April 2014
France Getting Battered By DDoS Attacks
France is seeing massive amounts of DDoS traffic going through its networks, thanks to sizeable hits on the country's popular hosting providers
Businesses Should Get Ethical With Security
Organisations care way too much about money and not enough about ethics when it comes to people's security, says Tom Brewster
Ofcom Announces Plans To Cope With Spectrum Demand
Ofcom reveals how it plans to manage the UK's spectrum resources over the next decade
Tablets Boost UK Internet Use But Most Apps Are Never Used
Ofcom finds that most apps downloaded onto tablets and smartphones are never opened
Let’s Build A Data Centre From Straw!
Dell is making computer packaging out of wheat straw. Peter Judge wants to see the company go further and build a data centre out of straw bales
Commuters Turn To Tube Wi-Fi As London Strike Causes Travel Chaos
Virgin Media reports an increase in London Tube Wi-Fi registrations but says number of devices falls by a third during strike
Ultra Thin Wire Breakthrough Could Lead To Tiny Electronics
Electronic gadgets could get much smaller and thinner thanks to an ultra thin wire developed by researchers
Windows Phone Growth Slows As Apple Market Share Bounces Back
Latest figures show Windows Phone is struggling from mid-range Androids while Apple benefits from Japan, Australia and Europe
‘Most Customisable Ever’ Mozilla Firefox 29 Boasts Brand New Interface
Firefox 29 offers new tabs, bookmarks and sync options, while developers get new tools to play with
Target Hires New CIO After Data Breach
Target appoints a veteran CIO to oversee security and technology at the giant US retailer
InfoSec 2014: Cost Of Serious Security Breaches Almost Doubles In A Year
The number of serious cyber security incidents in the UK goes down in 2014, but the cost of the consequences increases
Oracle Adds OpenStack In Solaris 11.2
The new Solaris continues Oracle's push for its own "engineered systems", but opens up to OpenStack
Twitter Disappoints With Slowing Growth
Twitter shares plummet as investors take fright at its slowing growth and usage figures
IBM Launches First OpenPower Servers For Hyperscale, Big Data
IBM creates mega servers with its Power8 processor, but will other OpenPower partners like Google also pick it up ?
EC Seeks To End Patent Abuse With Motorola And Samsung Rulings
EC says smartphone manufacturers cannot seek injunctions over standards essential patents
Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Denies Being A Microsoft ‘Trojan’
Elop says Nokia opted for Windows Phone because it feared a "collision course" with Samsung and has no idea what 'Microsoft Mobile' will be called
New Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri Outlines Networking And Connected Device Future
Nokia announces new CEO and plans to build around networking, location and advanced technology businesses
AMD Launches Third-Generation ‘Beema’ And ‘Mullins’ Tablet Chips
AMD is aiming on a high-end user experience to bring success in the market for tablets and low-power laptops
Samsung Hopes Galaxy S5 And ‘World Cup Effect’ On TV Sales Will Boost Q2 Profits
Samsung sees 4 percent slide in Q1 mobile revenue, but predicts things will bounce back
Class Action Plaintiffs Back Mt. Gox Rescue Plan
Former Mt. Gox customers have agreed to settle two class-action lawsuits in exchange for a stake in a revived exchange under new ownership
Technology Strategy Board Gives Almost £400,000 To Security Start-Ups
Seven cyber security companies located in the Severn Valley will receive generous grants from the UK government
First .London Addresses Go Live
Addresses using the new top-level domain have gone on sale, with the first few .london addresses launching under a pilot programme
BlackBerry Starts Pre-Orders For Indonesian-Targeted Z3
BlackBerry hopes emerging markets will help aid its recovery
US Appeals Court Resurrects Apple Motorola Patent Row
Apple Motorola patent row rumbles on as court says iPhone manufacturer can seek sales ban
HP Updates HP-UX And NonStop With More Virtualisation
The HP-UX Unix version and NonStop systems could go on for ever, as RISC and fault-tolerand systems share tech with the mainstream, says HP
Mozilla Offers $10,000 Bounty For Bugs In New SSL Certificate Library
In the wake of the discovery of Heartbleed bug, Mozilla is stepping up its certificate validation efforts
Apple Offers Free Power Switch Repairs For Faulty iPhone 5s
Apple says a small number of iPhone 5 smartphones are affected by faulty 'on-off' switches
Samsung Admits Camera Failure Affecting ‘Very Limited’ Number Of Galaxy S5s
Samsung Galaxy S5 camera flaw stops users from using any of the smartphone's touted imaging features
Software Engineer Creates Smartphone Based On Raspberry Pi
David Hunt shows how to build a smartphone out of electrical components worth £94, without any soldering
EE Wants Six Million 4G Customers By End Of The Year
EE 4G user base reaches 2.9 million, and operator says it's on track to double this number by the end of 2014
IBM Sets Up Online Cloud Shop
The IBM Cloud marketplace includes offerings from IBM and partners intended to support enterprises' shift to hybrid clouds
Android Wallpaper Apps Secretly Mine Bitcoins
Google has removed five smartphone wallpaper applications that used handset computing power to produce digital currency
US Judge Orders Microsoft To Hand Over Dublin Data To Cops
Microsoft tries to fight US government attempts to get data held on foreign soil, but fails
Alert Logic Chooses Cardiff For EMEA Security Operations Hub
The Houston-based security services firm is to hire more than 100 staff and establish a security monitoring centre and data centre in the Cardiff area
Fresh Internet Explorer Zero-Day Used In Targeted Attacks
'Operation Clandestine Fox' attacks take advantage of a fresh Internet Explorer vulnerability
Mozilla Appoints Andreas Gal As New CTO
The current vice president of Mobile Engineering replaces Brendan Eich, who was first promoted to the CEO position, then resigned
Controversial FCC Proposals Could “End Net Neutrality” In The US
The Federal Communications Commission could allow US ISPs to charge for priority traffic
Virgin Media Adds Six More Stations To Tube Wi-Fi Network
Tube Wi-Fi network expands to 137 stations, with iOS devices being popular underground and BlackBerry traffic doubling
Microsoft Completes £4.6bn Nokia Handset Takeover
Nokia exits the mobile phone market as Microsoft deal is confirmed
Head Of Google+ Vic Gundotra Resigns
Google denies rumours that it is scaling down its social networking project
Facebook Buys Fitness And Location Tracking App Moves
Facebook agrees deal to buy Finnish firm ProtoGeo, creator of popular iPhone and Android app Moves
Industry Leaders Respond To ‘Heartbleed’ Crisis With Infrastructure Drive
Companies including Amazon, Cisco and Google are contributing to an initiative that will target underfunded open source projects such as OpenSSL
(ISC)2: Who Needs A Cyber Forensics Certificate?
