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Crooks Rob Cash Machines Via USB
Cash machines running Windows XP attacked, researchers at the Chaos Communication Congress say
UK Tech Bigwigs Handed New Year Honours
Tech City chief Joanna Shields receives OBE as women outnumber men on New Year Honours list for the first time
Samsung DRAM Chip Paves Way For 4GB Smartphones
A new DRAM chip could mean more responsive devices with higher-resolution displays and better battery life, according to Samsung
Report: NSA ‘Uses Vulnerabilities To Exploit Networking Gear’
The US' National Security Agency has an internal list of security vulnerabilities that it uses to place surveillance code into networking equipment, according to a report
Researchers: Cryptolocker ‘Took In Millions Of Pounds’
Dell Secureworks has estimated that the Cryptolocker botnet infected at least 200,000 systems in its first 100 days and is likely to have netted its creators millions in ransom
NPD Finds iPad, Chromebook Success In 2013
Apple's iPad led the tablet market, while Chromebooks grew to 21 percent of all notebook sales
Target Reassures Customers Over Security Following Massive Breach
US retailer Target has disclosed that the credit card PIN numbers taken in the breach were encrypted
BlackBerry Cancels ‘Live’ Conference, Pulls Two Unreleased Smartphones
The smartphone maker was also forced to withdraw a recent Twitter update due to bugs, advising users to downgrade
NSA ‘Intercepted PC Shipments To Install Malware’
Spy agency said to have diverted targets' PC orders to "load stations"
BBC Suffers Christmas Server Breach
Access to BBC ftp server said to have been sold on underground forums
Google Secures Gmail Images
Gmail users will no longer have to click to display images in emails, due to a new security feature
IDC Finds Integrated Infrastructure Surge
Sales of integrated infrastructure products rose more than 108 percent year-over-year during the third quarter as businesses look to simplify IT operations, according to IDC
Rockstar Group ‘In Talks’ To Sell Patents
Rockstar, backed by Apple, Microsoft and others, is reportedly interested in selling off some of the technology patents it acquired from bankrupt Nortel
Nokia Withdraws iOS 7 Mapping Software
Nokia has removed its Here mapping application from Apple's App Store due to concerns over user experience changes in iOS 7
BlackBerry Can See The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Investors must see something if they are going to invest in a company that's just lost £2.7 billion, says Steve McCaskill
Acer Appoints Former TSMC Executive Jason Chen As CEO
Jason Chen will be taking over from founder Stan Shih on 1 January
Canonical Releases Ubuntu Mobile And Android Dual Boot For Developers
Canonical releases early Christmas gift for Ubuntu Mobile developers - but it isn't for regular users
The Logic Behind Alan Turing’s Christmas Pardon
Alan Turing's pardon is welcome, but he wasn't the one at fault, says Peter Judge
BT Awards £26.9m Contracts For Scottish Highlands And Islands Subsea Fibre Rollout
BT is to work with three companies on laying 250 miles of fibre-optic cables off the west coast of Scotland
Seagate Buys Xyratex To Improve Hard Drive Testing
UK-based company has been taking hard drives apart for the past 25 years
Google Follows Christmas Deliveries With Mobile Santa Tracker
Google has released Android software for tracking Santa's Christmas travels using Chromecast devices
US Health Portal Rakes In £4m Investment
Human resources platform developer Maxwell Health will use the financing to meet growing demand
Brokers See Lift In Small Business Sales
Purchases and sales of small businesses in the US saw growth in 2013, but remained well below the level of activity before the recession
China Gives Microsoft-Nokia Deal Extra Scrutiny
China is reportedly taking more time than expected to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's handset business due to patent issues
Alan Turing Granted Posthumous Royal Pardon
Codebreaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing is granted a pardon 61 years after he died
Declassified Documents Prove 9/11 Led To Mass NSA Surveillance
Fear of another Al-Qaeda attack kept the intelligence agencies collecting ever increasing amounts of data
Poll: How Do You Expect Your Employment To Change In 2014?
What do you think will happen to you in the next 12 months? Let us know!
