Dennis Woodside leaves Motorola to become Dropbox’s first ever Chief Operating Officer
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2014
Police Shut Down Dark Web Drug Site Utopia And Arrest Five
Dutch law enforcement announce the arrest of five individuals in investigation into Utopia and Black Market Reloaded
Knock-To-Unlock LG G Pro 2 Makes Debut Ahead Of MWC 2014
LG G Pro 2 can be unlocked by 'knocking' the screen in any one of 86,367 combinations
Hacking Team Spyware ‘Hits Ethiopian Journalists’
"Lawful intercept" tech allegedly used in attacks on Ethiopian journalists, as civil rights activists fret about abuse of the software
Lenovo Quarterly Profits Grow 30 Percent
The Chinese manufacturer posts record sales, record profits, says it will turn Motorola around in two to five quarters
Vodafone In Talks To Build Government-Assisted €400m Irish Fibre Network
State-owned ESB names Vodafone preferred bidder to construct fibre network in rural areas using electricity infrastructure
Comcast Agrees £27bn Deal For Time Warner Cable
Potential deal would combine the top two cable operators in the US with 30 percent total market share
Google Partners VMware For Chromebook Business Push
Google and VMware team up to cause another headache for the desktop sector and Microsoft in particular
Microsoft Turns On Multifactor Authentication For Office 365
To minimise the risk of breaches, Microsoft turns on multifactor authentication for the user base of Office 365
Cisco Profit Plummets As Weak Demand Bites
Cisco predicts more pain ahead but is optimistic about its direction, despite slides in both profit and revenue
Big Switch CEO Touts New SDN Strategy
The boss of Big Switch explains how a strategic change gives it an edge in the competitive SDN space
Google Overtakes Intel To Become ‘World’s Top Dealmaker’
Search engine giant takes Intel’s crown as the largest buyer and supporter of tech firms over the last three years
Tooling Up To Beat Malware
No malware is going to catch Wayne Rash napping. But it takes constant vigilance to keep your system clean, he warns
Poll: What Do You Want To See At MWC 2014?
Nokia's Android phone, James Corden or the Samsung Galaxy S5 - which gets your vote as the likely highlight of Mobile World Congress 2014
EU Wants A Deadline For ‘Globalisation’ Of ICANN
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes says it’s time to change the way the Internet is governed
Half TechWeek’s Readers Will Stay Put In 2014
A lot of TechWeek readers plan to stay at their current employers this year and some expect a promotion, like Satya Nadella, but a third plan to change bosses
Wireless Charging Groups A4WP And PMA Team Up Against Qi
A4WP and Power Matters Alliance announce partnership to combine knowledge on wireless charging technology
Microsoft Claims ‘System Error’ Blocks Chinese Bing Search Results
Microsoft denies censoring its Chinese language search results, but blames a 'system error' for Bing omissions
Mozilla To Introduce Advertising Into Firefox
The new feature called ‘Directory Tiles’ will display curated, sponsored content
Virgin Media Agrees Curated Wi-Fi Deal With Devicescape
Virgin Media smartphone users will receive the best signal possible, whether its cellular or Wi-Fi
Malicious Flappy Bird Clones Fly Around Dodgy App Stores
Flappy Bird clones do nasty things to people's phones
UK Cybersecurity Attitudes ‘Lagging Behind’ US Says BT Survey
Worldwide BT survey finds UK business leaders far less concerned with cybersecurity than other nations
Vodafone Rejects Requests For Free Access To Facebook
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao says Facebook asked him to carry its data for free on the Vodafone network in developing countries, by dropping the social network from data plans
Bitcoin Battered By DoS Attacks
Attackers take advantage of a weakness in the cryptocurrency protocol known as “transaction malleability” and a number of exchanges suspend trading
Microsoft To Rebrand Office Web Apps As ‘Office Online’
After the SkyDrive decision, Microsoft readies another product rebrand for its free 'Office Web Apps' cloud service
Google Asks Congress To Revise Privacy Laws
Google asks US Congress to revise American privacy laws and takes part in "The Day We Fight Back" campaign, in the wake of revelations of NSA surveillance
Microsoft Surprises With IE Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft springs a surprise and decides to include a massive IE update in its Patch Tuesday release. Meanwhile, Adob e fixes a small Shockwave flaw
Aruba Bolsters Outdoor 802.11ac Wi-Fi Connectivity
A new enterprise-grade access point that is also easy to install expands Aruba's outdoor Wi-Fi portfolio
Bill Gates Q&A Reveals Product Role at Microsoft
Bill Gates opens up during a playful Q&A session about his revised role at the software giant
5 Myths of Dimensional Modelling
Data warehouses should be fast and accessible. Data modelling is the way to ensure this, says Ralph Kimball