Dell officials have laid out their plans for reinventing the company in a private buyout, arguing that Michael Dell should remain as chief executive
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
‘Critical’ BIND Vulnerability Puts DNS Servers At Risk
A flaw reported in the handling of regular expressions means most DNS servers running on Linux or Unix are vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks, according to security experts
New Windows 8 Rules Hint At Smaller ‘Surface’ Tablet
Changes to Microsoft's Windows 8 certification requirements appear to pave the way to a smaller Surface tablet to compete with the iPad Mini
Lenovo May Buy NEC Mobile Unit
Lenovo, which has speculated about a possible BlackBerry acquisition, is now reported to be in talks to buy NEC's mobile handset business
Amazon Buys Book Recommendations Site Goodreads
Goodreads' social book-recommendation features are to add more capabilities to Amazon's Kindle, the company said
Facebook Set To Launch HTC-Built Smartphone
Facebook is expected to show its 'new home on Android' in the form of a HTC smartphone set for launch this week
Quiz Of The Week: Easter Eggs
Programmers leave little gifts for users. Take our Easter Egg Hunt quiz, and find some of the best!
Google Makes Open Source Patent Pledge
Google has promised not to sue open source developers and distributors over a list of 10 patents related to MapReduce, implemented in Apache Hadoop amongst others
IT Spending To Hit $3.8 Trillion This Year
Gartner has predicted that worldwide IT spending will remain roughly flat over the next several years, with telecoms services the largest market
BlackBerry Returns To Profits, Sells 1 Million Z10 Smartphones
BlackBerry announced a surprise profit for its fourth quarter, while disclosing that co-founder Mike Lazaridis is to leave the company
US Concerns Over Huawei, ZTE Complicate Sprint Merger
A $20.1bn deal between the US' Sprint and Japan's Softbank is facing complications due to the US government's mistrust of Chinese telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE
Proposed West Virginia Google Glass Ban Faces Uphill Battle
A proposed ban on head-mounted displays such as Google Glass is facing a lack of support in the West Virginia political system
Government Urged Not To Forget Offline Citizens In Digital By Default Push
National Audit Office says government has to remember 18 percent still not online
Europol Busts Credit Card Fraud Ring With 44 Arrests
Body says 36,000 bank customers were affected by the illegal operation
‘Biggest DDoS Attack’ Did Not Hurt The Global Internet – This Time
TechWeekEurope investigates - the Spamhaus attacks didn't slow the Internet much at all, but they are seriously worrying
Chips By Texas Instruments Cut Battery Recharge Time In Half
Semiconductor pioneer improves battery technology for a whole range of mobile devices
Egypt Makes Arrests After Undersea Internet Cable Hacked Apart
Police claim three scuba divers were caught attempting to cut an undersea connection
EE Expands 4G Network, Reaches Half Of UK Population
Bradford, Leicester, Luton, Doncaster, St Albans, Reading and other towns join the EE 4G service
Hollow Fibres Carry Data Faster
Hollow-core fibres nearly hit the speed of light in a vacuum, cutting latency
Microsoft Imagine Cup Finds Innovation In Eastern Europe
What makes startups spring up in the former Soviet bloc?
EU: UK Government Will Lose The Fight Against Privacy Laws
Exclusive: EU sources say UK has little backing as it seeks to kill privacy regulation,whilst Viviane Reding bites back against British lobbyists
Antivirus Failing To Catch Web-Borne Malware
A study based on findings from more than 1,000 corporate networks has found that antivirus programs failed to detect a large proportion of web-borne malicious code
Study: Big Businesses Increase Linux Investment
Enteprise investment in Linux has grown for the third consecutive year, with rapidly increasing adoption leading to fears of a skills shortage, according to the Linux Foundation
Microsoft Officially Acknowledges ‘Blue’ Update
Microsoft has given more information about the Windows 8 update code-named 'Blue', and is likely to demonstrate the software this summer
Google Updates Chrome 26 With Spell Checker
The latest version of Google's Chrome browser adds individual profiles for different users, as well as context-aware spell-checking
Tech Success Awards: When The Cloud Is Right
By moving Orbian's IT into Adapt’s Virtual Data Centre, Andrew Notman and his team saved money and won our Cloud Project Of The Year award
Get Those Muthaphukkin’ Geeks Off That Muthaphukkin’ Plane!!
BA's UnGrounded "summit in the sky" looks like a waste of fuel to Peter Judge.
EE To Offer BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10
BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 will be available on EE 4G from 2 April
GCHQ Security Gaffe: Spooks Send Passwords In Plain Text
Intelligence agency criticised for rookie error
TechWeek Roundtable Event For ‘Weightless’ M2M Experts: Part I
First part in TechWeekEurope’s video series looks at how Weightless works, and what makes it perfect for M2M applications