Hackers Release Evasi0n7 iOS 7 Jailbreak
Evad3rs release new version of Evasi0n, but says don't use it for piracy
RSA Denies Taking $10m NSA Bribe To Install Crypto Backdoor
RSA denies the NSA paid it to ship a deliberately weakened encryption tool to customers
TechWeek Readers Want Jumpers For Christmas… And Tablets
Tablets and games consoles are in demand this year, but traditional gifts are still valued
Yet Another Google Antitrust Proposal Rejected By EU
There's still time to avoid multi-billion fine, says Joaquin Almunia
Oracle Buys Responsys For $1.5bn
Oracle will buy cloud-based marketing company Responsys for $1.5bn, continuing rapid consolidation
AT&T Follows Verizon In Transparency Report Pledge
AT&T to publish first transparency report next year but says US government should be more open
Relax – Credit Cards Cover Commerce Breaches
Check your Christmas credit card bills, don't be scared of security breaches, says Sean Michael Kerner
Study Finds SDN Deployments Emerging Gradually
Amidst strong interest, few enterprises have so far actually deployed software-defined networks, according to Quinstreet Enterprise
Apple Signs Deal To Sell iPhones Through China Mobile
Government-owned China Mobile will be selling Apple's iPhone to its 970 million subscribers
ZeroAccess Fraudsters Fly ‘White Flag’
The cyber-crime group behind the ZeroAccess botnet appears to have given up on resuming control of its 1.3 million compromised PCs, following law enforcement action
Yahoo Restores ‘Smarter’ Email Tabs
Following a major email outage and a controversial redesign, Yahoo has brought back the Tabs feature to its email service
IBM Reaches Cloud Deals In Asia, Europe
IBM has expanded its SoftLayer cloud platform through partnerships in China, India and Eastern Europe
DataSift Offers Access To Sina Weibo Data
The new service lets European businesses get an insight into the mind of a Chinese consumer
BlackBerry Posts Huge £2.7bn Loss After Asset Write-Down
BlackBerry troubles continue but the company hopes restructure and new partnership with Foxconn can give it a break
Most Councils Ignore G-Cloud, Survey Finds
New report highlights disturbing lack of support for the Government's G-Cloud among local councils
BlackBerry Says BBM Is Used by 85 Percent Of Its BES Customers
Businesses value BBM as a secure IM tool, says BlackBerry
Verizon To Publish Transparency Reports In 2014
Verizon to publish list of law enforcement requests twice a year, but says its hands are tied on security demands
CyanogenMod Gets Another £14 Million In Funding
Open source Android ROM developers promise “more new things, more often”
O2, Virgin Media And Sky Top Ofcom Customer Service Charts
Ofcom research reveals pay TV and mobile users are happier than landline and broadband consumers
IT Life: Sharing Data Makes For Security
for Barry Shteiman, security is all about people sharing information to keep each other secure
Calxeda Closes Down After Funding Shortfall
A potential blow for the microserver market after ARM-server developer Calxeda goes out of business
Acer Launches Cloud Service To Offset PC Slowdown
Acer announces its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) offering as it looks to counter slowing PC sales
Global Bug Bounty Scheme Urged To Tackle Cyber Crime
A new study suggests that all software companies should buy critical code flaws to close cyber-crime vulnerabilities
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4.0 Hits General Availability
The commercial version of the OpenStack Havana platform has officially arrived from Red Hat
IBM Acquires Aspera For Fast Data Transfers
IBM is to acquire file-transfer specialist Aspera, to help with faster transfers of big data to the cloud
Quiz Of The Season: TechWeek’s Christmas Quiz
'Tis the season to tackle our Christmas teasers...
ICO Publishes Privacy Guidelines For App Developers
Have a clear privacy policy or risk alienating users, warns the data protection watchdog
Festive Fun With TechWeekEurope’s Christmas Quiz
Free Tunbridge Wells Wi-Fi To Leave Residents Anything But Disgusted
Tunbridge Wells Wi-Fi network to go live from next year
Blue Coat Buys Norwegian Sandboxing Experts Norman Shark
Half of Norman Shark technology has already been integrated into Blue Coat products
Jolla Puts More Sailfish OS Smartphones On Sale
European customers can get their hands on a Jolla smartphone, while outstanding pre-orders will be fulfilled before Christmas
Ofcom Tells BT To Repair And Install Fixed Lines Faster Or Risk Fines
Ofcom seeks to shortern the time telephone and broadband line repairs, as well as finish new installations
Boris Johnson Wants Olympic Park To Test Tech For Smart London
Mayor of London reveals details of Smart London Plan, with the Olympic Park taking a central role
GSMA Creates Remotely Managed SIM For M2M Applications
The new embedded standard lets devices connect to the Internet of Things without having to change their SIM
US Retailer Target Investigating Massive Credit Card Breach
As many as 40 million credit cards potentially compromised as Target brings in law enforcement
NSA Slapped By Courts, IT Firms And Obama’s Advisors
The US government will ignore much that Obama's advisors ask for, says Wayne Rash, but some things will change
Washington Post Hackers Steal Passwords
Washington Post gets hacked again and China is the chief suspect
BBM To Be Pre-Installed On Some LG Smartphones
LG and BlackBerry hope to capitalise on popularity of BBM in emerging markets
Obama Report Says NSA Snooping Risks Public Trust
President Obama's task force wants to make sure a new Edward Snowden is not possible... or necessary, says Sean Michael Kerner
British Airways To Allow Electronics Use During Take-Off And Landing
British Airways claims to be the first airline to take advantage of European ruling
Radical 12-Core Apple Mac Pro Goes On Sale
The new Apple Mac Pro has gone on sale, boasting six Thunderbolt 2 ports and up to 12 processor cores
Google Deepens Open Source Ties With OIN Membership
Google is accepted as a full member of the Open Invention Network, that seeks to protect open source patents
Cisco Offers Up Cloud Desktop Virtualisation Solution
Cisco partners with Citrix and VMware and launches a cloud-based desktop-as-a-service solution
Microsoft Admits No Ballmer Replacement Until 2014
Redmond's search for a new CEO is taking longer than expected and a new boss will not be in place before year-end
Oracle Reports Solid Earnings Amid Positive Cloud Signs
Oracle beats Wall Street expectations as its fiscal Q2 earnings grow by 7 percent amid cloud optimism
Bitcoin In Trouble As Chinese Exchanges Stop Taking Deposits In Yuan
Virtual currency loses almost a third of its value in just one day
Giant Kenyan e-Waste Scheme Hopes To Clean Up Toxic Tech
A new e-waste business, backed by Dell, could cut toxic hazards for Kenyans
Facebook Acquires Sports Data Startup Sportstream
Facebook wants you to talk about all the football all the time
EU Promotes Renewable Energy In Data Centres
The RenewIT project aims to get data centres using solar and other renewable sources
Amazon Takes Its Cloud To China
Amazon Web Services will be hosted in local data centres run by Chinese partners
LG Chromebase All-In-One Hopes To Tempt Businesses
The new device aims to promote Chrome OS in the enterprise environment
Google’s Own-Brand Chips May Not Be ARM-Based
Google is thought to be designing its own ARM chips. Peter Judge says, why not use IBM's Power?
