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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
August 2015
Big Migration: The Top IT Security Issues To Consider When Migrating To A New OS
With Windows 10 now out in the wild, Kaspersky Lab's Kirill Slavin tells us what companies need to keep an eye on when updating to a new system
US ‘Planning China Cyber-Sanctions’
The US is reportedly planning its first use of an order enabling it to freeze assets of those involved in economic cyber-attacks
Google: EU Antitrust Charges Are ‘Wrong’
Concers raised by the European Commission regarding Google's market dominance are 'unfounded', company argues
British Teenagers Arrested Over ‘Lizard Stresser’ Attacks
Six suspects are accused of paying to mount denial-of-service attacks on prominent organisations
Regulatory Fight Brewing At FCC Over LTE-U Access To Wi-Fi Spectrum
BLOG: Carriers, cable companies, standards groups and hardware makers are squaring off to fight over giving mobile phones LTE-U access to WiFi spectrum
IT Life: Getting Britain’s Businesses TalkTalking
TalkTalk Business's Duncan Gooding explains why he loves SONOS, his smartphone but is not a fan of Microsfot
Ashley Madison CEO Steps Down After Hack
Departure of founder and CEO Noel Biderman "is in the best interest of the company"
Pentagon Co-Operates With Apple, Boeing For Wearable Tech
US military announces funding and seeks wearable partnerships deals with the likes of Apple and Boeing
UPC Ireland Rebrands As Virgin Media
Liberty Global brings its UK and Ireland operations closer with Virgin Media refresh
One Billion People Access Facebook In A Single Day
Facebook rebuffs concerns about fatigue as social network reaches one billion milestone
Honor Announces The Wearable With No Name
Honor will let fans name its first ever wearable – a smart band costing just £59
iZettle Moves To Offer SMB Loans
New Advance service launches as iZettle announces close of £43m latest funding round
Scammers Quick To React To Ashley Madison Hack
Ashley Madison data breach triggers upsurge in spam email, as victims become scammers target
HSBC Suffers IT Glitch On Pay Day
HSBC customers are struggling to get paid following unspecified IT error
The Apple Watch Isn’t The World’s Best-Selling Wearable…Yet
IDC report puts Fitbit ahead of Apple for now as total wearable sales skyrocketed in 2015
Sub-£250 Honor 7 Takes Aim At European Mid-Range Smartphone Market
Launching in Europe and packing in high specs and an impressive camera, Honor has high hopes for its latest device
Google Chrome To ‘Pause’ Adobe Flash Ads By Default
Move will boost performance and preserve battery life, Google says, urging advertisers to convert assets to HTML5
Apple To Reveal New iPhones On September 9
Company reveals launch event for iPhone 6S and 6S Plus in invite to media
HP Leads As Server Shipments Grow
Hewlett-Packard maintains lead in the server market as shipments grow despite currency impact, according to Gartner
Leaked Images Claim To Be Flagship Windows 10 Lumias
Hi-res render images of Cityman and Talkman leaked on Twitter by @evleaks
NTT Touts Private Connection To Azure, AWS Clouds
NTT joins the party in offering private and dedicated access to public cloud services
Lenovo Pools All Of Its Smartphone Efforts Into Motorola
It’s goodbye to Lenovo Mobile as Chinese manufacturer finally confirms what it plans to do with Motorola
Acer Founder Stan Shih Is Open To Company Sale
Stan Shih says he believes such a move could re-vitalise ailing Taiwanese manufacturer
Quiz Of The Week: UK Mobile Operators
What do you know about the UK's mobile operators and MVNOs? Find out with our quiz!
Is Amazon Calling It A Day On Its Fire Phones?
Reported job cuts and shuttered hardware development follow poor reception for Amazon Fire devices
Ins0mnia Flaw Let Dangerous iOS Apps Run In Background ‘Indefinitely’
Researchers say Ins0mnia flaw could have let malware be distributed through the App Store - before it was patched
NSPCC And O2 To Help Parents Protect Children Online
Workshops to help parents deal with online issues as confidently as offline ones, amid fears children are suffering from 'digital delay'
C4L Resolves Service Outage, Blames Software Glitch
'Emergency maintenance' has now been completed after major outage for British data centre
Facebook M Is Your New Social Media Virtual Assistant
Siri-esque service will live inside Facebook Messenger and help answer life's tricky questions
Intel Invests £39m In Chinese Drone Maker Yuneec
Yuneec will work towards investigating possible future uses for drone aircraft
Rural FTTP Network To Connect 6,500 Properties In Cotswolds
Gigaclear to build 1Gbps FTTP network as part of Fastershire BDUK project covering Gloucestershire and Herefordshire
OpenStack Silicon Valley: At Five Years Old, Is OpenStack Ready?
There are the early adopters and the customer success stories, but OpenStack is still fighting Goliaths
Cisco Predicts ‘Second Wave’ Of Cloud Adoption
IDC And Cisco report finds that cloud is now used to help businesses grow and develop internally, with UK firms set to benefit
Windows 10 Reaches 75m Devices In First Month
Downloads of Windows 10 continue to rise as Microsoft targets one billion users
The Future Of Payments Is On Its Way – But How Can UK Retailers Stay On Top?
