Two people finally arrested in Russia after a number of ransomware attacks on Apple devices, mainly in Australia
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
iPhone Owners Promised A Skype App Makeover
Apple fanboys will soon get a better performing and better looking Skype app for their iPhones and iPads
EE To Create 300 Jobs At New Derby Customer Service Centre
EE continues bid to have the best customer service of any UK operator
iPass CEO Says Mobile Data Is No Substitute For Wi-Fi
iPass CEO Evan Kaplan says not even falling roaming rates can make mobile data a better alternative to Wi-Fi for business travellers
Salesforce Launches Developer Suite For Wearable Computing
Salesforce Wear initiative wants to help businesses build apps for smart watches, smart glasses
Red Hat Launches Enterprise Linux 7
The new open source OS adopts XFS as the default file system, introduces application container support
F1 Connectivity Prize Wants Fans To Solve Motorsport Tech Problems
Tata Communications launches competition designed to solve connectivity problems, with Lewis Hamiltion on the judging panel
HP Discover: Atalla Offers Secure Encryption For Cloud
Secure encryption, managed in the cloud, promised by HP's Atalla, a division which secures credit card transactions
Evernote Knocked Out By DDoS
Cloud service went down as a result of a DDoS attack launched late yesterday
The Isle Of Man Embraces Virtual Currencies
Local authorities promote the island as the perfect base for Bitcoin and Litecoin operations, say they can prevent money laundering
UK Voters Can Now Register For Elections Online
The new online service helps citizens get on the electoral roll in minutes instead of days
CityFibre Raises £30m To Build 20 Gigabit Networks Across UK
Following York and Peterborough, CityFibre plans to build 1Gbps networks in 20 more UK towns and cities
Huawei To Open R&D Centre In Bristol
The centre is to employ 140 people before the end of the year and focus on chip design and software
PayPal President Leaves To Head Messaging At Facebook
David Marcus will be overseeing the development of Facebook’s messaging products
British Airways To Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi Powered By Inmarsat
Inmarsat to launch new satellite aimed at supporting European in-flight Wi-Fi
Vodafone Adds Five Southern Towns To 4G Network
Vodafone expands 4G network to Basingstoke, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Reading and Swindon in time for the summer
Autotask To Be Acquired By Private Equity Firm
A leading maker of hosted business management software, Autotask is following a broad trend of buyouts by private equity firms
European Data Centre Rules Are On Their way
You might not want the EU meddling, but Peter Judge says the data centre industry must get involved or suffer bad regulations
HP Discover: Enterprise Flash At Less Than $2/GB
HP storage leader David Scott reckons $2 per Gigabyte is the tipping point and the end of enterprise hard drives
Study: Cyber-Crime On Par With Cost Of Narcotics, Counterfeiting
A McAfee-sponsored study has found that cyber-crime cost the global economy up to $575bn last year, with the capabilities of some crime groups matching those of a nation-state
HP Discover: HP Launches Apollo Water-Cooled HPC Servers
HP uses warm water to deliver efficient HPC systems
HP Discover: The Cloud Can’t Happen Without SDN
Software defined networks (SDN) are essential or else cloud services will be held up, says HP as it launches a new FlexFabric for its Helion cloud
Bank of England Sets Up Cyber Attack Test Scheme
Bank, UK government and CREST come together to create better stress tests and improved threat intelligence sharing
Nominet Officially Launches .Uk Top-Level Domains
Nominet has finally followed through on its promised delivery of shorter .uk domains, with a five-year right of refusal for existing .co.uk address owners
Mini-Survey: How Do You Manage Your Data Centre?
How do you tackle the data centre challenges? Let us know!
How To Smarten Up Your Office
Touchscreens, sensors and meeting room management will make employees happier, says Andrew Howells from Condeco
Google Search Could Indicate That Links Were ‘Forgotten’
Google plans to introduce notices to point out where information has been redacted due to European privacy rules
European Court Exempts Browsing From Copyright Law
A European Court of Justice decision has affirmed that the temporary copies of content made by web browsers do not require a licence
‘Guccifer’ Sentenced To Four Years In A Romanian Jail
The hacker who targeted hundreds of celebrities has been convicted
Turing Test ‘Beaten’ By Program Pretending To Be Teenage Boy
Test passed after 65 years, according to London event organisers, but success might be bad news for internet security