Government Boasts Of 200,000 BDUK Premises As Rollout Accelerates
The government celebrates ‘Super Switch-on Day’, promising 25,000 homes and businesses will be added each week from spring 2014
BlackBerry Recruits SAP Exec John Sims As Enterprise Head
BlackBerry hires "seasoned executive" to lead its push into enterprise mobility
Bruce Schneier Leaves BT As Surveillance ‘Conspiracy Theories’ Denied
Schneier isn't leaving because of alleged BT connections with GCHQ spying, as "conspiracy theories" are shrugged off by the telecoms giant
Nortel Networks Settles Bankruptcy Claims
Nortel reaches a bankruptcy settlement with a number of Europe entities, including a UK pension fund
Tech Titans Meet Obama To Urge NSA Surveillance Reform
Obama faces the dream team of Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, Eric Schmidt and Tim Cook
HP Recalls Defective Chromebook 11 Chargers
HP issues a recall for overheating chargers of the Chromebook 11, after it 'paused sales' of the machine
3D Printers Ready For Mainstream, Says IDC
3D printing is ready to move from a niche market into the mainstream, and will grow tenfold in the next four years
Intel Snaps Up Mindspeed’s Wireless Infrastructure Unit
Intel continues its aggressive move into the data centre with the purchase of Mindspeed's mobile network assets
Microsoft Surface Mini Tablet To Include Kinect Sensors
More details emerge regarding Microsoft's long rumoured seven-inch Surface tablet
Cisco Targets Mobile With Collaborate.com Purchase
Cisco acquires Collaborate.com in an effort to beef up its mobile collaboration capabilities
The IEC Creates A Universal Laptop Charger
The new standard will be published in early 2014, but it’s unclear whether companies like Apple will get on board
EE 4G Network In UK Opens Up To Roaming Visitors
EE opens up its LTE network to AT&T and hopes to let its users roam on 4G from next year
Yahoo Email Fail: Marissa Mayer’s Apology Isn’t Enough
Marissa Mayer's apology doesn't wipe out Yahoo's mishandling of its email fail, says Michelle Maisto
BT And Eight Local Councils Team Up For £15m BDUK Manchester Deal
An additional 39,000 premises to receive fibre by March 2016 as part of BDUK Manchester project
Facebook Is About To Launch Video Advertising
On Thursday, social network users will be treated to an exclusive trailer for ‘Divergent’
BT Forces Customers To Make Parental Controls Choice
BT will offer network level parental controls to customers - and there's no sitting on the fence
Avago Buys Storage Chip Maker LSI For $6.6bn
HP spin-off Avago gets into the big league with LSI's network and storage chips
Cisco: Snowden Leak Hit Chinese Sales ‘Unfairly’
Questions about Cisco's role in NSA surveillance have hit Cisco's sales unfairly, the UK director of security tells TechWeek
Big Android Botnet Sends SMS Messages To China
South Korean phones send stolen messages to Chinese email addresses
CloudLock Targets Google Apps Security Issues
CloudLock's free tool is designed to help Google Apps administrators track user activity within a domain to limit security risks
Microsoft Updates Windows Azure Automation Features
Microsoft has added management automation and monitoring features to its Azure cloud service
Google Delivers Chrome Apps For Apple Mac
Google is making its Chrome Apps offerings available for Mac OS X following their debut on Windows and Chromebooks
Mollenkopf Drops Out Of Microsoft CEO Running
Qualcomm chief operating officer Steve Mollenkopf is no longer available to take over from Steve Ballmer at Microsoft, as the company's year-end deadline approaches
Dell World 2013: Dell Beefs Up Cloud With Red Hat OpenStack Alliance
Michael Dell announces deal with Red Hat to co-develop OpenStack products - and Microsoft and Google tie-ups
Amazon Employees In Germany Go On Strike During Holiday Season
The first day of the industrial action corresponds to last year’s busiest day
Will The Cloud Drive The CIO To Extinction?
The CIO hs become dominant, but Calum MacLeod thinks the species could go the way of the dinosaurs
Dell World 2013: Dell Puts Dropbox On All Its Tablets
Dropbox to ship on Dell tablets and to be offered to business customers through partners
Home Office Leaks Details Of More Than 1,500 Illegal Immigrants
The confidential information was visible on the Home Office website for two weeks
EE Plans £275m Voice Upgrade And VoLTE Trials
EE will upgrade 2G and 3G sites as part of plan to have best voice in Europe
Google Acquires Robot Leader Boston Dynamics
The legendary DARPA contractor will become part of the new robotics unit led by Andy Rubin
French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA
France complains of NSA surveillance - but has given French intelligence services more powers to monitor calls and emails
Cloud Databases: Another Worrying Attack Vector
Cloud databases are worrying things from a security perspective, warns Tom Brewster
BT Complaints Rise Following BT Sport Launch
Complaints about BT's landline, broadband and pay TV service increase, according to Ofcom
Phishing Crook Jailed Over Attempts To Steal £1.5m From Students
Man sentenced to three years and nine months after he tried to steal vast sums from hundreds of victims
Google Seeks To Throw Out UK Safari Tracking Lawsuit
Google will argue in a jurisdiction hearing today that privacy lawsuits over alleged tracking of mobile and desktop users' browsing activities should not be heard in the UK
Financial Group Targets IT Security Risks
A group of financial organisations has highlighted the IT security risks that come with the use of third-party suppliers
CSA, SAFECode Publish Cloud App Security Guidance
The new guidance is aimed at helping developers secure their cloud deployments in a constantly changing threat landscape