Klarna CEO Niklas Adalberth tells TechWeekEurope how British businesses can ensure they capture their mobile audience
Samsung Lets Slip The Galaxy Gear S2 Smartwatch
Company executive teases Samsung's upcoming wearable on Instagram
Hortonworks Acquires Onyara For Real Time IoT Analytics
The Hadoop developer said Onyara's NSA-developed technology will make it easier to acquire data from an array of devices
IBM Makes OpenStack Blue Box Available In All Data Centres
Users can now deploy and manage their applications on OpenStack-based private clouds from IBM Cloud data centres worldwide
Scottish Government Offers £9m For Community Broadband Projects
Scottish government wants more communities to take matters into their own hands with new fund
Cortana Public Beta Arrives On Android
Voice-recognition personal assistant will help organise your life, Microsoft says
Electronic Device Theft Falls Across UK But Is Most Likely In Leicestershire
FoI requests to police show Leicestershire is challenging London as the UK's phone and tablet theft capital
MasterCard And Barclaycard Report Massive Contactless Payments Growth
Barclaycard sees usage treble and MasterCard says contactless payments are up 560 percent as consumers show their love for the technology
Facebook ‘Spam King’ Wallace Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges
Wallace's junk marketing career predates the Internet, but he has never been convicted of criminal charges until now
IBM Tells Companies To Block Tor On Security Grounds
Tor is increasingly being used to scan organisations for vulnerabilities and to launch attacks
Vodafone And Three Buy L-Band Spectrum From Qualcomm
Qualcomm sells 40MHz of airwaves in the 1452-1492 L-Band to UK operators
Google’s Project Tango Hits The UK
Software allows a device to ‘see’ itself in its surroundings thanks to 3D-mapping technology
6th Annual Cloud Asia Forum
The 6th Cloud Asia Forum is the most comprehensive Cloud Computing event in the Asian region.
Cambridge’s Imagen To Help Businesses Manage Video In The Cloud
Exclusive Interview: CEO Tom Blake and Chairman John Pearson explain why Cambridge Imaging Systems is rebranding and how cloud platform can help businesses of all sizes
IDC: We’re Now Buying Fewer New Smartphones Than Ever
Worldwide smartphone sales growth to fall to ‘just’ 10.4 percent this year, IDC report predicts
DATA ANALYTICS AND SENTIMENT MINING: EXPLORING NEW INFORMATION SOURCES FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
This conference jointly and severally presents Data Analytics and Sentiment Mining.
Symantec: How We’re Securing The Internet Of Things
Security specialists offer a ‘Unified Strategy’ to make sure our connected world remains safe
3D Printing Now ‘Mainstream’ In Health Care
3D printing technology is set to move into the manufacture of living tissues for human transplant, according to Gartner
Will Three Still ‘Make It Right’ After O2 Merger?
BLOG: Three says its customer offers are paying dividends, but will it have the same desire if it merges with O2 and becomes UK's largest operator?
Ashley Madison Users Targeted By Extortionists
At least two unconfirmed suicides linked by police to Ashley Madison data breach, as the site's parent company is hit with another lawsuit
Sense And Sensibility (And Cybercrime) – 2015 In Cyber Security So Far
Terry Greer-King, Cisco's UK&I director of cybersecurity, tells us about some of the big trends the company has seen in the first half of 2015
Mobile Payments ‘To Reach 125 Billion A Year’ By 2018
Juniper Research report predicts that Chinese adoption will push growth in mobile payments worldwide
Telefónica Mobile Alerts To Prevent Fraud And Blocked Cards Abroad
‘Travel Alerts’ service created with TeleSign lets users verify their location with their mobile, avoiding fraud and inconvenience of blocked card
Wileyfox Is The UK’s New Smartphone Challenger
IN PICTURES: New UK brand launches first two sub-£200, ultra-customisable, Cyanogen-powered devices
Three Reaches 4.5m 4G Users, Says O2 Merger Will Help It Grow
More than half of Three customers are using 4G, consuming 4.6GB a month as coverage reaches 63 percent
Apple Recovers As US Tech Shares Hit By China Slump
Apple chief executive Tim Cook took the unusual step of writing to reassure investors over the state of the company's business in China
Are You An Internet Of Things Leader?
Shankar Narayanan from Tata Consultancy Services tells us what makes a company a successful Internet of Things Leader
Three Customers ‘Save’ £1.3bn In Roaming Costs
Three claims customers are using more data than ever before since Feel At Home launched 2 years ago
BT Offers 330Mbps Speeds In Cambridgeshire As G.Fast Trial Goes Live
First G.Fast trial goes live in Huntingdon, with BT seeing how copper technology performs ahead of nationwide rollout
Notice Hints Android Pay To Launch ‘This Week’ In US
Leaked memo to McDonalds employees apparently reveals August 26 launch date
Hundreds Of Holidaymakers Hit By Thomson Data Beach
Holiday firm confirms personal details of 458 customers were leaked in an email
Why The Future Of The UK’s Manufacturing Economy Relies On Today’s STEM Talent
Proto Labs' Damian Hennessey discusses how the UK manufacturing industry can play its part in nurturing next-generation STEM talent
Swatch CEO: More Smartwatches Are Coming
Nick Hayek dismisses Apple Watch as “a toy” that only lasts 24 hours, and says new Swatch device will have 9 months battery life
AWS Machine Learning Goes Live In Europe
Dublin region plays hosts to AWS' machine learning platform, "address limitations organisations may have" related to the location of their data
Apple Offers To Replace Failing iPhone 6 Plus Cameras
The iSight cameras in some handsets failed, causing blurry photos, Apple has acknowledged
Ashley Madison Hackers ‘Left Online Footprints’
The attackers behind the Ashley Madison breach left a BitTorrent server partly exposed to Internet intruders
Mobile Industry Body GSMA Names Tele2 CEO As New Director General
Tele2 CEO Mats Granryd will succeed Anne Bouverot from 1 January
IT Life Extra: Making The Most Of The Cloud
Sponsored: Aruba Cloud General Manager Eric Sansonny explains the benefits and nuances of employing a cloud strategy
Cloud Solutions For The Aspiring Mid Market
Advertorial: How Aruba Cloud can help mid-sized businesses achieve the middle ground between cost effectiveness and performance.
