European customers can get their hands on a Jolla smartphone, while outstanding pre-orders will be fulfilled before Christmas
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
Ofcom Tells BT To Repair And Install Fixed Lines Faster Or Risk Fines
Ofcom seeks to shortern the time telephone and broadband line repairs, as well as finish new installations
Boris Johnson Wants Olympic Park To Test Tech For Smart London
Mayor of London reveals details of Smart London Plan, with the Olympic Park taking a central role
GSMA Creates Remotely Managed SIM For M2M Applications
The new embedded standard lets devices connect to the Internet of Things without having to change their SIM
US Retailer Target Investigating Massive Credit Card Breach
As many as 40 million credit cards potentially compromised as Target brings in law enforcement
NSA Slapped By Courts, IT Firms And Obama’s Advisors
The US government will ignore much that Obama's advisors ask for, says Wayne Rash, but some things will change
Washington Post Hackers Steal Passwords
Washington Post gets hacked again and China is the chief suspect
BBM To Be Pre-Installed On Some LG Smartphones
LG and BlackBerry hope to capitalise on popularity of BBM in emerging markets
Obama Report Says NSA Snooping Risks Public Trust
President Obama's task force wants to make sure a new Edward Snowden is not possible... or necessary, says Sean Michael Kerner
British Airways To Allow Electronics Use During Take-Off And Landing
British Airways claims to be the first airline to take advantage of European ruling
Radical 12-Core Apple Mac Pro Goes On Sale
The new Apple Mac Pro has gone on sale, boasting six Thunderbolt 2 ports and up to 12 processor cores
Google Deepens Open Source Ties With OIN Membership
Google is accepted as a full member of the Open Invention Network, that seeks to protect open source patents
Cisco Offers Up Cloud Desktop Virtualisation Solution
Cisco partners with Citrix and VMware and launches a cloud-based desktop-as-a-service solution
Microsoft Admits No Ballmer Replacement Until 2014
Redmond's search for a new CEO is taking longer than expected and a new boss will not be in place before year-end
Oracle Reports Solid Earnings Amid Positive Cloud Signs
Oracle beats Wall Street expectations as its fiscal Q2 earnings grow by 7 percent amid cloud optimism
Bitcoin In Trouble As Chinese Exchanges Stop Taking Deposits In Yuan
Virtual currency loses almost a third of its value in just one day
Giant Kenyan e-Waste Scheme Hopes To Clean Up Toxic Tech
A new e-waste business, backed by Dell, could cut toxic hazards for Kenyans
Facebook Acquires Sports Data Startup Sportstream
Facebook wants you to talk about all the football all the time
EU Promotes Renewable Energy In Data Centres
The RenewIT project aims to get data centres using solar and other renewable sources
Amazon Takes Its Cloud To China
Amazon Web Services will be hosted in local data centres run by Chinese partners
LG Chromebase All-In-One Hopes To Tempt Businesses
The new device aims to promote Chrome OS in the enterprise environment
Google’s Own-Brand Chips May Not Be ARM-Based
Google is thought to be designing its own ARM chips. Peter Judge says, why not use IBM's Power?
Government Boasts Of 200,000 BDUK Premises As Rollout Accelerates
The government celebrates ‘Super Switch-on Day’, promising 25,000 homes and businesses will be added each week from spring 2014
BlackBerry Recruits SAP Exec John Sims As Enterprise Head
BlackBerry hires "seasoned executive" to lead its push into enterprise mobility
Bruce Schneier Leaves BT As Surveillance ‘Conspiracy Theories’ Denied
Schneier isn't leaving because of alleged BT connections with GCHQ spying, as "conspiracy theories" are shrugged off by the telecoms giant
Nortel Networks Settles Bankruptcy Claims
Nortel reaches a bankruptcy settlement with a number of Europe entities, including a UK pension fund
Tech Titans Meet Obama To Urge NSA Surveillance Reform
Obama faces the dream team of Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, Eric Schmidt and Tim Cook
HP Recalls Defective Chromebook 11 Chargers
HP issues a recall for overheating chargers of the Chromebook 11, after it 'paused sales' of the machine
3D Printers Ready For Mainstream, Says IDC
3D printing is ready to move from a niche market into the mainstream, and will grow tenfold in the next four years
Intel Snaps Up Mindspeed’s Wireless Infrastructure Unit
Intel continues its aggressive move into the data centre with the purchase of Mindspeed's mobile network assets