However the total number of global threats in Q2 2015 fell 19 percent, Kaspersky Labs reports
July 2015
Data Visualisation Projects Win First F1 Connectivity Prize
Tata Communications announces the winners of the first challenge in the 2015 F1 Connectivity Innovation Prize, which wants to make better use of team data
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) in partnership with Informa Telecoms & Media is excited to announce Bluetooth Europe 2015! Located in London.
Internet of things World Europe
Internet of Things World Europe 2015 is the region’s largest IoT event with hundreds of attendees, 100+ industry thought leaders and 50+ exhibitors.
Judge Orders Oracle, Google Mediation For Android Lawsuit
Never-ending lawsuit. Oracle's Android lawsuit against Google likely to enter sixth year US judge warns
What Can The United Airlines Hack Tell Us About IT Security?
The data breach at United Airlines could reveal a lot about hacker motivation
The Hype Of 3D Printing Seems To Be Over
Stratasys' quarterly results reflect global downturn in demand for 3D printing
How NFC Took Over The World
TechWeekEurope Europe speaks to the creators of NFC to discover their secrets behind the technology
Porn Clampdown By Government Questioned
Plan to stop kids accessing smut ignores the fact that most porn websites are hosted outside the UK
Vendors Finding Value in Bug Bounty Programs
Bugcrowd report examines 30 months of bug bounty submissions across 166 programs, finds crowdsourced security is gaining industry-wide adoption
Businesses Can Test Out Windows 10 In 90 Day Trial
Microsoft offers 90 day evaluation copy for enterprises to try out before they commit to upgrade
How Retailers Can Use Technology To Drive Footfall
Gavin Ray, SVP of marketing & products at ip.access, thinks retailers need to focus on technology to attract more customers
Need A Top Up? Vodafone Launches Quick Scan PAYG Scheme
Vodafone PAYG customers can now top up in seconds thanks to PowaTag’s mobile app
New Version Of Google Glass ‘Secretly’ Sent To Businesses
Industry-focused edition of Glass being shipped out by Google, reports claim
IBM Opens Developer Community For IoT
IBM developerWorks Recipe IoT developer hangout created to share learning experiences and offer tips and advice
Windows 10 Is Running On 14 Million Devices
Microsoft urges patience as staggered rollout of Windows 10 continues
Facebook Gets Green Light For Irish Data Centre
Local Councillor says approval is the "best news" he's had in the county in his 30 years of service
GPs Embrace Apps And Wearables As British Healthcare Goes Digital
Ipsos Mori survey finds three in four doctors have used mobile apps or wearables to work with patients
‘Touch-First’ Microsoft Office Apps Hit Windows 10 Tablets
Word, Excel and PowerPoint now available on Windows Store, with desktop and mobile versions set to follow later in the year
Microsoft Hooks Up With Jasper To Boost Internet Of Things Push
New partnership will boost Microsoft’s Azure IoT platform when it launches later this year
Facebook Solar-Powered Drone Is The Size Of A Boeing 737
Aquila drone project will see Internet laser-beamed to unconnected parts of the world from 90,000ft in the sky
Windows 10
Quiz Of The Week: Windows 10
What do you know about Windows 10? Find out in our quiz!
Sony’s Positive Q1 Helped By PS4, Despite Mobile Decline
Sony performs strongly, but its smartphone business remains a problem with sales down 16 percent
MasterCard Is Bringing Samsung Pay To Europe
Samsung’s mobile payment technology is set to launch in the UK later this year
Android For Work Signs Up The World’s ‘Most Secure’ Smartphone
Silent Circle’s security-focused Blackphone 2 will be one of the first to run Google’s new business program
Nokia Posts Strong Results Ahead Of Alcatel-Lucent Merger
Nokia in healthy shape ahead of Alcatel deal, return to smartphones and possible sale of HERE Maps
£40m Virgin Media Expansion To Connect 80,000 Premises In Leeds
Virgin Media presses ahead with £3bn network expansion and urges other cities to "cut red tape" around cable deployment
Google Roadshow To Train UK For Online Safety
Google undertakes country-wide roadshow to train Brits about online safety and security
Three Golden Rules For Coping With Technological Change
Andy Soanes, CTO, Bell Integration, explains how companies can successfully embrace new technologies
BT Returns £129m BDUK Funding To Local Authorities
BT says it will work with local authorities to reinvest the cash into further expansion now that fibre adoption rates are predicted to be higher
Openreach Fibre Base Rises To 4.6m As BT Adds 100,000 Mobile Customers
Openreach continues to grow, with a fifth of all premises covered by fibre now taking superfast broadband
Amazon Launches Dash Buttons For Speedy Ordering
Quick order buttons are now available to buy for Amazon Prime members
Obama Orders Exascale Supercomputer Initiative
World's faster supercomputer. Obama orders creation of computer capable of 1,000 petaflops
Equinix’s Data Centre Growth Shows No Sign Of Stopping
Equinix posts 10 percent rise in revenue in promising quarterly results
ARM Splashes Cash On Israeli IoT Security Firm
Acquisition of Sansa Security will offer hardware and software-based security features for ARM's IoT chips
Android Security Bug Can Put Your Phone In A Coma
Vulnerability could affect up to half of the Android devices out today, Trend Micro claims
Samsung Will Discount Galaxy S6 Phones After Major Profit Drop
Eight percent fall in net profits is in line with earlier Samsung guidance
Study Sees Strong HTML5 Growth As Dev Platform
New survey from industry research firm Strategy Analytics shows that HTML5 has the strongest predicted growth among developer platforms
Four Key IoT Analytics Trends For Marketing Pros
Gabriele Di Piazza, senior vice-president, marketing at Guavus, explains how IoT analytics can supercharge marketeers' work
Dutch Bank Launches Voice-Activated Password System
ING Netherlands customers can now log in to their accounts simply by speaking
Windows 10: A Brief History Of Windows
Windows is 30 years old, but do you remember every version? We look back on the major versions of Microsoft's operating system
Three Awesome Windows 10 Security Features
Will Windows 10 be more secure than previous versions? These security features should help
Cyber Attacks Are Daily Reality, Admit Executives
Dire threat landscape...corporate executives admit cyberattacks occur daily or weekly
Poll: Will You Upgrade To Windows 10?
