The new venture will be fabless, hire employees from both companies
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
TalkTalk And Sky Challenge BT With York Fibre Network
TalkTalk, Sky And CityFibre join forces to offer FTTP services in York and model is set to expand to other cities
BYOD Means No One Can Fill BlackBerry’s Shoes
BlackBerry may have lost its mojo, but the space it filled doesn't exist any more, says Michelle Maisto
Barcoder Zebra Buys Motorola’s Enterprise Arm For $3.3bn
Barcode printer maker buys Motorola Solutions to build am Internet of Things giant
Facebook Is About To Enter The Money Services Market
The social network is negotiating with Ireland’s central bank to become a licenced financial services operator
SoftLayer Cloud Customers Get IBM Disaster-Recovery Services
Following its acquisition by IBM last year, SoftLayer is now integrating its parent company's security and disaster-recovery offerings
Google Gets Explicit On Email Scanning With Fresh Terms
Tech giant takes action after facing criticism for not being clear over Gmail scanning
Heartbleed Hackers Hit Mumsnet
Canadian tax authority also compromised, as Heartbleed affects masses of companies
Google Buys Drone Maker Titan Aerospace
The acquisition is intended to boost Google's plans to spread Internet access more broadly, and could also benefit its Maps division
Chris Beard Takes Over As Mozilla Interim CEO
Beard, Mozilla's former CMO and most recently an executive at venture capital firm Greylock Partners, has stepped in following the resignation of Brendan Eich
Swedish Inventor Launches Vein-Pattern Scanning For Payments
A Swedish inventor has implemented an instant payments system that relies on scans of the unique pattern of veins in a user's hand for authentication
US Revenue Service Pays Microsoft To Continue Windows XP Support
The US' IRS has said it missed the deadline for migrating away from Windows XP due to budget shortfalls
NSA Denies Prior Knowledge Of Heartbleed Vulnerability
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says disclosing the vulnerability would be “in the national interest”
Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 8.1 Preview To Developers
Windows Phone 8.1 is made available to developers to test and build applications in a real-life environment ahead of consumer release
Geeksphone Revolution Lets Users Dual-Boot Android And Firefox OS
Geeksphone Revolution arrives in the UK, allowing users to choose between Android and any other open source OS without voiding any warranty
EE To Take On More Apprentices And Hold ‘Techy Tea Parties’ To Improve Digital Skills
EE releases revised green targets, plans for youth employment and strategies for battling digital exclusion
It’s The End Of XP – Not The World
Windows XP had to go because it lacks modern security features, says Robert Lemos. But you can take a measured approach to removing it.
Big Data: Marching Toward A Knowledge-Driven Society
Praveen Mandal from SGI explains the steps we will need to take to exploit the potential of Big Data and the Internet of Things
The UK Is Taking Its Courtrooms Online
Police, legal professionals and defendants will get access to new digital tools and services by 2016
Research Team Uses Water Vapour Planes For Interactive Display Screens
A Bristol University team has produced "touch-enabled" images that float in the air on a cloud of vapour
BlackBerry Plans Heartbleed Patches But Says Its Own Phones Unaffected
BlackBerry works on Heartbleed patches for some services, but says its own handsets, BES 10 and its infrastructure aren't affected
Government Launches Digital Inclusion Strategy
The Cabinet Office has launched a strategy that aims to all but eliminate digital illiteracy by 2020, an effort backed by major private, public and voluntary-sector groups
Microsoft Shareholder Sues Company Over EU ‘Browser Choice’ Mistake
A lawsuit tries to establish who’s to blame for a “technical error” which led to a £484 million fine
The Heartbleed Lesson: Open Source Needs Attention
Heartbleed happened because web giants thought that open source provided them with a free ride, says Wayne Rash
O2 4G Secures 1m LTE Customers As Data Demand Surges
O2 4G customers consume more data in six months than all customers between 2000 and 2008.
AT&T ‘Hacker’ Weev Free From Jail
Andrew Auernheimer case should not have been heard in New Jersey, US appeals court rules
Private Keys Can Be Pilfered With Heartbleed Exploits
CloudFlare challenge to steal private keys via Heartbleed flaw finds a handful of winners
Dell Upgrades AppAssure Backup Platform
Dell Software's AppAssure 5.4 simplifies the user experience and improves platform support
Microsoft Shrinks Windows 8.1 For Tablets
A new installation option for Windows 8.1 devices gives users more storage space, but at a price
Google Patches ‘Heartbleed’ Vulnerabilities In Apps, Services
Google said it has patched services including Search, Gmail, YouTube and Google Wallet in response to the Heartbleed flaw alert