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December 2014
Hacker Clones Fingerprint From Photograph
A hacker claims to have 'cloned' the fingerprint of a German politician using a humble photograph
Microsoft To Ditch Internet Explorer For ‘Spartan’ Browser?
RIP Internet Explorer? Microsoft reportedly develops an entirely new web browser for Windows 10
Google Gmail Block Continues In China
China's Great Firewall reportedly blocks access to Gmail, but the Chinese media blame Google for the disruption
Xiaomi Now World’s Most Valuable Start-Up
The Chinese mobile maker's $45bn valuation in its latest funding round surpasses that of Uber earlier this month
‘The Interview’ Makes $15m Online Over Christmas Weekend
The controversial Sony Pictures film made nearly as much online as was expected from the planned cinematic release
Sony Restores PlayStation Network Following Christmas Hacker Disruption
The online gaming networks of Sony and Microsoft were unavailable on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day after they were targeted by hackers
Apple Joins Online Release Of Controversial Sony Film
Sony, Google, Microsoft and now Apple have released The Interview online, with a few US cinemas participating in a theatrical release over the Christmas weekend
Alibaba Spent £103m On Fighting Counterfeits
The company said it employs 2,000 staff dedicated to spotting fakes and removed 90 million listings in the run-up to its IPO
What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas?
It’s the one time of the year when chief security officers can ask Santa for a little bit of help. But what exactly should they be asking for? Here are a few suggestions
What Should IT Managers Ask Santa For This Christmas?
It's the one time of the year when CIOs can ask Santa for a little bit of help. But what exactly should they be asking for? Here are a few suggestions
Top 10 iPad Apps For Christmas
Fill your iPad with the best apps on the iOS App Store
German Steelworks Physically Damaged By Cyber Attack
A blast furnace in Germany suffers “massive damage” after a cyber attack on its computer network
Sony Pictures Threatens To Sue Twitter Over Hack Leaks
As the Internet connection in North Korea recovers from a mysterious outage, Sony warns Twitter of a possible lawsuit
DDoS Attack Takes Down Rackspace For Almost 12 Hours
London, Chicago, and North Virginia data centres targeted
Smartphone Use Alters The Human Brain
Smartphones use is altering the human brain, but not in the sinister way scaremongers would have you believe
Merry Christmas!
2015: A new era for networks
Ciena gives TechWeekEurope its thoughts on what the next 12 months have in store for the networks world
Quiz Of The Week – It’s Christmas!
How much do you know about seasonal technology?
Smartphone Owners In America, China Get Faster Repair Service
In America and China, consumers wait less than 24 hours to have their smartphone repaired, while in Brazil, India and Germany it takes almost 8 days
BT Looks To Give London A Speed Boost With “Fibre To The Basement” Trial
‘Fibre to the basement’ technology could provide faster network speeds to homes and businesses in built-up areas
South Korean Nuclear Operator Conducts Cyber-Drills Following Hack
KHNP has said the hack, which led to the release of internal data, has not affected nuclear plant safety
Sainsbury’s And Waitrose Hit By Online Christmas Order Delays
Supermarkets follow Marks & Spencer and Yodel in being overwhelmed by Christmas demand
Is This The First New Android Smartphone From Nokia?
Nokia C1 could be first release since its buyout by Microsoft
Mobile Commerce Heads For £1.3bn Christmas Bonanza
Mobile payments are vital to Christmas and Boxing Day sales
Apple Pay Is Going To Disney World
Apple’s mobile payment service also signs up Ticketmaster to make buying tickets even easier
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Shrem Gets Jail Term
Shrem pleaded guilty to helping users of the Silk Road black market anonymously buy bitcoins
IBM Opens First Japanese Data Centre
SoftLayer data centre opens in Tokyo hot on the heels of Melbourne and Paris launches
Apple Fixes Mac Security Vulnerabilities With Automatic Update
Bug fix should prevent malicious remote access, says Apple
Microsoft Band Wearable Sold Out Until 2015
Buyers hoping to snap up Band—Microsoft's entry into the hot wearable device category—for the holidays are out of luck until 2015
Service Management In The Cloud – The $120bn Question
Axios Systems examines what's to come in 2015
‘Social’ Cloud Storage Platform Hive.im Raises $500,000
Focuses on personal content discovery and sharing rather than the traditional pay-per GB model
The Biggest Facebook Scams Of 2014 Targeted Curious Perverts
‘Naked videos of Facebook friends’ installed Trojan on thousands of PCs
Could Sony’s Xperia Z4 Ultra Be The Most Powerful Tablet Ever?
