BlackBerry is reportedly going to axe 40 percent of its staff in an effort to slim down for a possible sale
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
Microsoft Reveals Windows 8.1 Price And Upgrade Path
Microsoft has provided details about the retail pricing of its forthcoming Windows 8.1 operating system
Oracle Grows Profit But Misses Expectations
Profits and revenues continue to grow at Larry Ellison’s company, but it still missed analyst expectations
Brocade Beefs Up Network Virtualisation Credentials
Brocade adds new VDX switches, a new Vyatta virtual router, and enhances its VCS Fabric software
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Why PC Power Management Is Looking Dimmer
Peter Judge used to think PC power management was the coolest thing in Green IT. Now he isn't so sure
Linux Is the Future… For Learning And Gaming?
Thanks to the Raspberry Pi and gamers, Linux is all set to come out on top, says Sean Michael Kerner
FutureLearn Launches Free Online University Courses
UK’s biggest provider of online education announces open beta stage
Microsoft Eases Investor Worry With £25bn Share Buyback
With so many changes to its corporate structure, Microsoft seeks to placate shareholders by making them some money
WordPress Co-Founder: Biggest Acquisition Ever And Security Boost Incoming
Matt Mullenweg tells TechWeekEurope WordPress is planning to splash the cash on its largest ever acquisition and bolster its small security team
Taxpayer To Continue Bankrolling “Dismantled” NHS IT Project
National Programme for IT is likely to cost more than £9.8 billion
Nirvanix To Close Cloud Storage Service
Cloud storage provider Nirvanix is to close down, and customers have two weeks to move their data
Mozilla Releases Firefox 24 And Fixes Security Issues
Mozilla has patched a number of security issues with the release of its Firefox 24 web browser
Cray Tweaks CS300 For Large Memory Workloads
Cray creates two new configurations of its CS300 machine to cope with high-memory workloads
Microsoft Rushes Fix For Exploited Internet Explorer Flaw
Tech giant says Internet Explorer zero-day attacks have been seen in the wild
Google 1Gbps Fibre Network Hit By Liability Delay
Google’s construction of 1Gbps fibre network in Kansas has been halted after liability concerns
Boxworks 2013: New Box Preview Converts Documents Into HTML5
Box wants to change the way users view documents on the web
Boxworks 2013: Box Metadata Lets Users Add Contextual Information To Files
Steven Sinfosky calls contextual data a 25 year problem ready to be solved
Boxworks 2013: Box Notes Is Not A Google Docs Competitor – Sam Schillace
Box SVP of engineering and Google Docs pioneer Sam Schillance is annoyed at reports suggesting Box Notes wants to take on his former creation
Russian Media Watchdog Threatens To Ban Facebook Over ‘Legal High’ Ads
Facebook says adverts for smoking blends were the result of a technical glitch
IBM Throwing $1bn Into Linux And Open Source
IBM is throwing a load of its money into open source stuff
Hidden Lynx: Chinese Hackers Hit Bit9 And Hundreds More
Crew that hit Bit9 earlier this year is based in China and continues to wreak havoc across the world, say researchers
Sailfish OS Is Now Fully Compatible With Android
The successor to MeeGo works on Android hardware, runs apps from Google Play
Splunk To Acquire Mobile App Troubleshooter BugSense
The Splunk Enterprise platform will be enhanced with mobile features
Insurance Risk Firm Models Catastrophes – In Iceland
Iceland is a development site for a giant cloud, built to prepare insurance firms for disasters
HP Enters Next-Generation Firewall Game
HP will be going up against the likes of Palo Alto Networks, Check Point and Cisco, as it launches a host of products
Iran Facebook, Twitter Filters Lifted Briefly In ‘Technical Glitch’
Iran, whose new president has promised a softer line on Internet filtering, saw blocks on Twitter and Facebook disappear briefly on Monday
Government To Trial Emergency Mobile Warnings
Alerts will be sent out to around 50,000 people across different parts of the UK
Virgin Media Business Launches Enterprise-Class 4G Service
Will sell access to EE’s 4G network with a range of business benefits
Google Acquires Data Sharing Youngster Bump
Google acquires app that lets users share data by bumping devices together