Nokia and Microsoft both have much to do once devices and services sale is complete
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
Facebook “To Lose 80 Percent of Users By 2017”
Research from Princeton University compares Facebook to an ‘infectious disease” and predicts we will all recover
South Korea Pledges £905m To Roll Out 5G By 2020
South Korea wants to be a world leader in 5G development
eBay Rejects Icahn’s Suggestion It Should Spin Off PayPal
Advice from super-investor is politely dismissed by auction site
Microsoft Will Let Users Choose Where Data Is Stored
In the wake of the NSA spying scandal, Microsoft says it will allow foreign users to store their data outside of the United States
Talksport And Collymore Suspend Twitter Accounts Amid Racism Row
Talksport says it will not promote Twitter until it takes more responsibility for abusive messages
Davos: Two-Year Investigation Into Future Of The Internet Announced
Commission chair Carl Bildt says open and flexible model of the Internet increasingly under attack
Lenovo Confirms Purchase Of IBM x86 Server Business For £1.4 billion
Lenovo will also take on 7,500 IBM workers under terms of the deal
Ofcom Protects Consumers And SMBs From Mid-Contract Price Hikes
New Ofcom rules allow telecoms customers to exit if contracts change
Verizon’s Transparency Report Shows Another Rise In US Data Requests
Verizon reveals the masses of data requests it receives from the US government and law enforcement
Microsoft Readies Zero-Carbon Data Centre
Microsoft to utilise biogas derived from local municipal waste for clean data centre energy
Eclipse Backs Open Source For Internet Of Things
Eclipse Foundation calls for the Internet of Things to be based on open source technology
AMD Adds To Opteron 6300 With 12-, 16-Core Chips
AMD aims Opteron 6338P and 6370P chips at virtualised data centres and cloud environments
Microsoft Delivers First Update For Visual Studio 2013
Microsoft patches a number of bugs and delivers enhancements with its first update for Visual Studio 2013
ASA Bans Three From Making “Misleading” 3.9G Claims
ASA rules that 3.9G is not an accurate description of Three's DC-HSPDA+ network
Red Hat Updates Cloud Product Portfolio, Adds More OpenStack Components
Enterprise Virtualization 3.3 and Cloud Infrastructure 4.0 will set the customers on the path to open hybrid cloud
Russian Government Accused Of Industrial Cyber-Espionage
CrowdStrike claims the ‘Energetic Bear’ group has been hacking foreign companies on behalf of the Russian state
VMware Acquires MDM Provider AirWatch In £929m Deal
VMware strengthens mobile strategy with Airwatch acquisition
Swedish Researchers Uncover Dirty Tor Exit Relays
Researchers find 25 "spoiled onions" used to look through or censor users' Tor traffic
E-Wallets And Mobile Payments To Eclipse Credit And Debit Cards By 2017
Research suggests alternative payment methods will be more popular than cards for e-commerce
Big Data: An Interdisciplinary Approach Is Crucial
To win at analytics, you need people versed in maths, technology and behavioural sciences, says Dhiraj Rajiram
China Suffers Internet Outage After ‘DNS Hack’
Large-scale Internet outage in China raises questions about the Great Firewall
Tech Club: How Mobile Are You?
Is your organisation fully embracing 4G and BYOD? Come to our next gathering and let us know
Cool Jamaican Olympic Bobsleigh Campaign Raises Value Of Dogecoin
Crowdfunding using Dogecoin sends Jamaican bobsled team to Sochi
Texas Instruments To Cut 1,100 Jobs Despite Q4 Profits
US chipmaker to cut 3 percent of total workforce in spite of profitable year
Russian Programmer Armed ‘Potato’ Malware Used On Target
Rinat Shabayev says he modified Kaptoxa malware to earn some money
University Of Cumbria To Accept Fees In Bitcoin
Rival university lecturer says Cumbria would be braver to use dogecoin
Open Source Mobile Networks Could Solve Rural ‘Not-Spots’
Lime Microsystems says its transceiver technology can make it cheaper for rural communities to get 3G and 4G
BlackBerry To Sell 3m Square Feet Of Canadian Real Estate
BlackBerry looks to raise money by selling its Waterloo properties
Homeland Security Grills Google Glass-Wearing Cinema Goer
Google Glass gets anti-terror grilling over suspicions of copyright theft