AMD is aiming on a high-end user experience to bring success in the market for tablets and low-power laptops
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
Samsung Hopes Galaxy S5 And ‘World Cup Effect’ On TV Sales Will Boost Q2 Profits
Samsung sees 4 percent slide in Q1 mobile revenue, but predicts things will bounce back
Class Action Plaintiffs Back Mt. Gox Rescue Plan
Former Mt. Gox customers have agreed to settle two class-action lawsuits in exchange for a stake in a revived exchange under new ownership
Technology Strategy Board Gives Almost £400,000 To Security Start-Ups
Seven cyber security companies located in the Severn Valley will receive generous grants from the UK government
First .London Addresses Go Live
Addresses using the new top-level domain have gone on sale, with the first few .london addresses launching under a pilot programme
BlackBerry Starts Pre-Orders For Indonesian-Targeted Z3
BlackBerry hopes emerging markets will help aid its recovery
US Appeals Court Resurrects Apple Motorola Patent Row
Apple Motorola patent row rumbles on as court says iPhone manufacturer can seek sales ban
HP Updates HP-UX And NonStop With More Virtualisation
The HP-UX Unix version and NonStop systems could go on for ever, as RISC and fault-tolerand systems share tech with the mainstream, says HP
Mozilla Offers $10,000 Bounty For Bugs In New SSL Certificate Library
In the wake of the discovery of Heartbleed bug, Mozilla is stepping up its certificate validation efforts
Apple Offers Free Power Switch Repairs For Faulty iPhone 5s
Apple says a small number of iPhone 5 smartphones are affected by faulty 'on-off' switches
Samsung Admits Camera Failure Affecting ‘Very Limited’ Number Of Galaxy S5s
Samsung Galaxy S5 camera flaw stops users from using any of the smartphone's touted imaging features
Software Engineer Creates Smartphone Based On Raspberry Pi
David Hunt shows how to build a smartphone out of electrical components worth £94, without any soldering
EE Wants Six Million 4G Customers By End Of The Year
EE 4G user base reaches 2.9 million, and operator says it's on track to double this number by the end of 2014
IBM Sets Up Online Cloud Shop
The IBM Cloud marketplace includes offerings from IBM and partners intended to support enterprises' shift to hybrid clouds
Android Wallpaper Apps Secretly Mine Bitcoins
Google has removed five smartphone wallpaper applications that used handset computing power to produce digital currency
US Judge Orders Microsoft To Hand Over Dublin Data To Cops
Microsoft tries to fight US government attempts to get data held on foreign soil, but fails
Alert Logic Chooses Cardiff For EMEA Security Operations Hub
The Houston-based security services firm is to hire more than 100 staff and establish a security monitoring centre and data centre in the Cardiff area
Fresh Internet Explorer Zero-Day Used In Targeted Attacks
'Operation Clandestine Fox' attacks take advantage of a fresh Internet Explorer vulnerability
Mozilla Appoints Andreas Gal As New CTO
The current vice president of Mobile Engineering replaces Brendan Eich, who was first promoted to the CEO position, then resigned
Controversial FCC Proposals Could “End Net Neutrality” In The US
The Federal Communications Commission could allow US ISPs to charge for priority traffic
Virgin Media Adds Six More Stations To Tube Wi-Fi Network
Tube Wi-Fi network expands to 137 stations, with iOS devices being popular underground and BlackBerry traffic doubling
Microsoft Completes £4.6bn Nokia Handset Takeover
Nokia exits the mobile phone market as Microsoft deal is confirmed
Head Of Google+ Vic Gundotra Resigns
Google denies rumours that it is scaling down its social networking project
Facebook Buys Fitness And Location Tracking App Moves
Facebook agrees deal to buy Finnish firm ProtoGeo, creator of popular iPhone and Android app Moves
Industry Leaders Respond To ‘Heartbleed’ Crisis With Infrastructure Drive
Companies including Amazon, Cisco and Google are contributing to an initiative that will target underfunded open source projects such as OpenSSL
(ISC)2: Who Needs A Cyber Forensics Certificate?
Adrian Davis, managing director for EMEA at (ISC)2, talks about the emerging field of cyber forensics
Amazon International Unit Shows First-Quarter Loss On China Spending
Amazon reported a 32 percent rise in profits for the first quarter, but spending in markets including China dragged its international business into a loss
EE Names Rhyl As 200th 4G Location As LTE Arrives In 13 More Towns
EE 4G coverage increases, with 13 towns added to the superfast network
Cloud Revenues Boost Microsoft Earnings
Stong demand for cloud-based products helped Microsoft post a stronger-than-expected quarter, as consumer Windows sales continued to decline
IT Life: Minds And Machines
Lawrence Jones wanted to be a musicion. Now he orchestrates a tech empire