The popular yet unprofitable SSD brand is likely to survive
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November 2013
Football Referee Charged With Hacking Former Colleague’s Email
FA-registered referee and two others are charged in hacking investigation
Internet Retailing Expo 2014, NEC, Birmingham
IRX is retailers’ opportunity to look, listen and compare the full range of innovative products and solutions for online and multichannel retailing.
It is aimed at the progressive retail business industry and is changing the ...
2nd Asia Semiconductor Pioneer Forum 2014
The forum attracts more than 300 industry elites through which you can get the opportunity to listen to precise presentations from leading enterprises from all over the world.
European Smart Grid Cyber and SCADA Security: enhancing security through predictive forecasting and monitoring models
SMi Group reports: European Smart Grid Cyber and SCADA Security returns to London in March 2014. Leading industry experts will meet to discuss present & future SCADA & Smart Grid technologies, security risks surrounding Electricity ...
E&P Information and Data Management conference
Now in its 16th year, the 2014 conference will provide attendees with a complete update of the industry as it stands today. Focusing on data governance and ownership, cloud computing, knowledge transfers, data formats, big data and ...
Google Breaks Our Privacy Laws, Says Dutch Watchdog
Yeah, for sure, Google breaks our privacy laws says Dutch Privacy Watchdog after investigation
Fujitsu Launches First Laptop With Contactless Palm Vein Authentication
The new security feature is hygienic, works in under a second and is almost impossible to deceive
IT Life: Changing the World One Whiteboard At A Time
Martin Large knows a bit about solving problems and selling things
Review: Lenovo Yoga Tablet
Can the Yoga allow Lenovo to break into the UK tablet market?
Virtus London Data Centre Adopts Predictive Modelling
Predictivie analysis will keep Virtus data centre running smoothly
Ericsson Faces Investigation In India Over Patent Row
Ericsson is accused of abusing a dominant market position in India
Nokia Lumia 525 Enters Battle For the Mid-Range Smartphone Market
The successor to the Nokia Lumia 525 has been officially launched
Microsoft Tackles Exchange Backup Niggles With Update
An update for Exchange Server 2013 delivers a number of fixes, including a backup restoration solution
Small Businesses Lack Integrated Digital Strategy
Small and medium sized businesses need to improve their digital strategies warns IBM survey
Microsoft OneNote Update Enhances Content Capture
Microsoft updates its OneNote application with powerful new features for content capture on portable devices
Prize Quiz: Win An iPad Air
How much do you want an iPad Air? Alongside this week’s quiz, we give you the chance to win one.
Mozilla Revenues Grow, But So Does Dependency On Google
Mozilla's revenues have come a long way, but most of its income is from one source, says Sean Michael Kerner
Poll: What Tech Do You Want For Christmas?
Do you want something productive or fun for Christmas? We want to know!
UK Government Wants ISPs To Block Extremist Content
According to a government minister, launch of the new censorship campaign is “imminent”
TalkTalk Business Pitches Cheap Ethernet Over FTTC Service
TalkTalk Business offers a symmetric Ethernet service without laying fibre to your door
Half Of TechWeek Readers Use Tablets In The Workplace
TechWeek readers are divided on tablet use, but more than half use tablets and a third use an iPad
SAP Rejects Call For Pan-European IT Champion
German software giant SAP rejects calls for a unified European software company to challenge the US after NSA spying scandal
US Government Pays $50 Million Settlement For Military’s Pirated Software
For years, the US Department of Defence had used unlicensed copies of logistics software
High Performance Computing & Big Data
This leading event will draw together academic, government and industry professionals to discuss best practices in utilising HPC to drive forward research and innovation. Gain inimitable insights into overcoming the common stumbling ...
Apple’s iPad
Man Accidentally Throws Out Hard Drive Containing £4m Worth Of Bitcoins
A fortune in virtual currency has been lost at a landfill in Newport
Google Tells CyanogenMod: Installer Doesn’t Belong In Our Store
Just two weeks after being placed on the Play store, the CyanogenMod installer app is taken down after a Google request
Infinity Offers ‘Cloud-Like’ Pricing For Colo Data Centres
Rigid colocation agreements are blocking cutomers from virtualising, says Infinity SDC
Fresh Microsoft Windows XP Flaw Exploited In Targeted Attacks
Zero-day exploit combines attack on patched Adobe vulnerabilities, just months before Microsoft kills support for Windows XP
Jolla Releases First Sailfish OS Smartphone
Jolla launches the first Sailfish OS-powered smartphone in Finland
Google Apps Sign-In Change Signals Personalisation Hitch
Google is to standardise the sign-in pages for its Apps portfolio, and users will lose their personalisation options
Smartphones, Tablets Drive Global Processor Shipments
Mobile devices replace PCs as the driving force behind the global chip business, says analyst firm
Desktop Chrome Browser Users Gain Voice Search
Desktop users of the Chrome browser now have the ability to conduct searches via voice, thanks to new plug-in
The NSA Tracked Porn Access To Discredit Alleged Jihadists
Intelligence agency explored the idea of leveraging “personal vulnerabilities”
Does Efficiency Make Any Difference At All?
Cheap efficient data centre just allow us all to consume more, warns Peter Judge
Samsung Extends Digital Partnership With The British Museum
The British Museum will explore new ways to interact with its collections using Samsung technology
Linux Worm Targeting Internet Of Things Discovered
Symantec finds malware that appears to be targeting routers, set-top boxes and security cameras
EU Threatens To Scrap ‘Safe Harbour’ Agreement With The US
Unless the NSA changes its ways, the data protection agreement could be cancelled as early as summer 2014
Box Acquires Analytics Firm dLoop
Enterprise cloud storage provider Box looks to power its admin tools with its latest acquisition
HP’s Meg Whitman Ordered To Face Autonomy Charges
HP's CEO Meg Whitman has been ordered to mount a defence against an investor lawsuit over Autonomy purchase
BBM Channels Social Network Launches for BlackBerry 10
BBM Channels looks like Twitter on the BlackBerry messaging service. Android and iOS version are on their way
BlackBerry Smartphones Still An Object Of Desire in Africa
BlackBerry remains the second most popular mobile phone maker in South Africa, but could its strategy throw away its lead in developing markets?
