Windows tablets to challenge iOS tablet market share in 2020, after growth for entire sector returns in 2018
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
August 2016
Rio 2016 Olympics Suffered Sustained 540Gbps DDoS Attacks
Arbor security claims Rio was a success in terms of mitigating powerful, prolonged DDoS attacks
PIC International 2017
Dell Pushes Converged Infrastructure With New Systems
In bid to unify IT infrastructure, Dell offers new systems and solutions using service-defined infrastructure
Oracle: Cloud Success Relies On Cultural Shift
As some organisations continue to struggle with cloud, Oracle changes the way it sells the stuff
Apple’s Tax Stance Betrays Its Sense Of Social Importance
ANALYSIS: Apple CEO Tim Cook appears to have ignored the EC's legal argument, but even still, shouldn't Apple be paying more than 0.005 percent on its European profits?
SWIFT Warns Banks Of Ongoing Cyber Attacks
Sophisticated new hacking attacks against banking system are ongoing and persistent, warns SWIFT
Logitech Offers ‘Silent’ And Multi-System Wireless Computer Mouse
IFA: Logitech offers greater multi system support and quieter clicking with new computer mouse range
International SAP Conference on Portfolio and Project Management
International SAP Conference on Supply Chain
International SAP Conference on Asset Management
International SAP Conference on Environment, Health, and Safety Management
International SAP Conference for Manufacturing
International SAP Conference on Product Lifecycle Management
Report: Google Could Win PayPal Cloud Business
Sources claim Google is fending off AWS and Azure to sign up PayPal as cloud customer
Why VMware, Pivotal Will Replace Quest as Dell Software
ANALYSIS: Dell and VMware aren't admitting it, but VMware and Pivotal are now, in effect, the new Dell Software
IoT-Powered Amazon Dash Buttons And APIs Arrive In The UK
Amazon Dash lets customers order toilet paper, washing powder and condoms with the push of a button and APIs allow for native third party support
Google Agrees To Privacy Shield Framwork
Google is latest giant to adhere to new rules about data transfer between Europe and the US
Intel 7th Gen Core CPU To Tackle 4K UHD Video
Promises three-fold improvement in graphics for gamers and the power to tackle 4K ultra HD video
HPE Revamps Big Data Machine Learning Range
A new version of Vertica and added features to Haven OnDemand bulk up HPE's machine learning cloud capabilities
Opera Investigates After Sync Server Data Breach
Opera admits breach of its servers and warns accounts and passwords could have been compromised
Corbyn Promises Broadband For All And Open Source Government
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to democratise the internet with funding, better public services, open source software and broadband access
Office 365 Targets Inclusion With Accessibility Update
Microsoft engineers seeks to broaden appeal of Office 365 to people with disabilities in new updates
VMware Unveils Cloud Foundation, Launches With IBM
VMware packages up offerings into Cloud Foundation, an SDDC highway for managing clouds from VMware or others
EC Slaps Apple With £11bn Irish Tax Bill
The EC wants Irish government to recover €13bn in "illegal tax benefits" after finding Apple paid almost nothing on EU profits
IT Life: Anand Krishnan, Canonical Cloud
Canonical's head of cloud Anand Krishnan talks about his career, his favourite apps and the changing landscape of IT
Apple Faces Giant European Tax Penalty
European Commission readies billion euro tax penalty for Apple
Run Apps In Docker If You Want Application Security
Often, new technologies raise security concerns. However, two reports claim it's safer to run applications inside containers than outside of them.
