Hacker group claims to have hit websites of Angela Merkel and the German legislature among others
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2015
Quiz Of The Week – CES 2015
Have you been paying attention to what’s been going on in Las Vegas this week?
The Critics’ View: Cars, Smartwatches and IoT at CES 2015
TechWeekEurope cherry picks from the best blogs coming out of CES 2015
Gemalto finalises SafeNet acquisition for $890m
International digital security vendor Gemalto has let the ink dry on its acquisition of SafeNet, a specialist in data protection.
McDonald’s To Offer Wireless Charging In 50 Restaurants
McDonald's is introducing 600 charging spots for those with a Qi-standard equipped device
Bill Gates Touts Omniprocessor For Electricity and Water From Human Waste
Bill Gates drinks fresh water made from human waste, and surprisingly it doesn't taste like urine
Number Of Global 4G LTE Networks Reaches 360
GSA says 96 LTE networks launched in 2014 as operators turn attention towards LTE-A and VoLTE
Big Data Is Big Business For WANdisco After £500k British Gas Deal
The deal follows a trial deployment of WANdisco's Non-Stop Hadoop product
Three Reasons Why Samsung Is Predicting A Profit Decline
What's eating away at the smartphone giant's earnings and market share?
CES 2015 – Storedot Battery Can Fully Charge Your Phone In Seconds
Israeli company says it can charge a device's battery over a hundred times faster
North Korea Hack On Sony Was ‘Sloppy’, Says FBI Director
FBI Director reiterates North Korea as the Sony hack culprit because they failed to cover their tracks
Christmas Presents Threaten Your Business, Warns EY
January hangovers could be the least of CSOs’ headaches, according to a new warning from Ernst & Young on the threat employees’ Christmas gadget gifts pose.
TalkTalk Buys Blinkbox And Tesco Broadband Business
Tesco flogs Blinkbox as TalkTalk moves to strengthen its television service
CES 2015 – LG Wants To Make Your Next Smartphone’s Screen Super-Curvy
“Active Bending” dual-sided curved display looks go further that Samsung’s single-curve Galaxy Note Edge
Kickstarter Pledges Support For Stripe
Crowdfunding website drops Amazon Payments to make supporting projects quicker and easier
Google Search Share Stung By Firefox Switch
Two percent drop comes amidst waning CIO support for Google Cloud
IT Life: The Web Analytics CEO Who Wanted To Fly
Daniel Weisbeck, CEO of mobile web analytics firm, Netbiscuits, discusses his life in tech and why it's almost as good as being a superhero.
Apple’s Beats Electronics And Dr Dre Sued By Monster
Monster sues Apple's Beats Electronics, alleging “fraud, deceit and corporate betrayal” over headphone development
Microsoft Office Apps For Android Tablets Now On Google Play
Microsoft Office apps now available for likes of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
The Cloud Wi-Fi Traffic Grows By 78 Percent
Wi-Fi hotspot provider says smartphones account for most traffic, but tablet use will increase in 2015
CES 2015 – Alcatel Introduces Dual iOS / Android Smartwatch
$149 smartwatch sees Alcatel attempting to undercut Apple Watch and Android Wear devices
Energy Leaks Detected By Thermal ‘Sniffer’ Cars
Cars equipped with thermal-imaging equipment can now detect energy leaks of buildings and homes
Apple Watch ‘To Go On Sale In March’
Reports say Apple’s smartwatch is on a few months away from hitting the shelves
What We Learned From The Moonpig Website Bug
How should companies respond to vulnerability discoveries and do they have an ethical obligation to protect customer data?
Cyber-Attacks Actually Declined During Black Friday Weekend, IBM Study Finds
The largest shopping weekend of the year—Black Friday to Cyber Monday—does not necessarily bring more cyber-attacks, study says
CES 2015 – Asus Launches ZenFone 2 – The Luxury Smartphone Everyone Can Enjoy
5.5in device accompanied by ZenFone Zoom, which Asus claims to be the world’s slimmest device with a 3x optical zoom
Sony Boss Dismisses Financial Impact Of Hack
Sony's CEO doesn't envisage a significant financial impact from notorious hack, despite the damage
IBM’s Frankfurt Data Centre Opens
SoftLayer's German cloud house to join European data centre peers in Amsterdam, Paris, and London
iPhone 6 Boosts Apple’s Smartphone Market Share In US And Europe
Android remains on top in many regions despite iPhone 6 gains
CES 2015 – Qualcomm Reveals The World’s Smartest Drone
Snapdragon-powered drone Cargo uses an in-built SoC to identify its surroundings using sensors