Windows 10 has made its debut, but we want to know if you plan to be an early, late or non-adopter
Foals, Like Bjork, Use 360-Degree Virtual Reality Technology In New Music Video
Blog: VR tech hits the mainstream as the entertainment industry warms to audience participation
Apple Pay Is The Tipping Point For Mobile Payments – Verifone
Verifone Europe President June Felix tells TechWeekEurope why Apple Pay will be a game-changer for the UK economy
Senseless Jane Austen Virus May Offend Your Sensibilities
Computer hackers are hiding malicious code in passages of text from some of the world's greatest novels
Google To Let Cloud Customers Use Own Keys To Encrypt Data
Google's bring your own keys program marries cost benefits of public cloud computing with robust encryption security, the company says
Researchers Demo Tor Network Vulnerability
We are protecting Internet users anonymity researchers say, after successfully attacking Tor network
Consumers Distrust Businesses With Personal Data
Where has the trust gone? Businesses no longer trusted when it comes to handling people's personal data
The ‘New Silicon’ That Could Drastically Cut Data Centre Power Consumption
Gallium nitride semiconductors aim to reduce data centre and consumer electronics power consumption by 20 percent by 2025
IT Life: The Never Ending Story
Jon Tilbury, CEO of Preservica, discusses life, death and preserving data for eternity
Would You Sell Company Data To Pay For A Holiday? Many Would…
What price some summer sun? Enough to pay for a trip to Jamaica, apparently
Alibaba Pumps £640m Into Aliyun To Take On AWS
Alibaba funding will fuel global expansion as Aliyun set sights firmly on US cloud competitors
Ultra-Slim 1.0μm Samsung Imaging Sensor Set To Boost Smartphone Cameras
New Samsung mobile image sensor is the first to be built with super-small 1.0μm pixels
Amazon Wants ‘Sky Highways’ For Its Delivery Drones
Amazon uses NASA conference to propose dedicated drone air routes that would keep manned flights safe from drones and speed up deliveries
Sky Praises Diversification Strategy Following Broadband, NOW TV Gains
Sky now has 12m UK and Irish customers, with broadband, connected services and streaming all helping to boost revenues to £7.8bn and profits to £1.4bn
Qualcomm Brings Wireless Charging To Metal Phones For The First Time
Metal-bodied devices have until now been unable to use wireless charging, but WiPower update changes all that
Tough Smartphone Market Hits LG Profits
‘Extremely challenging environment’ sees drop in LG phone sales and overall profit despite G4 launch
Nokia Launches Ozo, The Virtual Reality Camera Designed For Hollywood
Ozo will target ‘professional content creators’ with 360-degree video and audio capture
Windows 10 Is Now Available As A Free Update
Microsoft hails 'new era' as long-awaited Windows 10 hits PCs
Intel And Micron Reveal ‘Revolutionary’ 3D XPoint Memory Technology
Data powerhouses are calling 3D XPoint the latest category of memory since NAND was introduced in 1989
The World Needs More Front-End Developers And Back-End Integration Specialists
And we could also do with a few more Internet of Things experts, Red hat survey reveals
MPs Demand Superfast Broadband Answers With Parliamentary Inquiry
Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee expresses concern some homes and business might never get the connectivity they need
IT Life: Staying Secure
Canon Europe's Quentyn Taylor tells us about printers, Amara's Law, and why business agility is crucial to success
Motorola Ramps Up The Style With Three New Moto Devices
IN PICTURES: Two Moto X smartphones and a revamped Moto G show Motorola is back in the game
EE Still UK’s Top Network As O2 And Vodafone ‘Struggle’ Outside Cities
New tests from RootMetrics show Three, O2 and Vodafone are closing the gap on EE, but the latter two are much better in cities than elsewhere
Local Government IT Security Is A Bloody Mess, Research Finds
Are budget cuts to blame? Majority of local government organisations say their security is not robust enough to deal with increasing threats
Facebook Shifts Focus With Internet.org
Facebook is now presenting Internet.org it as a way of getting more users onto paid Internet services
Hacker Forum Darkode Reappears Following Raids
Hackers have begun reconstructing Darkode less than two weeks after coordinated worldwide raids took it down
OPSWAT Policy Patrol Technology Checks In At Radisson Edwardian Hotels
Policy Patrol by OPSWAT helps Radisson to centrally stamp every email with the necessary legal disclaimer and the Radisson 'look'
Ofcom Wants To Make It Easier To Switch Mobile Network
Ofcom proposes new regulations which would require your new mobile operator to deal with your old one when you want to leave
Internet Of Things Devices To ‘Triple’ By 2020
Over 38 billion units will be making the world a smarter place in just a few years, Juniper Research claims
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ & Note 5 To Be Revealed Next Month
Samsung announces Galaxy Unpacked event in New York on August 13
‘Stagefright’ Bug Could Affect One Billion Android Devices
"Worse than Heartbleed" flaw could allow Android phones to be taken over while they sleep, say researchers, who warn some devices may never be patched
‘Flagship Killer’ OnePlus 2 Smartphone Packs Some Serious Power
All-metal OnePlus 2 hopes boosted hardware and improved camera can make more established rivals sweat
Sky To Create 400 Jobs At Leeds Tech Hub
Broadcaster 'steps up' commitment to the north with new tech centre end software education academy to create products for Sky services
‘Urgent’ Investigation After EE Power Bar Explodes, Causes Severe Burns
EE says it will investigate 'isolated incident' after Power Bar explodes and catches fire in the night, causing severe burns to medical student
HSBC & First Direct Now Support Apple Pay
Launch comes two weeks after initial Apple Pay launch in the UK
Amazon Web Services Launches Aurora Database Engine
Amazon Web Services' Aurora claims to be five times faster than a typical MySQL database, handles 6 million inserts per minute
Lenovo’s Windows 10 Laptops Will Be Free Of Superfish-Like Adware
Lenovo announces Window 10 device lineup, and promises to come clean on the software pre-installed on the devices
Public Sector Lags Behind Business In Device And App Use
O2 and YouGov report suggest businesses are saving significantly more because of technology than public sector
Windows 10 – Five Features You’re Going To Love
TechWeekEurope goes hands-on with a preview of Windows 10’s top features
Stephen Hawking And Steve Wozniak Warn Of Military AI Arms Race
Elon Musk also signs open letter along with hundreds of top robotic scientists pleading military powers to curtail plans for AI drones
Huawei Kicks Off Open IT Ecosystem For Finance Industry
Huawei aims to help revolutionise finance IT with open standards-based technologies backed by major financial services providers
The Battle For The Future Of UK Communications
BLOG: Why are broadband, landline, mobile and TV companies, not to mention the government, Ofcom and the BBC, setting the scene for 12 months of change?
Cisco Ditches Flash Storage Efforts Under New CEO
Say goodbye to Cisco's Invictus storage array lineup as firm decides division was not profitable
How To Futureproof Your Business For Digital Transformation
Michael Allen, Solutions VP at Dynatrace, explains how to successfully embrace digital transformation in three simple steps
HTC Boosts Its Mid-Range With Desire 626
Android 5.1, 13MP camera and 1080p video make this a fairly handy affordable HTC device
Employees Have ‘No Idea’ Of Business Data Value
UK employees admit they value their organisation's data below their own personal information
Top 5 Ways To Boost Business IT Security
Roger Keenan, managing director of London data centre City Lifeline shares his top tips on protecting data
EE 4G Base Rises To 10.9m As Coverage Reaches 90 Percent
EE says 4G innovations, bundled services and free power bars are boosting numbers ahead of BT takeover
Samsung Monitor Adds Wireless Charging
The SE730 offers a wireless charging area, supporting the Qi standard, built into the monitor's stand
Pakistani Government Orders Operators To Shut Down BlackBerry Services
Pakistan’s mobile operators ordered to shut down BlackBerry Enterprise Services amidst encrypted communications fear
BNP Paribas ‘Testing’ Bitcoin For Currency Funds
Reports claim BNP Paribas is investigating using cryptocurrency for currency trading
BMW i3 Could Be Template For The Apple Car
Tim Cook heads to Germany to evaluate using the BMW i3 as basis for ‘Apple Car’, reports say
Data Centre Summit Scotland
Data Centre Summit is one of the industry’s newest and most talked about series of events.
Data Centre Summit South
Data Centre Summit is one of the industry’s newest and most talked about series of events.
Data Centre Summit North
Data Centre Summit is one of the industry’s newest and most talked about series of events.
Argos Launches Exchange For Your Unwanted Gadgets
Retailer teams up with WRAP initiative to make sure no devices get left behind
Google Offers Free Patents To Halt The Trolls
Google hands out patents in return for LOT network membership to tackle the patent trolls
EC Gives Green Light To Nokia’s Alcatel-Lucent Takeover
EC is satisfied £11.2bn takeover won't harm competition in the telecoms network equipment market
WTO IT Trade Deal Cuts Technology Tariffs
Cheaper technology could be on the way as WTO cuts tariffs on more than 200 high-tech goods
IT Life: TruBe Or Not TruBe?
