs Xeon Chips Into A Microserver Architecture
SeaMicro's SM10000-XE applies its Intel Atom microserver concept to the Xeon chip to green up the data centre
Nimbus Data Launches Big-Scale, Low-Power Solid State Storage System
The E-Class system can support up to 500TB of capacity while consuming only five watts of electricity per terabyte