Microsoft Considers Encryption To Protect Customers From Government Spies
The company is worried its data centres might have been tapped by the NSA
European Parliament Hit By Man-In-The-Middle Wi-Fi Attack
Public Wi-FI at the EU body shut down after attacks detected
HP Profits After Data Centre Gains, But PC Competition Hurts
Hewlett-Packard posts mostly positive results thanks to sales growth in data centre systems and commercial PCs
Amazon Hits Back At Undercover Worker Criticisms
Amazon hits back at working condition allegations made by an undercover reporter in a Swansea warehouse
Google Insists EU Search Settlement Offer Is Fair
Google's legal counsel insists the antitrust settlement offer satisfies EU's concerns, despite concerns by rivals
Tablets To Make Up 50 Percent Of PC Shipments Next Year
Tablets will form 50 percent of PC shipments in 2014, with Microsoft challenging Samsung and Apple domination
Kroll Ontrack – Raising Storage From The Dead: Gallery
TechWeekEurope visits the Kroll Ontrack lab in Epsom to explore the dark arts of data recovery
GSMA Praises UK 4G Spectrum Innovation But Tells Europe To Do More
GSMA Director General Anne Bouverot says despite UK's "excellent" work, Europe risks falling behind
TechWeek Announces Strong Shortlist For Tech Success Awards
Is your name on the shortlist? Soon the winners of this year's Tech Success awards will be revealed
Microsoft Ready To Switch Off Windows RT
Microsoft's Julie Larson-Green suggests Windows RT is one Windows too many
Britain Takes Lead Role At CeBIT 2014 Tech Fair
Great Britain will be partner country for Germany's CeBIT show in 2014
F-Secure Key Launched To Manage Passwords Away From US Snoops
F-Secure looks to become the European security provider of choice after the Snowden leaks, whilst announcing a deal with GCHQ target Belgacom
One Billion 4G LTE Connections Predicted By 2017 – GSMA
GSMA says one in eight mobile connections will be LTE within four years
Snoops Scared Of Snowden Doomsday Stash
Secret Snowden docs have intelligence officials fretting
Intel Looking To Sell IPTV Service By End of 2013 – Report
Intel reportedly wants $500m for its yet-to-launch web TV service OnCue, with Verizon amongst the possible buyers
Qualcomm Faces Chinese Anti-Trust Investigation
Qualcomm says Chinese authorities have told them the charges are 'confidential' but it denies wrongdoing
Eric Schmidt Offers Instructions On Dumping iPhone For Android
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has offered a step-by-step guide to ditching iOS
Microsoft Updates Kinect Windows Developer Kit
Microsoft has started to ship updated kits with the new Kinect controller to some Windows developers
Dell Wants Half its Workforce To Work Remotely By 2020
Dell says part-time telecommuting would save it money, increase productivity and help the environment.
Cisco Urges Basic Security Measures
Infections by the Cryptolocker malware could have been prevented by the use of fundamental security procedures
Smartphone Kill Switches Are No Use Till Thieves Know About Them
Apple has kill switches that work, but ill-informed thieves will still kill for an iPhone, says Wayne Rash
BlackBerry CFO, COO and CMO Depart In Management Restructure
BlackBerry management reorganisation sees a number of executives leave the company
Putting Businesses On A Data Diet
Virtualisation has created a glut of duplicated data. Virtualised databases can trim the fat away, says Iain Chidgey
BBC Agrees To Open Up Its Data
Public service broadcaster signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Open Data Institute
European Software Firms Defy Economic Climate To Invest In R&D
European Commission-backed Truffle 100 Europe index says European firms continue to spend despite declining revenues
2MW Schneider Electric Modules Shake Up Data Centre Containers
Modular data centres are more flexible and capable of reaching new power levels, says Schneider Electric
CryptoLocker Cuts Ransom As Bitcoin Price Goes Up
Malware creating scumbags tweak the algorithm to keep the fee affordable
Samsung Announces 5.25-Inch Galaxy Grand 2 Smartphone
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 handset promises large screen experience in compact form factor
SAP Sees NSA Scandal As ‘Opportunity’ To Boost Cloud Presence
Germany's reputation for data security could boost SAP's cloud services expansion
Apple Acquires Xbox Kinect Technology Creator PrimeSense
Apple will reportedly pay $350 million for PrimeSense, which is currently working on a depth recognition chip for mobile devices
Twitter Boosts User Protection With ‘Forward Security’ Encryption Enhancements
Twitter says it wants others to follow in its footsteps, with measures to prevent snooping
EU To Approve Nokia Microsoft Deal, As Chinese Strikes Continue
EU reportedly set to greenlight takeover but Chinese workers claim they are being forced to sign new, unfavourable, contracts
Hundreds Of Thousands Hit In Racing Post Password Breach
Site editor says number of affected users in password breach will be in the six figure region
Symantec ‘Disarms’ Files To Block Targeted Attacks
The new 'Disarm' feature in Symantec's messaging security software is a new tactic for dealing with highly targeted attacks that use infected files
Report: China Mobile To Announce iPhone Next Month
The world's largest mobile carrier, China Mobile, may finally be preparing to sell Apple's iPhone
Microsoft May Buy Winamp
As AOL plans to pull the plug on pioneering MP3 player Winamp, Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy the technology
Report Finds Rise In Telephone-Based Financial Scams
Scams targeting financial call centres made a major impact in 2013, according to a new report
Win A Sony SmartWatch 2 With TechWeek’s Survey
Answer a few questions, and we'll enter you in a raffle for a £170 Sony Smartwatch 2
UK Ranks Third In 2013 Web Index, Despite Surveillance Concerns
Sir Tim Berners-Lee says world governments are making slow progress in their adoption of the Web, but GCHQ spying lets Britain down
O2 4G Coverage Expands To 13 UK Cities
O2 says its 4G network now reaches 17 million people in the UK
IT Life: From Modems To Data Security
Colin Tankard likes modems - and makes his living in data security
US Could Follow Europe In Allowing In-Flight Mobile Phone Use
FCC says it is considering in-flight mobile phone use above 3,000 metres
Amazon Coins Pre-Payment For Kindle Fire Apps Arrives In Britain
The Amazon Coins scheme can only be used for Kindle Fire owners to buy apps, games and in-app purchases
CA Expo: DevOps Still Top Of The Agenda
CEO Mike Gregoire says CA's fascination with rapid development practices is not going away