Amazon Bans Flash Ads As Malware Danger Grows
The e-commerce giant said the change was in response to browsers' moves to limit the danger posed by Flash security flaws
Labour: Openreach Should Be Separated From BT
Shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant says Ofcom should split up BT and Openreach if the UK is to meet its broadband targets
Samsung Offers Smartphone ‘Test Drive’ To iPhone Users
Try before you buy scheme open to customers in the US for just $1, although top Samsung devices are selling out fast
Vodafone Pumps £5m Into Irish Data Centre Services
Vodafone Ireland wants to increase European cloud and hosting abilities with further investments into Irish cloud services
Mirantis Gets £64m OpenStack Investment From Intel, Goldman Sachs
OpenStack vendor Mirantis on the recieving end of Intel 'Cloud for All' cash flurry
Microsoft Closes Ex-Nokia Plant In Finland, Axes 2,300 Mobile Jobs
Plant in Salo is shutting down as Nokia acquisition continues to bite Microsoft
Dating Site Plenty Of Fish Serves Up Malware To Users
Attackers are installing malware on singles looking for live by hacking the advertising network used by Plenty of Fish
Government Advistory Board To Review Open Internet Code Of Practice
Government's broadband advisory board will see whether industry self-regulation needs updating to comply with EU open Internet legislation
Spotify Users Angered Over New Privacy Policy
Spotify wants access to a whole new cache of user data, including photos, social media and location
Strong iPhone Demand Harms Other Premium Smartphone Sales
Smartphone sale growth slowest for two years, but iPhone is enjoying success in the high-end market
Google Casts Off Life Sciences Into Standalone Company
Google X's life sciences will now operate as its own Alphabet company with Andy Conrad as CEO
HP Battered By PC Sales Slump
Revenues falls more than 8 percent in quarterly results as HP split appears on the horizon
Dixon Carphone Mobile Network iD Launches In Ireland
iD MVNO to shake up Irish mobile market following O2-Three merger
BlackBerry ‘Venice’ Android Images Leaked
The new images are the latest to fuel speculation that BlackBerry may be preparing to release an Android device
Ashley Madison Source Code Leaked As US Military Investigates .Mil Addresses
A second data cache twice the size of the first includes the source code for all of ALM's websites and a file purporting to contain the company CEO's emails
Google, Amazon Tussle For Tata Communications’ Data Centre Business
Google and Amazon amongst potential buyers in £450m data centre deal that would boost presence in giant Indian emerging cloud market
5 Top Tips For Cloud Computing Implementation
Mark Woodhams, MD, EMEA at NetSuite, explains how to navigate the cloud landscape
IT Life: Taking Service To The Max
Dave Hart, VP of Global Transformation at ServiceMax chats sharks, fear and the connected lipstick
Lenovo Agrees Hyperconverged Infrastructure Deal With SimpliVity
Lenovo eyes larger North American market share with X series server packed with SimpliVity's software-defined hyperconverged infrastructure
Experts Warn Of ‘Fake’ Ashley Madison Hack Data
Even the genuine hack data appears to contain large amounts of fake information, say experts
The Prophet McAfee: How 37m Sexual Deviants Handed World’s Data To Hackers On A Plate
Ashley Madison users are now prime targets for blackmail, warn security experts
O2 Self Optimising Network Is Latest Evolution Of ‘Customer-Centric’ Approach
O2 COO Derek McManus explains why its customer-centric approach is making its network better and why you shouldn't believe RootMetrics' tests
US Government ‘Working On Anti-Drone Systems’
The systems have reportedly undergone at least one field test in Times Square on New Years' Eve
Linus Torvalds Talks Linux Security At LinuxCon
The founder of Linux explains why he's not thinking about the next 10 years of Linux and why security is all about finding bugs
Clinton Email Server ‘Holds No Data’
The FBI is expected to try to recover data from the server, which has held no data since 2013
O2 1800MHz Spectrum And Wi-Fi Offloading Will Boost Urban 4G Capacity
O2 details plans to re-farm spectrum, upgrade Wi-Fi network, rollout VoWi-Fi and VoLTE and improve rural 4G
Amazon Web Services Launches London Startup Centre
Pop up loft will offer training and boot camps to emerging startups as UK becomes "hotbed of innovation"
Samsung Proposes 4,600 Micro-Satellite Space Internet
Samsung nestles in with Branson, Musk in race for low-orbit web-spewing satellites
Churches Step In To Deliver Superfast Broadband To Rural Somerset
Diocese of Bath and Wells is concerned rural communities will be excluded from BDUK and wants to help
WhatsApp Now Lets iPhone Users Access Web Chat
WhatsApp finally lets iOS users use their PC to chat - seven months later
How Data Analytics Is Changing Tennis For The Better
Angelique Kerber and Lindsay Davenport discuss SAP's big data analytics technology, used this month in-game for the first time
Government Extends ‘Cost Saving’ Oracle Licensing Deal
Government extends licensing deal with Oracle for another three years, now covers NHS
5 Top Tips: How To Migrate To A Hybrid IaaS Environment
Nimmy Reichenberg, VP of marketing for AlgoSec, explains how to move key business applications to the public clouds, while maintaining security and connectivity
Microsoft Unveils First Glimpse Of Windows Server 2016 Containers
Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 3 brings Docker container hookup to upcoming Microsoft release
IT Pros Forced to Adopt IoT Devices Despite Security Risks
As the lucrative IoT market grows, so do concerns for its security
Lightning Strikes Cause Of Google Cloud Outage
St. Ghislain, Belgium Google data centre shocked by four lightning strikes to local power grid that caused temporary power loss
Google: OnHub Wi-Fi Router Is Prettier, Simpler, Faster And Ready For IoT