Specifications of super-powerful Xperia device leak in China, including 13in 4K display and 2.86Ghz processor
EE Teams Up With Qualcomm And Huawei For Major 4G Speed Boost
Tests of LTE Category 9 networks could mean download speeds of up to 410Mbps
Boeing Signs Up BlackBerry For ‘Self-Destructing Smartphone’
Boeing Black promises extra security for privacy-conscious customers, and will now feature BlackBerry's BES 12 software
German Automakers Resist Google’s Android Invasion
Automakers and politicians are wary of Google's plans to build Android into cars
One In Twenty IT Job Applicants Are Women, Say Majority Of Tech Employers
Women are put off by the image of a male-dominated IT workplace, say employers
Consumers ‘Still Not Sure’ About Apple Watch
Survey reveals ‘wait and see’ approach for many Apple fans ahead of UK launch next year
China To Introduce Cloud Trust Rating
Move could lock out foreign cloud providers not passing security tests
Samsung Plans Budget Smartphones ‘Over Galaxy S6’
Details emerge of low-end Galaxy J smartphone family, taking focus away from flagship brand
North Korea Threatens US Strikes In Sony Hacking Row
After proposing a joint investigation with the US into the cyber-attack, North Korea has threatened 'counteraction'
EMC Sets Sights On Irish Data Centre Expansion
New data centre, along with offices and extra staff, will be 'contribute significantly' to EMC's global strategy
‘Floodgates Have Opened’ For Biometrics Industry Following Christmas Demand
Seasonal mobile payments surge this Christmas, research predicts 4.8bn biometric devices by 2020
More Than Half Of Brits Are Ready To Switch To Mobile Payments
Zapp survey finds attitudes towards alternative payments in the UK have changed significantly
The Naked Truth About Wearable Technology Design
Claire Galbois-Alcaix, cloud solutions director at Accellion, examines how wearable technology will be dressed up in 2015
OpenStack In 2015 – Red Hat Customers See Greater Automation In Open Source
Red Hat survey finds cost, agility, and automation key OpenStack benefits
BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers
BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA
Wearables Will Top The Most Wish Lists This Christmas
Currys PC World survey finds smartwatches and fitness trackers more popular than ever before
Google To Extend Android Push Into The Car
The next frontier for Android operating system could see it fully embedded in the humble motor car
Hyperoptic Switches On Its Superfast 1GBps Network In Manchester
Two developments can now experience faster download speeds than ever before
Xerox Sells Outsourcing Business For £670m
Atos set to triple in size in US, Xerox wants to focus of 'faster growing' divisions
Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank
Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments
Is Apple Pay Coming To The UK Soon?
Job posting reveals plans for worldwide expansion of Apple Pay
Apple Faces Fresh Chinese Labour Allegations
The iPhone maker is 'deeply offended' over Chinese labour allegations made in an undercover BBC Panorama investigation
Libraries ‘Need To Be More Like Coffee Shops’, Says Government Report
Better Wi-Fi connectivity, alongside hot drinks and comfier seating, could be the key to saving Britain’s libraries
Microsoft No Longer Has To Advertise Browser Rivals To New Windows Users
European Commission's Browser Choice update expires
Coolpad Devices Contain ‘Deliberate’ Backdoor For Hackers
Palo Alto Networks warns that Android devices from Coolpad contain a deliberate backdoor for hackers
Oracle Feels Benefit From Strong Cloud Growth
Revenues at Oracle rise as the software giant sees a 45 percent increase at its cloud services business
Mobile Operators To Invest £5bn To Improve Rural Coverage
Government abandons controversial national roaming plans in favour of a new legally binding agreement by mobile operators
Lenovo Signs Up Intel For Newest Smartphone Chips
Reports suggest there may still be hope for Intel’s mobile processors yet
Tech City Awards £1m To UK Internet of Things Start-Ups
Seven winners of Internet of Things Launchpad competition announced
Rackspace Joins IBM OpenPower, Reduces Reliance On Intel
Company officials said Rackspace's OpenPower move dovetails with other open-source efforts with OpenStack and the Open Compute Project
Will The Real Cloud Pro Please Stand Up?