eBay’s Data Centre Innovation Won’t Stop With Fuel Cells
Fuel cells and recovered energy are nothing. eBay's Dean Nelson has more ideas up his sleeve
Samsung Ordered To Pay Apple £179m Damages
Jury decision means that Samsung must pay Apple a total of $930 million (£574m) in damages
Canadian Pension Fund AIMCo Says BlackBerry Lacks Recovery Plan
AIMCo CEO hopes BlackBerry can stage comeback, but says he wont invest just because its Canadian
Windows Phone Developer Numbers To Double In 2014
The number of developers working on Windows Phone apps will double in 2014, says new study
Microsoft’s Scroogled Store Opens For Google Haters
Microsoft's Scroogled Store provides the perfect Christmas gifts for those people who hate Google
Green500 Supercomputer List Reveals Intel, Nvidia Surprise
Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs are used in the world's top 10 most energy-efficient supercomputers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Arrives With Precision Timing
Red Hat's new enterprise Linux release launches and offers new security, virtualisation and time-keeping features
Instagram, Waze Join Windows Phone 8 App Ecosystem
The Windows Phone apps ecosystem gets a boost with the arrival of the Instagram and Waze apps
Quiz Of The Week: Women In Tech
Women have been at the heart of tech since the industry began. Our quiz charts their success
Salesforce: Customers Hungry For Better Encryption After NSA Snooping
Salesforce says it will deliver better, wider encryption services for customers concerned about the Edward Snowden leaks
Facebook Suing Alleged Bieber Sex Spammer
Social network files complaint about alleged mass spam campaign
Review: iPad Mini With Retina Display
Is the new iPad Mini with Retina Display more than just a pint-sized iPad?
British Security Chiefs Let NSA Store UK Email Addresses And Phone Numbers – Snowden
Latest documents give strongest confirmation yet that UK citizens have been spied upon by the NSA
Apple’s Futuristic Cupertino HQ Receives City Approval
Apple can finally start building its 'spaceship' headquarters after Cupertino council gives approval
Nexus Wireless Charger To Magically Power Google Devices
Qi-powered wireless charger works with Google Nexus 4, 5 and 7
Ofcom Identifies ’25 Times’ More Spectrum For Mobile Broadband
Ofcom wants to release more spectrum for mobile broadband to cope with expected demand
Google Wallet Adds Card For Payments And Cash Withdrawals
Google Wallet Card aims to make payment system more accessible - but only in the US
Green Grid Takes Data Centre Efficiency Fight To Government
Governments need to handle data centres with care, The Green Grid and techUK argue
New Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Supports Ultra HD 4K Video
Qualcomm's new chip promises video at Ultra HD 4K resolution, while the IPQ chipset targets the 'Internet of Things'
BlackBerry Porsche P’9982 Smartphone Targets High End Market
Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry launches high-end Porsche P'9982 smartphone
Intel To Open Retail Stores For Christmas Period
Intel is the latest tech vendor to open retail stores to reach out to consumers, but the shops will be temporary
Google Offers More Control With Glass Development Kit
Google Glass developers will get more control of their designs with the new Glass Development Kit (GDK)
Unify Upgrades OpenScape 4000 For Unified Comms Push
Unify launches the OpenScape 4000 IP communications platform to pave the way to its UC solution
Current Smartwatches Are Ugly And Lack Functionality – Gartner
Gartner says consumers are unconvinced by smartwatches and will stick to tablets this Christmas
Salesforce: Microsoft Doesn’t Get Social or Mobile
Cloud giant still has some bad words to say about its rivals
When Salesforce Connects Us All, Privacy Becomes Impossible
Tech companies are pursuing the hyper-connected dream, and we will follow, regardless of the massive impact it will have on our privacy and security, says Tom Brewster
Google And Facebook: Green Goals Clash With Libertarian Leanings
The Internet giants may be cleaning up their energy act, but Peter Judge asks how deep is their care for the planet
Samsung Looks To The Enterprise As The Smartphone Market Saturates
Samsung' wants to replace BlackBerry and be a major enterprise provider, Jae Shin and Andrew Mills tell TechWeekEurope
Nominet To Finally Introduce Shorter ‘.uk’ Domain In 2014
Businesses will be able to register for .uk domains from next summer
Big Data Strikes The Right Chord With Music Listeners
Mat Young explains the big data magic behind companies like Spotify and Shazam
Bill Gates Discusses Search For New Microsoft CEO
Bill Gates reportedly comes close to tears during a speech at Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting
Which? Says Apple And Others Charge Too Much For Tablet Storage
Manufacturers "fleecing" consumers by charging up to £80 for £6 worth of storage, says watchdog
Alleged Silk Road Mastermind Is ‘Honest And Kind’, Says $1m Bail Application
Man accused of running the illegal marketplace under the alias ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’ receives a vote of confidence
US Operators Reject Samsung Smartphone Killswitch Proposals
US operators accused of rejecting smartphone killswitch in order to protect theft insurance income
Google Settles Safari Tracking Lawsuits
Google will pay $17m to various US states in order settle the Safari browser tracking cases
Mozilla Releases Security Update For Firefox 25
Mozilla takes the rare step of releasing an out-of-band update to patch five flaws in Firefox 25
Intel Opens Up About Xeon Phi ‘Knights Landing’ CPU
Intel promises its upcoming "Knights Landing" chip will deliver significant performance improvements
Windows Phone 8 Gains Office Remote App
New app turns Windows Phone handsets into smart remotes for meetings and presentations
Micron Reveals New Parallel Processing Architecture
A new computing architecture from Micron will outperform rival CPUs when dealing with unstructured data
Haiti And Worker Protests Disrupt Salesforce Dreamforce
Protesters upset about Haiti, Walmart and pay at San Francisco's AT&T stadium make for mini Dreamforce nightmares
Salesforce Partners With HP For ‘Superpod’ Dedicated Service
Despite being on the Cisco board, Benioff chooses HP converged infrastructure to run dedicated service
Yahoo To Encrypt All Traffic And Products By Early 2014
Following the NSA scandal, CEO Marissa Mayer is taking decisive measures and introducing SSL across the board
Review: Nokia Lumia 1520
Is the first Windows Phone phablet too big to handle?