Google releases the first in a line of app-managed OnHub routers that make it simpler and smarter to connect to Wi-Fi
A Look At What’s Next For The Linux Kernel
The upcoming Linux 4.2 kernel will have more contributors than any other Linux kernel in history, according to Linux kernel developer Jonathan Corbet
Mac Hit By Second Zero-Day Flaw In As Many Months
The latest unpatched Mac security bug could be exploited by a malicious application to gain control of a system
DDoS Attack Shuts Down Parenting Website Mumsnet
Armed police also attend Mumsnet founder's home following a 'swatting attack'. Oh, and the website's been hacked, too
Microsoft Releases Emergency Internet Explorer Patch
Microsoft finds zero-day flaw found that could let attackers take control of infected PCs
Google Patches Another Stagefright-Style Android Flaw
The 'high severity' bug affects every version of Android since 2010, according to Trend Micro
Ashley Madison Hackers Release Huge Data Cache
The 'massive' cache includes users' personal details, as well as a wide range of internal corporate documents, researchers said
Aliyun Launches Data Centre And New Headquarters In Singapore
In latest move against AWS and Azure, Alibaba's cloud division Aliyun extends operations in Asia Pacific region
UK Professionals Demand More Technology
But workers fear tech-enabled connectivity could wreck their work/life balance
Mobile-First Bozza Wants To Be Africa’s iTunes, Netflix And Spotify
Bozza hopes mobile-first approach, feature phone support and data compression technology can help it become a Pan-African content giant
General Election Stalls UK Tech Sector Growth
Worries over European market also affect growth, but UK tech sector still sees boost in profits
Most Businesses Are Potential Targets for Nation-State Cyberattacks
IT security professionals believe their companies are on the hit list
Akamai Warns Of ‘Mega Attacks’ As DDoS Numbers Double Again
DDoS attacks are getting less powerful but lasting longer - apart from increasingly frequent mega attacks capable of taking out ISP routers
The New Cyberattacks Threatening Public Sector Companies
Targeted attacks on public utilities and governments are intensifying, Trend Micro report finds
Helium Hard Drives Capturing The Supermassive Black Hole In The Centre Of The Galaxy
HGST to deploy helium drives that function better than air-filled HDDs at high-altitude observatories to store data from the edge of a black hole
Virgin Media ‘To Turn’ Street Cabinets Into Wi-Fi Hotspots
Reports suggest Virgin Media wants to create a Wi-Fi network to rival that of BT
Hyperoptic Nottingham 1Gbps FTTP Network Goes Live
First properties in Nottingham are connected to Hyperoptic network, with promise of city-wide coverage by end of 2015
MIT, Samsung Research Boosts Battery Capcacity With Solid Electrolyte
Researchers demonstrated that a solid electrolyte can be used to solve many of the problems of today's batteries
GMB: Amazon UK Employees Have To Be ‘Above-Average’ Robots
GMB trade union officer for Amazon backs New York Times Amazon working conditions exposé
Darkode Suspect Pleads Guilty Of Selling Botnet Access
A New York man arrested in the raids on Darkode hackers last month admitted to selling access to systems compromised via Facebook malware
Openreach: Connecting Last 1-2 Percent Of UK To Fibre Is ‘Really Difficult’
Openreach CEO Joe Garner denies it is unwilling to invest and maintains his unit is better off as part of BT
Google Names Android M ‘Marshmallow’
Google has released the final developer preview of Marshmallow, which is to support fingerprint authentication and a new permissions model
Google Delays Project Ara Modular Smartphone Launch To 2016
Google Tweets indicate Project Ara trial in Puerto Rico is postponed
Advanced Persistent Threats Going Unnoticed By Website Owners
Websites are failing to cope with Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), despite many of them not being advanced at all, says High-Tech Bridge's CEO, Ilia Kolochenko
Linux Foundation Expands Mainframe, Network And Storage Initiatives
The Linux Foundation kicked off its LinuxCon event with the announcement of new efforts that will build on the promise of open-source collaboration
Google’s Project Sunroof Uses Maps To Calculate Solar Panel Savings
Google's tool analyses rooftops, then recommends solar panel providers who have paid to feature on Project Sunroof
Smartphone Users Want Basic Features, Not Gimmicks
uSwitch research shows UK smartphone believe manufacturers are neglecting the basics in drive for new 'unique' features
Equinix Plans 3,000 Mile Atlantic Cable Route
Equinix IBX data centres to be hooked up with AquaComms' AEConnect cable
How Much Is Your Comms Room Costing You?
Simon Osman, CEO of iFollowOffice, discusses financially viable alternatives to the traditional comms room
Google Suffers Compute Engine Cloud Outage
Some Google users hit with four-day Persistent Disk outage as europe-west1-b region gets the hiccups
Poll: What Type Of Cloud Are You Interested In?
The cloud is changing IT, but do you go private, public or hybrid?
Mozilla Strengthens Firefox Privacy
Mozilla has begun testing features aimed at blocking website elements that track user activity
Three Quarters Of TechWeek Readers Will Upgrade To Windows 10
Our poll finds strong enthusiasm for Windows 10 after lacklustre Windows 8 reception
Google Fixes Broken Stagefright Patch
Google acknowledged a flaw in its first patch for the Stagefright issue, which affects nearly 1 billion Android devices
IBM Unveils Linux-Only Mainframe, Joins Open Mainframe Project
LinuxONE aims to help IBM drive mainframe adoption as firm dumps mainframe code into open source community
Should Businesses Be Concerned About Mac Security?
NEWS ANALYSIS: As Mac's security strengths are challenged, should businesses be concerned about using Mac in the enterprise and is Apple doing enough?