Adrian Davis, managing director for EMEA at (ISC)2, talks about the emerging field of cyber forensics
Amazon International Unit Shows First-Quarter Loss On China Spending
Amazon reported a 32 percent rise in profits for the first quarter, but spending in markets including China dragged its international business into a loss
EE Names Rhyl As 200th 4G Location As LTE Arrives In 13 More Towns
EE 4G coverage increases, with 13 towns added to the superfast network
Cloud Revenues Boost Microsoft Earnings
Stong demand for cloud-based products helped Microsoft post a stronger-than-expected quarter, as consumer Windows sales continued to decline
IT Life: Minds And Machines
Lawrence Jones wanted to be a musicion. Now he orchestrates a tech empire
Cyber Crime Thought To Be Behind Fraud Jump In UK
Violent crime is going down as fraud continues to rise, with digital crime likely to blame
Researchers Able To Intercept Unencrypted Viber Data
A lack of encryption puts Viber images, videos and location data at risk, warns University of New Haven
Prize Quiz: Win An iPad Air
We had such a huge response to our last prize quiz so we've got hold of another iPad Air to give away!
The Founder Of Russia’s Largest Social Network Is Fired, Flees The Country
The former CEO finds out about his dismissal from the press, says he won't return to Russia
Police Warn Of Scam Email From ‘Euromillions Winner’
City of London Police say scammers pretending to be Neil Trotter, winner of £107.9m on the Euromillions
HP Moonshot: Micro Servers Versus Virtualisation
Early users of HP's Moonshot microservers buck the virtualisation trend, and early customers are in strange niches, says Peter Judge
Hitachi Launches Storage Array And Software For ‘Business-Defined IT’
The company says new VSP G1000 array and Storage Virtualization Operating System make your drives go faster, last longer
Apple Patent Could Disable Texting While Driving
Apple wants to make driving safer by removing the temptation to text while at the wheel
German Hoster MyLOC Launches HP Moonshot Service
HP's Moonshot micro servers replaces shelves and shelves of tower servers
Nokia Excludes India Plant From Microsoft Deal
Unable to resolve a tax dispute surround its factory in Chennai, Nokia has moved to drop it from the Microsoft acquisition
Facebook Boosts Mobile Advert Sales
Facebook's first-quarter profits tripled, aided by significant growth in its mobile user base and mobile ad sales
Just 15 Percent Of UK Homes Have 30Mbps Superfast Broadband
New research names Britain's 50 slowest broadband streets. Meanwhile, even those who have the option of superfast broadband are slow to adopt it
Apple Results Surprise With Strong iPhone Sales
Apple has reported its strongest non-Christmas quarter to date, driven by iPhone sales in China
ARM Expects Better Q2 After Q1 Revenues Hit By Smartphone Slump
ARM blames an "inventory connection" for slowing growth, but says Q2 should be a lot better
Google To Refund Users Who Bought ‘Virus Shield’ Fake Android Anti-Virus App
Less-than-proud Virus Shield owners are to be refunded and given a $5 Google Play voucher
Cisco Announces Managed Security Service
Cisco's Managed Threat Defence service will remotely monitor enterprise networks and identify threats based on Hadoop 2.0-based predictive analytics
China Looks To Protect XP Systems
The Chinese government is investigating security tools for its Windows XP systems, while it negotiates with Microsoft over upgrade pricing
iOS 7.1.1 Adds Touch ID Improvements And Fixes SSL Vulnerability
Apple adds usability improvements and security fixes in iOS 7.1.1, including an SSL flaw not related to Heartbleed
Could Scotland Achieve Data Centre Independence?