Apple iPhone 7 Is Set For 7 September Launch
The iPhone 7 rumour mill goes into overdrive as Apple invites the media to an event on 7 September
Iran Removes Malware From Petrochemical Plants – Report
Iran takes 'necessary defensive measures' after malware is discovered at two of its petrochemical plants
Facebook Changes Trending Topics After Bias Row
Less human input after accusation that Facebook hid conservative opinions in its Trending news feed
Kim Dotcom Begins Appeal Against Extradition Ruling
Megaupload's Kim Dotcom wants New Zealand court appeal against extradition to be live streamed
Tales In Tech History: Linux Celebrates 25th Birthday
A humble open source software project from Finland has thrived for 25 years despite decades of competition from rival proprietary operating systems
The Essential Download: Android N, iOS 7.3.5, Opera VPN
The essential apps and updates for your iOS and Android device. This week sees operating system upgrades, free VPNs and Deus Ex Go
Intel 3D NAND SSDs Target Consumer, Business And Data Centre
New more affordable SSDs launched that promise more performance in a smaller footprint
Rackspace Goes Private In £3.25bn Takeover
So the rumours were true. Cloud hosting firm Rackspace is taken over by private equity firm Apollo Global Management
Cross Channel: IBM Seeks EMC Customers And G-Cloud Concerns For SMBs
The latest news from the world of the IT channel. This week sees IBM making a flash storage push, a G-Cloud supplier express concerns and NHS contract win
Apple Patches iPhone Spyware Vulnerabilities With iOS 9.3.5
I spy with my little iPhone! Apple rushes out iPhone patch after discovery of government spying hack
Why WD Is Moving from Hard Driver To DC Equipment Maker
ANALYSIS: The AI/machine learning era is the next arms race for companies looking to compete in the global market and exist in the next 25 years
CityFibre And Pure Broadband Boost Connectivity Choice For Hull Businesses
Pure Broadband will deliver 1Gbps broadband to businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire using Cityfibre FTTP network, offering choice to KCOM
EE Offers Free Apple Music To 4G Subscribers
EE agrees another content deal to ensure it maintains 4G lead, while Apple Music gets chance to expand reach in the UK
MIT Reseachers Propose Faster Wi-Fi With MegaMIMO
Bandwidth breakthrough? Boffins in the US reckon new tech can increase wireless data-transfer speed by 330 percent
Linus Torvalds Gives GPL Credit for Linux’s Success
On the 25th anniversary of Linux, its creator details Linux's history to date and why he credits the GPL for the operating system's success
Researchers Warn Of ‘Epidemic’ Money-Flipping Malware On Instagram
Bank followers on Instagram beware of money-flipping 'epidemic', but photo-sharing platform says scams are "low volume"
WhatsApp Changes Privacy Policy To Let Businesses Send Messages
WhatsApp changes terms and conditions to allow businesses to send users messages and to give Facebook more information for ad targeting
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Linux At 25
How well do you know Linux, the open source operating system?
Google Hits Back At ‘Intrusive’ Pop-Up Ads
New algorithm will demote mobile websites using interstitial adverts from January 2017
HP Profit Falls Despite Strong Laptop Sales
Sales of laptops helped bolster results at HP, but a “challenged” market for printers and businesses remains an issue
HP Unveils Laptops With Integrated Privacy Screen
Stop visual hackers and shoulder snoopers in their tracks with HP's 3M-collaborated built-in privacy screen
Universities Plagued By Ransomware Attacks
Yet only one university contacted the police about their attack, as criminals demand as much as £2,200
Security Researchers Discover First Twitter-Controlled Botnet
Twitoor, uncovered by ESET, can plague Android devices with malicious malware
Parisian Nuclear Shelter Converted Into Data Centre
Nuclear fallout shelter 26 metres underground is now an archiving and long-term storage hub for Online.net
Report: Dropbox Mulls Possible Public Listing
Cloud storage provider calls in advisers to discuss possible IPO, despite not making a profit
Amazon Offers ‘Unlimited’ Consumer Cloud Storage For £55 A Year
Amazon targets consumers with unlimited storage but personal market has impact on enterprise sector too
Microsoft Readies Patch For Surface Pro 3 Battery Problem
Limited battery life with Surface Pro 3 is down to a software problem, Microsoft confirms as it readies patch
Samsung Z2 Is A £52 4G-Enabled Tizen Smartphone
IN PICTURES: Samsung targets Indian market with content, connectivity and affordability with Z2 Tizen smartphone
Red Hat CEO Tells LinuxCon Crowd What Makes Linux Stand Out
Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Red Hat, explains at LinuxCon how the open-source management style works
French Submarines Spring A Leak In Indian Data Breach
Secret documents on Indian submarines built by French contractor DCNS have been leaked, according to Australian media
Tales In Tech History: 25 Years Of The World Wide Web
Dialup doldrums...the public was given access to the Internet on 23 August 1991 thanks to Sir Tim Berners-Lee's invention
Yandex Offers ‘Complaint’ Button And AI As Alternative To Ad Blocking
Yandex, a major search engine in Russia, hopes to reach a compromise between users and advertisers as an alternative to indiscriminate ad blocking
Microsoft Office And Skype Will Come Preloaded On Lenovo Smartphones
Microsoft and Lenovo agree software and licensing deal
UK Continues To Be Battered By DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks increase by over 200 percent, with the UK the second most targeted nation
Free Opera VPN App Arrives On Android
Opera says VPN offers better performance, privacy and choice on Android
Webcams Fail After Windows 10 Update
Microsoft 'drops the ball', as anniversary update of Windows 10 causes webcam problem
LinuxCon To Highlight How Linux Has Changed In Its 25 Years
Linux users are set to assemble for the annual LinuxCon event, this time celebrating the 25th anniversary of the technology and how it's changed.