Microsoft Predicts US Government Will Erode IT Industry Security Efforts
Government activities, cloud disruptions and the World Cup are to be major sources of security problems in 2015, according to Microsoft
IBM Invention Protects Mobile Devices
IBM's patent improves the security of cloud applications for mobile devices
Import.io: “We Turn Any Website Into A Database”
Andrew Fogg from Import.io thinks the future of the Web is in APIs
Byte Night Beats £1m Target For Children’s Charity
In 2013, the tech industry's rough-sleeping event has raised more than £1 million for Action for Children
O2 Cuts 4G Prices, Offers Free Upgrades To Existing Customers
Super-fast mobile connectivity gets cheaper, with every major UK network operator slashing prices in the past two months
Google May Ditch Intel And Build ARM-Based Chips – Report
Life is not getting any easier for Intel, as Google reportedly thinks about making its own server chips
IT Life: Making Mobile Data Relevant
James Shannon likes the challenge of making mobile data connect with real life
HTC One Mini Back On Sale Despite Nokia Ban
The HTC One Mini can still be sold despite using chips which infringe a Nokia patent
Sky Customers Cut Off As Failed Copper Thieves Steal BT Fibre
At least the dimwitted criminals didn’t make any money
User Backlash Makes Twitter Backtrack On Blocking
After one day, user protests force Twitter to reinstate its user blocking policy
Dell World 2013: Dell EMM Is More Than Just MDM
Dell software boss John Swainsom promises EMM will pretty much do everything
Microsoft Cloud OS Gains Partner Network Support
Microsoft has gathered together a global network of 25 partners for its hybrid cloud strategy
Instagram Direct Arrives For User Messaging And Sharing
Instagram Direct adds a direct messaging option to allow users to better share their photos with others
Microsoft Lures Gmail Users With Outlook.com Tool
Microsoft makes it easier for Gmail users to ditch Google with a new Outlook.com email import tool
Cyber-Attack Targets Adobe Reader And Windows XP
Adobe Reader users are being targeted by a cyber-attack that dodges sandboxes
WordPress 3.8 Update Delivers New Look
The new version of the popular content management system WordPress delivers a new look admin panel
Quiz Of The Week: 3D Printers
Are you ready for the world of 3D printers? Try our quiz!
Dell World 2013: We Are The “World’s Largest Startup” – Michael Dell
Michael Dell says company is now free to make long term bets and innovate now it is a private company once again
Oracle Puts Its Weight Behind OpenStack Project
Almost a dozen Oracle products are due to receive an open source makeover
NSA Follows You With Google’s Cookie Trail
The NSA is tracking you with Google cookies. Sean Michael Kerner is not surprised
The Cloud Will No Longer Be Free
Free storage is going away - and so will other freemum services, says Wayne Rash
Apple Investigators Clear Chinese Factory After Worker Dies
Apple dispatched medical experts to investigate after the death of a worker at a contractor factory in China
Pro Poker Player Left Irate After Laptop Infected With Trojan
Jens Kyllönen furious at lack of police action after his laptop mysteriously gets infected during the European Poker Tour in Barcelona
3D Printing
Samsung Fails To Get Older iPhones Banned In South Korea
The judge rules that two of the patents asserted by Samsung are invalid, and the third was never infringed
Government Announces Schemes To Secure Cyber Supply Chain
Maude says security kitemark to be mandated across government when procuring, whilst a new scheme will give suppliers a boost in the global market
Import.io: “We turn any website into a database”
Import.io founder Andrew Fogg was at LeWeb Paris 2013 to talk about the start-up which helps users to turn any websiteinto a database. He also discussed Tim Berners Lee, and his vision of "Linked Data".
Dell World 2013: Dell Announces All-Flash Array And New Networking Switches
Dell claims its new EqualLogic storage products unlock the true power of flash
Cisco Loses Legal Challenge To Microsoft Skype Deal
Cisco loses its legal challenge over Microsoft's purchase of VoIP giant Skype, but will not appeal
Red Hat Signals Arrival Of Enterprise Linux 7 Beta
Red Hat delivers the beta of Enterprise Linux 7, which offers improved performance, storage and virtualisation
Enterprise Software Market Shaped By ‘Nexus of Forces’ – Gartner
The buying habits in the enterprise software sector will be influenced by a new driver, claims Gartner
Google Bolsters Chromecast With New Media Apps
Google adds 10 new media services to its £22 Chromecast television dongle, giving users more choice
Dell World 2013: Affordable Dell Chromebook 11 Targets The Classroom
Dell Chromebook 11 promises easy access to content and applications for teachers and students
Microsoft May Still Pursue Nokia Android Smartphone – Reports
Microsoft might not scrap the leaked Normandy Nokia Android smartphone
Researchers Develop Low Cost Open Source 3D Printer For Metal Objects
A low-cost 3D printer has been developed in the US that will allow users to 'print' objects made of steel
Huddle Launches Its Own Document Creation And Management Software
Huddle Note enables users to create, edit, and share documents in the cloud
Liquid Cooling – The Gift That Keeps Giving
Besides the obvious benefits, liquid cooling lets you simplify your data centre, says Peter Judge
Xen Launches The Mirage Cloud OS
Sean Michael Kerner welcomes Mirage, the Xen project's bid to make a specialised cloud operating system
The Wearable Technology Show
The Wearable Technology Show will be the first show of its kind in the UK to bring together key industry professionals, developers and decision makers. Attendees will gain unique insights into the latest trends that will shape the m ...