Jason Lehr, director of technology and infrastructure at Autotask, shares the five powerful questions that can expose the truth about cloud providers
Jeans To Block Wireless Signals To Prevent ID Theft
Clothing prevents hackers from pickpocketing important information from you
Gravitational Forces Set To Pull Cloud Universes Together In 2015
ServiceNow's top five cloud trends that will unfold over the next year
British Firms Lacking ‘Digital Maturity’, Study Finds
Many UK SMEs lack proper websites or the capacity to handle online customers, survey finds
Microsoft Has Revealed The Cause Of November’s Mass Outage
Azure's Root Cause Analysis shows bad 'flighting' was the issue
IBM Just Launched A Massive Cloud Offensive
Equinix deal confirmed, IBM's hybrid cloud to scale up in 2015
Virgin Media ‘KipstR’ Wristband Pauses TV If You Fall Asleep
Virgin Media says KipstR could be used to control smart homes in the future
This Augmented Reality Startup Hired A Sci-Fi Author To Predict The Future
Does IT need futurists? When tech and sci-fi collide
Proposal To Tag HTTP Websites As ‘Non-Secure’
Google Chrome team proposes to make all web browsers tag HTML websites as 'non-secure' destinations
Revealed: BlackBerry Goes Back To The Future With New Classic
3.5in device comes with touch-enabled QWERTY keyboard and the return of the navigation bar
Microsoft Gains Allies In Overseas Data Legal Tussle
Microsoft's legal battle against attempts to access customer data held overseas gains influential backers
Salesforce Cosies Up With Microsoft For Universal File Sharing
External files, including from Microsoft’s OneDrive for Business, can be natively embedded into Salesforce business processes
Worm Burrows Into Storage Servers Via Shellshock Flaw
System administrators who have not patched their storage servers for the Shellshock flaw may have given online attackers a backdoor into their network
SoakSoak Malware Attacks WordPress Sites
Over 100,000 WordPress sites have been infected by vulnerable third-party plug-in that many may not even realise they are running
Android OS And iOS Targeted by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Spate of attacks install remote access Trojans to phish for login credentials, with jailbroken devices at particular risk
5 Things You Need To Know About Tomorrow’s Data Centre Market
Here's how the market is reacting to the world's most important buildings
iPhone 7 Will Have 5-Inch Screen And No Bezels, Rumours Suggest
Looks set to be released in September 2015
Sony Film Première Pulled As Hack Fallout Continues
Fallout from devastating hack at Sony Pictures continues as it cancels film première of The Interview
Samsung Predicts Big Things For Wearables And Smart Homes In 2015
Electronics giant reveals five trends it thinks will change the home and the office next year
Motorola Solutions: Data Analytics, IoT And 4G Can Transform Public Safety
Motorola Solutions says it can make cities safer places to live and is confident about its future following the sale of its enterprise business
Windows PC Users Can Now Use Microsoft’s Azure Backup
Pay-as-you-go offsite storage comes to Windows 7, Windows 8
Who’s Been In Your Fridge? 3 Ways To Secure Your Internet Of Things Devices
Piers Wilson, head of product management at Tier-3 Huntsman examines the main security issues being introduced by IoT, and outlines three basic steps that can help to overcome them
Sony Kit Looks To Turn Any Glasses Into Google Glass
Detachable module can turn any eyewear, including sunglasses or goggles, into smart glasses
Apple Pulls All Online Sales In Russia
Looks like Santa Claus won’t be bringing Apple treats to the children of Russia this Christmas
Accenture Looks To Hire 1,600 UK Staff In 2015
Consultancy on the prowl for IT experts across UK cities
UK Businesses Failing To Provide Proper Office Wi-Fi
Majority of UK offices lack effective Wi-Fi connectivity, ZyXEL survey finds
Europe’s Largest Battery-Storage Project Has Been Switched On In The UK
Trial will play major role in trying to 'balance the grid' to meet UK carbon targets
Is This The First Look At Sony’s Extended Xperia Z4 Family?
Photos and mind-blowing specifications for new iteration of the Xperia range leaked
Xiaomi Invests In ‘Smart Homes’ Initiative
Chinese smartphone giant expands its Internet-of-Things investment programme in a deal with home appliances maker Midea
Gatwick Airport Capacity Rises To 55 Flights An Hour Thanks To The Cloud
Amadeus cloud-based decision making portal makes Gatwick more efficient
Who Is Going Rogue In The Cloud With Your Corporate Data?
SailPoint Market Pulse Survey Illustrates how cloud apps increase the risk of insider threat
Skype To Translate Speech And Text With New Preview
Skype can now translate text into 40 languages and speech into English and Spanish
Barclaycard Brings A Bit Of Glove Love To Contactless Shopping
Laden down with bags? Concept wearable device allows contactless payment with just a wave of the hand
Samsung: ‘Trust Gap’ Must Be Bridged If Flexible Working Is To Become A Reality
UK businesses see the benefit of flexible working but don't trust their employees, a quarter of whom would give up a pay rise to get out of the office
Jaguar Unveils Concept ‘Ghost Car’ To Help Simplify Navigation
Jaguar Land Rover is researching technologies to provide a 360-degree view around the vehicle, as well as 'ghost car' navigation
OneLogin Scoops $25m In Funding Round Extravaganza
Money needed to meet growing demand for its services, claims CEO
Financial Services Cyber Security Summit – MENA
“Permanent Focus on Evolving Financial Fraud: Fighting through Innovative Solutions”. Dubai.