Customers want local data centres after The Snowden revelations. Peter Judge thinks a new site might be just what Scotland needs
Brazil ‘Internet Constitution’ Guarantees Privacy And Net Neutrality
Brazil passes legislation designed to protect web users ahead of global confernence on the future of Internet governance in the country
Google Admits Offering To Back Samsung In Apple Case
Google agreed to pay for some of Samsung's legal costs in its case against Apple, the search giant confirmed in court testimony
Android Users Downloaded 220m Apps Containing Heartbleed Bug
Updates have reduced the number of vulnerable apps, but millions still running flawed software on Android
NIST Stops Recommending Controversial Random Number Generator
Dual_EC_DRBG removed from recommended list following reports of NSA-funded backdoors
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Heartbleed: Websites Are Patched, But VPNs Still At Risk
The Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw is fixed on websites - but security firms have spotted attacks on SSL VPNs, warns Sean Michael Kerner
Netflix Says Comcast Time Warner Cable Merger Harms Net Neutrality
Netflix mulls price increase: its revenue and subscribers are increasing US ISPs are charging it for bandwidth
Dell Cuts Waste By Packing Laptops In Wheat Straw
Wheat straw packing protects Dell laptops, saves waste and cuts air pollution in China
Oyster Shows How Digital Wallets Can Work
Oyster has a genuine purpose, is easy to use and familiar to customers says Steve McCaskill
NFC Smartphones Could Pay London Tube, Bus And Rail Fares
TfL and operators reportedly hold talks about letting passengers use their NFC smartphones to pay for their travel
GitHub President Resigns After Allegations Of Harassment
Tom Preston-Werner quits GitHub, even though an independent investigation clears his name
Apple Offers Free Recycling For All Its Products
Apple outlines environmental vision, promising free recycling for all iPhones, iPads and Macs, with the prospect of a gift card as a reward
Nokia Bashes BlackBerry For Its Business Base
Nokia joins other phone makers in kicking BlackBerry, but must do more to give business users better security, says Wayne Rash
Verizon: Global Digital Espionage Rising
China said to be chief perpetrator, US the main target, with plenty of activity in Eastern Europe too
Motorola Solutions Licenses Android Patents From Microsoft
Motorola Solutions, the remainder of the company that sold its handset division to Google in 2012, has joined the ranks of Microsoft's Android licensees
iOS Malware Tries To Pilfer Passwords From Jailbroken Devices
Chinese hackers may have created iOS malware called Unflod
Microsoft To Spend $1bn On Iowa Data Centre
Microsoft is reportedly the company behind a massive data centre project in Iowa, joining the company's nearby 'Project Mountain' cloud facility
Telerik Open Sources Mobile Tools
Telerik's Kendo UI Core framework, based on JavaScript, brings HTML5 to a wider variety of browsers
Oracle Introduces Cloud Workload Appliance
Oracle has launched its Virtual Compute Appliance, intended to work with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c and the 12C database
Microsoft Plans To Close Nokia Acquisition On Friday
Microsoft is set to finalise the $7 billion (£4.4bn) acquisition of Nokia's mobile devices unit at the end of this week, following antitrust negotiations in Asia
Turkey Twitter Accounts Shut After Court Rulings
Accounts that leaked videos related to a corruption scandal in Turkey appear to have been blocked
HMRC To Sell Private Taxpayer Data
The government is pushing ahead with legal changes that would allow HMRC to share anonymised taxpayer data, but only in cases where there is a 'public benefit'
US Retail Giant Michaels Admits 3m Hit By Data Breach
Arts and crafts retailer says its stores, including Aaron Brothers outlets, had machines infected with malware
Cyber-Attackers Use NTP To Overwhelm Servers
In the first quarter attackers have shown a preference for reflection attacks, often using simple tools that make use of the Network Time Protocol
Microsoft Plans Visual Capabilities For Cortana Assistant
Microsoft has discussed some of its plans for Cortana, including the ability to interact via sight and gestures
Apple Signs CarPlay Equipment Deals
Pioneer and Alpine are to manufacture CarPlay-based systems for iPhone users who want to add the software to vehicles themselves
AMD Plans ARM Server Chip Launch Late This Year
AMD has begun sampling its first ARM-based Opteron chip, key to its 'ambidextrous computing' strategy
Google Lambasted For Building ‘Digital Superstate’
A German media boss accuses Google of building a digital superstate and operating a global network monopoly
Microsoft Partners University For Data Centre Energy Efficiency
Microsoft teams up with Texan university to explore green ways to meet data centre energy needs
Ubuntu 14.04 ‘Trusty Tahr’ Arrives To Fill Windows XP Void
Canonical touts the new release of Ubuntu Linux as a great alternative to replace Windows XP
Samsung Galaxy S5 Teardown Reveals ‘Astronomical’ Parts Bill
A teardown of Samsung's latest flagship smartphone reveals costly high-end components
AMD Q1 Benefits From Graphics And Game Consoles
AMD's profitable run comes to an end, but the chipmaker still grew thanks to strong game console sales
Toshiba Sets Speed Record With New Specification MicroSD Cards
Thanks to the UHS-II standard, new miniature cards can read data at 260MBps
IT Life: I’ve Been Doing Big Data For Ten Years!
Tendü Yogurtcu was working on Big Data before you heard of it. She likes open source and rates imagination over knowledge
Easter Eggs: Quiz Of The Week
Your favourite sites and software contain hidden treats. Which Easter Eggs do you know about?