Jonathan Chong, CTO of TruBe, talks us through his tech heroes, villains and comic book art
Government ‘Considers’ Making ISPs Pay For Rural Broadband Rollout
Chancellor George Osborne wants the likes of BT to pay for the cost of connecting the final five percent to superfast broadband, according to reports
Intel Ignition Labs – Smart Sound Sensor
Chris Green; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how he has used the Intel Edison board could be used to make existing home alarms smarter.
Intel Ignition Labs – Pot Hole Detector
Darren Soothill; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board could be used to detect pot holes and make the most used roads safer.
Intel Ignition Labs – Fridge Monitors
Gitanjali Narang and Amol Sangamesh; winners of the Intel IoT Challenge, talk us through how the Intel Edison board could help prevent wastage of refrigerated items.
Intel Ignition Labs – Elderly Care Monitor
Pete Smout; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board and sensors could be used to help monitor the health and well-being of the elderly.
Intel Ignition Labs – Pot Hole Detector
Darren Soothill; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board could be used to detect pot holes and make the most used roads safer.
Intel Ignition Labs – Movement Tracker
Ian Mortom; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board could be used to automatically control cameras to track facial movements.
Intel Ignition Labs – Automatic Parking Meter
Roman Quijano Luna; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, explains how he used the Intel Edison board to simplify using paid-for car parks.
Intel Ignition Labs – Matt Ward
Matt Ward; Intel's UK IoT Ignition Lab manager, talks to us about how the Ignition Labs are pushing innovation in IoT.
IBM Buys DBaaS Provider Compose
IBM acquires another database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider, Compose, in its play to flesh out its cloud services
Vodafone Reaches 4.7m UK 4G Users
European recovery continues as total Vodafone revenue nears £10 billion
Microsoft’s First Windows 10 Phones Will Come ‘With Face-Scanning’
New Lumia devices will also come with stylus support and USB-C connectivity, according to reports
BlackBerry Could Stop Making Smartphones
John Chen says halting phone production could be a possibility as BlackBerry turns its focus to other areas
US Treasury Computer System Was Open To Hack
Shoddy government security? Vital intelligence system for US financial system was vulnerable to hackers
Intel And Rackspace Are Planning An OpenStack ‘Innovation Centre’
Firms double down on pushing OpenStack adoption with Texas centre that will focus on OpenStack code
2015 Could Be The Best Year Ever For Smartphone Sales
Samsung leads the way as global smartphone shipments hit second-highest total on record last quarter, IDC figures show
Amazon’s Q2 Results Prove Just How Powerful AWS Cloud Is
AWS becomes $6bn service as Amazon stocks soar on Q2 announcement
Ukrainian City Turns To E-Governance To Improve Lives Of Citizens
Amid conflict in Ukraine, Lviv teams up with Microsoft to help businesses, tourism and make a better place to live with e-governance portal and the cloud
Smartphones of 2015
Quiz Of The Week: The Smartphones Of 2015
What do you know about this year’s must-have mobiles?
Notion Capital Launches £97m European Cloud SaaS Fund
$150m funding round from London VCs will focus on emerging and fast-moving cloud startups
Microsoft Touts Cloud Credentials Of Exchange Server 2016 Preview
Businesses can now download the next version of Microsoft's Exchange email server platform
Open Container Project Gets New Name, Sees Member Growth
The Linux Foundation's Open Container Project is getting a new name and is moving forward on developing the runC baseline component for containers
Microsoft To Combat Revenge Porn With Web Form
Promises to remove 'revenge porn' images and video from Bing etc, but warns global action is needed
Sony Goes For Gold With B-Trainer Smart Music Player
Combining earphones, music player and fitness tracker, it’s got Colin Jackson’s seal of approval
Your Smartwatch Could Be A Major Security Risk
100 percent of smartwatches tested by HP Security showed major flaws
Microsoft Promises Advanced Threat Analytics Launch Next Month
On-premise cyber security platform will feature social media-style timeline and use machine learning to outwit the hackers
Shell And PayPal Team Up For Speedy Smartphone Petrol Payments
'Fill Up & Go' app allows Shell petrol station customers to quickly pay at the pumps using a QR code
Connected City Board Invites CIOs To Share Smart City Knowledge
Wireless Broadband Alliance-led Connected City Board wants CIOs to share best practices and create public-private models
Qualcomm Confirms Major Job Losses And Cost Cuts
‘Strategic Realignment Plan’ included within third quarter results
Oracle Asks Court To Update Android Lawsuit
Bad news Google? Oracle asks judge to take into account Android's smartphone domination
Cisco Sells Connected Devices Unit To Technicolor For £388m
Cisco and Technicolor will also work on multimedia technologies and share patents in new partnership
IBM Flirts With Developers On Open Source Tech Platform
developerWorks Open platform allows developers to collaborate with IBM on a newly released set of open source technologies
BlackBerry Acquires Crisis Comms Firm AtHoc
BlackBerry snaps up communications provider despite major recent layoffs
Vodafone Europe CEO Philipp Humm Leaves In Management Restructure
Vodafone's UK chief Jeroen Hoencamp is promoted to the company's executive committee in yet another European management shakeup
HP To Buy Wind Power To Run Texas Data Centres
The giant tech vendor's agreement to buy wind energy over 12 years will help HP beat its greenhouse gas reduction goals by five years
Box Signs Up Airbnb, LinkedIn, Spotify And Twitter
Box adds digital businesses to its customer base, claiming firms of all sizes need to adapt to the cloud
What Does The Security Industry Really Think About The Ashley Madison Hack?
TechWeekEurope collates the views of some of the technology industry’s biggest names
Alibaba’s Ambitious US Cloud Plans Just Got Serious
Alibaba's cloud computing division Aliyun has unveiled plans to protect user data with a "Data Protection Pact" as the firm looks to expand in the West
UK Set To Fall In Love With Mobile Payments
MasterCard survey reveals Britons are ready to overcome their fears
Ofcom CEO Will Not Be ‘Intimidated’ By BT
Sharon White dismisses threats of litigation if Openreach split is forced and says she does not see Ofcom governing the BBC
Darktrace Gains Further VC Funding To Hit $100m Valuation
Cyber-security firm backed by former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch hits new high
Lockheed Martin Mulls Government IT Services Sale
Spin-off could could "strengthen competitive posture" as Lockheed Martin as net sales down nine percent
Sony Gets Its Mobile Division Working On Drones
Aerosense drones will combine Sony camera technology and ZMP robotics
Sky: BT-EE Merger Will Damage Hybrid Network Development
Sky tells CMA it fears acquisition will give BT too much control over UK communications and allow it to take an unfair lead in fixed-mobile convergence
IoT And Smartphone Deals See ARM In The Money
Stronger than expected performance thanks to licensing deals and M2M focus
Autonomy Unit iManage Exits HP With Buyout
Former Autonomy unit exit comes as HP is in the midst of its own corporate restructuring
Apple Revenues Rise By A Third To £32bn But Still No Apple Watch Figures
Strong iPhone, Mac and services sales contribute to revenues of £32bn, but Apple Watch is lumped in with Apple TV, Beats and accessories
Nokia To Launch Virtual Reality Device ‘Next Week’
Reports claim Nokia is the latest firm to target the VR market with July 28 event
Microsoft Figures Disappoint As Nokia Acquisition Starts To Sting
Microsoft Azure cloud helps stop commercial revenue from tumbling, but an 88 percent jump still less than previous quarters' 100 percent-plus growth rates
Vodafone Denies TalkTalk’s MVNO Exit Claims
Vodafone says it was TalkTalk that ended their MVNO agreement and has no plans to exit MVNO market
BlackBerry Confirms More Job Cuts
More jobs to go as John Chen’s BlackBerry restructuring bites hard
Flying High: How IT Helps Gatwick Airport Beat The Queues
Gatwick Airport CIO and Fujitsu tell TechWeekEurope about how improved communications make all the difference in processing passengers
BT: Business Mobile Is More Ripe For Innovation Than Consumer
BT claims EE and its vision of a converged fixed-mobile network will help serve businesses demanding more enterprise applications
Google Hands Control Of Kubernetes To Cloud Native Computing Foundation
New group of industry partners, including Box, eBay and Cisco, will advance Kubernetes open-source container technology
Qualcomm ‘Planning Major Job Cuts’
US chipmaker could also spin off some parts of business under corporate shake-up, reports claim
Virgin Media To Turn Home Routers Into Wi-Fi Hotspots
Virgin Media reportedly wants to create a rival to BT Wi-Fi and will hold trials in Thames Valley before expanding nationwide
Toshiba Chief Resigns Over Accounting Scandal
Two more executives have quit as a report reveals profit inflation going back several years
IBM Sees 13th Consecutive Quarterly Revenue Decline
Growth in cloud computing and big data wasn't enough to compensate for declines in business services, software and hardware
Apple Watch Sales Make Apple The World’s ‘Top Wearable Company’
4.2 million Apple Watches were sold in the last quarter, Canalys figures report
Cloud Growth Weighs Down SAP Profits
SAP reported strong growth in its cloud-based products, but saw lower profits and margins as a result
Google: Arms Trade Amendments Could Ruin Security Research
Google publishes open letter to the US Bureau of Industry and Security objecting restrictions slapped on the export of cybersecurity intrusion software
Cost-Conscious Mobile Users To Drive Dual-SIM Smartphone Growth
Researchers say demand from developing markets will grow market for dual-SIM devices to 514m units by 2016
Microsoft Emergency Patch Fixes Rogue Font Hacking Team Vulnerability
Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday cycle to issue update for all supported versions of Windows - but not XP or Server 2003
Drone Encryption Hardware Is About To Be Deployed In British Army Tanks
ViaSat wins General Dynamics contract for Scout SV encryption tech following successful use in Watchkeeper drones
Is This Samsung’s Super-Sized Smartphone?
