Current head of Microsoft’s cloud computing division and enterprise business apparently set to replace Steve Ballmer as CEO
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
IT Life: Building A Smartphone In 1999
Ten years before the iPhone, Andy Harter was building a smartphone in Cambridge
Google Reaps Financial Rewards From Advertising Demand
Google posts impressive financial results thanks in large part to strong advertising revenue streams
Motorola Sale To Lenovo Applauded By Analysts
Google's sale of its Motorola unit to Lenovo has been widely welcomed by the analyst community
Chrome Apps Go Mobile For Android And iOS Users
Developers can now build their first Chrome Apps for mobile users running on the Android and iOS platforms
VoltDB Upgrades In-Memory Operational Database
VoltDB upgrades its in-memory database with enhanced analytics, expanded integrations, and MySQL migration
Quiz Of The Week: The Rise of Lenovo
Lenovo's buying IBM's servers and Motorola's phones for the Chinese New Year. What else do you know about the company?
.uk Domains To Hit The Web On 10 June
Shorter, snappier domains mark the first of many new site naming options ahead of further ICANN rollout
Autonomy IDOL 10.5 Strengthens Ties With HP HAVEn Big Data Platform
HP Autonomy CTO Fernando Luicini explains closer integration with Hadoop, Vertica and ArcSight
Fujitsu To Merge Smartphone And Wearable Technology Businesses
Japanese manufacturer is looking to consolidate its business arms to better refocus its strategy
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Larry Ellison: The NSA Can’t Get Into Our Databases
Oracle CEO claims the database software “hasn't been broken into for a couple of decades”
Tesco Mobile Drops £2.50 Premium For 4G
Tesco Mobile offers 4G at no extra cost and calls on other operators to follow suit
Intel To Shut Down AppUp Online App Store
Little-known app store will close on 11 March, four years after it was unveiled
Chancellor Merkel Warns UK And US On Surveillance
Merkel says snooping “sows distrust” amongst allies in address to German parliament
Dell Launches Wyse Cloud Connect – Android PC On A Stick
The tiny device can run virtualised desktops, cloud content and Android apps
Google Glass Facing Driving Ban In The US
Seven states are now looking at making it illegal to use Google's wearable device whilst driving
Google And Lenovo’s Win-Win Deal For Motorola
Google may have lost money on Motorola Mobility, says Peter Judge, but selling the unit to Lenovo was the right move
App Developers Face Deadline For In-App Purchases
Mobile app developers have just two months to comply with new in-app purchase regulations
GoDaddy And PayPal Blamed In Twitter Handle Extortion
GoDaddy admits it was duped during extortion attempt to get @N Twitter handle, but PayPal denies it gave away any customer data
Amazon Plans Move Into Physical Payments
Online retailer could offer a Kindle-based checkout systems for use in physical shops
Google Sells Motorola To Lenovo For £1.76bn But Retains Patents
Google sells Motorola after just 19 months, saying it needs to focus on Android
At800 Stops Shipping Filters As 4G Freeview Disruption Fears Fade
Organisation revises strategy as it seeks to minimise Freeview disruption from 4G at 800MHz
ARM Publishes 64-Bit Server Standard For Data Centre Push
ARM continues to challenge Intel in the data centre with the release of its Server Base System Architecture specification
Facebook Beats Expectations With Record Earnings
Facebook has beaten analyst expectations after it revealed its best-ever quarterly results
IBM Seeks Buyers For SDN Business – Report
IBM is reportedly seeking to divest itself of its SDN unit and has approached several networking vendors
Lenovo Expands With New ThinkServers
Chinese company expands its server portfolio with new ThinkServers whilst acquiring IBM's x86 server business
Cisco Touts ‘Fog Computing’ With New IOx Platform
Cisco's new IOx platform includes a Linux OS to push software to network edge for IoT
EasyGroup Attacks Crowdsourced Delivery Startup Easybring
London-based parent of EasyJet claims the crowdsourced delivery service infringes on its trademarks
Yahoo Sees End Of Year Revenue Slide
Fall in advertising revenues contributes to fourth consecutive quarter of declining fortunes