Charger Electrocution Fears Halt UK Sales Of Nokia Lumia 2520
UK and European Nokia Lumia 2520 charger could give users an electric shock
Google Glass Update Adds Android KitKat And Battery Enhancements
Google Glass receives a number of new features in latest update
Amazon Germany Threatened With More Strike Action
German staff at the online retail giant Amazon are to strike again over a long-running pay dispute
Dell Steps Up Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Preparation
Dell technology is to power Glasgow 2014 technology operations centre, media centre and athletes village
Marissa Mayer Wants Apple To Use Yahoo Search In iOS
The company is reportedly developing advanced mobile search tools, talking to Apple executives
Virgin Media Fixes Email Issue After Users Complain Of Excessive Spam
Virgin Media customers with a 'virgin.net' address complain of receiving hundreds of messages after a service email lets anyone reply to the group
Canadian Police Make First Heartbleed Hack Arrest
The first arrest over attacks using the Heartbleed vulnerability has been announced in Canada following a hit on the country's tax agency
Lavabit Loses Contempt Of Court Appeal
Failure to hand over encryption keys could land Lavabit founder Levison with hefty fines
IBM Q1 Disappoints With Ongoing Hardware Decline
IBM's first quarter results make for grim reading as it reveals the lowest quarterly revenue in five years
Microsoft Plans Interactive Displays and Gesture Control
Microsoft is working on a 'Minority Report' future, to allow more intuitive user interaction with computers
HP’s Mayer Touts Open NFV Approach
The head of the NFV unit touts HP's open approach as a key advantage over rivals like Cisco
AMD Shows Off x86 APU Server Running Fedora Linux
AMD demonstrates its upcoming next-generation Opteron X APU server running Fedora Linux
Scotland’s Biggest Data Centre Will Be The UK’s First On Fully Renewable Power
The Queensway plant in Glenrothes hopes to serve government IT using 9MW of biomass-powered electricity
Two-Phase Liquid Cooling Bubbles Up
The boiling coolant in SGI's ICE X supercomputer is a sign to Peter Judge that liquid cooling is still evolving
Google Could Rank Websites That Use Encryption Higher In Its Search Results
Google considers rating encrypted websites higher in its search results
BlackBerry Invests In Medical IT Startup NantHealth
BlackBerry and NantHealth to use Canadian firm's security and mobile expertise to expand
GCHQ Names Robert Hannigan As New Boss
A Foreign Office Mandarin has been named as the new chief of Britain's eavesdropping service, GCHQ
Mt Gox Abandons Hope, Prepares For Liquidation
CEO of the bitcoin exchange Mark Karpeles has been replaced by court-appointed provisional administrator
EE To Bring 4G To Glastonbury And Offer Power Bars To Charge Revellers’ Phones
EE's £20 power bars can be used and swapped for fully charged ones, so Glastonbury visitors skip the charging tent queues
How To Use Money To Prevent The Next Heartbleed
Support open source with time and money, stop a repeat of the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw, says Seean Michael Kerner
Samsung Plans Two Tizen Smartphones And Android-Powered Smartwatch
Samsung executive reveals more on Tizen plans and how a twin-operating system strategy will work
Smartphone Manufacturers And US Operators Agree To Anti-Theft ‘Kill-Switch’
US operators relent and agree to basic anti-theft kill-switch for smartphones sold in the country
Open Source Code Has Fewer Defects Than Proprietary Software
The latest Coverity Scan Open Source Report suggests that the quality of programming in free C and C++ projects is improving
Avere: SSD Plus Cloud Storage Beats Local Drives
Independent SPEC tests back up the claim by solid state cloud storage maker that we can all chuck out our hard drives
Ethical Hackers Crack Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Sensor
Researchers re-use fingerprint mould they used to break into the iPhone 5S
Hackers Steal Up To 480,000 Patient Records From UK Plastic Surgery Clinic
Attackers try to extort Harley Medical Group
Intel Benefits From XP Migration But Mobile Dips
The move from Windows XP helped the performance of Intel's PC group, but mobile chip sales decline
Microsoft Releases Office 365 Personal
Microsoft releases Office 365 Personal - a less expensive subscription aimed at individual users
Juniper Mulls Junos Pulse Security Unit Sale – Report
Juniper continues its streamlining efforts and considers selling its Junos Pulse mobile security business
Microsoft Previews Azure Cloud For Internet Of Things
Microsoft offers a new Azure service for the Internet of Things, regardless of underlying operating system
Yahoo’s Mayer Signals Growth Period After Modest Earnings
The pressure on Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer eases somewhat after modest earnings and growth
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Football Coach Uses Google Glass To View Real-Time Match Stats
Atletico Madrid assistant coach German Burgos uses Google Glass to view match stats against Getafe
Ofcom: 1 In 4 Users Now Have Superfast Broadband, Average Is 17.8Mbps
Ofcom says broadband connections in the UK are getting faster, but warns more must be done to ensure rural areas are not left behind
Why Did The IBM VP Board HP’s Moonshot?
Susan Blocher was marketing IBM's PureSystems, till she decided to jump to HP's Moonshot programme. What was the attraction?
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Fujitsu And Panasonic To Combine Chip Design Efforts
The new venture will be fabless, hire employees from both companies
TalkTalk And Sky Challenge BT With York Fibre Network
TalkTalk, Sky And CityFibre join forces to offer FTTP services in York and model is set to expand to other cities
BYOD Means No One Can Fill BlackBerry’s Shoes
BlackBerry may have lost its mojo, but the space it filled doesn't exist any more, says Michelle Maisto
Barcoder Zebra Buys Motorola’s Enterprise Arm For $3.3bn
Barcode printer maker buys Motorola Solutions to build am Internet of Things giant
Facebook Is About To Enter The Money Services Market
The social network is negotiating with Ireland’s central bank to become a licenced financial services operator
SoftLayer Cloud Customers Get IBM Disaster-Recovery Services
Following its acquisition by IBM last year, SoftLayer is now integrating its parent company's security and disaster-recovery offerings
Google Gets Explicit On Email Scanning With Fresh Terms
Tech giant takes action after facing criticism for not being clear over Gmail scanning
Heartbleed Hackers Hit Mumsnet
Canadian tax authority also compromised, as Heartbleed affects masses of companies
Google Buys Drone Maker Titan Aerospace
The acquisition is intended to boost Google's plans to spread Internet access more broadly, and could also benefit its Maps division
Chris Beard Takes Over As Mozilla Interim CEO
Beard, Mozilla's former CMO and most recently an executive at venture capital firm Greylock Partners, has stepped in following the resignation of Brendan Eich
Swedish Inventor Launches Vein-Pattern Scanning For Payments
A Swedish inventor has implemented an instant payments system that relies on scans of the unique pattern of veins in a user's hand for authentication
US Revenue Service Pays Microsoft To Continue Windows XP Support
The US' IRS has said it missed the deadline for migrating away from Windows XP due to budget shortfalls
NSA Denies Prior Knowledge Of Heartbleed Vulnerability
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says disclosing the vulnerability would be “in the national interest”
Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 8.1 Preview To Developers
Windows Phone 8.1 is made available to developers to test and build applications in a real-life environment ahead of consumer release
Geeksphone Revolution Lets Users Dual-Boot Android And Firefox OS
Geeksphone Revolution arrives in the UK, allowing users to choose between Android and any other open source OS without voiding any warranty
EE To Take On More Apprentices And Hold ‘Techy Tea Parties’ To Improve Digital Skills
EE releases revised green targets, plans for youth employment and strategies for battling digital exclusion
It’s The End Of XP – Not The World
Windows XP had to go because it lacks modern security features, says Robert Lemos. But you can take a measured approach to removing it.
