Huawei's operation "OceanStor Flash Strategy" will toe the party line on all-flash data centre adoption in Europe
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Virgin Media Offers Free Superfast Broadband Installation To SMBs
Virgin Media calls for the restart of the government's super connected voucher city scheme and will cover installation of up to £1,000
Seagate Revenues Dip But Firm Looks To Samsung HDD Deal For Comfort
Profit is also down, but Seagate banking on Dot Hill and Samsung deals to make a turnaround in 2016
EU Launches ‘In-Depth’ Investigation Into Three-O2 Merger
EC says it has competition concerns about £10.25 billion takeover of O2 by Three-owner Hutchison
EU Citizens Still In Danger From Mass Surveillance, Say MEPs
EU Parliament calls for protection of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and clampdown on data transfers to the US
TalkTalk Hackers Stole 1.2m Names, Emails, Phone Numbers
TalkTalk says scale of data theft less than thought, but hackers still get more than 20,000 bank account details in cyber attack
Android Malware Poses As Microsoft Word Document
Android users beware! New malware disguises itself as Word document, but steals messages and other data
Intel Security Controller Aims To Better Secure OpenStack Clouds
Intel discusses its approach to cloud security in an effort that makes use of software-defined networking technology to segment and inspect traffic
Police Hit Users Of DroidJack Malware
Authorities raid homes across Europe of users of Android smartphone tracking malware DroidJack
Google To ‘Merge’ Android And Chrome Operating Systems
Android and Chrome hybrid set to appear in 2017, according to reports
Motorola’s Moto X Force Smartphone Has ‘Uncrackable’ Screen
Moto X Force promises never to crack or shatter - but it doesn't protect against all smartphone damage
Second Teenager Arrested In Connection With TalkTalk Hack
Police arrest 16-year-old in London on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act as TalkTalk investigation continues
Security Is The Platform For IoT Success
Gemalto's Manfred Kube lays out some top tips for keeping your data secure in the IoT
Verizon Signals IoT Intention With ThingSpace Platform
New IoT platform ThingSpace to simplify the development of IoT apps and solutions for developers and businesses
What Can Companies Learn From The Digital Disrupters?
Ritu Mahandru, VP of Application Delivery at CA Technologies discusses the role of digital transformation in today’s application economy
Safe Harbour 2.0: New Data-Sharing Agreement Is ‘One Step Closer’
US Secretary of Commerce claims that a refined Safe Harbour deal will pacify European data worries
Ofcom Wants To Protect TV Frequencies At Global Spectrum Event
Ofcom supports European proposals to free up spectrum for mobile broadband at WRC-15, but wants sub-700MHz to stay for Freeview
HP Overhauls Helion OpenStack Platform As Helion Public Cloud Winds Down
HP Helion OpenStack 2.0 brings new features to address organisations’ lifecycle management and security challenges
Cisco Targets Digital TV With 1 Mainstream Acquisition
Connected devices ahoy! Cisco tackles digital TV portability with purchase of cloud video platform
Ericsson Software Upgrade Allows For 10 Year IoT Battery Life On LTE
Ericsson, AT&T and Altair will show how a sensor can last for ten years on a commercial chipset and existing LTE network
Google’s Project Loon Set For Massive Indonesian Trial
Google X's balloon Internet project looks to reach 100 million Indonesians
Mobile Component Demand Returns Samsung To Profit Growth
Fears about Samsung's mobile growth persist, but memory, display and processor demand means it's back on track
BT Consumer Outshines Business As 415,000 Join Openreach Fibre
Champions League and BT TV boost profits, but consumer and global sales are down while Openreach competitors fight back in broadband battle
British Gas Customer Logins Published Online
Customer logins for British Gas customers published online as company reportedly denies system breach
Oracle Connects Its Cloud To Equinix’s Direct Cloud Exchange
Equinix Cloud Exchange, currently available in 21 markets globally, is easy to deploy and bypasses the Internet for security purposes
Smartphone Sales Growth ‘Less Than Expected’ In Q3 Despite iPhone 6S
Global smartphone shipments grow according to IDC but marginally less than expected despite flagship launches
Samsung Reveals Super-Sized Galaxy View Tablet
18.4in Galaxy View comes with nifty handle for maximum portability as Samsung takes on the iPad Pro
Porn Poses Biggest Threat To Mobile Devices
New study reveals mobile attacks are more vicious than ever, with pornography the leading attack vector
7 Ways To Improve Microsoft Application and Technology Stack Performance
Alessandro Porro, VP international sales, Ipswitch, discusses how a new approach to application monitoring can quickly pay dividends for IT Professionals
Intel Security Sets Its Sights on Use-Case-Driven Technology
Intel Security, which announced an updated endpoint security product and new active response technology, is redefining its leadership and direction
MoD Has £38.5m Of IPv4 Addresses As Government IPv6 Apathy Continues
FoI requests show government is as bad as private sector in IPv6 adoption
ICO Reassures Firms After Data ‘Safe Harbour’ Ruling
“Don't panic” ICO tells British firms after data sharing deal with US is torpedoed by top Euro court
Cat Videos And Porn: The Dark Data Plaguing UK Businesses
New report finds millions of pounds wasted on having to store redundant data in the workplace such as adult material, music, and personal photos
‘Record’ iPhone, Mac Sales Boost Apple But Still No Watch Figures
Apple attributes iPhone 6S success to huge profits, but iPad falls again and Apple still won't say how many wearables it has sold
IBM Under Accounting Investigation For Transactions in US, UK, and Ireland
IBM admits United States Securities and Exchange Commission has been probing company practices since August
Marks & Spencer Website Suspended After Customer Data Breach
Not a hack! “Technical difficulties" blamed for exposing customer details to other website users
CMA Provisionally Approves BT’s £12.5bn EE Takeover
BT-EE takeover nears completion as competition authorities find no major issues
Toshiba To Sell Sensor Business In Wake Of Accounting Scandal
Toshiba Corp offloading camera sensor business to Sony as new boss tries to overhaul semiconductor division
EE Launches 4G Connected Products For Businesses And Public Sector
EE says businesses need more than just network to harness true power of LTE
EE: Businesses Are Driving Our 4G Network, Not Consumers
EE CEO Olaf Swantee details vision of perfect network that combines 2G, 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi and says BT 'project' will accelerate convergence
Larry Ellison: Modern Security Is Just Not Good Enough
Oracle OpenWorld - Oracle founder says ‘next-generation’ protection is needed to stop ever-growing security threats as he reveals new M7 microprocessor
Oracle Reveals Big Data Cloud Platform
Oracle OpenWorld – Big data platform makes getting insights from your big data easier than ever
Are Banks Failing To Keep Customers Safe Online?
