More details emerge regarding Microsoft's long rumoured seven-inch Surface tablet
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
Cisco Targets Mobile With Collaborate.com Purchase
Cisco acquires Collaborate.com in an effort to beef up its mobile collaboration capabilities
The IEC Creates A Universal Laptop Charger
The new standard will be published in early 2014, but it’s unclear whether companies like Apple will get on board
EE 4G Network In UK Opens Up To Roaming Visitors
EE opens up its LTE network to AT&T and hopes to let its users roam on 4G from next year
Yahoo Email Fail: Marissa Mayer’s Apology Isn’t Enough
Marissa Mayer's apology doesn't wipe out Yahoo's mishandling of its email fail, says Michelle Maisto
BT And Eight Local Councils Team Up For £15m BDUK Manchester Deal
An additional 39,000 premises to receive fibre by March 2016 as part of BDUK Manchester project
Facebook Is About To Launch Video Advertising
On Thursday, social network users will be treated to an exclusive trailer for ‘Divergent’
BT Forces Customers To Make Parental Controls Choice
BT will offer network level parental controls to customers - and there's no sitting on the fence
Avago Buys Storage Chip Maker LSI For $6.6bn
HP spin-off Avago gets into the big league with LSI's network and storage chips
Cisco: Snowden Leak Hit Chinese Sales ‘Unfairly’
Questions about Cisco's role in NSA surveillance have hit Cisco's sales unfairly, the UK director of security tells TechWeek
Big Android Botnet Sends SMS Messages To China
South Korean phones send stolen messages to Chinese email addresses
CloudLock Targets Google Apps Security Issues
CloudLock's free tool is designed to help Google Apps administrators track user activity within a domain to limit security risks
Microsoft Updates Windows Azure Automation Features
Microsoft has added management automation and monitoring features to its Azure cloud service
Google Delivers Chrome Apps For Apple Mac
Google is making its Chrome Apps offerings available for Mac OS X following their debut on Windows and Chromebooks
Mollenkopf Drops Out Of Microsoft CEO Running
Qualcomm chief operating officer Steve Mollenkopf is no longer available to take over from Steve Ballmer at Microsoft, as the company's year-end deadline approaches
Dell World 2013: Dell Beefs Up Cloud With Red Hat OpenStack Alliance
Michael Dell announces deal with Red Hat to co-develop OpenStack products - and Microsoft and Google tie-ups
Amazon Employees In Germany Go On Strike During Holiday Season
The first day of the industrial action corresponds to last year’s busiest day
Will The Cloud Drive The CIO To Extinction?
The CIO hs become dominant, but Calum MacLeod thinks the species could go the way of the dinosaurs
Dell World 2013: Dell Puts Dropbox On All Its Tablets
Dropbox to ship on Dell tablets and to be offered to business customers through partners
Home Office Leaks Details Of More Than 1,500 Illegal Immigrants
The confidential information was visible on the Home Office website for two weeks
EE Plans £275m Voice Upgrade And VoLTE Trials
EE will upgrade 2G and 3G sites as part of plan to have best voice in Europe
Google Acquires Robot Leader Boston Dynamics
The legendary DARPA contractor will become part of the new robotics unit led by Andy Rubin
French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA
France complains of NSA surveillance - but has given French intelligence services more powers to monitor calls and emails
Cloud Databases: Another Worrying Attack Vector
Cloud databases are worrying things from a security perspective, warns Tom Brewster
BT Complaints Rise Following BT Sport Launch
Complaints about BT's landline, broadband and pay TV service increase, according to Ofcom
Phishing Crook Jailed Over Attempts To Steal £1.5m From Students
Man sentenced to three years and nine months after he tried to steal vast sums from hundreds of victims
Google Seeks To Throw Out UK Safari Tracking Lawsuit
Google will argue in a jurisdiction hearing today that privacy lawsuits over alleged tracking of mobile and desktop users' browsing activities should not be heard in the UK
Financial Group Targets IT Security Risks
A group of financial organisations has highlighted the IT security risks that come with the use of third-party suppliers
CSA, SAFECode Publish Cloud App Security Guidance
The new guidance is aimed at helping developers secure their cloud deployments in a constantly changing threat landscape
Microsoft Predicts US Government Will Erode IT Industry Security Efforts
Government activities, cloud disruptions and the World Cup are to be major sources of security problems in 2015, according to Microsoft