Cyber Security Summity – Industrial Sector
Prague, 2 conferences in one place
Cyber Security Summit – Financial Sector
Prague, 2 conferences in one place
Google Invests £80m Into European Start-Ups
Google has created a dedicated venture fund for European technology companies
Ofcom Appoints Sharon White As New CEO
White has been recruited from the Treasury to replace the outgoing Ofcom CEO Ed Richards
‘Please Sir, We Want More Mobile Payments’ – UK Shoppers
Oxygen8 study finds rising demand for goods and services supporting the technology
European Space Agency Lifts Off With Orange Cloud
“Esacloud will allow our scientists to do rocket science rather than IT," says space agency IT head
IBM And Equinix To Sign Global Data Centre Deal
New IBM cloud locations to include Mexico City, Tokyo, and Frankfurt
It’s Official – BT Announces £12.5bn Deal For EE, Shuns O2 Partnership
Deal sees BT take on around 24.5 million EE mobile customers across the UK
Is Alibaba Coming To Conquer Canary Wharf?
E-commerce titan set to move its UK headquarters from Mayfair, according to reports
Red Hat Enterprise Linux For SAP HANA Goes Open Hybrid
New release includes public cloud providers certified by the company
Data Centres Have Returned As “A Top Priority” In The UK
First international ‘Colocation Club’ unsurprisingly finds the data centre to be a key part of UK IT architecture
iPhone 6 Launch Leads To 20 Percent Worldwide Smartphone Sales Increase
Gartner figures show over 301m smartphones were sold in the last quarter, driven by strong performances by Apple’s latest releases
Have You Got What It Takes To Be A Super CIO?
Zahl Limbuwala, CEO of data centre predictive analytics company Romonet, explains what companies will expect from IT managers if they are to be successful in the coming years
Windows 10 Leak Reveals Cortana Integration
Desktop Cortana will act just like her Windows Phone counterpart
Fancy A New iPhone? You Can Now Buy One With PayPal
Apple Store users can now use PayPal to pay for their devices
UK Flight Chaos To Face Independent Inquiry
Investigation into Friday's air traffic disruption will be headed by an independent chair and will take evidence from both IT and air traffic management experts
Hackers Release More Data, Promise Sony ‘Christmas Gift’
The latest data dump from Sony Pictures' servers includes an internal presentation on video site Crackle
Are CIOs Bamboozling Their Colleagues With ‘Technobabble’?
Executive teams are actively looking to IT leaders to demonstrate and explain the value of technology for the company
Microsoft To Open Source ‘Orleans’ Cloud Framework
Microsoft's Extreme Computing Group is set to take Project Orleans open source following public previews earlier this year
Amazon Glitch Leaves Thousands Of Items On Sale For Just 1p
Software glitch puts items such as toys and clothes at bargain prices on Amazon Marketplace
Smartphones of 2014
Quiz Of The Week: The Smartphones Of 2014
What do you know about this year's biggest mobile devices?
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Warns Of Erosion Of Web Freedoms
Founder of the World Wide Web warns that the web is becoming less free and more unequal
Computer Glitch Grounds Flights Across London
Yet another technical fault results in airspace above the capital being restricted
Fancy Making Contact With Little Green Men?
UK space organisations team up with Raspberry Pi offer kids the chance to send your computer code into space
Virgin Media, Sky And O2 Offer ‘Best’ Customer Service
Regulator Ofcom publishes latest customer service satisfaction survey
IBM Recycles Old Laptop Batteries For Poor
The ultimate act of recycling? IBM turns old lithium-ion batteries into useful power supply for the poor
UK Digital Economy Is Speeding Ahead Of Other Nations, Ofcom Reveals
Record levels of online advertising and spending recorded in the UK, coupled with high broadband take-up, usage and superfast broadband coverage
Microsoft Jumps Aboard Bitcoin Bandwagon
Microsoft becomes the latest firm to accept payments made using the bitcoin virtual currency
How To Give Staff Apps They Want And Keep Them Away From Shadow IT
Angelo di Ventura, director of web solutions specialist Trustmarque, explains how businesses can bring cloud computing out from the shadows
Spy Agency GCHQ Launches New Code-Making App
Can the notorious snooping bureau inspire the future defenders of cyber space?