DNS Vulnerability And The New Gunpowder Plotters
When groups like Anonymous go on the warpath, companies' DNS services are where they may strike first, warns Chris Marrison
Nokia Shareholders Approve Sale Of Handset Division To Microsoft
Nokia investors kiss goodbye to mobile phones at EGM in Finland
Samsung Claims It Has Sold 800,000 Galaxy Gear Smartwatches
Samsung Galaxy Gear exceed expectations, claims Korean manufacturer
How An Adobe Flaw Let Anonymous Into The FBI
Adobe users' passwords were stolen and the FBI got hit. Sean Michael Kerner smells password reuse
Ransomware Scam Hits UK Small Businesses
The National Crime Agency has warned of a scam that is seeing users' files encrypted when they click on a malware attachment
Dropbox Values Itself At £5bn As It Seeks Fresh Funding – Report
Dropbox wants £156m to help fund its push into enterprise cloud storage
Samsung Pulls Android 4.3 Update For Galaxy S3 Smartphones
Samsung Galaxy S3 owners complain Jelly Bean update is severely hampering their handsets
US Government Hearing Boosts Bitcoin Value To Nearly £500
The virtual currency soars in value as US Senators hear that Bicoin is a legitimate form of money
Huawei Makes First Appearance At US Supercomputing Conference
Huawei show off server, storage and networking offerings at SC '13 supercomputing show in Denver
Microsoft 3D Printing Software Arrives On Windows 8.1
Microsoft has advanced its 3D printing campaign with a Windows 8.1 application
HP Study Criticises Mobile App Security
HP finds most mobile applications access private information and lack proper security measures
Nvidia, AMD Boost Graphics Accelerators
Nvidia and AMD are both expanding the capabilities of their graphics cards as they look to capture a larger share of the GPU accelerator market
Harlem Globetrotters Can’t Score With Facebook Direct Marketing
Basketball showmen say they aren't getting any action on Facebook when it comes to direct marketing efforts
Salesforce Bids To Become Platform For The Internet Of Things
Salesforce wants to be the home of the apps of the future
Tech Club – MEMEology
Nigel Painter, associate director at business consultancy MEMEology, believes in standards and thinks the government procurement frameworks are tough for a reason
Tech Club: ‘We’re Not Talking About Something As Straightforward As Money’
Nigel Painter, associate director at business consultancy MEMEology, thinks the government procurement frameworks are tough for a reason
BT Openreach CEO Liv Garfield Leaves For Severn Trent
Garfield will leave in the spring after overseeing BT fibre deployment
Edinburgh Plans To Dump BT For New £1bn Services Deal
Edinburgh Council wants to give more business to local SMBs when its long-term deal with BT runs out in 2016
Twitter Signs Up 56 British Organisations To Its Emergency Alerts Programme
Users who want to receive emergency notifications via Twitter have to register with relevant accounts
Tech Club: ‘People Need To Focus On Making Revenue, Not Securing The Business’
David Shearmon, CEO at Cryptic, says businesses need to focus on money, and let the experts handle the security
Linux Foundation: Open Source Tizen Is Alive And Well
The Linux Foundation's Brian Warner says Tizen 'scratches an itch' unaddressed by smartphone market
Tech Club: ‘The Threat Landscape Is Too Big – You Have To Pick Your Battles’
Sat Birdi, CEO at vzInternet, says we need to protect authenticity of online transactions in order to stop fraud
vBulletin Forum Passwords Taken, Thousands Of Sites May be Affected
Hackers breach vBulletin site in a threat to all vBulletin-based forums
‘.London’ gTLD Invites Businesses To Associate Themselves With The Capital
London will launch city-specific gTLD next summer, promising that businesses can benefit by association
Raspberry Pi Sales Hit Two Million
Raspberry Pi Foundation says popularity of the device comes as “a bit of a shock”
Microsoft, Google To Block 100,000 Child Abuse Search Terms
In response to government pressure, Google and Microsoft's Bing will introduce new measures to make child abuse content more difficult to find
China Mobile Offers Users Cheap Phone Calls To China With Jego App
VoIP app give free incoming calls to users with an existing or rented Chinese or Hong Kong mobile number
Mitel Targets Unified Communications With Aastra Merger
The merger of Mitel and Aastra will create a $1bn company focused on the unified communications market
Google Adds Form Autofill To Mobile Chrome Browser
Google's additions ot the Chrome browser are intended to speed up shopping and form-filling on mobile devices ahead of the Christmas season
Nvidia’s CUDA Platform Gets Unified Memory
Nvidia has added unified memory support to CUDA 6, making it easier for programmers to write code for systems that include GPU accelerators
MakerBot Streamlines Windows 8.1 3D Printing
MakerBot has released software that simplifies 3D printing under Windows
Tech Club – David Shearmon, CEO at Cryptic
David Shearmon, CEO at Cryptic, says businesses need to focus on making money, and let the experts handle the security
Tech Club – Sat Birdi, CEO at vzInternet
Sat Birdi, CEO at vzInternet, talks about the need to protect authenticity of online transactions in order to stop fraud
Canadian Scientists Claim A Major Breakthrough In Quantum Computing
A team of researchers has managed to keep quantum memory ‘coherent’ for 39 minutes at room temperature
Google And Friends Invest £250 Million In Solar Projects
Finance firm KKR and Google buy six solar plants of Sharp's Recurrent division
IBM Opens Up Watson AI Computer System To Developers
IBM launches cloud-based development platform as it looks to establish itself as leader of cognitive computing
BlackBerry Adds BBM iPad Support In New Update
BBM iPad support is the headline feature of iOS and Android upgrade
HP Pulls Chromebook 11 Amid Reports Of Overheating
Sales of the HP Chromebook 11 have been suspended after reports of overheating power supplies
‘Russian Silicon Valley’ Skolkovo Misused £620 Million, Executives Implicated
The Skolkovo Foundation has been hemorrhaging money, but that will not stop the Russian government from investing another £2.55 billion by 2020
IT Life: Talking With TalkTalk’s Business Head
Charles Bligh loves the cloud, the web and his iPad