Big Data: Marching Toward A Knowledge-Driven Society
Praveen Mandal from SGI explains the steps we will need to take to exploit the potential of Big Data and the Internet of Things
The UK Is Taking Its Courtrooms Online
Police, legal professionals and defendants will get access to new digital tools and services by 2016
Research Team Uses Water Vapour Planes For Interactive Display Screens
A Bristol University team has produced "touch-enabled" images that float in the air on a cloud of vapour
BlackBerry Plans Heartbleed Patches But Says Its Own Phones Unaffected
BlackBerry works on Heartbleed patches for some services, but says its own handsets, BES 10 and its infrastructure aren't affected
Government Launches Digital Inclusion Strategy
The Cabinet Office has launched a strategy that aims to all but eliminate digital illiteracy by 2020, an effort backed by major private, public and voluntary-sector groups
Microsoft Shareholder Sues Company Over EU ‘Browser Choice’ Mistake
A lawsuit tries to establish who’s to blame for a “technical error” which led to a £484 million fine
The Heartbleed Lesson: Open Source Needs Attention
Heartbleed happened because web giants thought that open source provided them with a free ride, says Wayne Rash
O2 4G Secures 1m LTE Customers As Data Demand Surges
O2 4G customers consume more data in six months than all customers between 2000 and 2008.
AT&T ‘Hacker’ Weev Free From Jail
Andrew Auernheimer case should not have been heard in New Jersey, US appeals court rules
Private Keys Can Be Pilfered With Heartbleed Exploits
CloudFlare challenge to steal private keys via Heartbleed flaw finds a handful of winners
Dell Upgrades AppAssure Backup Platform
Dell Software's AppAssure 5.4 simplifies the user experience and improves platform support
Microsoft Shrinks Windows 8.1 For Tablets
A new installation option for Windows 8.1 devices gives users more storage space, but at a price
Google Patches ‘Heartbleed’ Vulnerabilities In Apps, Services
Google said it has patched services including Search, Gmail, YouTube and Google Wallet in response to the Heartbleed flaw alert
Altosoft Updates Insight Product With Predictive Analytics
Insight 5.0 adds greater scalability and process-based predictive analytics
Is Crimea Part Of Russia? Internet Companies Offer Conflicting Answers
Yandex says 'yes', Facebook and VKontakte say 'no', Wikipedia changes its mind
Firefox OS Proposed For Healthcare In The Developing World
Mozilla partners with Medic Mobile to empower rural doctors
IT Life: Agile And The Raspberry Pi
Barrie Hadfield likes agile development, human rights and the Raspberry Pi
Sony Warns Of Fire Risk From Vaio Fit Laptops
Sony warns of a serious risk of fire from its new Vaio hybrid laptop launched in February
Samsung Galaxy S5 Launches In The UK With Biometric PayPal Authentication
The smartphone is the first to offer universal mobile payments secured by fingerprints
Heartbleed: Marketing, Or Responsible Disclosure?
When the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw became a media circus. administrators felt left out of the loop, says Sean Michael Kerner
Heartbleed: Act Quickly But Don’t Panic
No one knows if the Heartbleed flaw was exploited, but you should make changes to be safe, says Wayne Rash
Google Glass Goes On Sale – For One-Day Only
Members of the public can buy a Google Glass device in a special one-day only sales event
Microsoft Azure Gains EU Privacy Approval
The Microsoft Azure platform becomes the first solution to meet the EU's stringent privacy requirements
Internet Grows To 271 Million Domain Names
More evidence of the growing Internet as it reaches 271 million registered domain names around the world
Microsoft Upgrades Python Tools For Visual Studio
Microsoft updates its Python Tools for Visual Studio, with support for new web frameworks
IBM Bolsters Marketing Automation With Silverpop Purchase
IBM adds personalised customer engagement solutions to its portfolio thanks to the acquisition of Silverpop
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$299 3D Printer Is Set To Make Crowdfunding History
A Kickstarter project to build a budget-friendly 3D printer required $50,000 in funding, but already got more than $2,000,000
Facebook To Remove Messaging From iPhone And Android Apps
Facebook users will have to use dedicated messaging app for iPhone and Android chats
BT To Offer Secure, Dedicated Access To Microsoft Azure
BT offers Azure customers the ability to bypass the public Internet when connecting to the Microsoft service
Inventor Of Modern Storage Stuart Parkin Is Awarded The 2014 Millennium Prize
Parkin’s innovation enabled 1000-fold growth in the capacity of hard drives
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Jonathan Ive To Oversee Software At Apple As ‘Slide-To-Unlock’ Inventor Retires
Sir Jonathan Ive assumes more control over software design at Apple following Greg Christie's departure
BlackBerry CEO John Chen Says Firm Could Quit Phones
BlackBerry could focus on services if smartphone operations continue to be unprofitable
BBC Digital Project ‘Complete Failure’
BBC is slammed by MPs again over its Digital Media Initiative
Most UK Police Forces ‘Lack Cyber Capability’
Lack of cyber policing skills in the UK is a cause for concern
Intel Closes Another Factory And Cuts Jobs
Intel's restructuring continues as it closes a chip plant in South America with a loss of 1,500 jobs
Microsoft To Drive Internet of Things With Connected Cars
Microsoft targets the connected car market with Windows as it seeks to grow its 'Internet of Things' presence
Dropbox Offers Carousel For Better Photo Management
Dropbox adds new business and consumer apps, as former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joins the board
PC Decline Eases With Windows XP Cutoff
The ailing PC market has received a small boost thanks to Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows XP
ElasticHosts To Charge Linux Cloud Customers By Consumption, Not Capacity
ElasticHosts' container service promises to make it cheaper and easier for businesses to move to the cloud
Greenpeace Sets Its Sights On Amazon Web Services
Environmental pressure group Greenpeace wants to Amazon Web Services to use renewable energy. Peter Judge thinks it has a fight on its hands
Windows XP Is Dead – Long Live Linux!