Mobile Gamers Beware – Assassin’s Creed-Themed Malware Is Lurking In The Shadows
Malware disguised as Assassin's Creed app detected by Zscaler researchers
Box Still Plans For IPO After Revenue Boost
Box increases revenue and says IPO will happen when it makes sense
Qualcomm Is About To Make Your Next Smartphone The Fastest Yet
Chipmaker announces that Snapdragon 810 will support superfast 4G LTE Category 9 download speeds of up to 450 Mbps
Adobe Gets Creative With £509m Fotolia Deal
Acquisition to deliver vibrant image and video marketplace for creatives worldwide
Vodafone Expands 4G Roaming To 40 Countries
Vodafone expands roaming offering as Citizens Advice Bureau warns of growing risk of bill shock from lost and stolen mobile phones
Cisco Expands IoT Capabilities With Big Data Analytics
The company is rolling out its new suite of analytics software that will be integrated into network switches, routers and other systems
IT Life: Fashionable Technology
Net-A-Porter CIO Hugh Fahy tells us about his life in retail IT and love of the Spectrum ZX81
5 Ways To Limit Damage Caused By XSS Flaws
XSS may be the easiest way for someone to attack your website, but there are self-defence steps you can take
Forget Frozen – All Your Four Year Old Wants This Christmas Is A Smartphone
Peer pressure leading to parents getting expensive phone contracts even earlier, TigerMobiles.com survey finds
NASA Selects Entry For DARPA Robotic Competition
With two possible entries for an upcoming robotic challenge, NASA opts for the more manoeuvrable machine
ASA Raps Relish And Virgin Media For ‘Misleading’ Broadband Adverts
BT says claims in competitors' adverts cannot be substantiated
72 Percent Of UK Retailers Are Not Cyber Secure This Christmas
Despite Christmas surges around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, large amounts of customer data was worryingly available to hackers, Sophos study finds
6 Simple Steps To Surviving Windows Server 2003 End-of-life
Peter Tsai, Spiceworks IT analyst, explains how IT departments can avoid migration misery in 2015
Microsoft Expands Document Inspector for Office Suite
Microsoft updates its Office Document Inspector to stop users leaking personal data when sharing documents
Vodafone To Let Firms Combine MDM Services With Total Managed Mobility
Vodafone aims to reduce the cost and complexity of managing different device types and operating systems
Lloyds Bank To Let Customers Deposit Cheques With Their Smartphones
New service is part of Lloyds tie-up with Smarta to launch Business Toolbox for SMEs
Technology Workers Get Absolutely Grilled During Job Interviews
IT professionals are more likely to have multiple interviews for a job than any other sector
New Facebook A.I. Tool Could Spell The End Of Drunken Selfies
Head of Facebook’s AI facility looks to create a ‘digital assistant’ to cut out all those embarrassing posts
Apple And IBM Launch First Industry-Specific ‘MobileFirst’ Apps
New apps targeting public and private sector are made available to enterprise customers
Canonical Refreshes With ‘Snappy’ Ubuntu Core And Easy Updates
New version of Ubuntu Core comes with transactional updates to mimic a mobile phone update
Google Shuts Down The News In Spain
Search giant pulls Google News following dispute over ‘tax’ on story links
Vodafone To Deploy Small Cells At Bus Stops And Billboards
Vodafone signs deal with JCDecaux, the world's largest outdoor advertising company, to boost 3G and 4G in highly populated areas
UK Throws Its Weight Behind Major Push For Digital Governments
D5 summit sees UK, Israel, New Zealand, Estonia and South Korea collaborate to promote economic growth through digital technology
GSMA: 5G Will Be At Least 1Gbps And Offer Low Latency
Industry body wants to 'reset' the discussion surrounding 5G development but says there is plenty of life in 4G yet
HP Expands Reseller Agreement With SAP
HP Fortify is being leveraged to further help customers manage and reduce security risk
Hacker Training To Cost Only £38
Fancy honing your hacking skills? Well, cheap online tutorials are on offer, but only white hats should apply
Everybody Wants To Steal My Girl, Or Steal My Data?
Chris Eng, VP of research at Veracode, highlights 6 ways One Direction can keep their private pictures private
HTC To Unveil Wearable At CES – But It Won’t Be A Smartwatch
Company spokesperson confirms some kind of HTC wearable device will be at Las Vegas in January
BT To Decide O2 And EE Takeover Plans Within ‘Ten Days’
BT board reportedly discusses mobile operator takeovers but has not yet made its decision
Microsoft Azure Government Cloud Hits General Availability
After more than a year in preview, Redmond makes general available its Azure Government Cloud service
Arqiva UK IoT Wireless Network Goes Live In 10 Cities
Arqiva and Sigfox's ultra-narrowband M2M network is operating at least one site in all 10 locations
Will Your Colleagues Screw Up Your Company’s Network This Christmas?