Kaspersky Labs survey finds that a third of banks aren’t providing a secure connection for their customer’s transactions
Oracle: It’s Time For A ‘Digital Transformation’ In Cloud Computing
Oracle OpenWorld – Larry Ellison and Mark Hurd highlight the need for change
Fear Of Hacks Crippling Business
IT departments are struggling to get the most out of mobile technology due to fear of data breaches
Israel Opens Borders To Foreign Startups With Tech Visa Scheme
Investors and entrepreneurs can vie for a two-year work visa to help local market "grow" and improve Israel's technological standing with startups
EU Abolishes Roaming But Rejects Net Neutrality Amendments
Holiday phone bills will get cheaper but has the open Internet been safeguarded?
European Parliament Votes On Net Neutrality Rules Today
MEPs are to vote whether to go ahead with telecoms rules that net neutrality campaigners say are fatally flawed
Hacked CCTV Cameras Used To Launch DDoS
The attack drew on hundreds of compromised hundreds of Internet-connected CCTV cameras accessible using their default passwords
BDUK Scotland To Connect Another 20,000 To Superfast Broadband
Digital Scotland reveals the next 40 areas to get superfast broadband
IBM Reveals Blue Box On-Premise OpenStack Cloud
OpenStack-powered IaaS service provides companies with an on-premises private cloud environment that is operated by IBM within their data centre of choice
Boy Arrested In Northern Ireland Over TalkTalk Hack
TalkTalk has insisted it had adequate security in place as it downplays the seriousness of the breach
Amazon’s Irish Expansion: Retail And Cloud Giant Plans Further £700m Data Centre
Dublin Airport facility will one of one Amazon's biggest in Europe as tech giants ramp up European data centre efforts
Intel Buys Up AI Firm Saffron
Deal could bring forward “cognitive computing” and high-speed analytics into the mainstream
Oracle Wants To Make Your Data More Visual Than Ever
Oracle OpenWorld: Oracle Data Visualisation Cloud Service will put a “stunning” face on visual data, company says
Oracle: We Don’t Pay Attention To IBM And SAP Anymore
Oracle OpenWorld: Former main rivals are ‘nowhere’ in the cloud, Larry Ellison says, with Microsoft taking their place
Larry Ellison – Security Is Our Number One Focus
Oracle OpenWorld: Major shift in computing industry is making everyone rethink their needs, Oracle CTO says
Five Affordable Ways To Boost Your Business Broadband
Matt Powell, editor for the broadband comparison website BroadbandGenie.co.uk, shares his top tips on getting the most from your broadband
RBS To Make Facebook At Work Available To All 100,000 Employees
Facebook at Work hopes to take market share away from Yammer and LinkedIn
Microsoft Azure Fires Shots At AWS With Taser Customer Win
TASER will integrate Evidence.com and Axon camera systems with Microsoft Azure cloud platform and Windows 10 devices
Lawsuit Alleges Excessive iOS 9 Cellular Data Usage
A new iOS 9 feature has led to unexpectedly high cellular data bills, the lawsuit alleges
IBM Launches Apache Spark-as-a-Service Offering
At its Insight 2015 conference, IBM announced a series of new solutions, including a Spark-as-a-Service offering on IBM Bluemix
Judge Dismisses Wikimedia’s Anti-Surveillance Case Against NSA
Civil liberties organisations argue decision ignores evidence of indiscriminate NSA spying
Ofcom To Sell 2.3GHz And 3.4GHz For 4G And IoT In Early 2016
Ofcom finalises plans to sell 190MHz of spectrum, with a combined reserve price of £70m
TalkTalk: Cyberattack Not As Bad As First Feared
The number of customers affected and the amount of data potentially stolen could be less than expected says TalkTalk CEO
Barclays ‘Recovering’ From Weekend System Outage
A technical glitch that coincided with planned maintenance left customers unable to access cash
Public Cloud Booms In India As US Giants Seek £477m Market
Gartner sees "explosive" growth of IaaS and SaaS in India, with spending on cloud services in India to hit $1.9 billion by 2019
Oracle Teams Up With Intel To Push New Cloud Services
Oracle OpenWorld: It’s time to update your cloud system, Intel says, as it partners with Oracle to target IBM users
10 Of The Best Offline Apps
Go off the grid with our selection of some of the finest offline apps around.
Intel Security To Retire McAfee SaaS Email Services
End of the line for former McAfee email security products as chip giant transitions to newer products
BT Perfectly Happy To ‘Sweat’ Copper Broadband Assets
BLOG: BT and its rivals agree on one thing: it plans to sweat its copper assets
Google Parent Alphabet Benefits From Mobile Search, YouTube
What's in a name? Company reorganisation does not prevent Google from posting healthy profit and revenue increases
Microsoft, Amazon Reap Cloud Benefits
Cloud services including AWS, Office 365, Azure have boosted Microsoft and Amazon financials
Facebook Admits Its iOS App Is A Battery Killer
Improvements to iPhone and iPad app will provide better performance, Facebook says
Microsoft Reveals A Cheaper Surface Book
Newest model gives a graphics boost to Microsoft’s new laptop
Huawei To Support UK Graphene Research Effort
Huawei will work with University of Manchester's National Graphene Institution to develop applications for 'wonder material'
‘Significant’ TalkTalk Data Breach Could Affect Millions Of Customers
TalkTalk data breach is being investigated by police and ICO as company urges customers to be wary of potential identity theft
Reclassification Of Cybercrime ‘Critical To Improving Cyber Defences’
Office for National Statistics’ move to incorporate cyber crime into official crime statistics long overdue, says certification body APMG
Enterprise Security Workers Opt For Integrated, Cloud-Delivered Security Platforms
Almost all IT security decision makers believe integrated cloud security platforms as delivering better functionality than point solutions, study reveals
Sony Pays Out Millions In Hack Compensation
Sony agrees £5m settlement with staff after devastating Sony Pictures hack, allegedly by North Korea
Could The Galaxy View Be Samsung’s Biggest Tablet Yet?
