HTC blames poor marketing for Q1 failings, but is confident new phones will help it recover
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
Samsung Claims Major Breakthrough In Graphene Commercialisation
Samsung says its engineers have developed a new method that could make wonder-material graphene easier and cheaper to produce
US Criticises European Anti-Spying Internet Proposals
The US Trade Representative has said European anti-spying plans could bring the EU into conflict with international trade laws
Internet Of Things Firm Senaptic Promises Free Private Networks
Senaptic says its narrow band radio handles Internet of Things applications better than White Space technology
Apple Acquires British Speech Recognition Firm Novauris
Apple could boost Siri ahead of CarPlay launch with Novauris acquisition
Big Iron Birthday: Mainframes Are 50
IBM announced the System/360 mainframe in April 1964, kicking off a revolution in centralised computing
Ex-GCHQ Head And David Blunkett Call For Spying Transparency
Former Home secretary David Blunkett and ex-director of GCHQ Sir David Omand both say the intelligence agency should be more transparent
Germany Investigating Data Breach Affecting 18 Million
Three million of the affected people are in Germany, meaning many others are likely impacted
Migration Tool Automates .NET Shift To Cloud
Mobilize.Net's WebMAP2 migration tool is designed to automatically migrate outdated .NET applications for mobile and cloud environments
Microsoft Makes Business Case For Kinect v2
Microsoft's upgraded Kinect sensor technology has applications in health IT and business computing, according to the company
Google Adds GeoJSON Support For Mapping
Google has added support for the GeoJSON data format to the JavaScript Maps API, allowing developers to create richer maps
Report: US Agency Created ‘Cuban Twitter’ To Foster Dissent
USAID has admitted secretly creating a Twitter-like social network in Cuba, but denies the project was specifically aimed at helping to overthrow the Cuban government
Government Digital Strategy Has Lost Its Way, Digital Manifesto Meeting Hears
Before the next election, the government will be hit with a tech manifesto warning it to stop developing bespoke tech
Canonical Shuts Down Ubuntu One Cloud Storage Service
Ubuntu One will close on 31 July as Canonical pulls out of free cloud storage wars
Nest Stops Sales Of Intelligent Fire Alarm Due To Safety Concerns
Google-owned start-up discovers that one of the features of the Nest Protect is actually a flaw, so it needs a software fix
Italy Fines Google €1m Over Street View Gaffe
Italy hands out one of the stiffest European fines to Google over its StreetView cars
IT Life: I Can Read Barcodes
Making your mobile IT work is Bob Tinker's first priority, but he's proud to say he can read barcodes without a scanner
Qualcomm Says Beam-Forming 802.11ac Will Solve Office Wi-Fi Capacity Crunch
Qualcomm add MU-MIMO to its Wi-Fi chips. Expect routers and hotspots to handle more users when the system vendors pick them up
T-Mobile USA Hits Back In BlackBerry Row
T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere promises BlackBerry customers their level of service will not change, and even offers them store credit
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down After Backlash
Brendan Eich resigns as Mozilla CEO because of the furious backlash to his stance on gay-marriage
Intel Discusses ‘Braswell’ Chip And Android Efforts
Intel opens up about its efforts around Android and its new entry-level 14-nanometer Atom chip
Build 2014: Microsoft Previews Azure Portal For Cloud DevOps
Microsoft offers a Azure portal preview to help enterprise developers implement DevOps in the cloud
Western Union Reveals Path To Security Success
Western Union's security officer explains the transformation of internal security at the company
Goodbye Windows XP – Quiz Of The Week
After thirteen years, Windows XP is coming to the end of its life. Our quiz commemorates it
EMC Launches Data Protection-As-A-Service
The company adopts all of its data protection products for the software-defined data centre
European Parliament Backs Net Neutrality And An End To EU Roaming
Connected Continent package faces one more hurdle before it can become law, but European roaming is set to end by December 2015
Intel Launches ‘Gateway Solutions’ For The Internet Of Things
The company wants to unlock data hidden in legacy industrial systems by linking them to the cloud
Greenpeace Slams ‘Dirty’ Amazon Web Services, Twitter
Leading tech firms praised by Greenpeace for their renewable energy drive, with the exception of AWS and Twitter
Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 Are First Windows Phone 8.1 Handsets
Nokia shows off Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 and promises 8.1 update will come to all of its Windows Phone 8 smartphones