Kaspersky Denies ‘False Positive’ Campaign Against Rivals
Kaspersky Lab has denied a report that it manipulated antivirus data to harm competitors including Microsoft, Avast and AVG
Ofcom Raises No Significant Concerns About BT-EE Merger
Ofcom admits to CMA inquiry it has some issues with potential access to mobile backhaul and MVNO, but appears to give its blessing to £12.5 billion deal
Businesses Face Malicious Attachment Threat As Spam Declines
Spam email volumes are down, but attacks that rely on malicious document attachments are on the rise
How To Overcome Digital Forensic Challenges In The Cloud
Professor Hamid Jahankhani, head of doctoral Studies at GSM London, gets all CSI in the cloud environment
No Flash In The Pan: Flash Memory In 2015 Hotter Than Ever
BLOG: Solid-state NAND Flash storage has come a long, long way into general use after 10 years in the enterprise spotlight
Oracle Claims Google Has Destroyed Java Market
Oracle claims Google has destroyed the market for Java and expands its complaint against Android
Google Given More Time To Respond To Antitrust Requests
Google (or Alphabet) has until the end of the month to respond to EU antitrust information requests
IBM Adds Analytics, Data Warehousing To Bluemix
IBM announced a set of new and enhanced services for its Bluemix Pass, including the addition of analytics capabilities and enhancements to dashDB.
Microsoft Surface Hub Is Delayed Until 2016
Microsoft Surface Hub wont be released until 1 January 2016, but you can still pre-order the mega tablet
Mobile Operators ‘Should’ Protect Customers From Roaming Bill Shock
Citizens Advice says more should be done to protect consumers from high roaming costs and bill shock with more warnings, safeguards and compassion
How Specsavers Improved Visibility Of Planning And Reports
Adaptive Planning took Specsavers to the cloud for improved business planning and analytics
Forget The Fridges. How Is IoT Saving Humanity?
Nader Alaghband, CEO of Ampersand Mobile, says there are much cooler IoT technologies than fridges
Samsung Pay Gets US And South Korea Launch Date, UK ‘Soon’
Samsung Pay to launch in Korea next week, US next month
Samsung Hopes Galaxy S6 Edge+ Can Boost Smartphone Business, But Note 5 Isn’t Coming To UK
Samsung unveils two new phablets, but why is the Galaxy Note 5 not coming to the UK?
Julian Assange Assault Probe Dropped, As UK Protests
Investigation into sexual assault claims against Julian Assange have been dropped, but the rape accusation still stands
Alphabet and Google
Quiz Of The Week: Google And Alphabet
Test your Alphabet skills with our fun quiz on Google's new holding company
Smartwatches Slammed For Poor Security
Most popular smartwatches on the market are riddled with security flaws, Trend Micro warns
Hospitality Industry ‘Must Embrace’ Technology And Cashless Payments
BLOG: Orderella CEO Dennis Collet explains why the restaurants and bars must adopt cashless payments and other technology to improve service
HTC To Reduce Workforce By 15 Percent As It Looks Beyond Smartphones
HTC says new structure and reduced workforce will give it best chance of returning to profitability
Dropbox Bulks Up Chrome Security With USB Two Factor Authentication
Dropbox now supports USB U2F two factor authentication to protect users from phishing during the login process
Monster Scottish Broadband Expansion Brings Fibre To Loch Ness
Expect more blurry photos of mythical creatures as Loch Ness, and 73,000 properties in Scotland, are added to superfast broadband plans
Electric Charging Motorway Trial For England
The quest for low-emissions continues with trial of under-the-road charging system for electric cars
Ofcom Mobile Coverage Checker Helps Businesses Pick New Office Or Operator
Ofcom coverage checker to report on indoor and outdoor mobile data and call coverage at a postcode level
Microsoft Boosts Azure Backup To Over 54 TB
Azure Backup gets 3,100 percent capacity increase as Microsoft issues new round of updates
Lenovo Caught Installing Unsecure Crapware Onto Laptops
Lenovo firmware on laptop motherboards was not only irremovable but also posed a security risk
Cisco Posts ‘Record’ Q4 Results Under New CEO Chuck Robbins
Cisco revenues increase by four percent as both product and services sales rise
Improving Customer Experience: A Must for Mobile Marketers in 2015
Paul Swaddle, CEO, Pocket App, discusses how marketers can create a successful customer experience
Rutland: England’s Smallest County Has UK’s Highest Superfast Broadband Adoption Rate
BT and Rutland County Council to expand fibre even further after high takeup rate
Tesco’s 8-Inch £99 Connect Is The First Windows 10 Tablet
Tesco (yes, the supermarket) beats PC and mobile heavyweights to launch the first Windows 10 tablet
Patch Tuesday Tackles Windows 10 Fixes
Microsoft welcomes its newest operating system, Windows 10, to its Patch Tuesday update cycle
Review: Windows 10
Windows 10 rights the wrongs of Windows 8 and delivers an operating system that both PC and tablet users can embrace
Adobe Patches 34 More Bugs In Flash
Adobe's August Patch Tuesday update provides fixes for 34 identified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)
Alphabet Is Keeping Google Cloud Exactly The Way It Is
Blog: Google Cloud Platform won't be getting any special treatment as Alphabet restructures divisions, but is that going to prove to be a problem?