EC Approves In-Flight 3G And 4G As EASA Relaxes Take-off Rules
Europe approves mobile use above 3,000 metres as EASA says tablets and smartphones can be used during take-off and landing
John McAfee To Testify About The Murder That Sent Him On The Run
McAfee is back in the public eye to clear his name
BlackBerry Looks To The Future, Says New CEO Chen
Interim CEO John Chen used a public letter to warn of tough choices, but says the company is looking to the future
CSA To Secure Cloud With Software Defined Perimeter
An industry consortium seeks to defend the Cloud and launches a new security initiative
Workers Prefer Smartphones To Office Phones
The office phone is being increasingly ignored, as workers opt rather to use their own personal smartphones
SMBs Unready For Data Loss And Lack Backup
Small businesses lack backup policies and don't think mobile devices contain much sensitive data, survey reveals
Quiz Of The Week: Renewable Energy
Solar, wind and hydro-electric are just some of the ways to power data centres and phones
Renewable Energy for IT
Google’s Latest Transparency Report Criticises Intelligence Agencies
Google is not allowed to reveal how much information is requested by organisations like the NSA, and it’s not happy about that
Dropbox For Business Lets Users Link Personal And Work Accounts
Dropbox for Business adds new admin tools and account linking options
First Sailfish OS Jolla Smartphones Go On Sale On 27 November
Sailfish OS-powered Jolla smartphone arrives in Finland later this month
EMC Launches The First XtremIO All-Flash Array
Built with technology acquired last year, EMC’s first entry into the market is out to impress
Amazon Gets Into Desktop Virtualisation Game With WorkSpaces
Citrix, VMware and the rest of the desktop virtualisation market have a massive new competitor to deal with
Cisco’s Gloomy Outlook Prompts Investor Worry
Investors take fright as Cisco warns of a sizeable drop in future revenues, but is the NSA spying scandal to blame?
BT To Run Free Cardiff Wi-Fi Network And Boost Mobile Infrastructure
BT launches free Cardiff Wi-Fi network and will use city street furniture to boost 3G and 4G coverage as part of superconnected cities vision
IBM Buys Fibrelink To Boost Mobile Security
Big Blue wants to do more mobile device management with Fibrelink
Snapchat Refused A $3 Billion Offer From Facebook – Report
Young CEO Evan Spiegel wants to grow the value of the company even further
Isle Of Man 4G Comes Closer As Manx Telecom Agrees Huawei Deal
Manx Telecom 4G to launch early next year, powered by Huawei equipment
Google Offers Online Help For Philippines Typhoon Victims
Google launches online services and tools to help victims of the devastating Typhoon Yolanda
AMD Unveils Mobile Roadmap To Take On Intel
AMD reveals more information about its mobile chip plans to challenge Intel and ARM next year
Extreme Looks To Big Data With Summit X770 Switch
Extreme Networks responds to the big data trend with the launch of a new data centre-oriented switch
Juniper Networks Names New CEO
Juniper picks Barclays' technology expert Shaygan Kheradpir as its new CEO after Kevin Johnson's surprise retirement
Google Releases Chrome 31 Web Browser
Version 31 of Google's Chrome web browser has officially arrived with a number of fixes and user improvements
Microsoft Proposes Fuel Cells Inside Data Centre Racks
Making racks that power themselves could cut data centre energy needs, says Microsoft
Low-Cost Moto G Is A Sign Google Wants Greater Control Of Android
Google risks wrath of Android developers and manufacturers as it seeks to push its services, says Steve McCaskill
Green Taxes Need To Catch Up With Data Centres
Governents want to use green taxes to regulate emissions - but Peter Judge thinks they don't understand the special role of data centres
Pwn2Own Winners Hack iPhone 5 And Samsung Galaxy S4
Apple and Samsung have some fixing to do after Chinese and Japanese teams show of exploits
Motorola Mobility Announces ‘Premium’ £135 Moto G
Moto G promises to bring latest technology to users without breaking the bank
Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Disappears, Along With £3 Million Worth Of BTC
Customers have been unable to contact the administration of Global Bond Limited for over two weeks
Rural Broadband Questions, As Two Altnet Schemes Lose Council Support
Support for alternative rural broadband projects has been dropped by two English councils, raising more concerns
CyanogenMod Appears On Google Play, Enables Easy Android Rooting
The new installer can replace stock Android with CyanogenMod in just a couple of clicks
CityFibre To Invest £30m In Peterborough Gigabit Fibre Network
CityFibre makes Peterborough its latest gigabit city, and will start delivering services in spring
The NSA Refuses To Stop Spying On Germany
Representatives of the German secret services fail to reach an agreement with US colleagues
Don’t Expect Major Bugs In Fedora 20 Heisenbug Beta
Heisenbug is just a name: Red Hat's Robyn Bergeron tells Sean Michael Kerner about the new Fedora's SDN and storage improvements
MacRumors Hack Affects 860k Users
Apple gossip site says protection around the passwords might not stop them being brute forced
Apple, Samsung Back In Court For Patent Damages Case
Apple and Samsung head back to court for a new trial to determine the amount of damages Apple is owed
Google Offers Mobile Developers New Cloud Endpoints
New Google Cloud Endpoints should ease the coding burden for mobile app developers
Microsoft Fixes Internet Explorer Zero-Day Flaw
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday security update fixes a zero-day flaw with its IE browser, as well as other vulnerabilities
Microsoft Integrates SkyDrive For Xbox One Personal Cloud
Microsoft's Xbox One will work seamlessly with SkyDrive to extend the reach of the cloud storage service
Avere Extends NAS Onto Amazon’s Cheap Glacier
Freeze your data in Amazon's cheap cold storage - and still get it back when you want it
Hadoop 2 Pushes Big Data Further Into The Mainstream
The new Apache Hadoop promises a world where Big Data players work together, says Doug Cutting
AMD Bets On APU Servers, Rolls Out The Developer Tools
"If you build it, they will come," goes the thinking at AMD
Box Chooses Bankers For 2014 IPO – Report
