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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
Freeview 4G Interference Not As Bad As First Feared
Tests in West Midlands affect fewer homes than expected and are easily solved
Rackspace: This Time, The Patent Troll Should Pay Us
Rakspace wants trolls at IP Nav to get a taste of their own medicine
Carberp Botnet Gang Leader And Cronies Arrested – Report
Botnet might finally stop causing carnage in Russia and Ukraine
IEEE Ethernet Study Group To Discuss 400Gbps Standard
IEEE to discuss if new standard can deal with growing network traffic
Quiz of the Week: Bitcoin Bonanza
Bitcoins are getting a lot of attention right now - see how much you know with our quiz!
HP’s Ray Lane Steps Down Amid Board Resignations
Ray Lane has stepped down as chairman of the board as part of the ongoing executive reshuffle at Hewlett-Packard
Microsoft Sued Over PhoneFactor Authentication
Microsoft and its PhoneFactor unit have been hit with a patent-infringement lawsuit from a little-known company
Juniper Targets SDN And BYOD With New Switch
Juniper is readying a new switch and software to help organisations deal with the BYOD and SDN trends
IT Life: English Football’s ‘Other’ Manager
FA CTO Rob Ray is the man entrusted with providing the technology for the beautiful game in England
Facebook Launches Home Software For Android Smartphones
Facebook Home offers Android users instant content on their home screen
Cutwail Botnet Targets Android Users Via Spam
Attackers shifting to traditional PC tactics in bid to pilfer data from Android owners
Apple Developing ‘Street View Alternative’
A patent hints at a street-level navigation interface controlled by movement of the device
Deutsche Telekom And France Telecom Hire Banks For EE IPO – Report
EE IPO could be on the cards as parent companies hire banks to advise them
Google Drops WebKit Rendering For Chrome, Opts For Blink
Google is dropping its involvement with the WebKit rendering engine to focus on its own open source alternative
Chinese Search Giant Baidu Working On Google Glass Rival
‘Baidu Eye’ is being tested, but it’s not clear if it will reach the commercial market
Apple To Begin New iPhone Production Ahead Of Summer Release – Report
New iPhone could go into production this quarter, while plans for iPhone Mini are underway
The InnoTech Summit
Showcasing some of the world's most promising tech start ups, the InnoTech Summit is a day-long event with one purpose: to grow and support London's tech economy. How are we going to do it? By connecting the dots between small busin ...
Enterprise Architecture Conference Europe 2013 & Business Process Management Conference Europe 2013
Europe’s only co-located conferences on Enterprise Architecture and BPM provide a unique opportunity to discover the latest approaches and innovative ideas to both BPM and Enterprise Architecture and benefit from the synergies betwe ...
How The Government Is Lying About Fighting The Database State
Exclusive: The Tories said they would end the database state, but ministers like Jeremy Hunt are doing the opposite
Gartner Predicts Android Will Sell More Than Windows In 2013
Gartner says low-cost tablets will cause PC shipments to fall even further
Hacktivists Hit North Korea Social Networks
Anonymous and US hacker Jester get juvenile on North Korean services
Mt.Gox Bitcoin Exchange Hit By ‘Major DDoS Attack’
World's largest Bitcoin exchange says it is under the biggest DDoS attack it has ever seen
Skype Users Hit 2 Billion Minutes A Day Milestone
Microsoft has revealed that Skype users consume 2 billion minutes each day on its popular VoIP service
Apple iTV To Be Controlled Via Finger-Based ‘iRing’
Apple iTV will reportedly use a ring controller for a person's finger and will offer portable and movable screens
FBI Warns Of DoS Attacks On Emergency Telephones
US authorities are warning about Telephone Denial of Service attacks against emergency telephone systems
Compuware Offers Free Mobile APM Service
Compuware unveils a free version of its mobile service to help organisations monitor mobile application usage
Mozilla And Samsung Working On A New Browser Engine
‘Servo’ engine will be made from scratch using the new ‘Rust’ programming language
Ubiquisys Acqusition Strengthens Cisco Small Cell Offering
Swindon-based Ubiquisys is to be bought in £205m deal
The Case For A UK Smart Grid
Britain is behind other nations when it comes to the smart grid, and that needs changing, says Rahoul Bhansali