Nokia’s Tax Troubles In India Could Hinder Microsoft’s Takeover
According to some reports, the tax man is demanding more than £2 billion
Google Opens Asian Data Centres In Singapore And Taiwan
Google's Taiwan and Singapore data centres are greener than previous ones - and avoid Chinese repression
Advanced Android Malware Seen Calling Premium Rate Numbers
New malware strain is capable of calling premium rate numbers, rather than just texting them
European Foreign Ministries Breached By Chinese Hackers
Attackers used information on the Syrian crisis as bait around the time of the G20 meeting in Russia
Mozilla Offers Firefox 26 With Secure Plug-Ins
Mozilla releases the new version of its open-source web browser that comes with more secure plug-ins
Google Staff Bus Halted By Angry Protests
Residents in San Francisco stopped a bus carrying Google staff to protest at its contribution to local coffers
Alcatel-Lucent Bolsters SDN Capabilities
Alcatel-Lucent builds OpenFlow and OpenStack support into its OmniSwitch Ethernet portfolio
Feds Probe Sales Of Dell PCs To Syria
The sale of Dell PCs by a third party to the Syrian regime is being investigated by US federal authorities
Broadcom Preps Wearable Tech Chip For IoT
Broadcom develops new smart chip for wearable device sector operating in the Internet of Things environment
Bill Cramming – The Hidden Danger Of BYOD
Wayne Rash is enraged by the little extras in staff phone bills
Samsung Introduces First 1TB Ultra-Thin SSD
Samsung's tiny new high-capacity drives build on the SSD range it introduced in the summer, but fit into ultra-thin laptops using the mSATA interface
The UK Government Is Already Policing The Internet
The new intellectual property crime unit PIPCU uses threats, not due process, to get copyright-infringing domains off the Internet
CyanogenMod’s 10m Users Get Encrypted Text
Moxie Marlinspike's Whisper Systems brings user-friendly, end-to-end text encryption to the open source mobile OS
Another 31 Communities In Devon And Somerset To Get Fibre Broadband
Local councils plan to have 91 percent superfast connectivity by 2016
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 11 Fixes, One Gap
Microsoft's latest patch bundle closes some serious gaps - while one zero-day flaw remains open
Privacy Pros Delight At International Surveillance Malware Pact
Digital surveillance and state-sponsored malware are added to the Wassenaar Arrangement on controlling exports
Microsoft Joins ‘Hour Of Code’
Microsoft is supporting Computer Science Education Week in an effort to encourage more young people to get into coding
Qualcomm Launches 64-Bit Snapdragon 410
Qualcomm has said it will expand 64-bit and LTE features into all its Snapdragon chips
Microsoft ‘Telepathwords’ Tool Aims To Boost Password Strength
Microsoft's password-guessing tool is designed to help users create stronger passwords
IBM Cloud Invention ‘Eliminates Lock-In’
IBM's 'cloud of clouds' invention provides an interface for migrating data across multiple clouds, which the company hopes will spur wider cloud adoption
NSA And GCHQ Targets World Of Warcraft And Xbox Live – Snowden
British and US agents search video games for intelligence, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden
New UK Police Unit Helped Close 40 Pirate Websites
PIPCU is fighting against copyright infringement by revoking domain names and putting pressure on advertisers, all without going to court
HP Announces Moonshot Servers For Telecoms, Web And Hosted Desktop
HP's latest Moonshot microservers address Big Data, telecoms and dynamic web applications
Box Targets Japan, Latin America And Australia In $100m Expansion Push
Box gains new partners and investment as it looks to increase its global footprint
UK Government Announces £270m Investment In Quantum Computing
£270 million will be spent by five Quantum Technology Centres over the next five years
IDS: Universal Credit ‘On Schedule, On Budget’
Despite damning assessments, Iain Duncan Smith says the flagship Universal Credit scheme is on track to meet its deadline and budget requirements
Google And Facebook: Back Off Government, Snooping Is Our Business!
How can Facebook and Google tell the US government to limit surveillance, and then ask for more scope for snoop themselves, asks Tom Brewster
Air Traffic Control Software Glitch Causes Flight Misery Across UK
Delays and cancellations affect flights in the UK after air traffic control suffers technical failures
RBS: NatWest Site Hit By DDoS
Just days after experiencing system failures, NatWest is hit by a DDoS
US Senators Voice Security Fears Over S. Korea Huawei Deal
Two US senators argue that Huawei's participation in a South Korea networking project creates security concerns for the US
Microsoft Adds Group Management Features To Windows Azure
Microsoft has switched on a public preview of Windows Azure Active Directory Group Management for administrators
Mars Rover Laser Hits Landmark
The Mars rover 'Curiosity' has now fired its laser 100,000 times since landing on the red planet last year
Apple Leads In US Smartphone OEM Market
Apple leads in US smartphone OEM market share, while Android is the top platform, according to ComScore
The NSA Tracks Location Data For Hundreds Of Millions Of Phones Worldwide
The intelligence agency captures five billion location records a day, reveals a new batch of Snowden documents
Microsoft Launches Azure Prime Challenge
The new distributed computing project aims to find 'lost' prime numbers
How The Government Supports Tech Startups
Lawyers Emma Cartwright and Douglas Badder give a thumbs-up to the Government's support for startups
IT Life: Looking For Answers
Security analyst Jonathan French likes to be solving problems
Samsung Opens European Innovation Centre In London
Design innovation centre part of $10bn R&D investment from Samsung.