Leaked images show that 18.4in Galaxy View could be an iPad Pro beater
Apple Agrees Green Solar Initiatives In China
iPhone maker wants to clean up its supply chain and promises big solar energy projects for renewables push
Bitcoin Is Not Subject To VAT, Court Rules
European court rules that Bitcoin transactions are liable for same taxes as typical currency
HP To Kill Off Helion Cloud Next Year
2016 will officially see Helion ride off into the sunset, HP reveals
The New ‘Triple As’ And How To Be ‘Every-Ready’ For Security Breaches
Ramses Gallego, security strategist and evangelist, Dell Software, explains how companies can use IAM and Network Security tools to increase security ratings
Western Digital Coughs Up £12.2bn For SanDisk
Purchase of flash storage giant Sandisk is latest in large acquisition deals currently reshaping tech industry
Police Forces ‘Need To Do More’ To Tackle UK Cybercrime
TechUK report calls for technology industry and police to work closer together to tackle cybercrime
Major Windows 10 Update Coming Next Month
‘Threshold 2’ update will bring UI, Skype and Messaging improvements to Windows 10
YouTube Is Finally Going Ad-Free – For A Price
Subscription-based YouTube Red service will launch next week and feature exclusive content
EMC, VMware To Spin Out Virtustream As Hybrid Cloud Business
The new company will be jointly owned by both EMC and VMware, and will include technologies from both parents as well as VCE
10 Ways To Maximise Your security And Compliance Investment
Kevin Foster, testing services manager, MTI Technology, explains how to get the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to security
Gigaclear’s Rural FTTP Networks Now Reach 10,000 Properties
Gigaclear says rural fibre is helping rural firms build their business while enjoying the country lifestyle
Bitdefender’s Mobile Security Protection Can Snap Thieves In The Act
Security firm also upgrades its mobile security platform to make it easier to access apps on multiple networks
UK And China Snuggle Up For Green Tech Collaboration
State visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping yields collaboration agreement for tech and creative industries
BT Will Be A ‘Follower’, Not A Leader In Converged Networks
BT CEO says it will look abroad for hybrid network examples and claims convergence will break down barriers betweeen fixed and mobile
Wearable Banking Is Taking Off With The UK’s Young Consumers
Nearly half of 18-30 year olds want to use their wearables to access banking services, report finds
Canonical Targets OpenStack Deployments With Ubuntu 15.10
Latets version of open-source OS comes with OpenStack deployer to aid speedy rollout of Ubuntu OpenStack clouds
Monitise Signs Telefónica Cloud Platform Deal
Latest in a series of partnerships between Monitise and Spanish carrier
Vodafone Brings 4G Roaming to UAE And 7 Other Countries
Business trips to Dubai and casino visits in Monaco will become a bit more pleasant for Vodafone customers thanks to 4G roaming
Trend Micro Acquires HP TippingPoint
Trend Micro says the move will combine next-generation IPS with top class breach detection
How Companies Can Protect Their Legacies
Matthew Bryars, CEO from Aeriandi, discusses how sensitive information from ‘legacy’ call recordings can be properly safeguarded
Ireland Confirms Facebook Data Sharing Probe
Fallout begins after court ruled data sharing with America is invalid, as Ireland kicks-off investigation
Microsoft’s Mobile Payments Service Is Coming “Soon”
Joe Belfiore says that a relaunch of a Windows Wallet app could happen within the next few months
EE 4G Now Reaches 93 Percent Of UK And 12.6m Customers
EE 4G network continues to grow but revenues are flat ahead of potential BT takeover
Michael Dell: EMC Deal Will Create Powerful IT Provider
Dell CEO contrasts the move with HP's decision to split in two, saying successful tech companies need scale and volume
IT Life: Going Hybrid
CenturyLink's Ralph Varcoe tells us about his IT Life
Additions To Dell Range Improve Support And Enable Cost-Efficient Data Centres
Large-scale customers will "reap the benefits" of the company's new offerings, Dell promises
HTC One A9 Takes Inspiration From iPhone In Bid To Regain Android Crown
It may look like an iPhone, but HTC’s latest flagship device offers Android Marshmallow and a decent camera
CityFibre Waives Connection Fee After Government Broadband Vouchers End
CityFibre will waive connection fee of up to £2,500 until 5 November, claiming some small businesses may have been caught "off guard"
Digital Technology ‘Can Boost’ UK Businesses By £92bn
And London's businesses could be in for a big windfall if they fully harness digital potential, Virgin Media Business report claims
Virgin Media: BT And Openreach Should Not Be Split Up
Virgin Media CEO Tom Mockridge says any move by the state to take away assets will discourage private investment and wants BDUK broadband subsidies to end
EE Launches 4G Enabled Child-Friendly ‘Robin’ Tablet
Seven inch EE Robin lets parents control what content their children access and view online
BT Achives 5Gbps On Copper Connection Using G.Fast
BT says early tests of advanced form of G.Fast show the technology is future proof
Vodafone Wants Local Authority Support To improve London 4G
Vodafone wanrs it needs access to 1,000 sites in the capital if London 4G is not to suffer, but is constrained by access and planning laws
Lenovo Gets Flexible With Windows 10-Powered Yoga 900 Laptops And PCs
IN PICTURES: Refresh of Yoga range includes thinnest-ever Intel Core i convertible laptop
IBM Blames Shift To Cloud For Quarterly Revenue Decline
The shift away from packaged software and on-site, disk-based storage contributed to a 13.9 percent revenue drop
Smart Home Spending To Hit £65bn By 2020
Automotive and entertainment sectors will spur on smart home growth, but will products be future-proof?
South Korea, Samsung Team Up On £9.6bn Industrial Robot Plan
Smartphone giant hopes cheaper precision robots will reduce its reliance on increasingly expensive Chinese labour
Samsung Speeds Up The Galaxy S7 To Take On Apple
Development of next Samsung flagship brought forward, South Korean sources say
Apple Removes More Than 250 Data-Harvesting Apps
256 privacy-violating apps are the latest to have made it through Apple's strict security checks
Tim Cook Says He Expects ‘Massive Changes’ In The Auto Industry
Hinting at the Apple Car coming soon?