BalaBit survey reveals security shortcuts taken by 'privileged users' during the festive season
Piloted Driving ‘Can Improve Whole Automotive Ecosystem’, Says Audi
Famed automaker looks to provide a range of driver assistance, but doesn't want to build robot cars
IBM Touts Data Centre Carbon Reduction
IBM touts green tech to help it reduce its data centre carbon footprint by 40 percent
Intel Unveils Its Plan To Simplify The Internet Of Things
“Horizontal approach” to IoT looks to hit all bases, including wearables, hardware and cloud
“World’s First” Automated Password Changer Launched
Dashlane's password manager enhanced with the world’s only automated password changing software
Scaling Agile for the Enterprise
This Congress brings together stalwart thought leaders - Dean Leffingwell, Mark Lines - and practitioners to demonstrate this need to share best practices and makes the day a must for all those already involved and those who are lookin ...
Dangerous XSS Vulnerabilities Found On Trip Advisor Website
XSS attacks are being used in combination with spear phishing, social engineering and drive-by attacks
Box Beefs Up Security With Box Trust Partner Network And EMM App
Box Trust and Box for EMM seek to help customers choose and combine security products more easily
Talk2Go App Lets TalkTalk Business Users Make Landline Calls On Their Mobile
TalkTalk Business says users will never miss a call again as next generation network sees busiest day in its history
London’s Businesses ‘Being Harmed By Slow Broadband’
Capital lagging behind many European capitals when it comes to broadband speeds, says Hyperoptic
BlackBerry Launching New ‘Classic’ Smartphone Next Week
Manufacturer goes back to the future with latest ‘Classic’ BlackBerry device, which will be officially unveiled on December 17
Police Must ‘Learn How To Support Cybercrime Victims’
'Sluggish' police are trying to catch today's criminals with yesterday's tactics, according to critics
How Much Will Cybercrime Cost Us In 2015?
Orlando Scott-Cowley, director of technology marketing at Mimecast, looks back on the Target and Home Depot cyber attacks, and asks what the future cost of cybercrime will be
Picking Up Some Art Or Antiques? Make Us An Offer, Says Amazon
'Make An Offer' option now applies to more than 150,000 items on Amazon Marketplace
DocuSign Announces Three New European Data Centres
DocuSign expands Global Trust Network with data centres in Germany, the Netherlands and a third EU location under evaluation
Ministry of Defence Turns To G-Cloud For Data Centre Consolidation Project
The Ark-designed project will see the closure of the MoD's Bath site and relocation to a shared facility with lower energy costs
Blackphone To Launch Security-Focused App Store
Launch comes as part of major update to PrivatOS Blackphone software
GSMA Warns Mobile Industry Needs More Spectrum To Meet Rising Demand
GSMA says 600-800MHz worth of bandwidth needs to be allocated by the ITU if the mobile industry is going to keep up with a tenfold increase in traffic
Home Office Locked Into £330m Oracle Contract
The Home Office is obliged to continue paying Oracle for ERP services until 2016, even as it signs a cost-cutting shared services ERP deal
MPs Withdraw Backing From Post Office Fraud Row Mediation Scheme
More than 140 MPs said they can no longer support the Post Office's mediation scheme for sub-postmasters who say computer systems caused them to be wrongly accused of fraud
Getting Physical About Cloud Computing
Interoute's Lee Myall tells us about the importance of location when it comes to the cloud
Forget Your PC, It’s The Home Router That Could Be Opening You Up To Hackers, Says Avast
Router security currently similar to that of PCs in the 1990’s, Avast COO Ondrej Vlcek tells TechWeek Europe
Final G.Fast Broadband Standard Promises 1Gbps Over Copper
ITU finalises G.Fast standard and claims it will make it cheaper and less complex to deploy 1Gbps broadband than FTTP
Ofcom Wants Total Superfast Broadband Coverage As Average Speeds Reach 23Mbps
Ofcom says cost and complexity should be no barrier in rolling out superfast broadband to homes and businesses, many of whom need at least 10Mbps
Red Hat, Huawei Partner On OpenStack For NFV
The two tech vendors see the OpenStack solution as an ideal platform for telecommunications vendors that want to bring NFV to their networks
IBM Partners With Docker, Launches Containers Service
IBM partners with Docker, launches the IBM Containers Service and becomes the first company to sell integrated solutions with Docker Hub Enterprise
BlackBerry Launches Cancer-Scanning Mobile Browser
Collaboration with NantHealth will let doctors access medical data through BlackBerry Passport devices
Human Error Blamed For Increasing Number Of Data Breaches
ICO figures obtained in a FoI reveal that humans not machines are responsible for 93 percent of data breaches
Government Deal Paves Way For ‘Digital ID’ System
