British hacker arrested by the NCCU in the UK over claims he illegally accessed US military and government networks
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
EC To Let Google’s Competitors Review Antitrust Proposals
The EC wants to hear Google's rivals' feedback before making a decision
NSA Says Website Downtime Was Caused By Botched Update, Not DDoS
Rumours of Anonymous involvement surface on Twitter, but ultimately prove false
CAPTCHA Is Dead. Long Live CAPTCHA!
CAPTCHA has been broken many times before. Yet even an effective new method of cracking it will do nothing to dampen CAPTCHA's popularity, says Tom Brewster
NSA Monitored 60 Million Spanish Phone Calls In One Month
Spanish authorities demand explanation after Snowdon documents reveal yet another mass surveillance operation
Review: Microsoft Surface Pro 2
Is the Microsoft Surface Pro 2 as productive a tablet as it claims to be?
Mozilla Lightbeam Looks To Visualise Global Web Tracking
Lightbeam will allow users to visualise the way third parties track their web usage
LG G Flex Takes On Samsung In Curved Smartphone Battle
LG says its G Flex is world's first "real" curved smartphone
FBI On Hunt For ‘Fugitive Multimillion eBay Fraudsters’
Crooks said to have put up fake ads for cars, boats and motorbikes across the web
Deutsche Telekom Calls For ‘German Internet’ Following Spy Scandals
Operator wants to protect Germans from foreign surveillance over concerns Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone was monitored
Logitech Goes Mobile With Speakerphone
Logitech's Mobile Speakerphone P710e works with notebooks, tablets and smartphones to make it easier to set up a conference call while on the go
SAS Joins Forces With SAP On Big Data
SAS and SAP are to work together on developing in-memory data analysis, allowing administrators to take advantage of real-time big data analytics
Study: Christmas Electronics Sales Driven By Tablets, Gaming Consoles
Video game consoles top the wish list this year for teenagers, while adults are asking for tablets, according to a Consumer Electronics Association study
YouTube Looks For User Votes In Music Awards
The YouTube Music Awards will feature winners chosen by fans, in a live broadcast scheduled for 3 November
TechWeekEurope Launches IP Detection Tool
Find your IP address in seconds
Phonebloks Wants Users To Build Their Own Smartphones
Modular, Lego-like Phonebloks platform aims to end the concept of 'disposable' handsets
Adobe Releases Vector Graphics Tool To The Open Source Community
Snap.svg, a JavaScript library for interactive SVG content, is now available on GitHub
Samsung Posts Another Record Profit In Q3, Offloads LCD Venture
Samsung posts another record profit amid concerns about slowing smartphone sales
Amazon Loses £25m In Q3 Despite 24% Increase In Sales
Amazon expects sales to continue to rise during lucrative Christmas shopping season
IT Life: The Future Of Computing Is Distributed
Justin Sheehy, CTO at Basho, talks about NoSQL, Grace Hopper and why distributed computing tools shall inherit the earth
Modest Twitter IPO Values Firm At £6.8bn
Shares will cost between £10-12 as Twitter aims to avoid repeat of Facebook floatation
12 Year Old Admits Hacking Government Websites As Part Of Anonymous
The young Canadian hacker will be sentenced for causing at least $60,000 worth of damage
Microsoft Delights Wall Street With Enterprise Gains
Microsoft's financials beat Wall Street expectations. Is its “one Microsoft” strategy paying off?
Google Drops Saved Plus Searches And Saved Maps
Google's shakeup of its products continues as it drops some much loved features for Google+ and Google Maps
Microsoft Hits Back At Apple Jibe Over Free iWork
Microsoft responds to Apple jibe after making iWorks free for new Mac and iOS device buyers
IBM To Licence ARM Designs For Network And Comm Chips
Big Blue opts to licence a range of ARM designs for use in its networking and communications systems
Quiz Of The Week: Apple iPad
With new iPads approaching, it's time to refresh your knowledge with our quiz!
Biocryptology: Biometric System ‘To End Identity Fraud’ Launched
Biocryptology launches with some grand claims about its impact on the world
BT Advert Pulled Over Bad Wi-Fi Science
The advertisement implied that a smartphone could interfere with wireless networks
Facebook Could Face Investigation In Ireland Over PRISM Data
A group of Austrian law students demands action from the Irish privacy watchdog