Windows XP machines could have a new lease of life running Linux, says Sean Michael Kerner - but only if users are aware of it
Bio-Organic Battery Charges Samsung Galaxy S4 In 26 Seconds
Israeli startup StoreDot says it could create commercial bio-organic batteries within the next three years
HP Launches Faster Test As Moonshot Servers Take Off
HP has some customers for its Moonshot servers, but a new express test of the system could persuade more users on board
Google Removes Bogus Security App From Google Play
Red faces at Google after the discovery that one of the top selling apps in Google Play is a total scam
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Worcestershire And Shropshire Secure More Government Rural Broadband Cash
Two counties get more public money to extend fibre rollout in rural areas
Google Targets Windows XP-Dependent Businesses With Chromebook Discounts
Google dances on Windows XP's grave by asking enterprises to consider something new
EU Court Declares Data Retention ‘Invalid’
Rights bodies call for the UK to finally drop plans to force ISPs into keeping user information
Snowden: NSA Targeted Human Rights Groups
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch concerned about Snowden claims
Teradata Supercharges Analytics With Active Enterprise Data Warehouse 6750
The new hardware offers eight times more memory, three times more flash and 40 percent more processing power
Tim Harford: Don’t Be Quick To Trust Infographics
Sometimes, an infographic is just a more convincing way to lie, warns ‘undercover economist’ Tim Harford
Samsung Readies ‘Gear Solo’ Standalone Smartwatch – Report
Samsung reportedly develops the Gear Solo smartwatch, which will work independently of a smartphone
Lenovo IBM Server Deal Faces US Security Probe
The purchase of IBM's x86 server business by Chinese Lenovo is being probed on national security grounds
Oracle, Fujitsu Upgrade SPARC64 X+ Servers
Oracle and Fujitsu continue their relationship with an upgrade to their co-developed Fujitsu M10 servers
Intel, Huawei Team Up For Big Data Storage
Huawei and Intel ink a new deal that will see the two co-develop storage systems geared towards big data
Google Glass Program Seeks Greater Business Use
Google pushes its Google Glass device at the business community with the launch of a new program
Microsoft Ends Support For Windows XP With Final Patch Tuesday
Microsoft ends support for Windows XP more than 12 years after its launch despite 25 percent of enterprises still running the platform
HP Autonomy Pushes On With On Demand Service
An online version of HP Autonomy IDOL can give IBM's Watson a run for its money, says Robert Youngjohns
‘Heartbleed’ OpenSSL Bug Left HTTPS Servers Vulnerable For Two Years
Exploitation of the OpenSSL bug, introduced in 2012, leaves no trace - meaning organisations may already have had their encryption keys stolen
Even Smaller Raspberry Pi Compute Module Targets Businesses And Industry
Raspberry Pi Foundation makes a unit with fewer connectors in a dinky DIMM package, for commercial users to build into embedded systems
How To Survive The Death Of Windows XP
If you really must run Windows XP after Microsoft cuts off support today, Wayne Rash tells you how to do it
Dark Market Zero-Days ‘Selling Regularly For $50k-$100k’
Symantec researchers tell TechWeek that dark market crooks are getting big bucks from selling zero-days, despite the rise of legitimate bug bounties
Microsoft Nokia Takeover Is Granted Chinese Regulatory Approval
Chinese Ministry of Commerce appears to be satisfied Microsoft won't abuse Nokia patent portfolio
2013 Saw 500 Percent Increase In Ransomware
European Cyber Crime Centre says it is tracking a number of strains as Symantec spies uptick in the malware
Lenovo Acquires NEC Mobile Patents
China's Lenovo has moved to back up its smartphone efforts as it looks to expand beyond PCs
Freescale Acquires Mindspeed’s ARM Chip Business
Freescale is to acquire Mindspeed Technologies' communications processor unit, helping it to expand into new markets
Microsoft Demonstrates ‘Cortana’ Machine Learning
The Cortana voice assistant makes use of machine learning to improve results with time, according to Microsoft
CryptoLocker Copycat CryptoDefence Has Fatal Flaw
The developers of the latest ransomware, CryptoDefence, made one major mistake - they left the decryption keys on the infected system
Teradata Universe: “Data Enables The New Economy”
The future will belong to companies that make data-driven decisions and value the trust of their customers, says Hermann Wimmer from Teradata
64-Bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 And 808 To Offer CAT 6 LTE And 4K Video
New Qualcomm chips are expected to be in smartphones and tablets by early 2015
HTC Reports Q1 Loss, But Hopes Its M8 Can Help Out
HTC blames poor marketing for Q1 failings, but is confident new phones will help it recover
Samsung Claims Major Breakthrough In Graphene Commercialisation
Samsung says its engineers have developed a new method that could make wonder-material graphene easier and cheaper to produce
US Criticises European Anti-Spying Internet Proposals
The US Trade Representative has said European anti-spying plans could bring the EU into conflict with international trade laws
Internet Of Things Firm Senaptic Promises Free Private Networks
Senaptic says its narrow band radio handles Internet of Things applications better than White Space technology
Apple Acquires British Speech Recognition Firm Novauris
Apple could boost Siri ahead of CarPlay launch with Novauris acquisition
Big Iron Birthday: Mainframes Are 50
IBM announced the System/360 mainframe in April 1964, kicking off a revolution in centralised computing
Ex-GCHQ Head And David Blunkett Call For Spying Transparency
