An efficient data centre is better than an inefficient one, regardless of how you interpret the latest climate data, says Peter Judge
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
Women Represent Just 11 Percent Of The InfoSec Workforce
A survey finds that women in the industry have the same experience and technical background as men, but a broader range of skills
iPhone 5S Manufacturing Defect Is Draining The Battery Of Some Handsets
Apple is offering to replace a small number of iPhone 5S units that are suffering from defect
21 More Pirate Websites To Be Blocked By UK ISPs
BeeMP3, FilesTube and TorrentHound join the likes of the Pirate Bay on the copyright holders’ blacklist
XP ‘Six Times More Likely To Get Infected’ Than Windows 8
Microsoft says XP really isn't all that safe to use when compared to its latest OS
G-Cloud 4 Goes Live With Amazon Web Services
The latest iteration of the government's G-Cloud goes live with Amazon Web Services finally on board
Facebook And BlackBerry Discuss Potential Takeover Bid – Report
Facebook reportedly pondering BlackBerry bid as it considers future mobile strategy
ICO Fines North East Lincolnshire Council £80,000 For Lost USB Stick
ICO dishes fine after a teach lost a memory stick with information about 286 children with special needs
Scores Of iOS Apps ‘Vulnerable To HTTP Hijacking’
Simple flaw could allow hackers to direct iOS users to nasty websites, says Skycure
Mozilla Adds Web Audio Capabilities And Security Updates To Firefox 25
Mozilla updates the desktop and mobile versions of the open source browser
Cisco Creates Unit For ‘Internet of Things’
Cisco creates a business unit to offer the connecting platform for all Internet of Things infrastructure
Michael Dell Completes Company Buyout
After many trials and tribulations, Michael Dell's buyout of his namesake company has been completed
ARM Reveals 16-Core Graphic Design For Tablets, Smartphones
ARM says two new GPU designs will offer better performance and power efficiency for the Mali portfolio
BBM for iOS And Android Hits 20 Million Downloads
BBM for iOS and Android reaches 20 million downloads in first week and is used by 80 million people
Google Glass Users Get Trade-In Scheme
Google Glass users can trade-in their old Google Glass models and also invite their friends to try the devices
Open Data Institute Expands Its Vision Across Borders
The network of 13 international ‘Nodes’ could attract millions to the open data cause, says ODI CEO Gavin Starks
LINX Launches First Scottish Internet Exchange
Scottish Internet to receive a boost as traffic no longer has to be routed via London, Leeds and Manchester
Nokia Records £101m Q3 Profit Thanks To 8.8m Lumia Smartphone Sales
Smartphone gains offset total sale decline, but Nokia says it is prepared for life without mobile phones
Rackspace And Hortonworks Launch Managed Hadoop Hosting
New service lowers barriers to entry into Big Data analytics
Motorola Mobility’s ‘Project Ara’ Envisages Modular Smartphone Future
Motorola wants Project Ara to be the Android of hardware
Hunk Lets Splunk Users Analyse Data In Hadoop
The company unveils its plan for world domination – letting anyone who stores data in Hadoop analyse it with Splunk
Microsoft Brings Hadoop Big Data To Windows Azure
Microsoft makes Hadoop-based HDInsight generally available as part of big data push
Microsoft Shareholders Are Advised Against Re-Election Of John Thompson
Proxy advisory firm says Microsoft investors shouldn't re-elect the man tasked with finding Steve Ballmer's replacement to the board
RSA’s Art Coviello: Anonymity Is The Enemy Of Privacy
RSA boss and privacy advocates at loggerheads again, as Coviello accused of ignoring the furore around NSA surveillance
EE 4G Coverage Expands To 131 Towns And Cities Ahead Of PAYG Launch
Mobile users in Southport and Hatfield are among those who can now receive 4G
Adobe Hack ‘Affected 38 Million Users’
Millions of active users have their encrypted passwords pilfered, whilst Photoshop source code also thought to have been compromised
Microsoft Highlights Next-Gen Xbox One Tech
Microsoft is giving a preview of its vision for an Xbox One-centred connected living room driven by Kinect and voice recognition
Apple Q4 Results Disappoint Investors
Apple reported strong iPhone sales, but flat sales of iPads, declining Mac sales and lower iPhone revenues
Verizon To Sell BlackBerry Z30 In November
BlackBerry's final smartphone of the year is coming to the US in November, as the company battles to maintain its market niche
Google reCAPTCHA Revamp Aims At Ease Of Use
An update to the way Google's reCAPTCHA anti-bot system works aims to automatically determine whether a visitor is a human or a bot