HP Expands Its Big Data Analytics Efforts
At its annual Big Data Conference, the company announces a new release of its Vertica software and its latest work with the open-source community
Hillary Clinton Surrenders Email Server To FBI
FBI takes presidential hopeful’s private email server into custody to check for US government policy breaches
Huawei Marine Gives UK-South Africa Subsea Cable A 100Gbps Upgrade
Huawei Marine upgrades two sections of West Africa Cable System (WACS), creating one of the longest 100Gbps submarine links in the world
Vodafone Connect Home Broadband Now Available To All UK Customers
All current Vodafone mobile subscribers can sign up for discounted home broadband with Vodafone Connect following regional trial
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 For Raspberry Pi
Windows 10 IoT Core for Raspberry Pi 2 and MinnoBoard Max goes public with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and raft of other enhancements
SEC Files Insider Trading Charges After Financial Wire Hack
Authorities charge 32 people after international group hacked financial newswires to trade shares on the stock market
Liverpool Has Best Mobile Coverage Of Any Major UK City
RootMetrics study shows Liverpool leads Birmingham and Manchester, but London finishes 9th out 16 and Hull brings up the rear
Local Authorities Start Planning How To Spend £129m BT BDUK Refund
A number of BDUK projects are starting to get money back from BT and are planning for further fibre expansion
Mozilla Lets Users Re-Route Cortana Traffic With Windows 10-Oriented Firefox 40
Firefox 40 will allow users to re-route Windows 10 Cortana traffic away from Bing and to a search engine of their choice, alongside security updates
BDUK Connects Three Million Properties To Superfast Broadband
New figures from DCMS show BDUK rollout is gaining momentum, two years before 95 percent coverage deadline
The Smart City Vs The Safe City
Tony Burton, director of Protection Systems at Thales UK, discusses how smart and safe cities have challenges ahead in the road to security
Symantec Finally Agrees To £5bn Sale Of Veritas Data Storage Unit
Security software firm Symantec to sell Veritas data storage division for $8bn (£5.1bn)
How To Explain A Trojan Horse To A Five-year-old
The definitive definition of a Trojan Horse from the experts for the kids (and grown ups, too)
Electrode Innovation Could Triple Laptop Battery Capacity
Researchers in the US and China have developed an aluminium-based electrode that drastically reduces batteries' lithium consumption
What Does Ofcom Communications Report Mean For Business, Government And Operators?
NEWS ANALYSIS: The growth of 4G, ubiquity of mobile and increasing demands for connectivity is having a major impact on technology industry
Intel Brings Mac Pro Xeon Chips To Laptops
Intel's Xeon chips are coming to notebooks as firm announces E3-1500M v5 product family
GDS Appoints New Head Amid Further Departures
GDS COO Stephen Foreshew-Cain is promoted as three others join former head Mike Bracken in resigning
IT Life: Good Viberations
Viber's Ofir Eyal talks about his career in telecommunications and love of dishwashers
Memory ‘Sinkhole’ Lets Attackers Take Control Of Intel Chips
A hardware flaw detailed at Black Hat allows attackers to take control of Intel chips' most privileged mode
Researchers Detail ‘Severe’ Mobile Fingerprint Flaws
Attackers can hijack fingerprint-protected transactions and harvest fingerprints from mobile devices, according to FireEye
Local Councils Cannot ‘Guarantee’ Your Personal Data Is Safe
Report from privacy campaigners at Big Brother Watch show there were 4,236 data breach incidents between 2011 and 2014 in local government
Microsoft Launches Key Piece of Cortana Analytics Suite
Azure Data Factory is now generally available, allowing customers to start piping big data into their business analytics systems
Alphabet Allows An Ex-Google To Concentrate On The Moonshots Of A Brave New World
BLOG: With Google X free to fly without the restrictions of tentative shareholders, Google's anticipated future projects will really start to take shape
Why Has Google Restructured Under A New Company Called Alphabet?
Larry Page spells out exactly why Google and its sister companies needed to shake things up
Microsoft Puts A Bigger Bounty On Bugs
The company promises bigger payouts for security researchers who find authentication exploits and submit ideas to strengthen Windows' defences
Hutchison To Tell EU Three-O2 Merger Is Only Way To Compete With BT, Vodafone
Three owner to argue Three and O2 would be ill-equipped to compete with a BT-owned EE and Vodafone if merger doesn't go ahead
AWS Suffers Another Cloud Outage
AWS EC2 and S3 taken down in US regions as yellow-tick horror shocks GitHub
Carphone Warehouse Hack: How Can You Protect Yourself?
NEWS ANALYSIS: The security industry explains how consumers and businesses can protect themselves from this hack and against future data breaches
Facebook ‘Loophole’ Allows Personal Data Harvesting
Facebook dismissed claims that the technique could be used to build massive scam databases
BDUK Spends £5m On Superfast Broadband Marketing
DCMS figures show marketing expenses for BDUK over six month period
Internet Security ‘Undermined By Random Number Weaknesses’
The random numbers used by web cryptographic systems aren't random enough, say security researchers
iPass Wi-Fi Network Grows To 50m With Devicescape Integration
iPass says its business Wi-Fi network now covers two thirds of the world's public hotspots
Nokia ‘Hiring’ Android Software Engineers Ahead Of Smartphone Return
Nokia reportedly advertises 'dozens' of jobs as it seeks smartphone market return next year
China-Backed Group Accused Of Travel Booking Breach
Travel booking firm Sabre has reportedly been breached by the same group that stole US government personnel records
Ad Blocking To Cause Publishers £14bn In 2015 As Popularity Grows
Adblocking software such as Adblock Plus is witnessing a dramatic rise in users as the software shifts to mobile
Microsoft Outlook Comes To Apple Watch
Apple Watch gets more productive with new Outlook, Wunderlist and Translator apps as Microsoft works on Yammer too
Carphone Warehouse Hack Could Leave 2.4m Customers’ Data At Risk
Shares fall two percent as phone retailer suffers cyber attack that compromises credit card details, names and addresses of customers
Nvidia Reaps PC Gaming And Car Benefits
Sales rise as PC gaming and automotive revenues continue to perform strongly for Nvidia
O2: Next Generation Of Smart Technology Will Change The World
O2’s digital director David Plumb tells us why smart technology is key to helping both businesses and customers grow as a whole
Premier League 4G: Which Stadium Has The Fastest Mobile Speeds?