Leaked photos rumoured to show upcoming Galaxy S6 Edge+
Cortana For Android App Leaks Ahead Of Windows 10 Launch
Android version of the voice-activated personal assistant, is just like Windows, just a bit less integrated
WebRTC Paris & ViLTE Summit 2015
Showcasting the European WebRTC ecosystem and discussing video usages over LTE.
Britain’s SMBs Are Security Cheapskates
EXCLUSIVE: More than half of UK SMBs spending less than 2 percent of their IT budget on security, Avast survey reveals
Cyber-Security Environment For Critical Infrastructure ‘Growing More Hostile’
Executives involved in running critical infrastructure said they feel government has a 'critical' role in cyber-security
BT Seeks Partners For ‘Ultrafast’ G.Fast Broadband Trials In Cambridgeshire
BT presses ahead with G.Fast pilot in Huntingdon, with the promise of 500Mbps speeds for most of UK within a decade
Microsoft’s Azure Site Recovery Eases Multiplatform Cloud Migration
Businesses can now more easily transfer workloads running on VMware, Amazon Web Services, Hyper-V and physical servers to Microsoft's cloud
Hacking Team Developed Wi-Fi Hijacking Hardware For Drones
Hardware for attacking computers via Wi-Fi caught the attention of a Boeing defense subsidiary, which wanted to use its drones as the attack vehicle
Driverless Car Research Gets £20m Government Investment
Government grant will fund R&D for driverless vehicles, as a new body creates policies for getting the cars on UK roads
New Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Is Slimmer Than iPad Air 2
Super-slim 8 and 9.7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 tablets are company's new iPad challengers
Schneider Electric To Acquire Cambridge’s Aveva
The French company is to merge its industrial software operations with those of Aveva
BT-EE Competition Inquiry Will Consider Impact Of Three-O2 Merger
CMA will see how BT-EE takeover would affect retail and wholesale mobile and fixed broadband markets as well mobile backhaul
Dell Rolls Out All-Flash Array Cost Cutting Technology
Dell's TLC 3D NAND flash deployment with Samsung latest punch in flash war
Extramarital Affairs Site Ashley Madison Hacked
The attacker has threatened to release a 'complete' customer database unless the site is shut down
Strong Smartphone And 4G Demand Boost Huawei Revenues By 30 Percent
Thirty percent rise in sales revenue leads to “stable and healthy growth” across device and networking businesses
Microsoft Prepares Israeli Security Base With Adallom Acquisition
Microsoft moves to buy Israeli cloud security firm for £205m
Five Things We’re Expecting To See At IFA 2015
This year’s event promises some exciting new technology coming to Berlin
Email Spam Levels Fall To 12-Year Low
For the first time since September 2003, less than half of all emails sent are spam, Symantec report reveals
Darkode Hacking Forum Goes Dark
Notorious hacking forum used by Lizard Squad and other cybercriminals taken offline by the FBI
Apple, Samsung Want To Kill Off The SIM Card
Phone makers in talks with major mobile trade body about introducing ‘e-SIMs’
Robot With Bacteria Brains Developed By Scientist
Forget artifical intelligence - scientist develops technique for bacteria to control the behaviour of robots
Jolla Signs Up First Sailfish OS Partner
Indian manufacturer Intex Technologies will use Sailfish OS in its smartphones as Jolla ramps up licensing programme
Why Google Eddystone Looms As An Apple iBeacon Killer
BLOG: Google Eddystone provides open-source Bluetooth LE beacon technology that greatly expands on what Apple's iBeacon system can do for location-based applications
Data Centres
Black Hat Set to Expose More Than 30 Zero-Day Flaws
The upcoming Black Hat USA 2015 will cover new security flaws, defensive approaches to security, enterprise security practices and more
British Hacker Faces Deportation To United States
Brit allegedly hacked US Army, NASA, and Federal Reserve, but fights extradition request to the US
HTC Pulls Its Grip Wearable
Fitness band canned as HTC prepares launch of wider product portfolio later this year
Google Points To Mobile Growth As Advertising Boosts Revenues
Revenues increase 11 percent with Google claiming strong mobile performance, easing investor worries
Samsung Releases Samsung Pay In The Wild
Trials launch in South Korea as Samsung looks to take on Apple Pay
How To Explain Social Engineering To A Five-Year-Old
The definitive definition of social engineering from the experts for the kids (and grown ups, too)
Google Joins OpenStack In Massive Cloud War Offensive
Google pledges support for OpenStack Foundation, vows to help push container technology whilst scooping up precious enterprise cloud customers
AMD Suffers Major Revenue Fall As PC Market Struggles
Revenues down 35 percent as laptop and PC sales hit, but games console arm provides some reward
Oracle Reveals Plans For Indian Data Centres
Oracle chases Microsoft in establishing data centre presence in India to meet growth in demand
IT Life: From Video Games To Human Data
Datasift CEO and co-founder Nick Halstead talks about his career in IT and video games
United Airlines Rewards Hackers With Million Airmiles
Two hackers awarded one million free airmiles each as part of innovative bug bounty scheme
Sky Broadband Customers Hit By Speculative Piracy Letters
Are you a Sky broadband customer? Did you illegally download The Company You Keep? TCYK is relying on you to admit it
Marshall Rocks Out With New London Smartphone
Audio-focused Android device sports high-quality music features and free Marshall earphones
TfL Releases Guidance On Apple Pay
Make sure you use the same device and don’t run out of juice, TfL says
EE: Government’s 4G Signal-Blocking Trees Must Not Be Repeated
EE says trees it was obligated to plant to obscure masts are now affecting signal and wants future legislation to avoid such mistakes ahead of 5G
Government Voucher Scheme To Help SMEs Defeat Cyber Attacks
Small and medium-sized businesses to get government help to bolster their cyber defences
Ofcom Happy With Mobile Competition… For Now
Ofcom says four operator model is sustainable but is looking at how mergers and convergence will change market
Microsoft Hit With Office 365 Cloud Outage
Customers in North America were unable to access Exchange Online Wednesday evening, with some reports suggesting outage went global
EBay Enterprise Sell-Off Deal Close
Another private equity group reportedly close to buying eBay Enterprise unit, as PayPal spinoff nears completion
Huawei Turns Its Sights To India
Chinese mobile titan signs deal to start making and selling smartphones on the subcontinent
Inmarsat Gets European Space Agency Backing For Mobile Satellite Services
ESA funding for Inmarsat will go on study looking at next generation of mobile satellite technologies
Apple Fans Beware – Hackers Want To Hold Your iPhone To Ransom
iPhone and iPad users hit by trick that freezes Safari until a ransom is paid
Ofcom Considers BT Openreach Split And Market Deregulation
Phase 1 of Ofcom's major communications market review confirms all options are on the table, including the retention of the current Openreach model
Quiz Of The Week: Data Centres
Show us how much you know about data centres with our weekly quiz
EU Hits Qualcomm With Two Antitrust Investigations
US chipmaker accused of ‘predatory pricing’ amid claims of abusing semiconductor market dominance
Intel Switches Out For Data Centre Success In Waning PC Market
But pushes back 10nm "Cannonlake" chip release to 2017, potentially damaging data centre progress
Seven Top Tips For Starting Your Own Business
Klarna CEO Niklas Adalberth shares his tops tips on starting a business and how to make it a success.
