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
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
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