Football fans are becoming increasingly demanding with regards to connectivity, but the 4G table doesn't reflect performances on the pitch
WAN Summit London 2015
Scout7: The Online Recruitment Platform For Football Clubs
Scout7 welcomes real-life football manager comparisons and says it can make football recruitment easier with data and video content from around the world
Digital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity Law
Search engines, social networks and e-commerce websites will have to comply with EU security measures
Stripe – Digital Payments Are Helping Build A New Generation Of UK Businesses
James Allgrove, head of business development at Stripe, tells TechWeekEurope about the company’s future plans, including a new partnership with Visa
Qualcomm Buys G.Fast Chip Firm Ikanos To Further Fixed, IoT Ambitions
Qualcomm looks to bounce back from recent troubles with Ikanos acquisition
Tesla Issues Patch After Serious Car Hack
A hack that allowed researchers to gain control of Tesla's electric vehicle has now been patched
‘Certifi-Gate’ Security Flaw Hits Millions Of Android Devices
Smartphones from LG, Samsung, HTC and ZTE could all be at risk, Check Point team warn
New Techniques Could Prevent Use-After-Free Exploits: Black Hat
The single most pervasive zero-day is use-after-free (UAF), but new research from HP detailed at Black Hat could change that and eliminate many UAF bugs
Open Network Switches Pose Security Risk, Researcher Says
At the Black Hat show, a security expert demonstrates how vulnerable SDN switches that use the ONIE software are open to attacks by hackers
Apple iMessage Lawsuit Cannot Proceed As Class Action
US court says it would be just to difficult to prove non-delivery of messages caused inconvenience to everyone in lawsuit
Artificial Intelligence Helps Uncover Islamic State Military Tactics
US researchers publish study on using artificial intelligence algorithms to predict future threats from Islamic State extremists
IBM Medical Imaging Project Will Help Watson To ‘See’ Diseases
£660 million deal to purchase Merge Health will boost IBM’s healthcare operations
Reviewed – Huawei TalkBand B2
Huawei’s latest fitness tracker is super-stylish, but is a bit lacking in some areas
UK Public Sector Is Falling For The Public Cloud
Majority of public sector organisations use public cloud services, even if not officially signed off by IT department
Watch Out: That Windows 10 Update Might Be Ransomware
Bitdefender study reveals criminals are sending out Windows 10 upgrade emails to disguise CTB Locker ransomware
LibreOffice 5.0 Delivers Windows 10 Support
Alternative Office suite bundles Windows 10 support, improved source code, and 'cleaner' user interface
Mirantis And CoreOS Embark On OpenStack Kubernetes Integration
Mirantis' OpenStack distribution will now work with Kubernetes, with the help of CoreOS Kubernetes 1.0 commercial platform
How To Configure Windows 10 Privacy Like A Pro
Bitdefender’s Catalin Cosoi share his tips on how to set up Windows 10 to ensure you stay safe online
BT To Provide EU With Voice Services For Next Seven Years
BT Global Services extends relationship with the European Commission with second contract win of 2015
Gartner: With ‘Personal Cloud’ Growing, IT Bosses Need To Be Prepared
Gartner predicts that cloud personal assistants like Cortana and Siri could cause security headaches for digital managers as lines become blurred
Android Fingerprint Readers Are Also A Security Risk
It’s not just TouchID that’s at risk from hackers looking for personal data, Black Hat researchers find
Motorola Solutions Gets £640m Smart Public Safety Investment
Motorola Solutions says investment will aid development of smart public safety technology and is vindication of its strategy
More Than A Quarter Of All UK Mobile Connections Are 4G
Better coverage boosts 4G adoption, but Ofcom says lack of unlimited data and reliability issues mean many still rely on fixed broadband
2,000 Cabinet Expansion For Equinix’s Singapore Data Centre
Equinix's SG3 data centre goes into phase two as firm highlights importance of bringing region complete connectivity
Texas Drone Uncovers Scale Of IoT Security Worries
Austin-based drone discovers details of 1,600 IoT devices in just a few neighbourhoods
IBM Launches Enterprise Mac Deployment Service
Apple and IBM love-in continues with new service offering easy Mac deployment to companies
Samsung, Google Nexus Devices To Get Monthly Android Security Updates
Smartphones and tablets will be among the first to benefit from incremental updates to Android
Intel Premieres Skylake 14nm Processors With PC Gaming Parade
Intel's i5-6600K and i7-6700K can be overclocked by the dedicated PC gamer and promise 10 percent performance hike compared to one-year-old PC
Selfies And 4G Help Smartphone Displace PC As Primary Surfing Device For Brits
Ofcom says Brits are using more online services as smartphone apps , 4G coverage and photography help touchscreen overtake keyboard and mouse
WTA Brings SAP’s In-Game Performance Analytics Courtside
Coaches can now use data packed iPads to help players during WTA tennis matches
EFF Beefs Up ‘Do Not Track’ Standard
Electronic Frontier Foundation and co create stronger “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard, but will advertisers care?
Beware – Your Smart Home Might Be A Massive Security Risk
Tripwire survey finds zero-day vulnerabilities in many of the leading smart home hubs
FBI Called In To Investigate Hillary Clinton Email Set-Up
FBI agents are looking into the security of the presidential hopeful’s private account
GE Predix Cloud To Satisfy Industrial Data Needs
GE enters cloud market with tailored Predix solution designed specifically for industrial data and analytics
Microsoft’s Next Windows Phone Flagship Revealed
Images of Lumia 950 XL device leaked in China
EE Recalls Power Bar Models Following Fire Risk
Certain versions of the EE Power Bar could pose a danger to users and have been recalled
Why Google Has Yet To Fix Chromecast Flaw One Year Later
NEWS ANALYSIS: Not all public exploits get patches—and sometimes there are even good reasons why. That's the case with a flaw in Chromecast that was demonstrated at last year's Black Hat security conference
BIND Flaw Opens Door To Hacker Attacks On DNS
Patch now! BIND flaw is being exploited by hackers and websites can be taken offline, researchers warn
Samsung Pay Is Coming To A Smart TV Near You
Mobile payments service will be available on select Samsung smart televisions
Virgin Media Revenue Falls 7.2 Percent Despite Broadband, Mobile, Landline Gains
'Seasonably slow' second quarter sees some gains but TV losses contribute to 7.2 percent drop in revenues
LG Hits The Wine To Bring Back The Flip Phone
Nostalgia-heavy LG Wine Smart packs Android Lollipop and old-school numerical keypad into its clamshell design
Employees Just Don’t Care About Keeping Company Data Safe With BYOD
Kaspersky survey finds only one in ten workers bothering to keep work files safe from cyber attack
Two Major Mac OS X Vulnerabilities Bring Apple Security Approach Under Scrutiny
Researchers find exploit for previously known vulnerability and create firmware worm that can spread without physical network
Apple Enjoys UK Smartphone Growth As Brits Rekindle Love For iPhone
Kantar Worldpanel figures show Apple returning to growth across Europe - while Windows Phone and BlackBerry also record modest gains
Sub-£200 Windows 10 Acer Cloudbooks To Take On Chrome OS
Ultra-light Aspire One Cloudbook 11 and 14 offer full Windows 10 and OneDrive storage as Acer takes on Google and its Chromebooks
Q&A With Black Hat, DEF CON Founder Jeff Moss
Jeff Moss, consultant and former hacker offers his takes on trends, privacy, machine learning - and why you should always keep your keys in your pocket
Hub By Premier Inn Wants To Be The Hotel Of The Future
TechWeekEurope checks in to hub by Premier Inn, London’s most tech-friendly hotel
Can New Nokia Fill The Gap Left By Old Nokia?
