Canonical wants £20.8m to build 40,000 Ubuntu superphones
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
MPs Slam FiReControl IT Rescue Project
With £482 million already wasted, PAC is concerned about the government's work to make additional savings from the failed project
Government Outlines £500m Framework For Education IT
Government to pump loads of money into educational IT, covering mobile devices, networks and more
4.7-Inch Nokia Lumia 625 Offers 4G For Less Than £200
Largest ever Lumia smartphone seeks to conquer mid-range market
Intel Announces 14nm Chips For An Efficient Datacentre
Intel reveals energy-efficient versions of its Xeon chips, its first products under new CEO Brian Krzanich
Novell Updates iPrint With Android, iOS Integration
Novell's updated iPrint service adds more options for mobile users and supports Active Directory
If Microsoft Doesn’t Buy Nokia, It Will Turn To Android
Nokia has an uphill struggle with Windows Phone. Michelle Maisto suspects it needs firmer support from Microsoft
SUSE Starts Cloud 2.0 Beta Testing
SUSE has begun testing SUSE Cloud 2.0, its CloudStack-based technology for building private clouds
IBM Lets Android Users Donate Computing Power To Science
Under a new IBM project Android users can allow their devices' computing power to be used in aid of scientific research projects
ARM Strikes Java Optimisation Deal With Oracle
ARM is to work with Oracle on tweaking Java for its low-power 64-bit server processors
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We are giving away two pairs of tickets to Campus Party Europe, plus a 20% discount and 3 for 2 offer for every reader
Free Birmingham Wi-Fi Network to Go Live In September
Virgin Media Business to provide free Wi-Fi as part of small cell deployment
UK Tech Sector 40 Percent Bigger Than Government Estimates
Research suggests that the old business classification system hides the true number of digital companies in Britain
Apple Tests 5 Inch iPhone And 13 Inch iPad Screens – Report
Apple has reportedly requested larger iPhone and iPad prototypes from suppliers
SIM Card Encryption Weaknesses Could Expose Millions
Hundreds of millions of SIMs are using weak encryption to do over the air updates, which is bad news for mobile users
Ubuntu Forums Hack Exposes 1.8m Accounts
Canonical advises members to change their passwords as soon as possible
Motorola To Unveil Moto X Smartphone On 1 August
Google sends out Moto X invites to press for an event in Manhattan next month
Apple Maps To Be Boosted By Public Transit App HopStop – Report
iPhone maker makes second mapping acquisition in a week as it seeks to improve Apple Maps
Eight-Year-Old Girl Spends £4,000 On iOS Games
Apple has agreed to grant a refund to a Somserset man for his daughter's £4,000 worth of unauthorised in-app purchases
DARPA Develops Optical Fibre That’s 30 Percent Faster
The US military tech agency has created hollow core fibre with impressive properties
Launching The Cyber Repression Series
Tom Brewster introduces a series of articles focusing on the plight of global activists in the face of mass cyber attacks and censorship
China Implicated In Zero-Day Attacks On Falun Dafa And Military Groups
EXCLUSIVE: As part of the Cyber Repression Series, TechWeek reveals campaign to spy on spiritual activists and military bodies
Prime Minister: UK ISPs Will Have To Block Porn
The government has outlined new measures to protect children online, but it’s unclear just how effective they will be
Boris Johnson Wants Smartphone Killswitch As Mobile Phone Theft Rises
Mayor of London urges smartphone manufacturers to work together on industry standard killswitch
Google Updates App Engine For Large-Scale Development
A new release of Google's App Engine for developers introduces features to improve the creation and maturation of large-scale applications
Egnyte Cloud Storage Integrates Google Drive
Egnyte now allows users to move files from a device to a local storage node to the Egnyte cloud or to Google Drive
Small Businesses Buy Into Mobile, Cloud
US small and medium-sized businesses are increasing their adoption of mobile and cloud technologies, and are more optimistic about business growth than a year ago, according to j2 Global
Bit9 Warns Of Insecure Java Deployments
Only 1 percent of enterprise systems have the latest version of Java deployed, adding to the language's security troubles
Hackers Breach Apple Developer Centre
Attack from last week leaves developer site offline and user data has been compromised
Apple Acquires Canadian Startup Locationary To Boost Apple Maps – Report
Apple Maps to get more accurate local business listings according to reports