In-App Ad Blocker Been Choice Returns To App Store
Been Choice is back on the App Store after Apple has an unexplained change of heart
Google Offers Free Work Apps To Rival’s Customers
Aggressive move sees Google trying to wrestle businesses away from Office 365, encouraging them to try Apps for Work before contract expires
Two-Thirds Of Enterprises Failing To Meet Data Control Best Practices
IDC study reveals many companies ae falling behind at keeping their corporate information protected
HP Adds A Splash Of Colour To 14 Inch Chromebook
All-new HP Chromebook 14 weighs just 1.7kg and will cost under £200
The People’s Operator: IPO And Jimmy Wales Give Charity-Focused MVNO Credibility
CEO of The People's Operator says its business model is working and allowing it to thrive in competitive UK mobile market
Three Boosts 4G Network Speeds ‘By 40 Percent’ With New Spectrum
Three rolls out latest network upgrade to its 4G customers, claiming it will boost speed and capacity
UK Workers Fail ‘Cyber IQ’ Test
ESET study reveals British workers are dangerously lacking in cyber awareness
Will An Intel Chip Power The Next iPhone?
Reports claim that Intel could also soon be inside Microsoft’s Surface products as well
Facebook Introduces Gov’t Attack Warning
Affected users should 'ideally' consider wiping or replacing affected devices
Huawei Offers £650m In Funding And Support For Developers
Huawei offers resources and other support in bid to create new applications for networks, cloud and analytics
New Visa Rules Speed Non-EU Tech Recruitment
The visa scheme will allow British IT companies to recruit entire teams from outside the EU
More Telecoms Acquisitions And Alliances ‘Likely’ As Market Converges
Analysts say 85 percent of households will take multiple services from one provider by 2019 thanks to video demand, convenience and market consolidation
Brits Believe Cyber-Attacks Are ‘Getting More Personal’
Get Safe Online report finds that despite fears over cybercrime, British consumers still lack valuable knowledge in staying safe online
Companies Face ‘Safe Harbour’ Legal Action After 31 January
EU data protection regulators said they will consider coordinated enforcement actions in three months' time if no replacement for Safe Harbour is agreed
Is Amazon Developing An Augmented Reality Headset?
Patent award could mean Amazon is set to upgrade its 3D technology for the virtual world
BBC Blocks More VPN Users From iPlayer
International iPlayer users will find it harder to access the service, but will legitimate users be affected too?
Forget AI, Real Quantum Computers By 2025 Are Truly Achievable
Microsoft researchers claim that true quantum computing will be a reality in a decade
Halifax, Bank Of Scotland Security Flaw Revealed
A security flaw with some online banks accounts has been exposed by a money-saving website
Boosting Online Performance In The Digital Service Era
Joram Cano, solutions consultant for EMEA at Keynote (now part of Dynatrace), discusses the importance of having a website that customers love
BlackBerry Reveals More About Android-Powered Priv Smartphone
5.4in smartphone is BlackBerry’s first Android device, and will go on sale in the UK on November 6
Concern Raised At JPEG Copyright Clampdown
Proposals to make JPEG pictures harder to copy, prompts objection from digital rights group EFF
How To Take An Apache Hadoop Concept Into Production
Apache: Big Data Europe 2015 - Gary Richardson, UK head of data engineering, KPMG, shares his top Hadoop project tips
IBM Opens Up Source Code To China In ‘Secure Room’
WSJ: IBM allows Chinese officials to view source code in bid to improve relations
iPhones To Be Used In Autism, Epilepsy And Melanoma ResearchKit Studies
Apple details three new ResearchKit studies and praises contribution of developers to open source framework
Amazon Invests More Than £70m Into New Irish Data Centre
Following the recent ruling on Safe Harbour by the ECJ, Amazon takes first step to secure EU data within European borders
Tech Giants Slam US Cybersecurity Bill
Tech firms voice opposition to US bill amid concerns about data privacy and ‘collateral damage’ to third parties
Yahoo Mail Redesign Ditches Passwords
Mobile app users can now log in from Hotmail and AOL for the first time as Yahoo gets smart
Hyperoptic 1Gbps FTTP Network Is Now Live In Birmingham
Parts of the city can now access faster broadband with Hyperoptic targeting "thousands" of customers before end of the year
IT Life: Thinking Big
NIIT Technologies' Sudhir Chaturvedi tells us all about his IT Life
Android Manufacturers Are ‘Failing’ To Protect Users From Security Threats
Cambridge University report claims 88 percent of Android devices could be at risk and wants security grading system to monitor manufacturers
What Is 5G And How Is It Different From 4G?
5G promises faster speeds, greater capacity and low latency that can support the Internet of Things, but what does it mean for businesses?
Quiz Of The Week: How Well Do You Know EMC?
Take our weekly quiz on just-acquired-by-Dell storage firm EMC
Volvo Reveals Its Plans For The Self-Driving Cars Of Tomorrow
Swedish manufacturer looks to make driving fun again with autonomous driving technology
Intel Shines Light On Dark Web Activity
Intel shines a light on murky underworld of the cybercrime economy, where stolen data is regularly brought and sold
RootMetrics: Operators Can’t Discredit ‘Scientific’ Mobile Network Tests
RootMetrics explains how exactly it tests the UK's four major mobile operators and why its methods can combat criticism from O2
How well do you know EMC?