Former Home secretary David Blunkett and ex-director of GCHQ Sir David Omand both say the intelligence agency should be more transparent
Germany Investigating Data Breach Affecting 18 Million
Three million of the affected people are in Germany, meaning many others are likely impacted
Migration Tool Automates .NET Shift To Cloud
Mobilize.Net's WebMAP2 migration tool is designed to automatically migrate outdated .NET applications for mobile and cloud environments
Microsoft Makes Business Case For Kinect v2
Microsoft's upgraded Kinect sensor technology has applications in health IT and business computing, according to the company
Google Adds GeoJSON Support For Mapping
Google has added support for the GeoJSON data format to the JavaScript Maps API, allowing developers to create richer maps
Report: US Agency Created ‘Cuban Twitter’ To Foster Dissent
USAID has admitted secretly creating a Twitter-like social network in Cuba, but denies the project was specifically aimed at helping to overthrow the Cuban government
Government Digital Strategy Has Lost Its Way, Digital Manifesto Meeting Hears
Before the next election, the government will be hit with a tech manifesto warning it to stop developing bespoke tech
Canonical Shuts Down Ubuntu One Cloud Storage Service
Ubuntu One will close on 31 July as Canonical pulls out of free cloud storage wars
Nest Stops Sales Of Intelligent Fire Alarm Due To Safety Concerns
Google-owned start-up discovers that one of the features of the Nest Protect is actually a flaw, so it needs a software fix
Italy Fines Google €1m Over Street View Gaffe
Italy hands out one of the stiffest European fines to Google over its StreetView cars
IT Life: I Can Read Barcodes
Making your mobile IT work is Bob Tinker's first priority, but he's proud to say he can read barcodes without a scanner
Qualcomm Says Beam-Forming 802.11ac Will Solve Office Wi-Fi Capacity Crunch
Qualcomm add MU-MIMO to its Wi-Fi chips. Expect routers and hotspots to handle more users when the system vendors pick them up
T-Mobile USA Hits Back In BlackBerry Row
T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere promises BlackBerry customers their level of service will not change, and even offers them store credit
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down After Backlash
Brendan Eich resigns as Mozilla CEO because of the furious backlash to his stance on gay-marriage
Intel Discusses ‘Braswell’ Chip And Android Efforts
Intel opens up about its efforts around Android and its new entry-level 14-nanometer Atom chip
Build 2014: Microsoft Previews Azure Portal For Cloud DevOps
Microsoft offers a Azure portal preview to help enterprise developers implement DevOps in the cloud
Western Union Reveals Path To Security Success
Western Union's security officer explains the transformation of internal security at the company
Goodbye Windows XP – Quiz Of The Week
After thirteen years, Windows XP is coming to the end of its life. Our quiz commemorates it
EMC Launches Data Protection-As-A-Service
The company adopts all of its data protection products for the software-defined data centre
European Parliament Backs Net Neutrality And An End To EU Roaming
Connected Continent package faces one more hurdle before it can become law, but European roaming is set to end by December 2015
Intel Launches ‘Gateway Solutions’ For The Internet Of Things
The company wants to unlock data hidden in legacy industrial systems by linking them to the cloud
Greenpeace Slams ‘Dirty’ Amazon Web Services, Twitter
Leading tech firms praised by Greenpeace for their renewable energy drive, with the exception of AWS and Twitter
Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 Are First Windows Phone 8.1 Handsets
Nokia shows off Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 and promises 8.1 update will come to all of its Windows Phone 8 smartphones
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UK Government Agrees £5.5m Deal For One Year’s Additional Windows XP Support
The public sector is spending £5.5 million to buy more time for OS migration
Windows Phone 8.1 Adds Siri Rival Cortana And MDM Features
Windows Phone 8.1 to be available soon, with new phones running the software arriving this month
Windows 8.1 Update Adds Mouse And Keyboard Improvements And Enterprise Mobility Options
Microsoft makes it easier to use traditional peripherals, adds MDM policies and offers Windows 8.1 free to manufacturers of smaller tablets
Apple Patches Severe Safari Vulnerabilities
Apple patches 27 bugs in Safari that could have allowed hackers to target users via specially-crafted sites
Yahoo Launches Post-Snowden Security Boost
Yahoo's new CISO promises more after encryption drive
Build 2014: Microsoft Delivers Universal Windows Apps
Developers now have the ability to build universal Windows apps that run across PCs, tablets and phones
Amazon Fire TV Targets Apple And Google
Amazon releases its Fire TV device that can instantly stream thousands of films and TV series to viewers
Cisco Touts OpFlex As OpenFlow Alternative
Cisco introduces OpFlex protocol as part of its ACI push to offer companies an alternative to SDN platforms
Google Beefs Up Webmaster Academy
Google's Webmaster Academy has been expanded in order to help Webmasters improve their websites
Vodafone To Open 150 Stores And Create 1,400 Jobs In £1bn UK Investment
Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes Vodafone's biggest ever annual investment in the UK
Memset Urges Government To Ditch VMware For Open Source
Virtual machines are cheaper without the licence fees, government cloud provider says
Since The NSA Scandal, Where Do You Store Data?
Now we know the US government's NSA is looking at public cloud services, do you prefer dedicated hardware?