How ‘Democratic’ Open Source Can Aid UK Tech Growth
BLOG: Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange, explains how governments and the UK tech industry can learn from the democratic ethos of open source and startups
Microsoft Security Essentials Support For Windows XP Ends
Another reason to migrate from Windows XP, as Microsoft Security Essentials support officially ends
Google Ramps Up Its Mobile Shopping Experience
‘Purchases on Google’ will let you buy directly through Google Search ads
Microsoft Dishes Final Windows Server 2003 Updates On Patch Tuesday
Final Windows Server 2003 updates are released as Micrososft patches its own Hacking Team vulnerability
Malwarebytes Rolls Out Anti-Malware Tool For Macs
New product will help combat Mac malware as part of growing Apple security concerns
Huawei’s New Nexus Device Could Feature Some Epic Power
Leaked specifications suggest Google’s next Nexus will pack some serious grunt
Vodafone Details Government Requests For Communications Data
Vodafone received legal requests fro 28 countries during 2014 and predicts role could increase as market converges
Workday Launches Venture Capital Project To Nurture Machine Learning Startups
Workday Ventures will work with promising, early stage startups to fuel the "next generation" of enterprise applications
Samsung Reveals ‘Slimmest Ever’ Galaxy A8 Smartphone
Measuring 5.9mm across, the new all-metal device was quietly unveiled in China overnight
Adobe Patches ‘Critical’ Flash Flaws After Firefox Block
Adobe Flash fixes arrive in effort to get plug-in unblocked by default
Fujitsu Claims Huge Energy Savings With Liquid Cooling
Good to be green. Fujitsu says its Primergy cooling tech for data centres can halve cooling costs
Two Fifths Of SMBs ‘Don’t Know’ What Their Broadband Speeds Are
New research suggests SMBs don't know what type of broadband they have yet plan on becoming more digital
Commodore PET Smartphone Goes Back To The Future
New Android Commodore PET smartphone will let you play all your favourite retro games
Google Cloud Now Supports Windows Server
Google Compute Engine extends Windows Server support to 'general availability, hoping to attract enterprise customers
Hive’s New Thermostat, Plugs And Sensors Can Make Your Home Smarter Than Ever
Hive 2 revealed alongside smart plugs, motion sensors and active lights to smarten up your house
What Does The Technology Industry Really Think About Apple Pay?
Some of the payment industry's biggest names speak their mind about Apple Pay
Huawei Boosts Small Cell Tech With 4.5G And 5G Research
Huawei says future network research is having an immediate impact on small cells, providing high speed, low latency and better capacity in busy locations
Microsoft Mobile Cloud Adoption Gives Partners Pause
Cost saving is a primary driver for the move to the cloud, with nearly 68 percent of partners citing capital expenditure reduction as a major driver
Digital Realty Buying Telx In £1.21bn Data Centre Deal
Data centre real estate giant picks up Telx in high-growth data centre expansion play
Samsung Unveils Its View Of The Office Of Tomorrow
The smart, hyper-connected workplace of 2025 will differ quite a bit from today, Samsung Futures report claims
Barclays Compensates Customers Over Latest Data Breach
Data on thousands of customers stolen in 2008 has been recovered by police from a flat on the south coast of England
Firefox Blocks Flash By Default To Protect Against Fresh ‘Critical’ Vulnerabilities
Mozilla disables Flash by default in Firefox after Hacking Team documents reveal the 37th and 38th flaws in plug-in this month
Facebook Developing Digital Assistant
‘Moneypenny’ should make sure your Messenger usage never gets shaken or stirred
Vodafone Offers SMB Digital Skills Workshops In Leeds And London
Operator says it wants to help small companies improve their digital and online abilities to help build their business
HP Reveals Its Windows 10 Line-Up
No new devices coming on July 29 as HP waits it out
AWS Has Unveiled A Colossal Wind Farm To Power Its Data Centres
North Carolina wind farm will generate 670,000 MWh of wind energy every year at bring AWS on track to hit 40 percent renewable goals
Google Evaluates 1m ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Links
Google said it has received more than 280,000 'right to be forgotten' requests since last year
Apple Pay – What You Need To Know
Our rundown of the key facts behind Apple Pay
Microsoft Cortana Analytics Suite Targets Data Hungry Businesses
Microsoft has revealed plans to inject Cortana's analytics power into the enterprise
Nokia Confirms Plans To Return To Smartphones
Nokia says it wants to design smartphones again, but not manufacture them
Hacking Team: Galileo Surveillance Tool Now ‘Obsolete’
The Milan surveillance tools maker said the surveillance source code released last week is now effectively useless
Google Filing Lifts Lid On Data Centre Expansion
Google's Lithia Springs, Georgia site set to expand with 500,000 square foot data centre
Microsoft Ends Windows Server 2003 Support But What Now?
Microsoft will no longer provide extended support for one of its most popular platform, but what does this mean for businesses?
Microsoft Azure Embraces Rackspace’s Fanatical Support
Microsoft Azure looks for leg up in enterprise adoption by wafting Rackspace Fanatical Support in front of businesses looking to the cloud
UK Set To Lead The World In Mobile Payments
Interest among young people significantly higher than other countries, Deloitte report says
TestExpo: We have a Testing Dream
TestExpo™ 2015 focuses on the ambitions, plans and goals of the testing community in the UK for learning and improving testing practices.
Agile Business Conference: Sustaining Agile in the Organisation
The theme for the 13th Agile Business Conference will look at ways to ensure that an Agile culture can be sustained within an organisation.