Microsoft Reports Rise in Government Data Requests
New Microsoft transparency website reveals rising law enforcement and US intelligence data requests
Dodgy USB Stick Kills Laptop In Seconds With 220 Volts
Researcher creates a less than subtle way of taking out any USB-equipped device
Cybercrime Is Now Britain’s Most Common Criminal Offence
Inclusion of more than seven million cyber offences pushes British crime rate up 70 percent, ONS figures reveal
BT Considers ‘Abandoning’ OpenStack
BT tells conference it might abandon OpenStack for a propriety cloud network service to roll outs its new virtual services
Swatch Reveals Its Mobile Payments-Enabled Smartwatch
Watchmaker is working with several Chinese banks to develop Apple Watch beater
Virgin Media Accelerates Nationwide Wi-Fi Plans With Sub-Pavement Wireless
Virgin Media presses ahead with Wi-Fi plans, using access points underneath pavements to connect users to 166Mbps Internet in Chesham
Liberty Is First OpenStack Release Under ‘Big Tent’ Model
The Liberty release, the second major OpenStack update this year, includes a wealth of new projects and features, while core technologies continue to evolve
Mobile Payments Firm Square Files For Multi-Billion Dollar IPO
Payments company run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey prepares to go public
Walmart Takes Swipe At Amazon With Open Source Cloud
Walmart cracks open its OneOps cloud platform to everyone to save developers from evil Amazon vendor lock-in
Mobile Industry Confident Ahead Of Global Spectrum Conference
GSMA says there is still much to do before WRC-15, which will allocate spectrum on a global scale, starts next month
London Is A True World Centre Of Fintech, Says Boris
Mayor of London announces closer tie-up between the capital and Tokyo to promote fintech growth
Poll: Are You Connected To The Internet of Things?
The Internet of Things is ready to take over every part of our lives but are you already connected?
Microsoft Breaks Annual Record With ‘Modest’ Patch Tuesday
No zero-day flaws to be fixed in Microsoft's latest security update, but critical fixes should be implemented ASAP
Majority Of Consumers ‘Now Want Connected Cars’
Ericsson and AT&T survey finds that 78 percent of buyers would delay purchasing a new car to get a smart vehicle
Half Of Second-Hand Hard Drives Sold on eBay, Amazon Still Contain Personal Data
And even though many have them have had wipe attempts, texts, photos, and emails still persist on hard drives and mobile devices
Apple Loses iPhone Processor Patent Lawsuit
Apple may have to dip into its $203bn cash pile to pay for infringing university patent
TechWeekEurope Readers Prefer Private And Hybrid To Public Cloud
Our poll shows private cloud is the preferred choice among readers, but hybrid isn't too far behind
Vodafone And Sainsbury’s Pull Plug On MVNO Joint-Venture
Mobile by Sainsbury's will shut down on 16 January, say MVNO partners
LG Could Enter Mobile Payments With ‘G Pay’
Rumoured G Pay service would push LG into competition with Android Pay and Samsung Pay
SanDisk In Merger Talks With Western Digital, Micron
SanDisk is reportedly approached by two rivals as IT and cloud consolidation continues
Malvertising Attack Targets Daily Mail Website
Another malvertising attack emerges, this time targeting the Daily Mail and it's 'sidebar of shame'
Dridex Malware Raids £20m From UK Bank Accounts
Not as bad as Zeus? Bank accounts are being looted worldwide in malware attack, authorities warn
How To Secure Your Data In A World Where Privacy Risks Are High
Andrew Ford, vice president marketing and communications, Pitney Bowes, explains what companies must do to keep data safe
Uber Accidentally Leaks Details Of Hundreds Of Drivers
Driving licence information and vehicle registration among data let out by Uber
Visa Teams Up With FireEye To Take On Corporate Cybercrime
Visa Threat Intelligence platform will allow companies to share information on the latest attacks
Canon Unveils Its View Of The Future Of Printing
Canon shows off its wide range of 3D and 2.5D ‘textured’ printing
Canon’s Mixed Reality Is The Industry-Friendly Virtual Experience
Time to get really hands-on with your work, thanks to Canon’s next-generation successor to virtual reality
Adobe Fixes 69 RCE Flaws As New Flash Zero Day Emerges
Adobe has issued a raft of remote code execution (RCE) flaw patches for Flash, Reader and Acrobat, but a Flash zero day is being used in Pawn Storm phishing
Canon –The Internet Of Things Will All Depend On A Good Camera
“Imaging of things” will truly transform connected smart technology, says Canon CEO
Intel Cuts Data Centre Growth Forecast
Data Centre group revenue of £2.7 billion, up 8 percent sequentially and up 12 percent year-over-year
Apple Adds 4K Display, Intel Broadwell Processors To 21.5-Inch Mac
Apple updates 21.5-inch iMac and updates 27-inch with 5K displays to all models and Skylake processors
Superfast Coverage, Not Ultrafast Speeds Dominates MP Broadband Debate
BLOG: Fears the UK might fall behind in ultrafast race aren't share by those in rural areas who don't care about technology if they get superfast broadband
VMware Pushes Hybrid And Container Agenda At VMworld Europe
VMware releases host of updates to unified hybrid cloud platforms and continues support for containers and Google DNS
Dropbox Partners With Adobe On PDF Tool
PDFs "made simple" according to Dropbox. New partnership also sees iOS comment and annotation features added.
How Businesses Can Use Cloud Tech To Take Them To The Next Level
Luis Alvarez, CEO, BT Global Services, explains five ways in which cloud computing can make companies more efficient and agile
Government Hints 10Mbps Will Be New Minimum Broadband Speed
Digital Economy Minister tells broadband parliamentary debate that it wont be held to a 'piddling' 5Mbps European target
Qualcomm Sells Off Vuforia Augmented Reality Business
AR platform and developer ecosystem snapped up by PTC for £42m
Data Centres In Sweden Could Get a 97 Percent Tax Break
Swedish government proposes data centre electricity tax reduction to promote web services industy in the Nordic country
Archos Introduces Secure GranitePhone
The device offers to lock down security and includes cloud integration - for a price
Government Suspends SMB Broadband Voucher Scheme
Funds allocated for Super connected cities voucher scheme appear to have been exhausted
Cloud Services Boost SAP Profits
Europe's largest software maker recorded strong cloud growth, while on-premise licence sales recovered
Modest: Mobile Commerce Sucks – Now Let Us Fix It
Harper Reed tells us why PayPal acquisition will make buying stuff on your phone easier than ever
Meg Whitman: Dell’s £44bn EMC Buy Is Good For HP
Dell's $67bn acquisition of EMC will mean 'chaos' and 'distraction' for the company, its channel and customers, according to Whitman
Dell’s EMC Acquisition Shows An IT Industry Pivoting For Cloud
Why did Dell pay £44bn for EMC, at a time when rivals seem to be breaking apart their companies to tackle the changing landscape of enterprise IT?