VMware Spin-off Pivotal To Invest £100m In Tech City
CEO Paul Maritz plants VMware-backed Big Data venture Pivotal in London's startup-ville
Microsoft And Friends Disrupt Resilient ZeroAccess Botnet
Microsoft and its partners have successfully disrupted the Sirefef botnet, also known as ZeroAcces
EE Switches On 300Mbps 4G Network In Tech City
Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes new EE partnership with Tech City for faster connectivity and expert mentoring
Bank Of America Recognises Benefits Of Bitcoin
Analysts warn that the price of the virtual currency should remain below $1300
UK Judge ‘Reveals’ HTC One Successor In Nokia Patent Case
HTC One Two is scheduled for February or March 2014 release says judge
Microsoft Tags US Government As A ‘Persistent Threat’
Microsoft labels the US government as an “advanced persistent threat” following the snooping revelations
Google Glass Driver Battles Traffic Ticket In Court
The Google Glass-wearing driver explains why she is fighting the traffic ticket in a Californian courtroom
Flaws In Legit Software Cause Security Woes – Kaspersky
The root cause of internal security incidents are often down to flaws in legitimate software, says Kaspersky Lab
Microsoft Lync App Updated For Windows 8.1
Microsoft boosts enterprise communications after releasing the updated Lync app for Windows 8.1
Quiz Of The Week: Drones And Droids
Robots are here, and so is our quiz!
Osborne Gives Data Centres A Green Bonus
The data centre industry gets green tax relief in George Osborne's Autumn Statement
Bitcoin Value Slumps Following Chinese Bank Ban And French Concerns
Chinese government says banks can't use Bitcoin, while the French central bank says its too risky to use electronic currencies
EMC’s Big Data Venture Pivotal Cosies Up With CapGemini
CapGemini plans to provide the consultancy skill to get EMC's Pivotal afloat on the Big Data Lake
Drones And Robots
Huawei Security Centre To Recieve British All-Clear
Finally some good news for Huawei as reports suggest its about to receive approval, despite security concerns elsewhere
Government Announces £10m Rural Broadband Trial
The government looks towards mobile to increase superfast broadband coverage
Raspberry Pi Used To Hijack Drone Over Wi-Fi
Hacker shows how to take over a Parrot drone using some cheap equipment and freely-available software
Valve Joins Linux Foundation Ahead Of SteamOS Launch
Software developer is one of three new organisations to join Linux Foundation
JPMorgan Warns 465,000 Of Data Breach
Banking giant JPMorgan says a lot of its UCard customers could have had their details taken
BlackBerry Fan Barack Obama Isn’t Allowed iPhone For ‘Security Reasons’
US President gives BlackBerry an unexpected boost
Next Generation USB Will Be Smaller And Reversible
New USB-C connector will be the same both ends, and both ways up, thank goodness!
EU Approval Brings £4.6bn Microsoft Nokia Deal Closer To Completion
Nokia handset acquisition clears another regulatory hurdle and is expected to close early next year
Intel Targets Enterprise Networks With High-End Platform
Intel bolsters its networking silicon to expand in the enterprise, cloud-provider, and carrier network space
Google Tool To Locate And Fix Smartphone App Errors
Mobile app developers now have a tool that allows them to locate code that isn't working for mobile users
Companies Fret Over Targeted Attack Success
Companies are increasingly concerned they will not get better at defending against sophisticated attacks
HP, Cisco Benefit Despite Stagnant Server Market
Gartner report reveals that HP and Cisco are the only top-five server vendors to see their revenues grow
Amazon’s Drone Delivery Is An Air Traffic Control Nightmare
Pilot Wayne Rash shoots down Amazon's ambition to deliver goods by drone
Good Technology Senses Opportunity In ‘Post-BlackBerry World’
Good Technology CTO Nicko van Someren says BlackBerry can't match its data-centric approach to MDM
HP Set To Cut More Than Five Percent Of Its UK Workforce
1,124 jobs will go as part of Meg Whitman’s turnaround plan
Does Santa Have a Data Centre In A Box For You?
What's in the package under your Christmas tree? Peter Judge thinks it could be a modular data centre
Cameron Wants Cyber Security Talks With China
Britain keen to have a proper cyber security dialogue with China, following claims of mass spying on both sides
Baddies Bash Bountiful Bitcoins
As the value of a Bitcoin increases, so does the scale of attacks on the currency, says Sean Michel Kerner
Google Reveals Plans To Develop Robots
The exact purpose of the new robotics group, led by Andy Rubin, is still a secret
Three Offers Free Data Roaming In The US, And Cheaper Calls Home
Three roaming becomes cheaper as operator adds USA to 'Feel At Home' service
Social Media Users Warned Over Court Case Comments
British social networking users warned by Attorney General Dominic Grieve over commenting on court cases
Three 4G Rollout Begins In Four UK Cities
Three 4G to be available in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Reading before reaching 50 towns and cities next year
HTC One Mini Banned From UK Over Nokia Patents
HTC can still sell the One, but the HTC One Mini is banned because of a Nokia patent ruling
Check Point: Good Security Is About Discovering The Unknown
Gabi Reish from Check Point explains why traditional IT security solutions are becoming irrelevant
Russia’s Dual-Screen e-Ink Yotaphone Launches
Yotaphone saves battery with e-ink display on the back
Trove Of 2m Email And Social Media Passwords Uncovered
Pony botnet appears to have acquired passwords for the likes of Facebook, Google, Twitter and LinkedIn
Microsoft ‘Threshold’ Signals Unified Windows Ecosystem
Microsoft's rumoured 'Threshold' project will unite its Windows operating system across multiple devices
Huawei Admits Defeat And Withdraws From US Market
Huawei is to withdraw from the US telecommunications market after US national security concerns
Data Centre Spend To Focus On Software Instead Of Hardware
A new study predicts that enterprise data centre spending will shift from hardware to software
Fibre Channel 32Gbps Standard Completed
The standard for 32Gbps Fibre Channel, an interface for storage area networks, has been officially agreed
Toshiba Saves Bankrupt OCZ With £21m Buyout
Toshiba confirms it has acquired the popular yet unprofitable SSD brand OCZ after it filed for bankruptcy
EE 4G To Reach 160 Towns And Cities By Christmas
EE 4G goes live in ten more locations today, with 19 more to follow before Christmas
Check Point: Good Security Is About Discovering The Unknown
Gabi Reish from Check Point explains why traditional IT security solutions are becoming irrelevant
Banks Must Not Take The Internet For Granted
Banks and other bodies can be hit badly if their Internet service fails, warns Stephen Bonner
Sales Bonanza Creates A BYOD Nightmare
So-Called Black Friday sales mean IT departments will have random consumer kit to support, warns Wayne Rash
BES 10.2 Adds Improved Support For Android And iOS Devices
BlackBerry claims there are now 30,000 commercial and test BES 10 servers
Yahoo Buys Language Recognition Start-Up SkyPhrase
The natural language processing technology could help improve search, and do a lot more
Bitcointalk.org Says DNS Was Hijacked, Passwords Compromised
On the same day, the website was also hit by DDoS attack
Researchers Create Malware That Jumps Air Gaps Using Inaudible Sound
Experiment shows malware can transmit stolen data using standard microphones and speakers, but there are clear limitations
£4.6bn Microsoft Nokia Deal Receives US Regulatory Approval
Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's handset business clears another hurdle ahead of expected EU approval
Operators Agree To Fairer Mobile Charges, But O2 Holds Out
Government plans end to roaming, stolen mobile liability cap and end to mid-contract price rises, but O2 says it can't commit
Ten Steps to Data Quality
This course is based on the extensive experience of the trainer, consultant and author of the book Executing Data Quality Projects: Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information™, by Danette McGilvray.
