The first arrest over attacks using the Heartbleed vulnerability has been announced in Canada following a hit on the country's tax agency
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
Lavabit Loses Contempt Of Court Appeal
Failure to hand over encryption keys could land Lavabit founder Levison with hefty fines
IBM Q1 Disappoints With Ongoing Hardware Decline
IBM's first quarter results make for grim reading as it reveals the lowest quarterly revenue in five years
Microsoft Plans Interactive Displays and Gesture Control
Microsoft is working on a 'Minority Report' future, to allow more intuitive user interaction with computers
HP’s Mayer Touts Open NFV Approach
The head of the NFV unit touts HP's open approach as a key advantage over rivals like Cisco
AMD Shows Off x86 APU Server Running Fedora Linux
AMD demonstrates its upcoming next-generation Opteron X APU server running Fedora Linux
Scotland’s Biggest Data Centre Will Be The UK’s First On Fully Renewable Power
The Queensway plant in Glenrothes hopes to serve government IT using 9MW of biomass-powered electricity
Two-Phase Liquid Cooling Bubbles Up
The boiling coolant in SGI's ICE X supercomputer is a sign to Peter Judge that liquid cooling is still evolving
Google Could Rank Websites That Use Encryption Higher In Its Search Results
Google considers rating encrypted websites higher in its search results
BlackBerry Invests In Medical IT Startup NantHealth
BlackBerry and NantHealth to use Canadian firm's security and mobile expertise to expand
GCHQ Names Robert Hannigan As New Boss
A Foreign Office Mandarin has been named as the new chief of Britain's eavesdropping service, GCHQ
Mt Gox Abandons Hope, Prepares For Liquidation
CEO of the bitcoin exchange Mark Karpeles has been replaced by court-appointed provisional administrator
EE To Bring 4G To Glastonbury And Offer Power Bars To Charge Revellers’ Phones
EE's £20 power bars can be used and swapped for fully charged ones, so Glastonbury visitors skip the charging tent queues
How To Use Money To Prevent The Next Heartbleed
Support open source with time and money, stop a repeat of the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw, says Seean Michael Kerner
Samsung Plans Two Tizen Smartphones And Android-Powered Smartwatch
Samsung executive reveals more on Tizen plans and how a twin-operating system strategy will work
Smartphone Manufacturers And US Operators Agree To Anti-Theft ‘Kill-Switch’
US operators relent and agree to basic anti-theft kill-switch for smartphones sold in the country
Open Source Code Has Fewer Defects Than Proprietary Software
The latest Coverity Scan Open Source Report suggests that the quality of programming in free C and C++ projects is improving
Avere: SSD Plus Cloud Storage Beats Local Drives
Independent SPEC tests back up the claim by solid state cloud storage maker that we can all chuck out our hard drives
Ethical Hackers Crack Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Sensor
Researchers re-use fingerprint mould they used to break into the iPhone 5S
Hackers Steal Up To 480,000 Patient Records From UK Plastic Surgery Clinic
Attackers try to extort Harley Medical Group
Intel Benefits From XP Migration But Mobile Dips
The move from Windows XP helped the performance of Intel's PC group, but mobile chip sales decline
Microsoft Releases Office 365 Personal
Microsoft releases Office 365 Personal - a less expensive subscription aimed at individual users
Juniper Mulls Junos Pulse Security Unit Sale – Report
Juniper continues its streamlining efforts and considers selling its Junos Pulse mobile security business
Microsoft Previews Azure Cloud For Internet Of Things
Microsoft offers a new Azure service for the Internet of Things, regardless of underlying operating system
Yahoo’s Mayer Signals Growth Period After Modest Earnings
The pressure on Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer eases somewhat after modest earnings and growth
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Bringing apps into the enterprise
Football Coach Uses Google Glass To View Real-Time Match Stats
Atletico Madrid assistant coach German Burgos uses Google Glass to view match stats against Getafe
Ofcom: 1 In 4 Users Now Have Superfast Broadband, Average Is 17.8Mbps
Ofcom says broadband connections in the UK are getting faster, but warns more must be done to ensure rural areas are not left behind
Why Did The IBM VP Board HP’s Moonshot?
Susan Blocher was marketing IBM's PureSystems, till she decided to jump to HP's Moonshot programme. What was the attraction?