Worldpay IPO Values Firm At £4.8bn
Worldpay shares will go on sale at £2.40 a pop as payment processing firm more than doubles in value five years after RBS sale
New IBM Linux Servers Tap OpenPower Technology
IBM announced three new Linux servers that feature technology from OpenPower Foundation members, including Nvidia
New CEO Robbins: Cisco Will Become Very Different Company
Three months after taking over for longtime CEO John Chambers, Chuck Robbins is still in due diligence and lying low for the media
Digital Realty Completes £1.2bn Telx Data Centre Deal
Data centre real estate giant picks up Telx in high-growth data centre expansion play
NetApp ONTAP Storage Will Run On Next Release Of Mirantis OpenStack
Mirantis and NetApp partnership announced to deliver blueprint for building production-ready OpenStack environments
IoT Solutions World Congress 2015: Schneider Electric Strives For M2M Efficiency
Victor Moure Gonzalez, EcoXpert Program Manager at Schneider Electric, discusses how IoT can drive energy efficiency
Jaguar Land Rover Announces £11m Driverless Car Plan
The car maker is to collaborate with the EPSRC on developing autonomous car technologies
IoT Solutions World Congress 2015: Fujitsu – The Human-Centric Approach To IoT
VIDEO: Security researcher Jesus Molina says you can't forget the human element to IoT
Will Ofcom Review Split Up BT And Openreach?
BLOG: As Ofcom's digital communications review enters its next phase, BT and its rivals make their feelings about Openreach known
DocuSign Chief Quits Ahead Of Possible Flotation
Chief executive Keith Krach said he plans to maintain an active role as chairman for at least three more years
How Can You Deal With The Ransomware Epidemic?
Kaspersky Labs’ David Emm shares some of his top tips to ensure your business stays protected against ransomware
IoT Solutions World Congress 2015: Deloitte – How Businesses Can Make The Most Of IoT
VIDEO: Michael Raynor, research director at Deloitte, discusses how the company is advising clients on IoT
IoT Solutions World Congress 2015: HP Sees IoT As An End-To-End System
VIDEO: Rod Aniker, director of HP OEM Server Architecture, explains how the volume of IoT data continues to challenge his company
IoT Solutions World Congress 2015: GE ‘Marries’ Physical And Digital To Drive Industrial IoT
GE's head of global software research, Colin Parris, explains how GE wants secure and resilient systems for industrial Internet of Things systems
Vodafone Connect Fixed Broadband Rolls Out Across UK
Vodafone hopes Netflix subscription, discounts and 'smart' Connect router will help it gain traction in competitive UK market
New £4m Fund Will Support UK Game Developers
Startup developers to be given grants and support as government seeks the next 'Tomb Raider'
Dell Set To Announce Record £36bn EMC Takeover
The acquisition is intended to help Dell shift toward becoming an all-round provider of enterprise computing services
Apple ‘Blocks’ Its Own News App In China
Apple News users in China are reportedly the latest to fall victim to the nation’s censorship policies
10 Of The Best Puzzle Games For Smartphones And Tablets
Tease your brain with our guide to the best puzzle games
Online Voyeur Sentenced For Webcam Hacks
Creep alert. Stefan Rigo hacked webcams using BlackShades malware and spied on couples having sex
Firefox To Finally Ditch Ancient NPAPI Plug-ins – Except Flash
Remember Netscape? Mozilla says NPAPI web plug-ins are to be removed from the Firefox browser
Linux Foundation: Security Challenges Threaten ‘Golden Age’ Of Open Source
Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, addresses the challenges facing open source technology and CII's plans to make the Internet safer
LogMeIn Snaps Up Master Password Firm LastPass For £81m
LogMeIn buys Last Pass - four months after it suffered a major data breach
BT 330Mbps G.Fast Broadband Trial Goes Live In Newcastle
BT connects first users in Gosforth and will test technology over a 9 month period with a view to nationwide rollout
Microsoft Azure CTO: Machine Learning Can Be Killer Cloud App
Azure CTO Mark Russinovich tells us why machine learning and big data can push the cloud industry further than ever before
Microsoft: Windows 10 Usability And Security ‘Key’ For Enterprise Adoption
Microsoft says Windows 10 can 'transform' businesses but employees and IT departments must both love it for change to be delivered
Secure Data Exchange ‘Is Breathing New Life’ Into Europe’s Digital Economy
BMC's Paul Appleby reflects on the ruling that Safe Harbour is invalid, and why secure data exchange is the lifeblood of Europe’s digital economy
Strong Dollar, Not Windows 10, Blamed As PC Sales Fall
Windows 10 upgrades rather than new sales hit PC shipments, as semiconductor industry also sees a slight decline
Tech-Heavy Audi A4 Lays Foundations For The Future Of Driving
TechWeekEurope takes the Audi A4 for a spin and finds how driving aids and smart entertainment features could form the basis for self-driving cars
Apple Removes In-App Ad Blocker Been Choice From App Store
Apple is concerned methods used to block ads in popular iOS apps could expose user data
How NASA Would Use Amazon Web Services To Save Matt Damon In ‘The Martian’
NASA’s JPL chief technology officer explains Amazon’s role if Andy Weir’s ‘The Martian’ happened in real life
BT Rejects Openreach Independence, Wants Pay-TV Regulation
In its official submission to Ofcom's market review, BT says Openreach separation would jeopardise investment that makes UK a digital leader
Amazon Enters Internet Of Things Market With AWS IoT
AWS IoT will connect devices and data up to its cloud platform, supporting billions of devices and trillions of messages
AWS Launches 2TB X1 Instances Alongside New Nano Instances For EC2
