Mark Young rounds up five popular everyday big data applications and asks what inspiration businesses might be able to take from them
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Motorola Faces German Ban After Apple Patent Victory
Motorola tablets and smartphones could be banned in Germany after Apple's patent victory
Providers Pushed To IPv6, As Europe’s Last IPv4 Addresses Are Issued
The last IPv4 addresses will be strictly rationed
IT Executive Revealed As PlugX RAT Malware Creator
AlienVault identified the suspect by traces of his personal information scattered online
100 New Amazon Jobs At London Digital Media Centre
New Digital Media Development Centre aims to employ new tech talent in London
BT Wins One Horse Cumbrian BDUK Race
BT has been awarded the BDUK contract to wire up Cumbria to superfast broadband
IT Life: Putting Innovation To Good Use
Ian Osborne of Intellect is busy in the Government's Knowledge Transfer Networks, helping put innovation to work
Six Year Old Helps Build Raspberry Pi ‘Supercomputer’
“Iridis-Pi” is housed in a rack made of Lego
Do you know your USB?
Microsoft Finds Nitol Botnet Malware On PCs In Chinese Supply Chain
Microsoft finds Nitol in brand new Chinese PCs and seizes domain to kill it off
Are You Plugged Into USB? Quiz Of The Week
As seen in memory sticks and the George Forman USB grill, our quiz celebrates the supreme connector!
Microsoft Windows Phone Store Rebranded From Marketplace
Microsoft continues its branding shake up after renaming Windows Phone Marketplace to Windows Phone Store
Brocade Extends SDN And Fabric With Router, Switch Additions
Brocade has extended its fabric and software-defined networking (SDN) strategies with new product additions
Small Businesses Continue To Reap Social Media Benefits
Small businesses continue to adopt social networking platforms, with Google+ proving surprisingly popular
Microsoft Works With Adobe To Patch Windows 8 Flash Flaws
Microsoft has confirmed it is working with Adobe to patch flaws in the Flash player ahead of the Windows 8 launch
Five Things To Consider Before Moving Into The Cloud
For Dominic Pollard, preparation is everything
Firefox OS: Disrupting The Market By Aiming Low!
Forget iPhone 5: Mozilla wants to get the next two billion users onto Firefox OS, an open mobile phone, says Brendan Eich
Fashion App Gets $175,000 Prize At The Cisco BIG Awards
TechWeekEurope gives you a complete breakdown of the competition and profiles of the six finalists
EE Likely To Have iPhone 5 4G Monopoly
The iPhone 5 won't be compatible with any O2 or Vodafone 4G network
Firefox OS demo with Brendan Eich of Mozilla
Firefox OS works, and can be used for cheap smartphones in the developing world, disrupting the model of iPhone and Android, Brendan Eich of Mozilla tells TechWeekEurope
UK Networks To Allow FaceTime 3G, Vodafone Places Restrictions
Most UK networks to allow FaceTime as part of data plans, but Vodafone requires VoIP allowance
Huawei Complains At US ‘Roadblock’ On Trade
US officials are unjustly blocking Huawei's attempts to compete in the United States, a research paper has claimed
iOS 6 Arrives On 19 September With UK Turn-By Turn Navigation
The UK will receive nearly all of the local features in iOS 6, including a UK-optimised Siri
YouTube Keeps Anti-Islamic ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Video Online
Blocks access in Egypt and Lybia, but maintains that “Innocence of Muslims” doesn’t violate the site’s policies
Eolas Sues Facebook, Disney and Wal-Mart Over University Of California Patents
Three major US companies infringe University of California patents, says Eolas
Intel Promises 5nm Silicon: IDF
Smaller line width coming, but five years till full 450mm wafer production
What Makes An Open Source Tech Success?
A great open source project is one that delivers benefits for both the business and the community, says Tom Brewster. Tell us what you've done and be in with a chance of winning a Tech Success Award
Google Removes Autocomplete From Pirate Bay Search
Google no longer auto-completes the search term for Pirate Bay web domains as it steps up its copyright clampdown
Microsoft Updates Developer Suite With Visual Studio 2012
Microsoft has officially launched the next generation of its developer tool suite with Visual Studio 2012
Intel Pushes Transparent Computing Concept
Intel's software executives are prompting the concept of "transparent computing" to app developers