Ten Steps to Data Quality
This seminar and workshop will teach you the Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information™ – a practical approach to creating, improving, and managing the quality of information critical to running your business, satisfying cus ...
Data Modelling Masterclass
This interactive seminar and workshop is for anyone who already knows modelling fundamentals and is seeking more advanced techniques.
Data Modelling Masterclass
This interactive seminar and workshop is for anyone who already knows modelling fundamentals and is seeking more advanced techniques. I
Data Modelling Fundamentals
This seminar and workshop contains a complete explanation of data modelling concepts and terminology, along with techniques for producing solid relational and dimensional data models. This course is designed to give you a practical ...
Google Ramps Compute Engine Features, Removes ‘Beta’ Tag
Google has made its IaaS product 'generally available', as it boosts features and cuts prices in a move to compete with Amazon
Data Modelling Fundamentals
This seminar and workshop contains a complete explanation of data modelling concepts and terminology, along with techniques for producing solid relational and dimensional data models. This course is designed to give you a practical ...
Defining and Executing Your Information Strategy
Information is becoming a cornerstone of many organisations. It has become a corporate asset. The business needs to take the lead and recognise the value of information and develop an information strategy. During this two day semin ...
Europol Seizes 690 Domains In Cyber Monday Crackdown
Cyber Monday sellers pushing counterfeit goods taken offline by Europol and international partners
Defining and Executing Your Information Strategy
Information is becoming a cornerstone of many organisations. It has become a corporate asset. The business needs to take the lead and recognise the value of information and develop an information strategy. During this two day semin ...
TDWI Business Analytics
Demand for business analytics is reaching new levels of intensity. The economy, politics, and the regulatory environment are all adding pressure to already difficult decisions about markets, customers, and the workforce. Today's bus ...
Business Analysis with Business Rules
This highly pragmatic seminar and workshop shows you how to achieve unparalleled success in business analysis. It details the innovative techniques you need for a business-driven approach, and how to apply each for dramatic improvem ...
Agile Requirements: Collaborating to Define and Confirm Needs
This seminar and workshop teaches you how to discover and continually refine a healthy product backlog to deliver high value products. You learn effective, efficient, and creative ways for stakeholders to converse as “product partne ...
Mastering Business Analysis
Business analysis provides the foundation for almost every kind of business change. The craft of business analysis is to investigate the business, to find its problem hot spots and recommend ways to improve them. This two-day semin ...
Mastering the Requirements Process
Requirements are the most misunderstood part of systems development, and yet the most crucial. Requirements must be correct if the rest of the development effort is to succeed. This workshop presents a complete process for eliciting ...
Mastering the Requirements Process
Requirements are the most misunderstood part of systems development, and yet the most crucial. Requirements must be correct if the rest of the development effort is to succeed. This workshop presents a complete process for eliciting ...
Business Architecture: Building Alignment for Rapid Change
Those organisations that have a good knowledge of their business resources and how they interact with one another can handle the challenge of change better than others. There is no doubt that a solid architecture of all business pro ...
Working with Business Processes: Discovery, Mapping, Redesign and Requirements
Business processes matter, because business processes are how value is delivered. Understanding how to work with business processes is now a core skill for business analysts, process and application architects, functional area mana ...
Working with Business Processes: Discovery, Mapping, Redesign and Requirements
Business processes matter, because business processes are how value is delivered. Understanding how to work with business processes is now a core skill for business analysts, process and application architects, functional area mana ...
Improving Business Performance through Integrated Business/IT Planning
In this two-day workshop, you will discover everything about the essentials of alignment and how to put these into practice. Thanks to a blended format of teaching and workshops, you will get a better insight into the crucial enable ...
Improving Business Performance through Integrated Business/IT Planning
In this two-day workshop, you will discover everything about the essentials of alignment and how to put these into practice. Thanks to a blended format of teaching and workshops, you will get a better insight into the crucial enable ...
The Corporate Strategy for IT
This seminar and workshop provides a framework for deeply integrating IT with corporate and business strategies, and explores its impact on the organisation’s people, investments, operating costs, Enterprise Architecture, and sourci ...
