Google is to launch a video website that will offer “how to” or “DIY” videos on a wide variety of subjects
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
NASDAQ Downed By Technical Issue
Trading on the NASDAQ in New York was suspended for a time on Thursday thanks to a 'glitch'
Google Seeks Testers For Balloon-Based Internet
Google wants you, or more specifically Google's Project Loon wants people who live in California's Central Valley and who would be willing to let Google install some Loon equipment on their property. The search engine giant wants he ...
PayPal Here Offers Mobile Payments To SMBs
PayPal Here allows small businesses that deal in cash to accept card payments using their smartphone
Small Businesses Use Facebook, Twitter For Digital Marketing
Small businesses are selecting Facebook and Twitter for their digital marketing, according to a new study
Quiz Of The Week: Tablets Of 2013
With Microsoft struggling and Apple snoozing, it's been a good year for Android
NSA Illegally Scooped Up Thousands Of US Internet Communications
NSA wasn't honest about a snooping operation that scooped up rafts of US citizens' Internet communications, documents released by the US reveal
Ubuntu Mobile Is In A Stronger Place Despite Crowdfunding Failure
The Ubuntu Edge may never be made, but Ubuntu Mobiles are one step closer to a reality, says Steve McCaskill
Facebook Bug Finder Gets $12k Reward From Community Fund
He highlighted a flaw on Facebook by posting on Zuckerberg's page but didn't get paid - now the community has shown its support for Khalil Shreateh
Box Doubles Free Storage To 10GB And Launches £3.20 SMB Starter Plan
Box hopes more free storage and cheaper plans will help make IT more egalitarian
Tablets Of 2013
Prison Service Vows Crackdown On Keyfob Mobile Phones
The illegal use of mobile phones within prisons is back in the news with the arrival of tiny keyfob mobile phones
Annoying A Dragon In His Den, Starring Piers Linney
New star of Dragon's Den, Piers Linney, doesn't like certain journalists and he doesn't like it when you question Microsoft's virtual credentials either
One Developer Is Responsible For 47,000 BlackBerry World Apps
BlackBerry World has 127,000 applications, but more than a third come from one Hong-Kong based developer
Canadian Government Is Monitoring Potential BlackBerry Sale
Ottawa is watching BlackBerry closely but won't say if it will veto foreign sale
After PRISM, France’s Laurent Chemla Offers Secure Email
Could French activist Laurent Chemla's CALIOP fill the gap left by Lavabit and Silent Circle?
Yahoo Regains Crown As US Traffic King
Yahoo gets more hits in July, but data doesn't include mobile app traffic
Ubuntu Edge Misses £20.8m Funding Target By Two Thirds
Canonical takes positives from record breaking crowdfunding campaign
Let’s Hope Groklaw Comes Back
The open source law website Groklaw closed over privacy fears. Sean Michael Kerner hopes it comes back
HP’s Whitman Warns On Growth After Sales Slump
HP CEO Meg Whitman insists turnaround strategy is working despite another difficult quarter
Mobile Malware Hits Record Level, Warns McAfee
McAfee issues stark warning about the growing levels of malware and ransomware infecting mobiles
HP Enterprise Boss ‘Reassigned’ By Whitman
The man in charge of HP's enterprise business has been reassigned as Whitman's management shakeup continues
SDN Market Set To Boom, Study Predicts
The software-defined networking (SDN) space will be a boom market over the next five years, predicts a new study
Avaya Takes First SDN Step And Unveils Framework
Avaya has unveiled a data centre framework as part of its first move into the crowded SDN space
‘Delete-Proof’ Smut Spreads Across Tumblr Thanks To Glitch
Tumblr hasn't been hacked but a technical problem has caused random posts to appear on users' blogs
F-Secure Plans ‘Cool’ Consumer Cloud Products
F-Secure has new products on the way. CEO Christian Fredrikson says they will cooler and more attractive than Dropbox
Is Coal Still King Of Data Centre Power?
Do we need coal ti power the Internet? Peter Judge thinks that is old-fashioned thinking
Foxtons Probes ‘Leak’ Of 10k Customer Logins
Foxtons isn't offering comment on the possible leak, but has told customers it is investigating the matter
Government Backed Project Aims To Take Internet of Things Into Schools
Coalition pumps £800,000 into Internet of School Things initiative
Big Data Must Make Explorers Of Us All
The rise of Big Data means everyone in business needs to have analytic skills, says Brian Gentile