Windows XP machines could have a new lease of life running Linux, says Sean Michael Kerner - but only if users are aware of it
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
Bio-Organic Battery Charges Samsung Galaxy S4 In 26 Seconds
Israeli startup StoreDot says it could create commercial bio-organic batteries within the next three years
HP Launches Faster Test As Moonshot Servers Take Off
HP has some customers for its Moonshot servers, but a new express test of the system could persuade more users on board
Google Removes Bogus Security App From Google Play
Red faces at Google after the discovery that one of the top selling apps in Google Play is a total scam
EdTech Europe
Organised by education technology company Edxus Group and specialist media investment and advisory firm IBIS Capital, EdTech Europe is an exclusive one day summit for senior business executives and investors with an interest in the ...
Worcestershire And Shropshire Secure More Government Rural Broadband Cash
Two counties get more public money to extend fibre rollout in rural areas
Google Targets Windows XP-Dependent Businesses With Chromebook Discounts
Google dances on Windows XP's grave by asking enterprises to consider something new
EU Court Declares Data Retention ‘Invalid’
Rights bodies call for the UK to finally drop plans to force ISPs into keeping user information
Snowden: NSA Targeted Human Rights Groups
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch concerned about Snowden claims
Teradata Supercharges Analytics With Active Enterprise Data Warehouse 6750
The new hardware offers eight times more memory, three times more flash and 40 percent more processing power
Tim Harford: Don’t Be Quick To Trust Infographics
Sometimes, an infographic is just a more convincing way to lie, warns ‘undercover economist’ Tim Harford
Samsung Readies ‘Gear Solo’ Standalone Smartwatch – Report
Samsung reportedly develops the Gear Solo smartwatch, which will work independently of a smartphone
Lenovo IBM Server Deal Faces US Security Probe
The purchase of IBM's x86 server business by Chinese Lenovo is being probed on national security grounds
Oracle, Fujitsu Upgrade SPARC64 X+ Servers
Oracle and Fujitsu continue their relationship with an upgrade to their co-developed Fujitsu M10 servers
Intel, Huawei Team Up For Big Data Storage
Huawei and Intel ink a new deal that will see the two co-develop storage systems geared towards big data
Google Glass Program Seeks Greater Business Use
Google pushes its Google Glass device at the business community with the launch of a new program
Microsoft Ends Support For Windows XP With Final Patch Tuesday
Microsoft ends support for Windows XP more than 12 years after its launch despite 25 percent of enterprises still running the platform
HP Autonomy Pushes On With On Demand Service
An online version of HP Autonomy IDOL can give IBM's Watson a run for its money, says Robert Youngjohns
‘Heartbleed’ OpenSSL Bug Left HTTPS Servers Vulnerable For Two Years
Exploitation of the OpenSSL bug, introduced in 2012, leaves no trace - meaning organisations may already have had their encryption keys stolen
Even Smaller Raspberry Pi Compute Module Targets Businesses And Industry
Raspberry Pi Foundation makes a unit with fewer connectors in a dinky DIMM package, for commercial users to build into embedded systems
How To Survive The Death Of Windows XP
If you really must run Windows XP after Microsoft cuts off support today, Wayne Rash tells you how to do it
Dark Market Zero-Days ‘Selling Regularly For $50k-$100k’
Symantec researchers tell TechWeek that dark market crooks are getting big bucks from selling zero-days, despite the rise of legitimate bug bounties
Microsoft Nokia Takeover Is Granted Chinese Regulatory Approval
Chinese Ministry of Commerce appears to be satisfied Microsoft won't abuse Nokia patent portfolio
2013 Saw 500 Percent Increase In Ransomware
European Cyber Crime Centre says it is tracking a number of strains as Symantec spies uptick in the malware
Lenovo Acquires NEC Mobile Patents
China's Lenovo has moved to back up its smartphone efforts as it looks to expand beyond PCs
Freescale Acquires Mindspeed’s ARM Chip Business
Freescale is to acquire Mindspeed Technologies' communications processor unit, helping it to expand into new markets
Microsoft Demonstrates ‘Cortana’ Machine Learning
The Cortana voice assistant makes use of machine learning to improve results with time, according to Microsoft
CryptoLocker Copycat CryptoDefence Has Fatal Flaw
The developers of the latest ransomware, CryptoDefence, made one major mistake - they left the decryption keys on the infected system
Teradata Universe: “Data Enables The New Economy”
The future will belong to companies that make data-driven decisions and value the trust of their customers, says Hermann Wimmer from Teradata
64-Bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 And 808 To Offer CAT 6 LTE And 4K Video
New Qualcomm chips are expected to be in smartphones and tablets by early 2015