Swiss Post Starts Robotic Delivery Trials
Starship Technologies' six-wheeled delivery robots to be tested in Swiss cities
Startup Showcase: Azimo
Marta Krupinska, general manager and co-founder of Azimo, talks about money transfers, Facebook Messenger integration and Brexit
Android 7.0 Nougat Comes To Google Nexus Smartphones
Android Nougat brings VR, security and multi-tasking features to Google Nexus smartphones
Microsoft Buys Up AI Calendar Service Genee For Office 365
If you wanna be with me, baby there's a price to pay, I'm a Genee in a bottle, you gotta rub me the right way
Report: Apple Buys Personal Health Startup Gliimpse
Apple purchases personal health data specialist but as usual refuses to comment publicly on the matter
Kaminario Flash Is Now MongoDB Certified
MongoDB Enterprise Certified Solution Partnership plugs flash into NoSQL
Report: ARM Targets Supercomputers With New Chip Design
New chip design to extend ARM's ambitions from the data centre and into supercomputer territory
Snoopers Charter Powers Offer ‘Vital’ Tool, Review Concludes
'Independent' review of controversial surveillance legislation concludes spies can continue bulk data collection
IT Life: Jo Hickson, TUI UK
TechWeekEurope finds out more about Jo Hickson, the first head of innovation for holiday firm TUI UK and Ireland
CNN To Gather News Using Drones, Sets Up UAS Unit
Two full-time drone operators will help the network integrate the unmanned aircraft systems into its ongoing news coverage
Report: Samsung To Sell Refurbished Smartphones
Samsung plans refurbished device programme to offload high-end devices returned in one-year upgrade scheme
Security Teams Not Keeping Up With Exponential Cloud Server Growth
Black Hat survey finds enterprises are increasing their attackable surface area by 100 times with a move to cloud infrastructure environments
LPWAN World Forum 2016
Apple Belatedly Opens China R&D Centre
CEO Tim Cook visits China again and announces Chinese R&D centre to bolster stuttering performance
Twitter Pulls The Plug On More Terrorist Accounts
Twitter suspends 360,000 accounts for 'promotion of terrorism', but warns there is no magic algorithm to ID suspects
Smart Summit London 2016
Cross Channel: Apple iPhone Sales Dive And Cisco Cuts 5,500 Jobs
The latest news from the world of the IT channel. This week sees Cisco cut jobs and Juniper Networks updating its partner programme
BT Trials Long Reach VDSL Broadband In Outer Hebrides
Scottish island plays host to Openreach long reach broadband trials
Linux Foundation Offering New Online Security Course
The Linux Foundation's new online Linux security training program will cover a broad range of topics, from application security to network security
Microsoft Open Sources Powershell Tool
Also opens Powershell to both Linux and Mac OS X platforms, as Redmond continues open source push
Microsoft Ditches Ethernet At Its Campuses
If you plan to visit Microsoft in the future, it may be near-impossible to find an Ethernet port to plug into
Nutanix Plugs Enterprise Cloud Into Cisco Servers
Nutanix Enterprise Cloud software now runs on Cisco UCS C-Series servers
Square Cements European Expansion With UK Job Postings
Mobile payments company is looking for employees in London and Dublin as services prepped for European rollout
Sage Employee Arrested At Heathrow Airport
Just days after damaging data breach at Sage, police confirm arrest of staffer at Heathrow airport
Cisco Confirms Major Jobs Cull, Despite Profit Growth
Bad news for tech workers as networking giant confirms restructuring reports, despite £8.1 billion profit
Uber Starts Self-Driving Car Rides As Volvo Becomes Autonomous Partner
Uber strikes $300m (£228m) deal with Volvo, will start driving passengers with autonomous vehicles in 'next few weeks'
NHS Care.Data 2.0: What Should It Look Like?
