Search giant “strongly disagrees” with the EC's “statement of objections” as it opens formal Android probe
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2015
Jawbone And AmEx Team Up For Sporty Payments
Collaboration will see future Jawbone devices equipped with NFC payment facility
BT Updates Cloud Backup Service With Chromecast Support
BT strengthens consumer cloud service, urging all customers to heed the warnings of lost data
Splunk Spreads Its Wings With AWS Cloud Partnership
Splunk Cloud now available across nine global AWS regions, as well as AWS GovCloud
Nokia To Buy Alcatel-Lucent For £11.2bn
Nokia says new merged company will be better equipped to compete in fixed and mobile markets
Facebook To Bring Internet.org Service To Europe
Richard Branson joins in with impromptu and wide-ranging Q&A with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
BlackBerry Leap Hits The UK
Keyboard-less smartphone marks BlackBerry’s return to the touchscreen market
Booby-Trapped Hugo Boss Advert Is The Most Stylish Malware Of This Season
‘Malvertising’ attack came from advert on Huffington Post and several other news sites
Intel Lusts After The Data Centre As PC Revenue Dips
Revenue is flat and its PC business down but Intel CEO says losses offset by gains in the data centre and Internet of Things
Russell Brand Kicks Off Cryptocurrency Revolution
Comedian turned political revolutionary teams up with Startjoin to help raise funds
Docker Lands $95M With Help From Goldman Sachs
Container startup Docker surveying enterprise landscape with latest Series D funding round
Mobile App Receives First Ever Holy “iBlessing”
Australian walking tour app (and the iPad it runs on) blessed by Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide
Breach Prevention Is Dead, Encryption Is King
BLOG: Gemalto's Jason Hart says businesses need to turn attention towards 'secure breaches'
Green Party Manifesto Opposes Mass Surveillance And IT Outsourcing
Green Party would support open source and bill of digital rights but rules out technology for technology's sake if it hinders environmental aims
IT Life: It’s Not Easy Being Green
climote co-founder Derek Roddy tells TechWeekEurope why more effective heating systems will lead to lower energy bills, and why he loves his iPhone
Interpol Grabs Simda Botnet Servers In Global Swoop
The operation is believed to have significantly weakened Simda, which steals personal data and targets financial institutions
Conservatives Vow To Make UK The ‘Technology Centre Of Europe’ With Election Win
Tories say technology will create jobs, aid regional development and overhaul public services, but suggest more surveillance powers will be granted
Illegal Pirate Downloaders Can Evade Detection For A While Longer
US judge says an IP address isn’t evidence enough to convict someone of downloading pirated content
Apple iOS 8.4 Beta Revamps Music App Ahead Of Streaming Launch
Apple prepares for Spotify battle with new Music app in iOS 8.4 beta released to developers
UK Now Second Biggest Global Target For Cybercrime
Over a million new malware threats are being created every day, Symantec report reveals
IBM And Apple Join Forces On Health Analytics Cloud
IBM's Watson Health Cloud is to use large-scale analytics technologies to contribute to medical research
Microsoft To End SQL Server 2005 Support
Microsoft is urging users to shift away from the software as the technical support deadline nears
Nokia In Talks To Buy Rival Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia could create major European networking giant with Alcatel-Lucent move
Google Upgrades Cloud Platform To Deliver Faster, More Secure Services
Google adds new load balancers to reduce network latency and offers more options for secure cloud service connectivity
Linux 4.0 Goes Live With Live Kernel Patching
Linux hits a new milestone as live kernel patching lands in the new release. Linus Torvalds, however, doesn't see a lot of special new features in Linux 4.0
Fujitsu And Microsoft Team Up For The Internet Of Vegetables
Internet of Things collaboration helps produce super-healthy and tasty lettuce for all
18 Year Old ‘Redirect To SMB’ Vulnerability Impacts All Versions Of Windows
Researchers find Redirect To SMB variant that can leak login credentials for some of the world's most popular software
Labour Manifesto Makes Broadband, Open Data And Mobile Coverage Pledges
Labour says the UK's strengths in digital technology can help economic growth and revamp public services
It’s Official – Cash Is On The Way Out, Contactless And Online Banking Are In
UK consumers increasingly using contactless and mobile payments, Halifax survey reveals
The LG G4 Could Be The Most Stylish Smartphone Ever
Photos of leather-backed case leaked online...by LG