The Corporate Strategy for IT
This seminar and workshop provides a framework for deeply integrating IT with corporate and business strategies, and explores its impact on the organisation’s people, investments, operating costs, Enterprise Architecture, and sourci ...
TOGAF™ 9 Certification Levels 1 and 2
This four-day course consists of detailed instruction on The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) Version 9 in accordance with The Open Group’s Level 1 and 2 TOGAF 9 certification requirement.
TOGAF™ 9 Certification Levels 1 and 2
This four-day course consists of detailed instruction on The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) Version 9 in accordance with The Open Group’s Level 1 and 2 TOGAF 9 certification requirement.
Understanding Enterprise Architecture
This workshop will give you an overall understanding of what enterprise architecture is, how programs are structured, the roles, responsibilities and skills of an enterprise architect, what enterprise architecture looks like, how to ...
RBS Promises Compensation After Yet Another IT Failure
RBS, Natwest and Ulster Bank customers are fuming after being unable to make payments last night
Applied TOGAF: Beyond Certification to Practical Application
This course is focused on the practical aspects of how to apply TOGAF within your organisation. It stresses two areas: Tailoring TOGAF, and creating an Architectural Vision. This is not a certified TOGAF course and it is not intende ...
Driving Business Performance and Innovation with Enterprise Architecture
This seminar is designed for Enterprise Architects and the people they work with, to explore how best to make Enterprise Architecture a highly-valued innovative and influential business discipline. At its core, this means integrati ...
Zachman Enterprise Architecture: Modelling Workshop Zachman Certification
This newly revised four day seminar and workshop, based on the recently released Zachman Framework V3.0, for the first time incorporates actual modeling experience. The modeling workshop is based on actual Enterprise experience and ...
Switzerland Launches Criminal Probe Into NSA Surveillance
It sounds like the Swiss authorities want to put the American spies in prison
Video Conferencing Revenues Hit By Software Competition, Economy
Video conferencing continues to be affected by economic uncertainty and a trend toward software-based systems
Bing: Facebook Tops Social Media For 2013
Facebook topped Bing's list for social media searches this year, while Pinterest rocketed to the No. 2 spot
Apple Buys Into Analytics Business With Topsy Labs Acquisition
Apple has acquired Topsy, which provides real-time analysis of huge data sets from Twitter feeds
BlackBerry: ‘Reports Of Our Death Are Greatly Exaggerated’
BlackBerry CEO John Chen seeks to reassure customers and partners
Enterprise Data and BI Conference Europe 2014
These are Europe’s foremost co-located conferences featuring Enterprise Data, Business Intelligence and Information Quality. Delegates can choose from over 50 sessions - 5 conference tracks, over 20 case studies and 16 pre-conferen ...
Business Analysis Conference Europe 2014
This 6th Annual conference is developed with the expertise and leading knowledge of the IIBA UK Chapter, and BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
TDWI BI Symposium
The Annual TDWI BI Summit offers in-depth education from knowledgeable and experienced practitioners. This conference includes 5 tracks covering the following topics: BI Essentials, Dimensional Modelling, Data Management Master Cla ...
Enterprise Architecture Conference Europe 2014 & BPM Conference Europe 2014
Europe’s only co-located conferences on Enterprise Architecture and BPM and provide a unique opportunity to discover the latest approaches and innovative ideas to both BPM and EA and benefit from the synergies between them. The con ...
Master Data Management Summit Europe 2014 & Data Governance Conference Europe 2014
A “Must Attend” Event for Data Governance and MDM Professionals. These are Europe’s only co-located conferences on Data Governance & MDM, giving you the unique opportunity to leverage the powerful combination of Data Governance and ...
Public Sector Storms Tech Success Awards
Our Tech Success awards gather a mighty showing of innovative and creative tech projects
Do you Need RFID Protection For Your Physical Wallet?
Can thieves scan the RFID chips in your credit cards? Sean Michael Kerner has a tinfoil-lined wallet just in case
Alderney Wants To Become A Financial Hub For Bitcoin
Island wants to mint physical bitcoins, which it sees as a pathway to financial independence
Akamai Buys Prolexic To Improve Protection Against DDoS Attacks
The company will pay £226 million to absorb the competition
iPhone 5C Makes Gains For Apple, But Not In The UK
iPhone 5S outsells iPhone 5C in the UK as Windows Phone continues European march, say latest sales figures
Cyber Monday: The Day Of The Marketing Tentacles
Cyber Monday sucks, and it's all a sign of the faltering creativity of marketers, who are getting ever more invasive, says Tom Brewster
Amazon Hopes To Introduce Drone Delivery By 2018
Unmanned aerial vehicles already carry packages weighing up to five pounds
Labour Telecoms Proposals Call For Reduced BT Line Rental Charges
Shadow Communications Minister Helen Goodman publishes proposals to protect consumers from fixed line and mobile operators
Bank Of England: UK Banks Hit By Cyber-Attacks
British banks and market infrastructures have come under attack in the past months, revealing vulnerabilities in their systems, according to a Bank of England report
Warning: Bitcoin Mining Beast Made Legit Via Licence Agreement
Some software small print includes permission to install a Bitcoin miner on machines
IHS: Processor Market Fuelled By Mobile Growth
The continuing boom in smartphones and tablets has taken up the slack for lacklustre PC sales in the overall chip market, according to IHS
Google Offers Glass To More Developers
Google's Glass devices are making their way to more developers as Google quietly expands the Explorer programme
File Sharing Apps Expose iOS To Security Risks – Trustwave
Trustwave researcher says file-sharing apps open up iOS users to security flaws
Android Increasingly Vulnerable To Malware
McAfee says attackers are using digital signatures to evade Android security measures