Google’s Next Android Wear Update Will Let Your Watches Speak To Each Other
Forthcoming Android Wear upgrade takes a leaf out of Apple's book to give more interactivity between user and watch
Seagate Extends IBM HPC Deal Amidst Revenue Woes
Seagate and IBM work on ClusterStor and Spectrum Scale inter-operability
Robots Go To Work In Scotland’s Rural Pharmacies
Robotic pharmacy kiosks could revolutionise medicine access in the Scottish highlands and islands
Government Launches £10m IoT Competition For Smart Cities
DCMS and Innovate UK invite local authorities and businesses to submit city-wide collaborative IoT proposals
MIT Researchers Program Bacteria For Gut Biosensors
Genetically engineered bacteria could help detect and treat digestive-system diseases, said MIT
McAfee: NYSE Outage Shows Need For Technical Leadership
Hackers are a positive force helping to locate technical problems before they occur, McAfee said
HP Drags Intel Into HPC Market Push
HP enlists Intel to help with pushing HPC into new markets such as oil & gas and life science
HSBC Confirms Apple Pay Will Launch In The UK Tomorrow
Social media slip-up comes as UK shops start putting up signs advertising the technology
Man City Hopes Data Driven Acquisitions Can Reduce Transfer Spend
Man City are about to spend £49 million on 20 year old Raheem Sterling but hope data analysis will make future transfers much cheaper
Hacking Team Blames Government For Breach
The surveillance technology maker said the complex attack required months of planning
David Cameron Wants To Increase Spending On RAF Drones
Prime Minister urges defence chiefs to plough more cash into RAF Reaper drones to combat IS threat
Government To Make 4G Mast Building Easier, But Is Quiet On Ultrafast Broadband Plans
New government reports says fixed and mobile broadband are essential for UK producitivitry, but ultrafast broadband plans still a mystery
BlackBerry Android Speculation Intensifies After Domain Name Registrations
Purchase of two Android-related domain names suggests integration with Google’s platform could be well underway
EBay Enterprise Arm ‘Close’ To £650m Sale
Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners is reportedly nearing a takeover of eBay's GSI Commerce arm
10 Of The Best Gaming Laptops
We're game for helping you choose your next gaming laptop
MediaTek – Watch Out, We Have Big Plans For The Smartphone Market
Launch of its new Helio X20 chipset is only the beginning, Siegmund Redl tells TechWeekEurope
The Technology Expo
The Technology Expo is a platform designed to showcase and educate on emerging and growing technologies with a focus on Contextual Technologies, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, IoT & Emerging Tech.
BT Finally Begins Tests Of IPv6
It's been a long time coming, but IPv6 could soo be on the way as BT begins tests
New ‘Wild Neutron’ Hacker Group Targets Bitcoin Firms
Wild Neutron is uncovered by security researchers Symantec and Kaspersky
UK Companies Failing To Educate Their Non-Technical Staff In IT Security
Receptionists and sales staff need training and protecting too, Intel Security report notes
Business Travellers Spend ‘£855m A Year’ On Roaming And Wi-Fi
iPass claims it can save business travellers money and that new EU roaming regulations won't help
WATCH: Microsoft Reveals The Future Of Healthcare With HoloLens
Microsoft HoloLens promo vid explains how the holographic device could dramatically change the way doctors learn about the body
Is Huawei Making The Next Nexus Phone?
Chinese manufacturer reportedly teams up with Google for super-sized Nexus handset
Reviewed – Honor 6+
Huawei’s surprise package may well be one of the best budget Android flagships around right now
Gartner: Global PC Shipments Fall AGAIN
Figures include 15.7 percent drop in EMEA region, but Windows 10 release should spell good news, firm says
Lizard Squad Hacker Avoids Jail Despite 50,000 Attacks
No justice? Finnish teenager and Lizard Squad member responsible for 50,700 hacks avoids prison time
Apple Launches iOS 9 And OS X El Capitan Public Betas
Apple invites iPhone, iPad and Mac users to test iOS 9 and Mac OS X El Capitan to make them the "best ever"
Microsoft Office for Mac 2016 Now Available To Office 365 Subscribers
Office for Mac 2016 apps now available to download, with a purchase-once version available from September
University Study Finds Adblock Plus Could Save 40 Percent Network Bandwidth
Vanquishing pesky pop-ups and vacuous videos reduces IP traffic in test enterprise network environment
BT: Sky Calls For Openreach Separation Are Distraction From Pay TV Dominance
BT calls for Ofcom's once in a decade market review to include 'non-competitive' pay TV market
Enterprise Data and Business Intelligence Conference Europe 2015
The Enterprise Data and BI Conference Europe 2015 provides an unparalleled networking opportunity for Data Management and BI Professionals from across Europe and beyond.
Business Analysis Conference Europe 2015
Presented by IRM UK in collaboration with IIBA UK Chapter and BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
TDWI BI Symposium: Enabling Modern Analytics
This three day event offers fifteen full-day courses that cover the skill sets that are critical to BI success.
Internet of Things World Europe
The world’s largest IoT event comes to Europe, focusing on the development of IoT within the European market and addressing key issues within the field.
OpenSSL Delivers Patch To Fix Critical Vulnerability
New version of OpenSSL arrives to address a single ‘high severity’ vulnerability
AWS Launches Service Catalog For IT Departments
AWS Service Catalog allows users to browse internal 'marketplace' of AWS products to run at their own will, with permission from an IT admin
Budget 2015: UK Tech Industry Mostly Unimpressed
NEWS ANALYSIS: Tech firms lament lack of technology policy and support for startups, but sense opportunity in public sector cuts
DCD Converged Europe
DCD Converged Europe tackles the issues faced by professionals with blended or hybrid infrastructures and the technical challenges of moving to third party platforms for the delivery of critical applications.
Dyre Returns As Malicious Spam Targets UK Bank Customers
Return of Dyre malware. Malicious emails targetting UK banking customers contain the nasty trojan
Vodafone Holds First UK Trials Of 4G ‘Radio Dot’ To Improve Indoor Coverage
Vodafone says smoke alarm-sized small cells can provide seamless coverage between wider network and indoor upgrades
Cisco Makes £650m UK Investment Pledge
Funding to create jobs, invest in UK companies and aid education as part of new Cisco investment programme
BP Connects Up Its Oil Wells To The IoT
Utility giant teams up with GE to connect up to 4,000 wells across the world within the next few years
Dell Opens ‘State-Of-The-Art’ Scottish Security Facility
Skyfall this is not, but Edinburgh's Secure Operations Centre will be European Dell SecureWorks HQ
United Airlines Grounded By ‘Network Fault’
US passengers delayed by 'network connectivity issue' that grounded United Airlines planes
Does This Deleted Twitter Photo Highlight Microsoft’s Gender Diversity Problem?
BLOG: Illustration of stereotypical male software developer immediately removed from Twitter by Microsoft Azure, but what does it say about the company?