Dutch firm Digidentity looks to give UK citizens more secure access to online company and government services
DataCentred To Offer Colocation And Cloud Services At Manchester’s Digital Content Complex
Flexible colocation and open source cloud services to become integral part of The Sharp Project
PlayStation Network ‘Downed By Hackers’ In Latest Sony Incident
A hacker group has claimed responsibility for PlayStation Network login problems, a week after similar issues struck Xbox Live
Government Extends Super Connected Cities Broadband Scheme Until 2016
Chancellor's Autumn Statement also reveals that the number of northern cities in the Super Connected Cities will be 'doubled'
Samsung Demands Judges Scrap $930m Apple Patent Damage Award
Apple and Samsung have returned to court, in an appeals hearing over an earlier $930m award against the South Korean electronics giant
A Quarter Of Brits Fear The Sack Due To Lack Of Digital Skills
And 45% of professionals do not know where to go to further IT knowledge, according to a Code.org UK study
Liverpool Looks To Renew ICT Services After BT Joint Venture Cancelled
After deciding to take back control of the services previously outsourced under Liverpool Direct Limited, the City Council has advertised services worth around £40m
How To Deploy A Virtualisation Solution
Simon Townsend, chief technologist at AppSense, draws-up a roadmap for a fruitful virtualisation journey
Axway: Sorted Your Company’s BYOD Policy? Now It’s Time for BYOIoT
Businesses need to recognise the potential (and risks) of personal connected devices in the workplace, Axway tells TechWeek Europe
Sony Hack Reveals Personal Details Of Film Stars
Sony Pictures hack exposes salary of Hollywood actor Seth Rogen and details of other Hollywood stars
Dell: Flexible Working And The Latest Technology Are The Secrets To Happy Employees
The future is technology enabled, but humans will still play a vital role in business for years to come, Dell end-user survey reveals
Microsoft Azure RemoteApp To Deliver Windows Apps To Android, iOS
Microsoft Azure RemoteApp available to everyone later this month, promising remote delivery is better than a native app
Imagination CI20 Throws Down Barebones PC Gauntlet
British firm reveals more powerful alternative to the barebones Raspberry Pi personal computer
Virgin Money Signs Up Monitise For Mobile And Online Payments
Partnership follows Monitise deal with Santander, Telefonica, IBM and Mastercard last week
HP To Offer Alcatel-Lucent Networking Gear To Help Power The Cloud
Two companies expand their partnership to help businesses cope with the cloud as IT and telecommunications converge
90 Percent Of Businesses Face Internet of Things Security Breach By 2016
Connected technology will revolutionise the workplace and mean big changes for IT managers everywhere, predicts IDC
Apple’s Steve Jobs Provides Evidence In iPod Lawsuit
Steve Jobs and his actions are a central element in a lawsuit which alleges Apple 'wiped' rival songs from iPods
Microsoft Calls It Time On The Nook Tablet
Loss-making Nook e-reader device, launched by bookseller Barnes & Noble has suffered from major drop in sales over last year
Bluetooth 4.2 Is Faster, More Secure And IPv6 Compatible
Bluetooth 4.2 hopes to establish the wireless standard as essential for the IoT
IT Life: Going The Extra Mile
AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery Director tells us about the challenges of running a potentially life-saving institution
HP 3PAR StoreServ Platform Gets Makeover
HP refreshes its midrange and flash-optimised HP 3PAR StoreServ systems
Monetising The Internet of Things: It’s About Services, Not Products
Zuora CEO Tien Tzuo tells TechWeek Europe that the potential of the Internet of Things make it a priority for all businesses next year
HP Moves Haven Big Data Platform To The Cloud
HP migrates Haven platform to the cloud allowing customers to access analytics technology within minutes
Say Hello To Bobby – Audi’s Self-Aware Car Of The Future
TechWeek Europe takes a spin with Audi's piloted driving technology
Headingley Cricket Ground Upgrades Wi-Fi To Remain Test Match Standard
Yorkshire County Cricket Club says media network upgrade necessary if Headingley is to continue hosting international cricket
Three Says 3.1m Customers Are Now Using 4G
Three 4G now available to 48 percent of the country with a third of customers now using LTE
Driverless Car Tests Set To Begin In Four English Cities
Bristol, Greenwich, Milton Keynes and Coventry will host driverless cars tests ahead of their arrival on British roads next year
Double-Sided Yotaphone 2 Launches In UK
Second generation of Russian dual-screen smartphone packs more powerful specs and better screen
Intel And Luxottica Team Up To Create Fashionable Luxury Smart Glasses
Multi-year partnership might signal Ray-Ban smart glasses are on the horizon
Massive Undersea Cable Project Brings Fibre Closer To Scottish Highlands And Islands