Sooraj Shah says the NHS needs to be transparent and act swiftly so that patients can reap the rewards
US To Cede Control Of DNS With ICANN Independence
Independence day for the Internet will be on 1 October, as the United States surrenders control of Icann
BT And Nokia Strike 5G Research Deal
Companies will collaborate on 5G proof of concept trials and sniff out commercial use cases for 5G technologies
Alipay Strengthens European Drive With Ingenico Alliance
Millions of Chinese tourists will now be able to use their Alipay app to pay for goods across European retailers
Intel To Build 10nm Mobile Chips For ARM
The chip-making rivals have reached a deal that will help Intel grow its foundry business while giving ARM another top manufacturer for its mobile processors
Government Identity Assurance Head Latest To Step Down
Janet Hughes' departure from the Government Digital Service is part of a wider Whitehall digital shakeup
Ford Plans Self-Driving Cars By 2021
Ford's autonomous car fleet will be sold to ride-sharing companies such as Uber
Intel Shows VR Headset Prototype
The 'Project Alloy' head-mounted display doesn't need an external PC and lets users see the environment around them
Medium Businesses Leading In Flash Adoption
NetApp survey finds strong growth of UK flash storage adoption, especially in SMBs
Sky Bet Boosts Customer Experience With Cloudera
Sky Betting and Gaming moves into Cloudera Enterprise to hit instantaneous reward fulfilmet for gamers
Report: Cisco ‘Set For Biggest-Ever Round Of Job Cuts’
The company may lay off up to 20 percent of staff as it shifts toward software and the cloud
Cyber security for critical assets europe / 13-14 September 2016 – London, UK
Former Steel Town Redcar Gets £100m Data Centre
Hundreds recently lost their jobs in Redcar, and the new data centre will be built on the former ICI Wilton site
Britain’s BullGuard Acquires Israel-Based IoT Security Startup
BullGuard buys into Internet of Things security space with smart home device acquisition
EU ‘Seeks To Limit Digital Comms Encryption’
The EU wants to force WhatsApp, iMessage and other Internet-based tools to abide by tougher data-protection rules, leaked documents say
Google Begins Development Of Fuchsia Open-Source OS
Unlike Android and Chrome, Google's new operating system will not be based on the Linux kernel. The new OS will use a new kernel called Magenta
Google Releases Duo Video Chat App
Duo launches with 'Knock Knock' feature for live preview of caller
Hacker Group Releases ‘NSA Spy Tools’
The code appears to be that used by the NSA to carry out spy operations
Linux Bug ‘Lets Attackers Target Billions Of Android Devices’
About 80 percent of all Android gadgets are vulnerable, say experts
Salesforce Buys Machine Learning Analytics Startup BeyondCore
BeyondCore will bolster Salesforce.com's Cloud Analytics capabilities
BT Rolls Out FTTP In London’s West End
Follow the money! Around 3,000 homes and businesses connected to 'micro cable' FTTP broadband in Mayfair
HPE Rolls Out Entry-Level Flash Platforms
New flash and software-defined options targeted at small and medium businesses
Oracle Opens ‘Biggest’ B2B Data Marketplace
The business-to-business marketplace brings together data from Oracle's own marketing data acquisitions as well as third-parties
Tales In Tech History: IBM PC Celebrates 35th Anniversary
35 years ago today, the world was changed forever with the arrival of IBM's personal computer
More Hotels Hit By Latest Payment Systems Breach
Hundreds of thousands of transactions may have been compromised in the latest hack
IBM And Workday Shake Hands On Seven-Year Cloud Deal
Workday will use IBM cloud services for software testing and development, according to reports
Sage Confirms Customer Data Breach
The company said personal data on employees at hundreds of UK customer businesses was accessed
Skype For Windows Phone Ends ‘Early 2017’
Microsoft reveals final resting date of native Skype client as Skype-for-the-cloud marches forward with Windows 10 Mobile
IT Life: Martyn Atkinson, Metro Bank
TechWeekEurope speaks to Metro Bank's digital director about his work challenges and how digital wallets are spicing up the banking industry
Premier League 2016-17: Microsoft Bing Predicts Manchester City Title
Microsoft Bing crunches data and social media sentiment to predict Manchester City Premier League victory. Not that it got it right last year...