IBM Claims ‘Thinnest Ever’ 7nm Chip Could Transform Computing World
Super-thin, ultra-dense chip should offer increased power and flexibility to phones and computers everywhere
Jolla To Separate Sailfish OS And Device Manufacturing Units
Finnish firm to create software and licensing unit and smartphone and tablet manufacturing business
NYSE 4-Hour Blackout Caused by Technical Glitch
Yesterday's glitch threw Wall Street into one of the biggest blackouts ever experienced, but the outage was reportedly not a cyber attack
The Revolution Of The Cashless Society And The Dawn Of Connected Commerce
Simon Black from the PPRO Group tells us why we are well on our way to a cashless society
Apple Starts Ramping Up Production Of New iPhones
Between 85 million and 90 million 4.7in and 5.5in units have been ordered, reports claim
Nokia Tests Drones For Telco Network Inspections
Nokia teamed with Middle East telco Du to run a PoC showing how drones can be used for everything from optimisation testing to line-of-sight work
Incoming OpenSSL Patch Draws Heartbleed Comparisons
OpenSSL patch will fix 'high severity' vulnerability, but no other details are known
Two Thirds Of Firms Think Storage Cost Is Biggest Data Centre Problem
But just THINK about the revenue benefits from the Big Data explosion that new technologies in the data centre can bring, says report
Microsoft Confirms Major Job Cuts
7,800 workers to lose their jobs as Microsoft also writes off £4.9bn from Nokia Devices takeover deal
Hacking Team Breach Reveals ‘Beautiful’ New Flash Flaw
New flaws in both Windows and Adobe Flash have been uncovered following last week's Hacking Team breach
Google Removes Malicious App From Play Store
Google purges "evil" Malapp from Play Store that disguised itself as genuine program and sent premium SMS messages
Chancellor George Osborne Delivers Tech-Free 2015 Summer Budget
Despite pre-election vows to make the UK the “technology centre of Europe”, government serves up virtually nothing for British tech industry
Swiss Post To Kick-Start Drone Delivery
Drone tests to begin next month, with the hope of rolling out within next few years
Nearly 5,000 New Types Of Android Malware Created Every Day
Report from G DATA shows huge expansion in Android malware this year
Vodafone: Our 5G Network Will Help Smarten Up The Connected Car
We want to connect every machine in the world, operator's M2M head says
Google Shows Women Fewer High-Paid Jobs Than Men, Say Researchers
Study finds that women searching for jobs on Google are less likely to be shown the high-paid jobs that men are
Superfast Cymru To Connect 40,000 More Premises To Superfast Broadband
BT and Airband to extend superfast broadband coverage to 42,000 more properties in the country
Microsoft Reportedly Planning Fresh Job Cull
Reports claim Microsoft is planning a new wave of redundancies following 18,000 job losses last year
Symantec ‘Nearing’ £5.2bn Veritas Sale To Carlyle
Sources say Veritas sale is being negotiated, but no agreement has yet been reached
Brits Still Don’t Trust Internet Banking
Almost half of Internet users believe traditional banking is safer going online, Kaspersky Lab survey reveals
Stornoway Is First Outer Hebrides Town To Get BDUK Fibre
Highlands and Islands connects town on Isle of Lewis to BDUK fibre, with the promise of more connections next year
Facebook Reveals Wind-Powered Texas Data Centre
Fort Worth Facebook data centre will be 100 percent renewable energy powered at expand firm's fleet of data centres to five
City Football Group To Use SAP Technology ‘From Boardroom To Pitch’
Manchester City's owners will work with SAP to change how technology can aid sports organisations, athletes and fans in new partnership
It’s Official – M2M Is Taking Over The Business World
Vodafone study shows that more businesses than ever before are embracing M2M
Colt Data Centre Suffers Fire And Power Outage In Milan
Colt's Italian data centre goes down as firefighters attend the incident
How DocuSign Helps Salesforce Attract Talent And Win Customers
Salesforce integrated DocuSign with existing systems to automate the customer onboarding process and streamline internal processes
Chief Data Officer Europe
Building on the success of our 2014 events in London, this year’s CDO Forum Europe promises to be the continent’s foremost discussion of the CDO role.
Zapp Takes The Fight To Apple Pay With Barclays Pingit Deal
Pingit will be the first to utilise Zapp’s ‘Pay by Bank’ service from October
Can One Atom Change The Banking Arena?
Nic Merriman from Avanade UK tells us why the latest entry to the UK banking scene could be a major catalyst for change
Flash Wars: Size Matters For HP
I bet my all-flash storage array is smaller than yours, says HP in storage size contest
How To Pitch Identity Governance And Admin Technology To Your CFO
We’ve picked the brains of the experts to explain the benefits of Identity Governance & Admin
Green Data Centre Market To Skyrocket
A new study has found the market for green data centre technologies could grow by more than 30 percent a year to 2022
DDoS Wars: The Network Strikes Back
It's time your IT department rebelled against the cybercrime empire, says Srinivasan CR, VP of global product management, data centre services at Tata Communications
First Apple HomeKit-Powered Smart Appliances Go On Sale
Nest also launches connected smoke alarm and security camera in the UK on a good day for smart home technology
Samsung Warns Of Disappointing Sales
Poor Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge demand and high iPhone competition combine for underwhelming sales forecast
2.5 Billion Smart Devices Will Ship This Year, Says Gartner
Strong mobile and smartphone performance helps push worldwide device sales, but PC numbers fall again in latest Gartner devices forecast
Government To Stop Using BBC Licence Fee To Pay For Superfast Broadband
BBC's income won't be top-sliced to pay for superfast broadband but corporation will have to pay for over-75s licence fees
Trend Micro Signs National Crime Agency Partnership Deal
The two organisations are to work more closely together on tackling specific cyber-threats
Microsoft Offers $500k Bonus To HoloLens App Developers
Five grants and HoloLens headsets are on offer to successful applicants
Linux Founder: Fears AI Could End Human Race Are ‘Bad Sci-Fi’
Linux founder Linus Torvalds dismisses the fears of Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking and others, claiming there is nothing to be fearful of
Mozilla Fixes Flaws With Firefox 39, Previews Firefox 40
Logjam SSL/TLS vulnerability is among the 13 security advisories in latest stable release of the open-source Firefox Web browser
Fujitsu: IT Security ‘Needs To Be For Everyone’
Rob Norris tells TechWeekEurope why education could play a major role in providing the security specialists of the future
‘Biggest Ever’ Linux 4.2-rc1 Has 1 Million New Lines Of Code
New AMD GPU driver accounts for almost half of all new Linux release candidate says Linus Torvalds
Veritas: Finding Truth In The Symantec Split
TechWeekEurope gets clued up in the first UK interview with info management firm Veritas as a separate entity
London Set To Become One Of The World’s Smartest Cities
Capital joins 100RC campaign to become a truly ‘resilient’ city
Ofcom Spectrum Roadmap Will Deal With ‘Revolutionary’ Mobile Scenarios
Ofcom spectrum director says it plans to ensure there is enough spectrum to cope with unforeseen mobile applications but wants global harmonisation
IP EXPO Europe
IP EXPO Europe (7-8 October 2015) is Europe’s number ONE IT event, designed for those looking to find out how the latest IT innovations can drive business growth and competitiveness.
PIC International Conference 2016
This two-day conference will provide an up-to-date overview of the status of the PIC industry.
IFA
IFA is the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances and the world’s meeting place for industry, retail and media, besides being the global Launchpad for product premiers.
LG Reveals Its Plans For The Slimline Laptops Of The Future
New LG display panel technology hopes to make devices thinner and lighter
Hacking Team Hit By Data Breach
The controversial surveillance tools maker has been hit by attackers, who have published a cache of its internal documents
EMEA External Storage Market Crashes 6 Percent
IDC quarterly tracker pins EMEA losses on turbulent politics and currency swings, but high-growth cloud and flash ODMs stay afloat
ISPA Names Theresa May ‘Internet Villain Of The Year’ Over Surveillance Fears
Industry body ISPA says ISPs must be consulted about revived Snoopers' Charter as issue of surveillance dominates again at the UK Internet Industry Awards
Bitcoin Warns Of Double-Spending Glitch
A software upgrade has led to invalid elements being introduced into Bitcoin's public ledger system
More Than One Billion Contactless Payments Made In Europe This Year
UK consumers leading the way with nearly 50m contactless cards
Businesses Urged To Invest In Multi-Channel Customer Support
Report claims social media and cross-channel customer support conversations are in high demand from users, especially in emerging markets
Apple Pay Launching In UK Next Week
Reports claim Apple Store employees reportedly undergoing training ahead of July 14 launch
Samsung Sued Over Non-Removable Bloatware
The lawsuit by a Chinese consumer rights group seeks the introduction of clearer information and removal instructions
Google Launches Mobile App For Managing Cloud Resources
The Google Cloud Console app for Android and iOS will let administrators use mobile devices to view and manage cloud hosted applications
How Avanade Is Pushing Williams F1 Onto The Podium
Big data and analytics pushing Formula One forward into new era, CIOs reveal
Amnesty International Demands Inquiry After GCHQ Spying
Amnesty calls for independent inquiry over UK spying on human rights organisations
Here’s Why You May Not Be Upgrading To Windows 10 On July 29
Some users may receive the Windows 10 update after July 29 launch date as Microsoft says it will be rolling out the new OS in waves
Is This BlackBerry’s Android Smartphone?