BT lays 250 miles of subsea cables as part of government assisted rollout of superfast broadband in Scotland
Microsoft Acquires Mobile Email Start-Up Acompli
Acompli's software is available on Android and iOS and allows users to manage email from sources including Outlook, Gmail and others
Braintree Brings Single Touch Shopping To Your Mobile Phone
PayPal-owned company extends reach of OneTouch service to nine new territories, including the UK
Facebook Users Receive Free Malware Scanning Tool
Facebook and ESET team up to reduce threat of malware on the social network
IBM Secures £2.2bn Worth Of Cloud Contracts
IBM signs valuable contracts with WPP, ABN Amro, Lufthansa and Thomson Reuters
Dropbox For Business Launches API As It Passes 100,000 Customer Milestone
Dropbox hopes new API will further establish its enterprise credentials but it doesn't mind being perceived as a consumer brand
Stephen Hawking: Artificial Intelligence Will End Us
Scientist receives an upgrade to his communication technology but issues warning about the future of AI
Iranian Hackers Sneak Onto Western Systems
A large number of western computer systems have been infiltrated by Iranian hackers, Cylance warns
iPhone 6 Boosts Apple’s UK Smartphone Share To Record Levels
New figures show Apple now accounts for 39. 5 percent of the UK smartphone market - its highest ever level
NHS Trust Gets More Efficient With Vodafone Patient Mobile Platform
District nurses can spend more time with patients thanks to Vodafone deployment which reduces amount of travelling and paperwork
HP To Offer Office 365 With Enterprise Support
HP will let customers choose in which data centre their Office 365 documents are stored
Data Loss And Downtime Costs The UK £10.5 Billion Per Year
78 percent of UK organisations are not confident that they can fully recover after a disruption
Firefox 34 Makes It Official: Google Is Out, Yahoo Is In
Firefox 34, which includes eight security fixes, is the first version since Mozilla announced it was dropping Google for Yahoo as its default search engine
Intel Acquires PasswordBox To Counter ‘Password Fatigue’
PasswordBox's identity-management services will become part of Intel Security's Safe Identity operation
Asus System Named The Most Efficient Supercomputer
The HPC system, housed in a facility in Germany, is powered by Intel Xeon E5 processors and FirePro GPU accelerators from AMD
FBI Warns Of Destructive Cyber-Attacks Following Sony Pictures Breach
The FBI has issued a warning on a major cyber-attack that leaves hard drives unusable
EE Micro Networks To Connect 1,500 Rural Communities To 4G
Micro networks connect villages to EE service without cables, making it easier and cheaper to bring 4G to villages
Samsung Could Launch Tizen Smartphone On 10 December
Samsung Z1 will show Tizen is alive, according to a report
BT Wants UK To Embrace History Of Innovation On ‘National Inventors Day’
BT research reveals that most children and adults don't consider themselves to be inventive
Estonia Officially Welcomes Its First E-Residents
New scheme allows access to online services such as banking and healthcare, even if applicants aren't Estonian citizens
Cisco Wants To Teach Us All About The Internet Of Everything
New curriculum looks to provide skills needed to get the most out of the Internet of Everything
BAE Systems Recruits Team of Young Cybercrime Fighters
Threat of cyber attacks drives BAE Systems' recruitment drive, with London alone facing 54,000 reports of cyber fraud every year
5 Things We Learned About Business Apps In 2014
IBM MaaS360 believes we can learn a lot from the evolving enterprise app landscape
Google Glass 2 ‘To Be Intel-Powered’
Smart glasses successor to feature Intel processor in a bid to become workplace-friendly
Netflix’s ‘Laissez-Faire’ IT Embraces Cloud And Open Source
Netflix lets employees use what ever they want, open sources its internal applications and wants to be cloud-only by the end of the year
Yahoo, Bing Begin ‘Forgetting’ Links
Yahoo and Microsoft's Bing have joined Google in complying with 'right to be forgotten' requests
Panasonic Kicks Off ‘Sustainable Town’
Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town looks to spur on sustainable power generation, emissions reductions, smart metering and other green technologies
Microsoft Planning Lumia 1020 Successor?
Leaked images seem to show upcoming Lumia device with super-sized camera
Amazon Calls In Robot Helpers To Deal With Christmas Rush
Amazon has deployed 15,000 robots at its US warehouses to boost capacity and reduce shipping times
Vodafone ‘Considering’ Bid For Virgin Media Owner Liberty Global
Vodafone is reportedly preparing to react to BT's mobile expansion with Liberty Global offer but could also target TalkTalk
Barclays Launches Face To Face Video Banking Service
Round the clock Barclays service works similar to Skype and FaceTime and is first to launch in the UK