LG Display says new quad HD screen will help industry cope with trend towards larger smartphones
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
First Batch Of Jolla Sailfish Smartphones Sell Out
Sailfish-powered Jolla smartphones are ordered in 136 countries
Robotic Solar Charger Follows The Sun
Solar panel moves automatically to catch more rays
Facebook And Partners Back Internet.org For Global Internet Access
Mark Zuckerberg announces the Internet.org project that aims to bring cheaper internet access to the world's developing countries
IT Consumes Ten Percent Of The World’s Electricity – Report
Data centres and TVs are hungry for power and growth sees no limit
David Miranda ‘Forced To Hand Over Passwords’
Glenn Greenwald's partner and occasional assistant claims he was told to hand over passwords for social media and email accounts
Firefox OS-Powered ZTE Open Phones Sell Out In The UK
The first Firefox OS smartphone to be released in the UK has sold out on eBay
VeriSign Makes Diversity Move With FreeBSD Sponsorship
VeriSign backs FreeBSD with new sponsorship, so that the Global DNS does not just rely on one OS
Intel Readies LTE Chips For Qualcomm Challenge
Intel is to beef up its LTE mobile chip portfolio, in a move that will heighten its competition with Qualcomm
Dell Foglight Upgraded For Virtualisation Management
Dell has updated its virtualisation management tools that can now detect inactive and zombie VMs
AMD Releases R-Series CPUs For Embedded Systems
AMD expands its embedded CPU portfolio, one of the key strategic areas for the company going forward
Facebook’s Swings And Roundabouts
This week we've seen Facebook get security right and wrong, says Sean Michael Kerner
Hacker Claims Leak Of 15k Twitter Account Details
Twitter says it is looking into alleged account data published online
BlackBerry: Bridging The App Gap
BlackBerry's BB10 may have some missing apps, but there is plenty to get on with, Marty Mallick tells Michelle Maisto
UK Users Can Now Make Skype Calls In Outlook.com
Microsoft rolls out Skype integration to users in six countries
LinkedIn Welcomes Teens, Grown-Ups Despair
LinkedIn is to let 13-year-old teenagers run ravage on the site, and certain adult users aren't happy about their experience being sullied
Open Source Mobile OS: The Four Contenders
Which should iPhone and Android fear most: Firefox OS, Sailfish, Tizen or Ubuntu Mobile?
Apple Asks Foxconn To Ship Two iPhone Models Ahead of 10 September Reveal – Report
Apple will reportedly unveil a high-end and mid-range iPhone next month
Zmap’s Fast Internet Scan Tool Could Spread Zero Days In Minutes
The 45-minute Internet scan could be a force for good... or evil
Groklaw Site To Close Over Email Surveillance Concerns
Open source community in shock as Groklaw closes because of concerns over email and Internet privacy
Ofcom Paves Way For Satellite Wi-Fi On UK Aircraft
Ofcom wants to make it easier to deliver satellite Wi-Fi to planes, trains and ships
Amazon Latest Hit By Series Of High-Profile Outages
Amazon's US and Canadian websites became briefly unavailable on Monday, following problems with Google and many others
UK Government Smashed Guardian Drives In ‘Symbolic’ Bid To Stop Leaks
"Bizarre" moment as GCHQ experts oversee the destruction of hard drives
PHP Gets Security Updates
The widely deployed PHP language has been updated with two important patches fixing both security issues and stability bugs
IDC Sees Growth In Market For Advanced Threat Protection
Organisations are increasingly seeking products and services to protect themselves from targeted malware attacks, according to IDC
Microsoft Warns On Windows XP Security
Organisations running Windows XP face added security risks after the platform's support cutoff next year, according to Microsoft
Imation’s Nexsan NST Unified Storage Platform Builds On NestOS
Imation's new scalable storage platform adds Fibre Channel support and can take on big data workloads
KPMG: New Breed Of Cyber Attack Could Cripple Banks
British banks should watch out for fresh kinds of attacks as they can't afford to suffer another systemic shock, KPMG says
For Better Security, Let’s Look Back To The Future
KPMG's Mark Waghorne looks at ways to prevent crooks from getting at data even if they make off with laptops, tablets and smartphones
Google: We Should Not Be Subject To British Privacy Law
Google said to have made claim in defending itself against circumvention of Apple Safari cookie protections