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels announces EC2 updates on stage at re:Invent 2015
iPhone 6S Battery Life Is ‘Dependent’ On Who Made The Chip
Researchers find that iPhone 6S and 6S Plus devices powered by a Samsung chip last far shorter than those from TSMC
HP Aruba Challenges Cisco Dominance With Enterprise Network Vision
Aruba Networks is looking forward to life with HP according to CEO Dominic Orr, who says his 'giant startup' is chasing £13bn market
Cybercrime Costs Rise For British Businesses
British businesses pay increasing price for cybercrime, as attack recovery lengthens to four weeks
Ofcom CEO: Mobile Prices Could Rise If O2 And Three Merge
Ofcom CEO Sharon White raises doubts about O2-Three deal and says UK mobile market isn't too competitive
Apple Pay Is Coming To Barclays In 2016
Customer complaint reveals Apple Pay for Barclays will arrive next year
AI Will Be The Future, Says Android Creator
Andy Rubin says he is optimistic about artificial intelligence and doesn't share fears of possible Skynet scenario
Workplace Communications Is Evolving
BLOG - Jive Software's Elizabeth Brigham gives us a look at the way communication in the workplace is changing
Windows 10 Mobile Is Coming In December
The future of mobile work will start rolling out in time for Christmas, Microsoft confirms
Dell In Talks To Acquire EMC – Report
PC maker Dell reportedly in talks to acquire storage giant EMC
Hackers Breach Samsung’s LoopPay Mobile Payments
However Samsung Pay remains secure ahead of European launch later this year
London’s Tech Sector Nets £1bn Investment Over 2015
Data from London & Partners shows that investors are backing the capital's tech firms more than ever
10 Of The Best Language Apps
You say tomato, I say tomato - get to grips with a foreign tongue with our look at the best language apps
AWS Boss: Every Large Tech Company In the World Wants To “Copy” Amazon Web Services
AWS’ Andy Jassy on the Alibaba threat and competition from Google and Microsoft
AWS, Accenture Form Cloud Services Business Group
All aboard the Accenture bus, destination: AWS. New business group will see more than 1,000 consultants ferry workloads to Amazon's pocket
AWS Launches QuickSight Analytics Tool And Snowball Physical Storage Appliance
re:Invent 2015: AWS brings fight to business intelligence and big data transportation
IBM Opens Cognitive Business Unit, Buys Storage Firm Cleversafe
What happened to Smarter Planet? New consulting unit to help clients tackle 'cognitive business'
What Next For Tech Industry After Safe Harbour Suspension?
Technology, legal and privacy experts explain full implications of the ECJ's decision to suspend the Safe Harbour data sharing agreement between EU and US
IT Life: From Musicals To Networks
Alison Vincent, UK and Ireland CTO for Cisco, explains her career in IT, her love of coding and her early desire to be in a West End musical
Nokia Details Post-Alcatel-Lucent Takeover Structure
Nokia execs will dominate new leadership team but Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks will not be sold
Argos Takes On Amazon With One-Day Delivery Service
High-street retailer offers super-speedy delivery of around 20,000 products across the UK for the first time
Strong Smartphone Chip Sales Boost Samsung Profit Forecast
It helps to have fingers in a lot of pies, as Samsung pleases with chip growth despite smartphone gloom
Jimmy Wales: Good Luck Trying To Stop Wikipedia Doing What It Wants
Wikipedia's co-founder says ECJ's dismissal of the safe harbour agreement won't impact his company, but will be a nightmare for Facebook
Microsoft Band 2 Wants To Be The Future Of Fitness
Second generation of Microsoft’s wearable device offers an upgraded design and smarter activity tracking
GSMA Embedded SIM Standard Gains Momentum
More operators sign up for embedded SIM standard that could manage the Internet of Things (IoT) and make it easier to change networks
Gartner: Big Data Could Put Your Business At Risk
Gartner predictions say that business ethics issues could soon be commonplace when it comes to using big data and analytics
Cisco Rolls Out IoT Packages Aimed At Specific Industries
Along with the offerings for the manufacturing, transportation, utilities, and oil and gas spaces, the vendor also unveils an IoT security package
Cisco Takes Down £40m Ransomware Gang
Ransomware gang using Angler exploit kit to make $60m (£39m) annually has been shut down
Jimmy Wales: Get Encrypted, Or Face The Consequences
Wikipedia founder calls for better security for everyone, and an end to censorship
Google Patches Stagefright 2 Android Vulnerability
Google issues patches for 19 Android vulnerabilities, including the Stagefright 2 flaw
How To Explain Cookies To A Five-year-old
The definitive definition of cookies from the experts for the kids (and grown ups, too)
Microsoft Unveils Windows 10 Lumia 950, 950 XL Smartphones
Two flagship Windows 10 devices also accompanied by Lumia 550 budget device
Microsoft Enters Laptop Market With ‘Ultimate’ Surface Book
Super thin, light and powerful, the Surface Book is Microsoft’s first ever homemade laptop
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Is ’50 Percent’ Faster Than MacBook Air
Surface Pro 4 is thinner, more powerful and faster than previous generation and now comes with magnetic pen, fingerprint keyboard and better screen
Box: Apple, IBM And Microsoft Partnerships Show How Far We’ve Come
Box COO Dan Levin believes partnerships are evidence of Box's superiority, but will it change now it's part of the IT establishment?
IBM Teams Up With AT&T For Greater Mobile Cloud Security
Partnership will provide scalable and secure platforms for businesses to rely on
Vodafone Boosts Mobile Network With CityFibre Backhaul
Vodafone signs deal with CityFibre to improve its mobile Vodafone with York the first location to benefit.