Rumoured ‘Venice’ device gets revealed by notorious leakster @Evleaks
Pole Position – How Williams F1 Is Using IT To Drive Formula One Innovation
Ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Williams F1 CIO Graeme Hackland explains why IT systems are more important than ever
Silk Road Undercover Agent Admits Bitcoin Fraud
Fallout from Silk Road continues after former DEA undercover agent pleads guilty to extorting bitcoins
Turmoil In Eastern Europe Holds Region Back From Cloud Upturn
But all other regions on the up as cloud infrastructure sales jump 25 percent in the first quarter of 2015
Meet The Big Data Platform Powering This Years’ Tour De France
Dimension Data’s platform makes it easier than ever to cheer on Chris Froome and Team Sky this year
10 Of The Best Waterproof Tablet Cases
Danger! Water! Strap your device up with one of these waterproof tablet cases.
Salesforce’s Benioff Claims SAP ‘Is Scared’
Spurned wrath? Marc Benioff blasts SAP CEO claiming he rebuffed a genuine partnership offer
Oracle Adds Commerce Cloud To Its Online Services Lineup
Commerce Cloud becomes a center point of the Oracle Customer Experience app portfolio that runs on -- you guessed it -- the Oracle Public Cloud
Intel President Steps Down
Renee James leaves after 28 years with the chipmaker, as Intel Capital chief also departs
Mastercard Wants To Use Your Face To Pay For Things
New facial-scanning authentication security process hopes to launch later this year
EE Hit With £1m Fine For Mishandling Customer Complaints
Operator falls foul of Ofcom’s requirement to have disputes settled in a quick and timely fashion
Superfast Cornwall Fibre Rollout Generates £186m For Economy And 4,500 Jobs
Independent research praises economic impact of fibre rollout, which has reached 95 percent coverage
ICO Finds Reports Of Nuisance Calls And Texts Up 12 Percent
ICO annual report also highlights prosecutions following serious cases of customer data breaches by TfL employees and businesses
BBC To Cut 1,000 Jobs, Merge Tech Teams As Online Viewing Leads To £150m Shortfall
BBC must find more savings as popularity of streaming and mobile reduces television ownership and licence fee income
Zuckerberg: Machines Will Not Win, But Expect Telepathic Comms
Professor Stephen Hawking and Arnold Schwarzenegger drop in for townhall Q&A with Zuckerberg
IBM And NVIDIA Launch OpenPOWER Research Centre In France
IBM, NVIDIA and Mellanox say the centre will push research and adoption of Big Data and HPC technologies based on OpenPOWER
Devon & Somerset Turn To Wireless To Bring Superfast Broadband To National Parks
Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) gives BDUK funding to Airband to provide wireless superfast broadband to homes and businesses in Dartmoor and Exmoor
Factory Robot Crushes Man To Death
Rise of the Machines? Robot crushes a man to death but officials blame “human error”
Windows 10 Lets You Share Wi-Fi Password Wirelessly, But Is It Safe?
Security experts question wisdom of automatically sharing Wi-Fi credentials to contacts over-the-air with Windows 10
Why Secura Hosting Chose Infinity SDC To Be Its Data Centre Provider
Ollie Beaton, CEO at Secura, on how the firm came to the decision they did when shopping for the best data centre provider to suit its needs
Donald Trump Hotel Card System Hacked
Luxury hotels belonging to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have been hacked
Why New Payment Methods Will Displace Cash, Not Replace It
Dan Salmons from PayPoint tells us why multiple payment options remain the best course of action for now
Windows 7, 8.1 Share Rises As XP Falls Ahead Of Windows 10 Launch
Windows users flock to newer versions ahead of free update later this month
Amadeus Lays Down £538m For Accenture’s Navitaire
Amadeus will pick up airline business software provider to boost its low-end and hybrid-carrier segments
UK Commuters On Track For £10bn Of Mobile Spending This Year
Long train delays brings the best out of mobile shopping, Zapp survey reveals
Critics View: Apple Music
Apple Music makes its long-awaited debut, but what do the experts think about the latest entrant into the streaming market?
Chicago Introduces ‘Cloud Tax’ For Streaming And Cloud Storage Services
Consumers to be hit with 9 percent price hike as Chicago Department of Finance's new legislation affects Netflix, Spotify
JP Morgan Security Exec Reassigned After Breach
Security executive Greg Rattray reassigned a year after one of the largest ever data breaches
Microsoft Sees Minecraft As Learning Tool For Schools
Microsoft is to launch Minecraft portal for teachers to share ideas about how game can be used to teach maths, design, history and other subjects and skills
Red Hat Puts Enterprise Linux For SAP HANA Up On AWS Marketplace
"Customers have an additional choice for running highly scalable, big data applications in production on AWS," says Amazon
Microsoft Surface 3 4G UK Launch To Target Businesses
Microsoft says Surface 3 4G ideal for businesses who want to work on the go, but if you want one, you'll have to go through O2 to get one
Hackers Are Now Demolishing, Breaking and Hijacking Apple’s iOS
Researchers at tech security firm FireEye have detailed new types of iOS attacks
Huawei Shows Off The Honor 7 & Mystery Wearable
Latest offerings show Honor is truly here to stay
Smart What? 96 Percent Of Us Know Nothing About Smart Cities
Arqiva report reveals ignorance of smart city programs in the UK
HP Executives Depart Ahead Of Corporate Split
Two HP executives hand in their P45s ahead of corporate split, including the man engineering it
Gigaclear Wins BDUK Contract To Bring 1Gbps Broadband To Epping Forest
Gigaclear gets BDUK funding from Essex County Council to spread fibre to remote areas of Epping Forest
Washington Post Tackles Snooping, Encrypts Webite
Major American news outlet encrypts website to protect readers from spies and hackers
Looking For A Security Superhero? Don’t Call For Aquaman…
Nautical notable tops Intel Security’s list of ‘most toxic’ superheroes to search for online
BT, Cisco Join Wireless IoT Forum As Founding Members
Wireless IoT Forum aims to reduce fragmentation and promote open standards for wireless M2M technology
Network Giants Team Up To Define ‘Adaptive’ 5G NORMA Architecture
EU's 5G group launches new project spearheaded by network firms, operators and academics to create adaptive standard for next gen mobility
How To Explain A Data Centre To A Five-Year-Old
Data centres. What ARE they? What do they DO? EXPLAINED
UK Will Be ‘Largest Single Data Centre Market In Europe’ By 2020
New report also forecasts data centre space in Europe to increase 20 percent by 2020
Amazon Introduces One-Hour Prime Delivery
Prime Now service offers quick delivery for over ten thousand items
Almost All Companies Better Understand Their Customers Thanks To Big Data
Global Study Finds 90 Percent of companies using big data analytics can better understand customers and see higher returns
Monitise Teams Up With Santander For Fintech Joint Venture
London-based program will benefit fintech start-ups looking for funding and mentoring
Apple Adds Music Streaming And Fixes iMessage Bug With iOS 8.4 Release
Apple makes iOS 8.4 available to everyone, adding new music app, iBooks enhancements and security updates
10 Apps To Book Flights
Be prepared for take-off with this veritable selection of flight apps
HP Updates 3PAR StoreServ All-Flash Array Lineup
These are very fast, at least on the drawing board. The new HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage 20000 enterprise flash family claims 3.2 million IOPS