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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
Tata Invites Motorsport Fans To Find New Uses For F1 Data
The first of three challenges in the F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize is revealed, with the hope it can help the sport solve big data challenges
BBC Insider Appointed To Troubled CTO Position
Auntie appoints a BBC insider to its troubled CTO position, after the botched Digital Media Initiative
Faster Ethernet Pledged By 25GbE Consortium
Tech giants including Google and Microsoft back new consortium to develop 25GbE and 50GbE specifications for data centres
Vodafone Invests In £358m State-Assisted FTTP Network In Ireland
Vodafone and the ESB announce plans to bring fibre to rural areas using overhead electricity cables
AlienVault Updates Open Threat Exchange, Adds Free Tools
The open source threat intelligence platform can now scan log files to find compromised systems
ProtonMail Account Freed After PayPal ‘Freeze’
The ProtonMail project can once again access the money it has raised after an unpleaseant incident with the payments service
O2 4G Arrives In Belfast And Lisburn
O2 continues 2G, 3G and 4G investment in Northern Ireland
Facebook Investigated By ICO Over ‘Emotional Contagion’ Experiment
The watchdog is looking into claims that the social network was breaking data protection laws
The Internet Of Things Waits On Standards
Great idea, but the Internet is going nowhere till it has settled on a standard, says Peter Judge
Apple Fixes Wi-Fi Flaw With Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.4
Apple updates Mac OS X ahead of Yosemite release later this year
UK’s National Security Strategy Needs Your Input, Says MP
The country’s digital infrastructure is under threat because the government doesn’t ‘get’ the importance of security, warns Margaret Beckett MP
MobileIron Update Lets Admins Manage Mobile Deployments On Their Tablet
MobileIron update includes new Android and iPad app, privacy options and Samsung Knox integration
Amazon Extends Developer Select Programme To UK Ahead Of Fire Phone Launch
Amazon offers benefits and monetisation options to developers who create Android apps optimised for the Fire Phone
iOS 7.1.2 Improves Mail Encryption And iBeacon Support
Apple rolls out latest version of iOS to iPhone and iPad users, fixing a number of security flaws
4.5-Inch Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Arrives With Four Other Smartphones
Samsung launches more compact version of flagship smartphone, complete with quad-core processor and 4.5-inch display, alongside four mid-range handsets
Tinder Sued Over Sexual Harassment, Discrimination
The dating start-up's former vice president of marketing has sued the company over alleged gender discrimination
UK Cinema Trade Group Bans Google Glass
The Cinema Exhibitors' Association, representing more than 90 percent of British cinemas, said it will ban Glass from auditoriums
Roaming Charges In EU Fall Again But Confusion Remains
The EC reduces roaming charges again, but many UK mobile users are unsure or unaware of the changes while some don't know which countries are in the EU
Microsoft Cybercrime Shutdown Hit Users Says DDNS Provider
In its efforts to knock out sub-domains it believes were used to control widespread, Microsoft infuriates a US-based DNS provider
Google To Shutter Orkut Social Network
Launched in 2004, the same year as Facebook, Orkut only caught on in Brazil and India
Wimbledon Boosts Social Media Monitoring With IBM SoftLayer
Wimbledon and IBM celebrate 25th anniversary with new innovations for this year's Championships
MapR Gets $110 Million To Improve Its Hadoop Distribution
The company closes its largest ever financing round, led by Google Capital
BT: DDoS On The Rise, But Only Half Of UK Businesses Have Protection In Place
Almost a third of global organisations are attacked by DDoS more than once a year, suggests research by British Telecom
IBM Announces London SoftLayer Data Centre
IBM's SoftLayer business plonks a server barn down in Chessington to satisfy London customers' need to keep their data local
Heathrow Claims Terminal 5 Baggage IT Systems Are Fixed
After an IT fault created chaos in BA's Heathrow Terminal 5, systems are running as normal.... except for a massive backlog
Silent Circle And Geeksphone Start Blackphone Shipments
Initial demand outstrips supply but SGP Technologies promises more will be available from 14 July
O2 Research Shows Support For Flexible Working As Government Legislation Takes Effect
O2 says 4G, Wi-Fi and the cloud can help workers take advantage of new laws that allow workers to request the right to work remotely
Google’s Project Tango To Appear In Consumer Tech In 2015
LG will make the first consumer mobile device capable of modelling its environment in 3D
Ofcom: EE Gets Most Broadband And Mobile Complaints, TalkTalk Worst For Landline
Ofcom hopes complaints report will help people choose their communications providers