The update for Windows 8.1 will arrive next month, just as Microsoft retires the venerable Windows XP OS
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2014
Google Apps To End BlackBerry Enterprise Server Support
Google Apps ability to connect to BlackBerry Enterprise Server will get harder after 2015
IBM Opens Contest To Tackle Mainframe Skills Shortage
IBM opens its 'Master the Mainframe' contest to increase the global supply of skilled mainframe workers
Dell Touts Workstation Virtualisation Vision
Dell bolsters its Wyse desktop virtualisation technology with new reference architectures and workshop
Win An HDTV With Our Tech Movie Quiz!
Try our tricky quiz about tech in the movies, and you could win a 32 inch Luxor HD TV
Newsweek Claims To Have Found The Creator Of Bitcoin
The publication says the 64-year old Satoshi Nakamoto from California created the virtual currency to ease international transactions
MWC 2014: Mozilla Says Firefox OS Will Fill The Entry-Level Vacuum
Mozilla vice president of mobile Andreas Gal tells TechWeekEurope about the budget-friendly future of Firefox OS and the likelihood of a UK launch
Wello Mobile Case Turns Your Smartphone Into A Health Tracker
Users will be able to track blood pressure, body temperature and heart rate simultaneously using their iOS or Android handset.
Mozilla Explores Faster Web Loading With Mozjpeg Encoder
Mozilla announces the Mozjpeg JPEG encoder to enable faster loading times for web pages
New Google-Backed Children’s Coding Competition Gets Royal Approval
Duke of York: Peer to Peer Challenge challenges young people to get involved in coding
Winklevoss Twins Use Bitcoin To Pay For Virgin Galactic Space Trip
The twins who claim to have invented Facebook praise the spirit of exploration, compare Richard Branson to Marco Polo
Apple CarPlay ‘Powered By’ BlackBerry QNX Software
CarPlay operating system from Apple will run with BlackBerry QNX platform to provide in-car access to apps and services
US BlackBerry Upgrade Offer Sees 94 Percent Jump Ship
Majority of T-Mobile USA BlackBerry customers choose a new phone from another manufacturer
LIVE EVENT: The Cloud, the best choices for the journey
The cloud is not just a product or service, it’s a deployment model. Choosing the cloud will open new opportunities for delivering services within and outside your organisation.
Scottish Railway Wi-Fi To Boost Commonwealth Games And Ryder Cup
Transport Scotland invests £863,000 to bring Wi-Fi to 26 more stations on the Scottish railway network
New Qualcomm CEO Predicts Mobile Market Growth To Continue
Steve Mollenkopf officially took over the role of Qualcomm CEO yesterday and sees major opportunities throughout the mobile market
Big Data Firms Predict Mainstream Adoption In 2014
Get on board the big data train now, or surrender the advantage to competitors, warns an industry panel
FreedomPop ‘Snowden Phone’ To Tackle Privacy Concerns
FreedomPop launches a fully encrypted smartphone dubbed the Privacy Phone, to counter NSA snooping
Prosecutors Offer To Drop Most Charges Against Ex-Anonymous Spokesperson Barrett Brown
Brown is still accused of holding credit card data but charges of linking to the data have been dismissed
Epiphany Touts Smartglasses With Fashionista Appeal
Epiphany Eyewear launches a range of fashionable smartglasses, with prices starting from £180
Facebook Cracks Down On Gun Toters
Facebook to warn any gun dealers using illicit sales tactics
Will Data Centres Take Part In Demand Reduction?
British energy policy is moving towards demand reduction. Peter Judge thinks there may be a way for data centres to take part
Target CIO Resigns Amid Ongoing Breach Fallout
US retailer Target is still reeling from its damaging security breach, as the CIO hands in her resignation
GoDaddy Reveals OpenStack Cloud Support
GoDaddy publicly reveals its support of OpenStack, but in reality has been using it for months
IBM Closes Purchase Of DBaaS Provider Cloudant
Big Blue completes its acquisition of database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider Cloudant
Adoption Of Android 4.4 KitKat On The Rise But Jelly Bean Firmly On Top
2.5 percent of all Android devices now run the latest version of Google's software, but Jelly Bean still dominates
Mobile Advertising And Porn Are The Biggest Mobile Malware Threats
Malvertising is becoming a bigger mobile malware threat as online advertising becomes moe common
Mobile Users Coming Under Increasing Threat From China Cybercriminals
Trend Micro report reveals wide variety of tactics being developed and used by cybercriminals in China
MWC 2014: Finland Is Rooting For Jolla ‘Big Time’
Jolla co-founder Stefano Mosconi discusses platform's future at MWC
Yahoo To Ditch Third Party Login ID Option
Yahoo is to insist that users login via a dedicated a Yahoo ID, and not by using Google or Facebook accounts