Box IPO reportedly moves closer as cloud firm selects bankers ahead of flotation next year
BlackBerry Board Opposes Potential Break Up Of The Company – Report
BlackBerry reportedly rejected proposals for individual assets in favour of a deal that serves the interest of all stakeholders
Vodafone’s Colao Plots £19bn Investment To Arrest Sliding Revenues
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao says company's biggest ever investment will ensure bright future for operator
FireEye: Digital Arms Dealer Might Be Fuelling Advanced Attacks
Chinese digital arms dealer might be at the centre of some highly-advanced, government-sponsored attacks
Banks Testing Cyber Attack Communications Resilience
Operation Waking Shark 2 taking place in London today
Open Compute Project Tests Three Open Switch Designs
In just six months, Broadcom, Intel and Mellanox have all submitted independent open switch proposals
Virgin Media To Increase Broadband Speeds – And Prices
Virgin Media is to raise broadband and television prices by an average of 6.7 percent, as it prepares to launch a 152Mbps fibre-optic offering
Smartphone Data Consumption To Increase Tenfold By 2019
Smartphone subscriptions are set to grow from 1.9 billion to 5.6 billion by 2019, with data consumption per device set to skyrocket, according to an Ericsson study
Delayed AMD ‘Kaveri’ Chips To Arrive By Year-End
AMD's graphics chip is now scheduled to appear in desktop and notebook PCs in the first quarter of next year
Red Hat Lowers OpenShift Prices
The Linux vendor is boosting its cloud strategy with lower OpenShift pricing and features that make it easier to deploy and use
HP Demonstrates AMD-Powered ‘Moonshot’
HP is already selling Intel-based Moonshot ultradense servers, but demonstrated an upcoming AMD-powered model
BT Openreach CEO ‘Frustrated’ At Constant BDUK Criticism
Openreach CEO Liv Garfield says BDUK is on track and suggests it could use more government funding
Vodafone Foundation Deploys Pop-Up Networks In The Philippines
Two mobile networks in the Palo region help victims of Typhoon Haiyan
Snowden’s Wake-Up Call On Password Management
To avoid what Edward Snowden did to the NSA, adopt Wayne Rash's password management tips
Stuxnet Infected Russian Nuclear Plant, International Space Station, Claims Kaspersky
According to the charismatic CEO, malware created to disrupt Iranian nuclear research has travelled to space
Superfast Cornwall Reaches 82 Percent Fibre Coverage
Cornwall becomes the best connected rural region in Europe as better connections save and create jobs in the county
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
‘We Can Trust GCHQ On Encryption’
Professor Alan Woodward doesn't think GCHQ or the NSA would have meddled with encryption, given they use it so much
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
Apple Working On Curved Glass iPhone – Report
iPhones released in 2014 will feature 5.5-inch displays and possibly be pressure-sensitive, according to a report
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
EE Calls For Government Action As 4G Launches In Rural Cumbria
EE CEO Olaf Swantee wants the government to do more to encourage the deployment of 4G in rural areas
iTSHOWCASELIVE
iTSHOWCASELIVE presents the leading suppliers of specialist software for the construction, distribution, manufacturing, retailing and service industries, gathered together at convenient regional locations throughout the UK.
Chinese Hackers Suspected In Fresh IE Exploit
New Internet Explorer attack has links to hits on Google and Bit9
Alcatel-Lucent Looks To Sell Enterprise Unit – Again
The French telecommunications equipment maker calls in advisers, after job cuts
Canberra Store Evacuated After An iPad Bursts Into Flames
Reports indicate the culprit was an older tablet model, not iPad Air
OpenStack Vendors Look To Protect User Privacy
At the OpenStack Summit, vendors discussed the actions they are taking to protect users from government surveillance
Survey: Public Sceptical Of Wearable Tech
In a Harris survey, Americans were split on whether wearable technology could be stylish, and showed little interest in head-mounted devices such as smart spectacles
Google Gives Glass Easier Set-Up, Calendar Personalisation
A Glass software update has given the device new features including simpler commands for calling up directions to home or work
Microsoft Shows Xbox One TV, Entertainment Apps
Microsoft has revealed the first set of television and entertainment applications for its next-generation Xbox One console, ahead of its launch in two weeks' time
Tech Club Members Know Good Security
Our readers have fun, but play it safe at the third Tech Club event
Intel Wants A Leadership Role In The Internet Of Things
Chip manufacturer will provide end-to-end services for IoT including security and analytics
Edward Snowden Duped Workmates For Passwords – Report
NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden reportedly used the login details of his workmates to access sensitive data
Poll: Do You Use An iPad At Work?
Do you think the iPad is a genuine business tool, or merely a consumption device? We want to know
IT Life: Keeping Up With The Cybercriminals
Protecting data is a company's toughest task, says Lior Arbel of Performanta
Canadian Investors Provide Lions’ Share Of BlackBerry Financing
Filing shows BlackBerry's homeland is hungry for a revival
Google To Make Chrome Web Store The Only Place To Get Extensions
Users accuse the company of building a “walled garden”
EE Offers £8m Petabyte 4G Bundle To Businesses
EE announces range of super bundles for data-intensive businesses
Microsoft Office Web Apps Gain Collaboration Options
Microsoft adds real-time collaborative editing for its Office Web Apps to boost cloud productivity
Vince Cable Launches techUK Campaign for 500k More British Tech Jobs
Trade body techUK - formerly Intellect - wants tech industries to boost British economy
Apple To Offer In-Store iPhone Repairs – Report
Apple stores are to receive special machines to enable on site repairs of damaged iPhones
Cisco To Integrate Security Into ACI Fabric
Cisco pledges that security will be the key component of its new Application-Centric Infrastructure initiative
Google Barge To Be A Floating Shop?