BLOG: Nokia's strong results, pending merger with Alcatel-Lucent and return to the smartphone market suggest it feels freed by handset sale two years ago
Five Ways Our Energy Infrastructure Is Transforming
RWE npower chief executive Paul Massara tells TechWeekEurope how the 'Uberisation' of energy could be good news for all of us
Yahoo Ad Network Spreads Malware – Again
The latest malicious ad campaign follows an incident that affected Yahoo and AOL last year
Windows 10 Update System Takes Use Bandwidth By Default
Windows 10's default system for downloading updates uses a peer-to-peer model comparable to BitTorrent
Dot Is The World’s First Braille Smartwatch
South Koreaan-made Dot will allow blind technology fans to get the full wearable experience
Get Ready For The Age Of 3D Printed Medicine
Use of 3D printing technology gets approval from the FDA regulatory body in the US
Scottish Community Superfast Broadband Project To Connect Remote Islands
Eight remote island and mainland communities in Scotland are set to receive up to 50Mbps broadband by next year
Microsoft Tests Quantum Computer-Proof Web Encryption
New system may allow the web's SSL systems to fend off attacks by advanced quantum computers
World’s First LTE-Maritime Network Hopes To Improve Ship Safety With 100km Coverage
SK Telecom will trial LTE-Maritime next year, offering ships within a 100km radius of the coast better navigation and safety
Samsung Creates Cancer Fund For Affected Employees
100 billion won scheme will help recompense those affected by working in Samsung factories
Apple ‘Trials’ MVNO And Siri Voicemail Transcribing
Apple will use its digital SIM card technology to launch a network-switching MVNO for iOS users, according to reports
Baker Tilly International Huddles Up With Cloud
The businsses advisory firm used Huddle to connect its international network and provide a standard portal service for client service worldwide
Hitchhiking Robot That Just Wanted Human Kindness Found Decapitated
hitchBOT's American journey reached a premature and gruesome end in Philidelphia
Google Trekker Puts Remote Parts Of Ireland On The Map
Ireland's tourism authority is using Google Trekker to capture remote and beautiful areas that Google Street View can't get to
How Finance Firms Can Reduce Data Security Risk
IT outsourcing and managed services specialist, Advanced 365, offers its top tips on defending against new cyber threats
Government Digital Service Head Mike Bracken Quits
Mike Bracken will leave his role as head of GDS later this year after more than four years in the role
Could Your Phone’s Battery Be Spying On You?
Researchers reveal that a flaw in HTML5 API can be used to track users across the web
New Welsh National Software Academy To Address IT Skills Gap
Cardiff University and Welsh Government-backed National Software Academy will offer degree with on-the-job training
New Sony Xperia C5 Ultra And M5 Are Mid-Range Camera Powerhouses
Sony's latest Xperia smartphones boast impressive camera capabilities for the perfect selfies
Digital Transformation: A Business Evolution
Next Generation DevOps: Supporting a Continuous Delivery Value Chain
How To Protect Your Business From A DDoS Attack
Margee Abrams, security services product marketing at Neustar, a real-time information and analytics firm, says criminals will steal from you – and you will suffer a DdoS attack
Leaked NSA Map Details China ‘Cyber-Espionage’ Attacks
A secret map pinpoints successful attacks on companies including Google and Lockheed Martin
Two Flights Have Run-Ins With Drones At New York JFK
Planes twice come within several hundred metres of collision with UAVs, according to FAA report
Former Mt Gox Chief Arrested In Tokyo Over Alleged Bitcoin Theft
Police accused Mark Karpeles of transferring about £640,000 of Bitcoins into his own account
Vodafone Plots Fuel Cell Future For Network Infrastructure
Vodafone says fuel cells can help meet demand for mobile data in emerging markets without increasing emissions or noise pollution
Samsung’s New Galaxy Devices Get Leaked Again
Official images and specifications for the Galaxy Note 5 revealed online by renowned tipster, as well as a shot of the Galaxy S6 Edge+
NatWest Online Banking Affected By DDoS Attack
Friday's attack marks the fifth time in the past three years that NatWest's online banking service has been hit by problems
Flexible Working Fuels 15 Percent Rise In SMB Cloud Adoption
BT and BCC survey says 69 percent of UK SMBs now use cloud applications, with 9 out of 10 having at least one remote worker
Nokia Sells HERE Maps To Audi, BMW, Daimler For £2bn
Nokia firmly focuses on networks and hardware as car makers move to secure connected future
Nadella: Microsoft HoloLens Will Start Shipping Soon
“V1” of the virtual reality device will go to developers within the next year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says