Hidden Exchange Server Attack Steals Passwords
The malware on a company's Exchange server remained undetected for months
Amazon Announces Prime Now Expansion Across London
More of the capital will now be able to benefit from superfast Amazon Prime Now delivery
It’s Official – The World Is Going All-Out On Digital Payments
Non-cash payments are now growing faster than GDP across the world, RBS report finds
YiSpecter Malware Targets Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices
YiSpecter targets all types of iOS devices to perform all types of malicious activity, including app deletion, data theft and setting changes
Microsoft Admits Office Crashes On ‘El Capitan’, No Fix Yet
Office 2016 and Outlook 2011 are causing problems for many El Capitan users, Microsoft says
FireEye And F5 Networks Will Co-Develop Security Products
Firms join forces to offer integrated security products to help customers combat growing threat of cybercrime
Top EU Court Invalidates ‘Safe Harbour’ Data-Sharing Agreement
Safe Harbour, introduced in 2000, allows companies to transfer data on EU citizens to the US
Sony Set To Split Off Semiconductor Business
New unit will look to promote image sensor business as Sony gets back in the black
Facebook’s Internet.org To Cover Africa With Satellite Broadband
Facebook and Eutelsat to build satellite broadband system for Sub-Saharan Africa
HTC Reveals Further Losses As Smartphone Sales Fall
Troubled phone maker continues to struggle as revenues also fall heavily
Met Anti-Terror Chief Slams “Unhelpful” Social Media Companies
Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley claims social media giants aren't doing enough to help police with the fight against terrorism
Businesses Beware – DDoS Attacks Are On The Rise Again
DDoS attacks rise up a third in the last three months, Corero survey finds
Twitter Re-Appoints Jack Dorsey As CEO
Dorsey will juggle his return as CEO with identical position at Square
Millions Of Patreon Donators Hit In Data Breach
Hackers steal 15GB of Patreon user personal details, but card information stays protected
How Big Data Helps TV Providers Like BBC And HBO Give You The Shows You Want
Hui Zhang, Conviva CEO, explains how data-driven intelligence is being utilised to examine, and learn from, your viewing habits
Vulnerable Apps Cause Most Mobile Security Breaches
Three-quarters of the major firms surveyed said they had suffered a data breach due to a mobile security issue
CMA Wants To Investigate £10.25bn O2-Three Merger
Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) asks the EU for powers to investigate O2-Three merger so it can run parallel with separate BT-EE inquiry
Scottrade Breach Affects 4.6 Million Users
The postal contact data stolen may be intended for use in share-trading scams
Hacked T-Mobile Data ‘For Sale Online’
Personal data on 15 million T-Mobile USA customers has already gone up for sale on the web, according to researchers
Vodafone Improves Indoor Signal In Rural Pubs
Femtocells will help rural drinkers enjoy 3G with their pint as part of a pilot programme
Apple Buys UK Startup VocalIQ To Make Siri Smarter
Reported purchase of VocalIQ could also be tied to using Siri as part of CarPlay
IBM Inks $1B, 10-Year Cloud Deal With EVRY
IBM continues to advance its cloud momentum with a $1 billion deal with EVRY, a Nordic IT services company
BT Releases Its Own DDoS Mitigation Service
BT's Assure platform goes into global availability as the heart of Cloud of Clouds vision
Google Expands Cloud Launcher With New Partners
Google—on the same day that it formally became part of Alphabet Inc.—announced plans to expand Cloud Launcher by collaborating with new partners
Landmark EU Data Protection Ruling To Impact Tech Giants
European court decision against Slovakian property website could have far reaching consequences
‘Vigilante’ Malware Protects Routers Against Security Threats
Symantec researchers find malware that infects to protect
Amazon Intern Accidentally Buys Google.com Domain
£8 is apparently enough to buy you the world’s most important website – but only for a few minutes
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Stagefright Returns To Attack Android Audio Files
Just when you thought it was dead, Stagefright bug returns and infects audio files on Android devices
IMAX’s Laser Technology Is The Future Of Cinema
TechWeekEurope experiences “the best way to see film” as IMAX launches its most immersive cinematic development yet
IBM Launches Bluemix Local, Advances Hybrid Cloud
IBM announces the delivery of Bluemix Local, its platform as a service (PaaS) that runs behind an organization's firewall
Paris Residents Fight “Noisy” Interxion Data Centre
Interxion's PAR7 data centre target of noise complaints, with residents claiming they weren't even consulted about the build
Google Launches US East Coast Cloud Region
US-east1 region is opened to give East Coast Google customers lower latency and better options for disaster recovery
Experian Blamed After 15m T-Mobile Customer Details Are Stolen
Boss of T-Mobile US “incredibly angry” after 15 million customer details stolen from Experian server
Three Suffers Nationwide Mobile Data Outage
Customers across the UK hit by 3G and 4G drop across Three network this morning
Nest Looks To Weave Together The Smart Home
Weave lets more smart units get connected than ever before, even if they aren't Nest products
HP Restructures Cloud Business Before November Split
Meg Whitman makes organisational changes to hybrid cloud game plan to "allow synergies to shine through"
BT Is About To Make London’s Broadband Faster Than Ever
360,000 homes in the capital will benefit from expansion of BT’s fibre broadband network
Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch Sues HP For More Than $150m
Former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch seeking damages from HP a following "damaging" statements
IT Life: Keeping The Trust
Jonathan Martin from ThreatStream tells us about cybersecurity, learning from your mistakes, and the cello
Data Privacy Complaints Soar As Breaches Rise
“Protect our data” demand consumers, as the ICO watchdog receives record number of complaints
IT Innovation Day 2015
The fusion of Communications and Information Technologies is fundamentally changing the Telco Industry, not only in the underlying infrastructure and modus operandi, but also in organisational structure and transactional models.
AdBlock Plus Arrives on iTunes, Promises Whitelist Scrutiny
AdBlock Plus finally arrives on Apple App Store, amid promise its "whitelist" will open up to outside scrutiny
Aberdeen Gets First Microsoft Azure-Enabled Data Centre In Scotland
Photos: brightsolid’s new data centre will hold the equivalent computer power of over 100,000 MacBooks
Microsoft, Google End Patent Warfare
Bad news for lawyers. Peace breaks out after years of patent disputes between Microsoft and Google
Say Hello To LG’s Dual-Screen V10 Smartphone
First in new V series Android devices from LG also features two front-facing cameras for detailed selfies
Air Passengers Demand Better In-Flight Broadband
Inmarsat survey reveals growing calls for high-speed Internet on planes
Worldpay Wants To Use Your Face To Stop Card Fraud
Facial recognition technology in new ‘PED Cam’ set to be used to combat crime
China Is Home To The Second Largest Amount Of Data Centres In The World
Fuelling its 700 million internet users, China makes up for 10 percent of the world’s major cloud and internet data centre sites
Box Will Let Customers Use Third Party Cloud Storage
Box adds new security, data protection features and will let users control storage, network and encryption keys
Box And IBM Share First Fruits Of Cloud Partnership
IBM to integrate ECM products into Box and offer up its cloud platform to joint-customers, but why was it keen to partner?
Microsoft Says It ‘Tries Harder’ Than AWS
After a flurry of Azure updates, Microsoft's cloud division claims it will simply have to put more effort in than its competitors
Starbucks Brings Its Fast Pay & Ordering To The UK
Mobile Pay & Order service launches at 150 Starbucks branches in and around London from today