Google hints that its floating barges will be something akin to a floating shop to showcase new tech
Big Switch Networks Appoints New CEO
SDN specialist Big Switch Networks appoints former Juniper executive as its new CEO
Quiz Of The Week: Flash Storage
The Flash memory market is growing by the minute. What do you know about this important technology?
Intel Creates New Internet Of Things Business Unit
Intel is creating a new business unit specifically aimed at Internet of Things and reporting directly to CEO Brian Krzanich
Ed Vaizey Calls Mobile Broadband A “Huge Success Story” For The UK
Minister says mobile has a huge role to play in the future of the country and the government will do everything it can to cope with demand
Bitcoin Reaches Record Value Of £224
The exact causes of a $90 boost in value over the last seven days are unknown
Cisco Launches First Products Focused On Applications
The networking vendor also buys Insieme startup as its looks to address the challenges presented by SDN
Free Birmingham Wi-Fi Network Goes Live
Free network is now live in parts of Birmingham while small cell deployment will eventually help operators
‘Marmite’ Windows 8.1 Divides TechWeek Readers Who Prefer Other Platforms
TechWeek readers enjoy a love-hate relationship with Windows 8.1, but Windows 7 remains more popular and XP lives on
Vodafone To Meet Ofcom 3G Coverage Target – Six Months Late
Vodafone'plans to upgrade more masts to meet Ofcom's target of 90 percent 3G coverage by the end of 2013
Twitter IPO Values Company At More Than £11 Billion
70 million shares priced at £16 will be available at Twitter IPO on the New York Stock Exchange
Universal Credit ‘Wasted £140m On IT’ Says PAC
PAC claims at least £140 million of IT spend is set to be written off
Refreshed Silk Road Drug Market Launches On Dark Web
Relaunched drug bazaar promises better security for dealers
Stephen Elop And Alan Mulally Make Microsoft CEO Shortlist – Report
The shortlist of potential CEOs to replace Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has been honed down to just four candidates
iPad Air Teardown Reveals Fatter Margins
Apple is set to make even more money from its new iPad Air tablet after a teardown reveals its secrets
Cray Offers Up Tiered Storage Solution
Cray beefs up its enterprise credentials with the arrival of a tiered storage solution for HPC organisations
Google Updates Search App For iPhone And iPad
Google's search app for iPhones and iPads has been updated with key new features and capabilities
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Hits Out At GCHQ Snooping
Inventor of the World Wide Web slams the Internet snooping practices of the NSA and GCHQ
Flash Memory
Gatwick Airport Switches Off BlackBerry Servers As It Embraces BYOD
Gatwick CIO Michael Ibbitson discusses Box cloud deal and says it has no need for MDM in BYOD policy
TechWeek Research: Security On A Budget
Readers haven't got the money to close every security gap - but prioritisation is keeping most of the bad guys out, our research reveals
Box Continues UK Expansion With EE Partnership And G-Cloud Launch
Box announces more UK deals and its acceptance to the Government's G-Cloud
Box CEO Aaron Levie Calls Alleged NSA Spying ‘Inappropriate’
Box CEO calls for more transparency in government surveillance and says country-specific networks are a bad idea
The NSA Uses OpenStack – But Its Clouds Promise Freedom
The NSA has contributed to OpenStack, writes Sean Micchael Kerner from Hong Kong - but it hasn't given it a back door
Does HPC Need A Different Shade Of Green?
Is high-performance computing (HPC) a special case, or does it have the same efficiency needs as the rest of IT, asks Peter Judge
Apple Opens Up About Snooping Requests
Better late than never...Apple finally reveals the snooping requests it has received from various governments
Research Suggests A Conspiracy Of Miners Could Destroy Bitcoin
A team from the Cornell University proposes changes to the Bitcoin protocol to make it safer
Virgin Media Broadband Gains Increase Revenues In Q3
Virgin Media increases broadband subscribers during first quarter for Liberty Global ownership
29 Arrested In £7.5m Credit Card Fraud Bust
Crooks stole data from point of sale systems and created fake credit cards
New Developers Conference Ltd (NDC)
One of the world’s largest independent conferences in .NET and Agile development is coming to London.
Review: iPad Air
Is Apple's new tablet worth upgrading too if you already have an existing iPad?
Microsoft Windows Zero-Day Exploited In Pakistan Attacks
Attacks linked to strikes on Pakistani government bodies
Lenovo BlackBerry Bid Is Blocked By Canadian Government – Report
The Canadian government vetoed any chance of Lenovo buying BlackBerry, according to reports
Microsoft Expands Bug Bounty To Tackle Exploits
Microsoft is a late comer to bug bounties, but now expands the scheme to offer more tempting rewards
Google Helpouts Launched For Helpful Video Tutorials
Online help videos for some of life's little problems are now available thanks to the Google Helpouts service
Acer CEO Steps Down After Bruising Results
The CEO of Acer resigns as it restructures with a 7 percent workforce reduction and product cancellations
Review: BlackBerry Z30
Is BlackBerry's new five-inch flagship enough to turn things round?