Nvidia Prospers As Games, Data Centre Drives Growth
Strong demand for GPUs in gaming PCs and the data centre has driven hugely impressive growth
The Essential Download: Google Docs, FAST, Premier League
Linux Networking Flaw Allows Attacker To Trick Safety Mechanism
A feature designed to make Linux-based networks harder to infiltrate has done the opposite. But can it really affect Tor?
Microsoft Extends Windows 7, 8.1 Support Deadlines
But Redmond insists enterprise customers are moving to Windows 10 faster than any version of Windows
Rackspace Hits One Billion OpenStack Server Hours
Also extends Managed Security support to Microsoft Azure
Cross Channel: Spectrum Vega+ Turmoil, IT Firms Lack Legal Knowhow
The latest news from the world of the IT channel. This week sees retro console mayhem, a lack of legal skills and a prestigious public sector contract win
AWS Pushes ‘Serverless’ App Development At Its New York Summit
ANALYSIS: Amazon Web Services wants enterprises to get ready to migrate to a world of micro services running in a "serverless" cloud universe
HPE Boosts HPC With £212m SGI Acquisition
Big data analytics and high performance computing purchase looks to strengthen HPE's market position
Tor Network Makes ‘Do No Harm’ Pact With Users In Social Contract
Keeping it open source baby. Tor Social Contract promises no backdoors and complete honesty with its users
Government Cracks Down On Illegal Phones In Prisons
Government gets powers to blacklist phones it thinks are being used by criminals behind bars
Wales Is ‘Fastest Growing Digital Economy’ Outside London
Cheap rents and sources of investment see modest increase in number of digital tech firms in Wales
Microsoft Researchers ‘Solve’ Secure Cloud Data Exchange
Cloud breakthrough? Microsoft plots way to enable secure data exchange in the cloud for users
Apple Was ‘Embarrassed’ By Disastrous Maps Launch In 2012
Apple executives discuss the backlash and lessons learned from the heavily criticised maps launch with iOS 6
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Web Browsers
What do you know about Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and others? Test your web browser knowledge!
Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris ‘Quits’
More high-level departures at Google as man in charge of Alphabet investment arm steps down
Linux Trojan Written In Go Mines For Cryptocurrencies
'Linux.Lday.1' exploits unprotected Redis servers and infects PC with cryptocurrency mining software
Brexit Dents UK Tech Industry Confidence
techUK members are less positive about the future of UK technology following the EU referendum than they were in March
LinkedIn: Open-Sourcing Under the Microsoft Regime
Q&A with LinkedIn head of engineering Igor Perisic : Will Microsoft’s acquisition slow down the social network's cadence of open-sourcing core technology for developers?
At Six Years Old, OpenStack Questions Its Long-Term Viability
ANALYSIS: The future needs ideas like OpenStack, claims founder Jonathan Bryce
Seagate Launches World’s Highest Capacity SSD
60 terabyte flash monster will ship to data centres in 2017
Three Extends Feel At Home Roaming To 24 New Countries
Three Feel at Home extends to 42 countries ahead of EU abolition of roaming in 2017
Local Government: ‘Up To’ Broadband Adverts Are Misleading Rural Users
Broadband adverts are misleading if touted speeds are only available to urban areas, says LGA
Instagram Hack Promotes Porn Spam And Adult Dating
Symantec warns of Instagram profile hack that uses compromised accounts to promote adult dating websites
Patch Tuesday: Desktop Focus As Microsoft Tackles Office And Edge Flaws
Patch Tuesday: Admin tasks return to usual following recent Black Hat security conference, with patches for Office and browser flaws
iPhone SE Is UK’s Best Selling Smartphone
New figures suggest Apple iPhone SE is driving iOS growth in the US and Europe - but supply issues limit impact in China
Box Targets International Expansion With AWS Data Centres In Australia And Canada
Box continues international expansion by adding new Box Zone regions and speeding up data transfers between different countries
Ransomware Spammers Turn To Ads For Cash
This year's biggest Trojan malware has turned from spreading ransomware to spreading an ad-clicking backdoor
North London Boroughs Choose Ed Garcez As CDIO
Ed Garcez, currently CIO for the London tri-borough, is to head a new combined ICT and digital service at three North London boroughs
Facebook Improves Ad Preference Tools And Will Override Ad Blockers
Facebook promises to give users more control over adverts buts says ad blockers threaten journalism and free services
Intel Snaps Up AI Startup Nervana Systems