Paym To Let UK Bank Holders Make Payments To Mobile Numbers
Registration for mobile number payment system 'Paym' opens for most of the country's banks, with the rest set to follow
How The Cloud Forced SAP To Go Green
SAP has promised its data centres will be use renewable energy. It's the cloud that forced the change, says Peter Judge
Since the NSA Scandal, TechWeek Readers Are Suspicious Of Microsoft
The NSA scandal has eroded user trust in the big US cloud service and storage providers, suggests our latest poll
BT Mobile To Target Consumer Market Next Year – Report
BT Mobile services could be offered to consumers next year, shaking up the UK market
Apple Samsung Patent Trench Warfare Resumes
Apple returns to its legal pursuit of Samsung, in an effort to extract a multi billion dollar fine
BlackBerry And T-Mobile USA Split Over iPhone Row
BlackBerry CEO John Chen says two companies' strategies are no longer compatible, after T-Mobile offered users a trade-in for a new iPhone
Google-Owned Nest Releases Intelligent Thermostats In The UK
The start-up says it was a challenge to adopt the technology to the European market
BAFTA Chooses Rackspace For Web Hosting As IT Becomes A Priority
BAFTA COO Kevin Prince says cloud-based hosting will help it deal with peak traffic and engage with audiences
Games Maker Blizzard Suffers From European DDoS Attack
DDoS attack in Europe inadvertently hits games maker
Open Source Collaboration Is A Top-Down Decision
Collaboration might seem to come naturally to open source developers, but the Linux Foundation tell Sean Michael Kerner that it's also a business decision
Leak And Patent Suggest iPhone 6 With Protruding Camera Lens
Apple considers a camera lens which protrudes from the iPhone 6 while future iPhones may have interchangeable lenses on a bayonet fixing
LinkedIn Fights To Shut Email Revealing Add-On
LinkedIn says it is doing everything it can to shut down a service called Sell Hack which shares email addresses, but the tool's developers plead their innocence
Intel And Co Create 100G CLR4 Alliance For Data Centres
Intel and Arista join forces to develop the specs for 100 Gbps networking in data centres
Lord Younger: Intellectual Property Enforcement Will Get Tougher
Minister for Intellectual Property says UK leads the world in IP protection, but there’s always more to do
Satya Nadella Returns Stephen Elop To Microsoft Fold
Return of the prodigal son as Microsoft CEO brings back former Nokia man Stephen Elop
Microsoft Azure Enters Cloud Price War
Microsoft slashes key Azure costs and joins the fierce cloud price war against Amazon and Google
AMD Revamps Globalfoundries Agreement
AMD and Globalfoundries agree a new deal so the latter will now also produce console and graphic chips
Open Xchange Launches Cloud-Based Spreadsheet Editor
OX Spreadsheet is a cloud-based application available on any device and fully compatible with Microsoft Excel files
V.me By Visa Wants To Establish Itself As E-Wallet Leader
Visa Europe's Tash Toothill says card provider's scale and brand recognition will allow it to triumph in e-wallet space
What’s Tech Got To Do With Homelessness?
Each year on Byte Night, the tech industry raises money for young people. Ken Deeks explains why you should join in this year
How SoftLayer Guided IBM’s Journey To The Cloud
Some were surprised when IBM bought into the cloud with seven-yearold SoftLayer. but Chris Preimesberger thinks the strategy is paying off
BlackBerry Sues Top Exec To Stay At His Post
How bad are things at BlackBerry? Michelle Maisto says the case of Sebastien Marineau-Mes is not a good sign
Ofcom Outlines Superfast Broadband, 4G Priorities For Next 12 Months
Faster line repairs and installations for broadband, more data on 3G and 4G connections and spectrum for 2014 Commonwealth Games are all on the agenda
Man Who ‘Sold’ Free Microsoft Products Is Given Suspended Jail Sentence
Luton resident Mohammed Khalid Jamil ran a Microsoft support scam out of a call centre in India
Marvell Ordered To Pay Carnegie Mellon $1.54 Billion For Storage Patent Infringement
The judge increases the fine by $366 million to penalize “egregious behaviour”
MPs Say BDUK Has Given BT A Rural Broadband Monopoly
Public Accounts Committee say DCMS and BT must be more transparent and publish detailed BDUK mapping
Salesforce Becomes First Cloud-Only Software Vendor In Gartner Top 10
A pure cloud vendor has for the first time entered Gartner's top 10 list of worldwide software vendors, underscoring the significance of the cloud trend
Another NSA Tool ‘Exposes Weaknesses Of RSA Encryption’
Another NSA-ordained tool makes cracking data protected over BSAFE 65,000 faster, researchers claim
Windows Phone-Powered Nokia 3310 Revamp Wins Tech April Fool Prize
Windows Phone on the cult Nokia brick, and the return of Microsoft Clippy head the most eccentric tech stories today
1010data Upgrades Big Data Discovery Tools
The company is also planning a QuickApps visual editor for users who want to create their own data-analytics applications
Linux 3.14 Upgrades ZRAM, Buffer Features
The latest Linux kernel adds enhanced memory compression, scheduling and networking features
Black Markets Broaden Access To Cutting-Edge Malware Tools
Two studies have found an increasing level of sophistication in the black markets for selling cyber-crime tools and services
Industrial Giants Form Internet Of Things Consortium
The Industrial Internet Consortium is aimed at establishing common standards for data-sharing that can be used by Internet-connected machines
Tesla ‘Hack’ Can Unlock Car Doors
Researcher warns of attacks on Tesla apps and the manufacturer's website
Fibre Cabinet In Surrey Is Named As UK’s Most Picturesque
Fibre cabinets can be just as iconic as the red phone box say superfast broadband advocates