Liquid Cooling Cuts Costs, Heats The Building At Innovation Centre
Iceotope has prepared the facility for the "worst winter in decades"
Huawei Pledges £374m Towards 5G Research
Huawei says 5G networks offering speeds of 10Gbps should be ready by 2020
EE Boasts Of 4G Lead As LTE Advanced Launches In London
Olaf Swantee announces 300Mbps LTE Advanced network for Tech City and says the UK is catching up in 4G race
Western Digital Confirms OS X Mavericks Can Wipe External Hard Drive Data
The issue affects other drive manufacturers, but Apple remains silent
Privacy Group Complaint Says Telecoms Giants ‘Colluded’ With GCHQ Snooping
BT, Verizon and Level 3 amongst those included in a Privacy International complaint with the OECD
Italian Government Wants To Force Online Companies To Pay More Tax
Google and Amazon could be legally required to use local services when doing business in Italy
Microsoft Previews Offline Data Transfer For Windows Azure
Following on the heels of Google and Amazon, Microsoft will let users ship hard disks directly for import of large amounts of data into Azure
NSA Probably Couldn’t Crack Merkel’s BlackBerry
The NSA spied on Angela Merkel - but Wayne Rash thinks her phone's encryption kept the spooks out
Sir Nigel Shadbolt: Free Data Can Be ‘As Valuable As You Can Imagine’
The co-founder of the Open Data Institute talks about analytics and how to raise a new generation of data scientists
Rackspace Soups Up Servers And Cuts Prices
Rackspace goes on the offensive with super-powered servers with a load of flash to boot
Cisco Pushes OpenStack On UCS
Cisco is rolling out 'accelerator packs' designed to make it easier to deploy OpenStack distributions on Cisco's UCS infrastructure
Report: Microsoft Update ‘Significantly’ Extends Surface Pro Battery Life
A firmware update issued by Microsoft last month has delivered a noticeable improvement to the Surface Pro 2 tablet's battery life, according to technicians
DARPA Launches Cyber-Defence Automation Challenge
The research organisation of the US Department of Defence is offering a $2 million top prize to spur the development of automated network defence
Microsoft Backs Texas Wind Power Project
The software maker has signed a 20-year renewable energy purchasing agreement with a new Texas wind farm - which it is also backing financially
Work Starts On University of Surrey-Led 5G Innovation Centre
Operators, manufacturers and Ofcom back 5G centre, which is due to open in January 2015
Git Soothes PHP Security Fears… For Now
One In Ten Smartphones Sold In Europe Is A Windows Phone
Windows Phone's European success continues as it outsells Apple in Italy
BlackBerry Abandons Sale Plans In Favour Of $1bn Finance Deal
CEO Thorsten Heins departs as BlackBerry calls off sale to its largest shareholder
AT&T Eyes Vodafone Takeover In 2014 – Report
US operator is targeting Vodafone as a route into Europe, according to a report
Linus Torvalds: Linux Kernel 4.0 ‘Happening In A Year Or So’
The major release is likely to focus on stability, not new features
Art Coviello: Attacking Anonymity, Just In The Right Places
RSA chief explains why he thinks anonymity is the enemy of privacy, but is he more than a little motivated by commercial concerns?
Western Digital Inflates 3.5in HDD Storage To 6TB Using Helium
Helium cuts turbulence, boosts drive capacity to 6TB, and opens the way to liquid cooling
Swisscom Pitches ‘Swiss Cloud’ Privacy Credentials To Concerned Businesses
Swisscom's 'Swiss Cloud' services could be attractive to companies concerned about the extent of government surveillance
Qualcomm, Cerberus And Lazaridis Consider Joint Bid For BlackBerry
Joint-bid for BlackBerry could emerge amid concerns over Fairfax financing ahead of today's deadline
Human Rights Groups Urge Cameron To Rethink GCHQ Snooping Reaction
Cameron's reaction to GCHQ's snooping has eroded the freedoms of the press and ignored threats to civil liberties, open letter warns
Cisco Pushes H.264 Video Codec Toward Standardisation
Industry observers applauded Cisco's move to essentially open source H.264, but Google said it will continue to support the rival VP8 codec
JavaScript SDK Opens Direct Access To Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services' new SDK for JavaScript allows browser-based applications to make direct calls to AWS services without the need for server-side code
Gartner Sees Cloud Security Services Surge
Cloud-based tokenisation and encryption, vulnerability assessment, SIEM and web application firewalls will see the strongest growth, according to Gartner
Oracle, Google, Red Hat Engineers Help Fix Crashing Obamacare Site
Government and private sector personnel have been called in to help fix Healthcare.gov, the crash-prone web portal created under the US' affordable heath-care act
Quiz Of The Week: Dell
Michael Dell completed his buyout this week - we find out how much you know about the company
Co-Founder Of Liberty Reserve Will Spend Up To 75 Years In Prison
Vladimir Kats pleads guilty to money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting charges
The Monetising Mobile Conference
Harnessing The Customer Journey With Insights Into Behaviours & User Experience to Successfully Monetise The Mobile Environment With Mobile-Optimised Sites, Lucrative Apps & Integrated Mobile Marketing Strategies For Demonstrable RO ...
IP Protect Expo 2014
IP Protect Expo 2014 (www.ip-protectexpo.com) is a trade exhibition alongside a separate conference programme taking place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London on March 11th and 12th 2014.
Consortium Including Apple And Microsoft Sues Google, Samsung, HTC Over Patents
This could be the biggest case of patent profiteering in the history of IT
German Journalists Urged To Avoid Google And Yahoo
German journalist union advises its members to avoid Google and Yahoo services after NSA snooping allegations
Google Launches Nexus 5 With Android 4.4 On Board
The smartphone developed in partnership with LG goes on sale today at half the price of iPhone 5S
Car Driver Issued Ticket For Wearing Google Glass
A woman driver in California has been issued a ticket by police after being caught wearing Google Glass
IT Life: The Human Face of Big Data
Senior vice president of EMEA Field Operations at Informatica and MENSA member Charles Race talks about big data, Clive Sinclair and cricket
Intel Ships 4G LTE Modem For Tablet Devices
Intel has finalised its challenge to Qualcomm after it began shipping its long-expected LTE modem
FAA To Relax In-Flight Electronic Device Rules
US airline passengers will be allowed to use electronic devices all the time, but mobile phones are still banned
NetApp And Cisco Enhance FlexPod Storage For Data Centres
The popular FlexPod project has been updated and can now reach out to multiple data centres