Nervana's hardware-centric machine learning offering could boost neural network performance on Intel chips
EE Is Best 4G Network For London Airports And Railway Stations
EE is named best or joint-best mobile network at six of eight London airports and train stations by RootMetrics
Fedora Linux Account System Patched For Serious Flaw
Fedora Linux and Red Hat look into account vulnerability that could allow attacker to add, edit, or remove user or group information
Vodafone Hasn’t Really Abolished Line Rental But It Has Made A Statement
ANALYSIS: Vodafone isn't really getting rid of line rental but by combining charges and offering cheap fibre, it shows it is committed to fixed broadband
Mirantis Now Supports Enterprise Linux With SUSE Partnership
OpenStacker Mirantis is now able to offer up support for SUSE’s enterprise Linux following a partnership that also brings support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS
EkkoSense Launches IoT Data Centre Cooling Manager
EkkoAir is attached to a cooling unit allows operators to monitor thermal instabilities in the data centre environment
New CMA Measures Will Ensure Banks Exploit Technology
Banks aren’t doing enough to compete for customer’s business, claims CMA report
Spy Attacks ‘Went Unnoticed For Five Years’
'Project Sauron' has been stealing data from groups in 30 countries since at least 2011, experts say
Oracle Retail Systems Division Suffers Breach
The attack affected servers at Oracle's MICROS retail division and may also have allowed access to point-of-sale systems
FTC Commissioner Looking For Hackers’ Help With Consumer Privacy
FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny details how the government agency is working to improve privacy and limit deceptive practices online—and makes a plea to hackers
Met Police Still Has 27,000 PCs Running Windows XP
Met Police's insistence on running aging Windows XP is putting Londoners' personal data at risk, it is claimed
Google Buys Cloud Services Startup Orbitera
Google said it plans to continue supporting Orbitera's existing customers across multiple clouds
Startup Showcase: RotaGeek
RotaGeek CEO and co-founder Chris McCullough talks about RotaGeek's smart rota software and what government can do to help startups
What Is Azure Stack And What Does It Mean For Your Business?
Azure Stack has been delayed until mid-2017, but will you want to use it and how can you prepare for it?
Apple ‘Buys AI Start-Up Turi’ For £150m
Turi's technology could add to Siri's capabilities and improve other offerings
Delta Resumes Flights Following Computer Glitch
The airline had grounded all flights around the world following a computer system outage
Google Research Finds Nuisance Software Deluge
Users are being targeted by more than 60 million download attempts per week
Linux Gets Improved Surface Support
Linux users should see improved Surface 3 compatibility with the next operating system version, developers say
900 Million Android Devices ‘Vulnerable To Attack’
The QuadRooter bugs could allow seemingly harmless apps to take over many Android gadgets
Apple Emergency Update Fixes Major Flaw With iOS 9.3.4
The latest vulnerability could allow attackers to take over the root functions of an iOS device
Windows 10 Linux Feature Brings Real, But Manageable Security Risks
ANALYSIS: Bash support in Windows 10 Anniversary Update is valuable tool for developers, but needs to be used carefully because of potential security risks
Tales In Tech History: The Betamax Revolution
Every week we look back at an iconic piece of technology, and start with one that revolutionise home TV viewing and lost a bitter war - Betamax
IT Life: Paul Chapman, Box CIO
TechWeekEurope speaks to the CIO of Box to find out his favourite apps, his ideal job and his most interesting project to date
Rio 2016: Zeus Panda Banking Trojan Arrives in Brazil
Variant of Zeus banking Trojan targets financial transactions in Brazil amid the backdrop of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Rio 2016: Should You Ban Olympic Live Streaming On Your Network?
Brits are expected to watch up an average of 6 hours on corporate networks during Rio 2016. Should IT departments ban live streaming at Rio 2016?
State Of Ransomware: More Than Half Of UK Firms Are Victims
Crippling threat...20 percent of firms hit by ransomware had to cease business operations
Facebook Converges Hardware Labs, Opens Area 404
Facebook pools hardware teams into one lab to boost efficiency
Cross Channel: Intel Continues PC Retreat, Samsung Beats Apple In UK Phone Sales
Also: Amazon slammed by ASA for delivery charges, and SAP ups channel sales focus
Why Is The Met Police Still Outsourcing Multi-Million IT Deals To Huge Suppliers?
