Redmond is to use its Xbox One console as a gateway to other Microsoft services including video calls
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2013
Orange Expands Its Cloud Across The World
Flexible Computing platform is coming to the US and Asia
HTC Struggles To Keep Hold Of Execs
Lennard Hoornik depature sparks possible exec exodus at HTC?..
US Electric Grid Shows ‘Worrying’ Security Gaps
Thanks to weaknesses at the supplier level, the US electric grid is more in danger of being attacked, Congress report claims
Government-Backed Report Gets The Cost Of Cyber Crime Wrong
A claim that small businesses are losing £800m a year because of cyber crime appears to be based on dodgy data
Brocade And A10 Networks Settle Long-Running Patent Dispute
Bitter rivals become friends an hour before the trial
Are Networks Burning Energy – Or Saving It?
Some say networks dominate IT energy, while others have different ideas, says Peter Judge
At800 4G Freeview Interference Tests To Start In York
Around 10,000 households are to be notified of 4G Freeview interference tests
CoolEmAll Releases First Data Centre Tools
The European CoolEmAll project to make data centres and IT equipment more efficient has released its first tools
VMware Announces vCloud Hybrid Service – Gateway To Its Own Public Cloud
VMware joins the long line of Amazon IaaS competitors
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 To Be Powered By Intel Atom Chip?
Benchmark tests suggest that Intel has finally secured a major tablet partner
Blue Coat Dives Deep Into Security Data With Solera Networks Acquisition
Blue Coat is bringing in a lot of deep packet inspection technology with its second acquisition in a month
Vodafone 4G Delayed Until September – For New iPhone
No Vodafone 4G services till Apple delivers a compatible iPhone
Apple’s Tim Cook Blames The US Tax System
Cook wants lower taxes on 'repatriated' money. Michelle Maisto says it's not just an Apple issue
Google Brings Forward Google Glass Launch Date
Google has confirmed that its Google glass device will commercially launch to the public later this year
New Intel CEO Begins Reign With Aggressive Changes
Intel's new boss Brian Krzanich has begun making changes and promised shareholders a more aggressive mobile push
Aruba Tackles Sticky Clients With 802.11ac APs
Aruba will next month release its new access points for enterprise Wi-Fi networks running the 802.11ac protocol
Google To Retire Checkout And Expand Google Wallet
Google continues its product portfolio reorganisation with the news it will retire Google Checkout
If You Want True Privacy, Use Something Other Than Skype
Skype doesn't provide as much privacy as other comms products, so just use them instead if you care enough, says Tom Brewster
Hitachi Has Enterprise Dropbox-alike, Promises Local Data Centre
Hitachi offers business-grade Dropbox features, but doesn't yet have local data centres
Benevolent Hackers Seek To Exploit The Flickr 1TB Offer
Github users show how to take advantage of Yahoo's big offer and store non-photo files on Flickr
UK ISPs Block Two More File Sharing Sites
MPA wins court order to block Movie 2K and Download4All
US Senate Criticises Apple Tax Arrangements
Apple rejects accusations it uses off-shore accounts to minimise tax bill ahead of Tim Cook meeting
Microsoft Plugs Azure Cloud Data Centre Into Janet Network
Dublin facility peered with Janet, the university network
Vodafone Annual Revenue Fall Blamed On Southern Europe
Vodafone will keep £4.5bn in dividends from Verizon Wireless to compensate for European losses
Suicides Put New Pressure On Foxconn
Foxconn has confirmed several worker deaths in China since late April, renewing scrutiny of the company's labour conditions
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Telegraph’s Facebook And Twitter Feeds
Hacker group strikes again, just days after it hit the FT
Three New Suppliers Join Government’s G-Cloud 3
Three SME suppliers board the G-Cloud 3, promising to cut government IT costs
Cisco Veteran McCool Takes Firetide CEO Role
John McCool, formerly in charge of Cisco's Borderless Networks strategy, is to take over as chief executive of wireless mesh networking vendor Firetide
Intel Releases Development Tools For Android ‘Jelly Bean’
Intel's Beacon Mountain tools will be compatible with Android devices based on either Intel or ARM processors