Microsoft's plan for a data centre that makes its own electricity sounded fanciful. Peter Judge is pleased it's becoming reality
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
CeBIT Proves IT Is Growing
The CeBIT show is getting bigger thanks to a surge in IT. Wayne Rash is looking forward to it
Google Close To Settling EU Antitrust Charges – Reports
Google is looking to end a three year EU investigation into its practices
Government-Funded Superfast Broadband Rollout Reaches 300,000 Premises
DCMS says rollout is now likely to have reached more than 300,000 homes and businesses
Image Of Samsung Tizen Smartphone Surfaces On Korean Website
Alleged Tizen-powered Samsung ZEQ9000 image and specs leak onto the Internet
Test Your Big Data Knowledge
Do you know your HANA from your Hadoop? Then try out big data quiz!
Maude: Open Formats Could Free UK Government From Microsoft Office
Government to save tens of millions of pounds through open formats instead of Microsoft Office software
Dutch Court Overturns ‘Ineffective’ Pirate Bay Ban
The 'ineffective' ban on the Pirate Bay website has been overturned by a Dutch Court
Head Of GCHQ Sir Iain Lobban To Leave By The End Of 2014
The Foreign Office says move not connected to criticism of data collection practices
Three Mobile Data Outage Affects Users Around The UK
Three mobile data slumps from 4G to 0G
Cross-Platform Java Malware Used In DDoS Attacks
Kaspersky finds malware targeting unnamed bulk email service
Qualcomm Could Face Record Anti-Trust Fines In China
The National Development and Reform Commission could issue a penalty up to $1 billion - though the exact crime is obscure
Court Orders Google To Pay Out AdWords Royalties
Google could end up paying out 1.36 percent of its AdWords revenue to Vringo - which owns some Lycos patents
SpyEye Banking Malware Mastermind Pleads Guilty
Russian national pleads guilty to creating and spreading the SpyEye malware with partner in crime
Lenovo Announces Major Structural Reorganisation
Just days after buying IBM's x86 server business, Lenovo announces a major restructuring of the company
AMD Shows Off First ARM-Based Opteron Server Chip
AMD uses a keynote at the Open Compute Summit to reveal its first ARM-based server processor
OpenStack Revamps To Build Cloud Momentum
The OpenStack Foundation reveals its plan to get more users to contribute ideas to an open-source cloud effort
Symantec NetBackup Upgraded To Tackle VM Sprawl
Symantec upgrades its NetBackup data protection package to tackle the data centre issue of "virtual machine sprawl"
BlackBerry 10.2.1 Begins Global Rollout
BlackBerry 10 smartphones receive pinch filters and simplified calling screens
Scotland To Get Its Own ‘.scot’ Top-Level Domain Name
the new ‘.scot’ ccTLD will be available this summer
Meter Asset Management and Operations
Receive valuable case studies from mart meter operations and asset managers from across Europe against a backdrop of smart meter roll out programmes across the electricity, gas, and water utilities.
The Bitcoin Hype Is a Sign Of Real Change
Bitcoins have benefited from hype and noise, But Sean Michael Kerner finds they are a sign of a change in attitude to money
iOS 7 Now Running On 80 Percent Of Apple Devices
Apple users' solidarity puts Android fragmentation to shame
BBC Lacked Proper Grip On Its Digital Media Initiative Programme – NAO
National Audit Office report paints a grim picture of the Beeb’s grasp of digital media project
Ofcom: Mobile, Broadband, Landline Services Cheaper Than Ten Years Ago
Ofcom says consumers are getting more for less thanks to strong competition
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Charlie Shrem Charged With Money Laundering
The co-founder of BitInstant allegedly conspired to supply Silk Road with Bitcoins
Microsoft Reveals Data Centre Secrets And Joins Open Compute Project
Facebook's Open Compute Project can share Azure, Bing and Office365 data centre designs now Microsoft has signed up
O2 To Increase Monthly Subscription Fees By 2.7% From 1 March
O2 reiterates its right to increase prices by the RPI, days after new Ofcom regulations come into force
US Companies Allowed To Publish NSA Data Request Numbers
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo and LinkedIn win a battle against the NSA, but the war is far from over
NSA And GCHQ Spy On Targets Using Leaky Mobile Apps
Angry Birds likely one of many mobile apps being exploited by the NSA and GCHQ in their mass spying efforts