Peer 1 remained online, thanks to a bucket brigade carrying fuel up 18 floors
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Kim Dotcom Announces Mega-Replacement For Megaupload
Megaupload is reborn as Mega, will use encryption and won’t be responsible for hosted files
Russia Ramps Up Internet Censorship
A single country-wide blacklist will block content deemed “harmful to children”
Acer Windows RT Tablets Delayed After Surface Launch
Acer delays tablets until at least April to see how Surface does
Windows 8 Malware Threats Arrive
Malware pushers start to put claims Windows 8 is Microsoft's most secure OS to the test
Revolutionising Public Sector Communications: Accelerating the Digitalisation of Public Services through Social Media
The Government has set out its commitment to design and deliver all information and transactional services digitally. The Open Public Services White Paper, published in July 2011, outlined the desire to utilise the power of digital ...
BlackBerry 10 Enters Operator Testing Phase
CEO Thorsten Heins says new RIM operating system is on track for Q1 2013
Intel Develops Powerful 48-Core Smartphone Chip
Intel is reportedly developing a very powerful processor for smartphones, said to be a 48-core chip
Microsoft Hit By ‘Patent Troll’ Lawsuit Over Windows 8 Tiles
The tiling feature in Windows 8 is the subject of a lawsuit from a company that one analyst labels a 'patent troll'
Hurricane Sandy Damages Quarter Of Mobile Phone Towers
Officials have urged citizens to only use texts and tweets after Hurricane Sandy knocks out 25 percent of mobile phone towers
Microsoft Delivers Store Preview And Touts Azure Backbone
Microsoft continues to woo developers after touting Azure Cloud OS as a back end for Windows 8 and Phone 8 apps
Government Puts Proposed IT Procurement Frameworks On Hold
Government IT procurement is under review
Theresa May Rebuffs ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Criticisms Before Committee
Home secretary bats away most questions on the Communications Data Bill but has a few wobbles in the face of scrutiny
Wireless Charging: Qi Claims Lead On Powermat’s PMA
Qi wireless charging is way ahead of Powermat, says Wireless Power Consortium chair Menno Treffers.
Olaf Swantee Says EE 4G Price Is Worth Paying
CEO defends price plans and remains confident of keeping the premium
ARM Cortex 64-bit Chips Designs Uncloaked
Fresh designs promise more power and more efficiency
Google And Starbucks Back Powermat’s PMA Wireless Charging Tech
Rival Qi group claims big lead in the market, though
4G Tardiness To Cost UK Economy £120m
The slow arrival of 4G networks in the UK means users won't shop by mobile this Christmas
TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding Calls For Superfast Broadband Regulation
TalkTalk CEO laments the BT/Virgin duopoly in fibre broadband
Ballmer Claims 4 Million Windows 8 Upgrades Since Friday
A good figure, but maybe not as exciting as he made it sound...
Microsoft Tempts Developers With SDK And Free Gadgets
Microsoft has kicked off its developer conference with a new Phone 8 SDK, plus free smartphones and tablet PCs
US Operators Assess Damage After Hurricane Sandy
American operators are struggling to restore mobile services after Hurricane Sandy hit the US east coast
Riverbed Buys Opnet To Bolster APM Abilities
Riverbed Technology has paid a cool $1 billion for application performance management specialist Opnet
Google Offers Hurricane Sandy Safety Alerts
Google has collated all public safety alerts as the US east coast struggles to recover from Hurricane Sandy
Acer: We Are Aggressive About Touch
Acer’s Jerry Kao talks to TechWeekEurope about the future of touchscreen
Hurricane Sandy Takes Out Huffington Post, Gawker
New York-based servers are taken out by the Frankenstorm
Splunk Gets High Availability Update
Splunk wants a bigger piece of the Big Data pie
RSA Builds On Big Data Security Strategy With Silver Tail Acquisition
Acquisition builds on Art Coviello's promise to deliver Big Data-led strategy
Ed Vaizey Says UK Broadband Is On Target To Beat Europe
Ed Vaizey says the UK is on track to have the best broadband in Europe by 2015
Met Arrests Three On London Phishing Trip
PCeU and SOCA collaborating on phishing investigation