IN DEPTH: Sooraj Shah investigates whether there is any logic in 2016 for the Met to sign long-term deals with traditional vendors
Rio 2016: Social Media Scams And 4,500 Malicious Apps Target Olympic Fans
RIO 2016: Olympic sports fans and organisations warned about dodgy apps and social media scams trying to steal data and infect devices
Experiment Finds Half Of ‘Lost’ USB Sticks Will Be Plugged In
BLACK HAT 2016: Experiment shows that most half of people will plug a randomly placed USB stick into their computer, despite risk
Apple Launches £150,000 Bug Bounty Program
BLACK HAT 2016: Program will bait researchers into finding critical flaws in iCloud and secure boot firmware
Virgin Media Connects 85,000 Premises, Adds 42,000 Broadband Customers
Virgin Media says new builds are helping it attract more customers as £3bn Project Lightning network expansion continues
Risk From Linux Kernel Hidden in Windows 10 Exposed at Black Hat
BLACK HAT 2016: A researcher exposes design and control flaws in Windows 10 versions that have the capability to run Linux
Google Works With Facebook To Release First OCP Designs
Google shares plans for its data centre space-saving 48V rack Open Rack 2.0 Standard
The Essential Download: BlackBerry Hub, Firefox, Rio 2016
Get more productive, active and entertained with our weekly roundup of the best new and updated iOS, Android and Windows apps
GDS Will ‘Not Be Broken Up’ Says New Head
Kevin Cunnington thanks predecessor Foreshew-Cain and rejects speculation about GDS future
Intel Recalls Basis Fitness Smartwatch Over Burn Fears
Its getting hot in here...Intel issues recall for Peak fitness watches after fears it could cause burns and blisters
Superfast Broadband And 4G Adoption Rises As 15m Brits Take ‘Digital Detox’
Superfast broadband and 4G takeup grows, but millions undertake “digital detox” after spending a day a week online
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Windows 10
Windows 10 received its first major update this week, but what do you know about the one operating system to rule them all?
Microsoft Launches Five New Chat Bots For Skype
Skyscanner, StubHub and Star Trek bots come to the VoIP platform
ATM Hack Gives Attackers Cash And Account Data
BLACK HAT 2016: Rapid7 researchers discover how hackers can steal account details from an ATM by bypassing anti-shimming measures
Open Source Office Suite LibreOffice 5.2 Targets Enterprise
LibreOffice 5.2 adds usability, interoperability and security features ahead of greater integration with cloud edition to take on Office 365
IBM Launches X-Force Red Pen Testing Task Force
IBM security group will test the mettle of security policies by carrying out testing on networks, hardware and humans
BBC Will Broadcast Rio 2016 Olympic Games In 360 Degree Video
BBC experiments with VR and 360 degree video for Rio 2016 Olympics and will broadcast one live event a day on BBC Sport 360
Dropbox Paper Brings Collaborative Documents To Desktop And Mobile
Dropbox Paper lets teams create and share notes, images and to-do lists
Intel Continues Trajectory Away From PCs
SEC filing reveals 'virtuous cycle of growth' from IoT and cloud
Windows 10 Anniversary Update Ends As A Tale Of Two Computers
REVIEW: Windows 10 Anniversary Update brings some much needed improvements, but successfully completing the installation can be an adventure
Windows 10 Anniversary Update: What You Need To Know
UPDATED: Release date, features and enhancements for Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the first major upgrade for Microsoft's operating system
Bitcoin Confidence Takes A Hit As Heist Nets Criminals £54m
Digital currency rocked by another Bitcoin theft, but Bitfinex cannot confirm whether it was insider job or hack
Researchers Discover Major HTTP/2 Flaws
Protocol problems...the new version of the HTTP (HTTP/2) has four “high profile” flaws, researchers caution
UK Gov Gives First G-Cloud Blockchain PaaS Agreement To Credits
Credits will serve Blockchain platform to UK public sector via government's Digital Marketplace
Samsung Positions Itself As Smartphones’ Great Innovator With Note 7
ANALYSIS: Samsung has gone for broke with the Galaxy Note 7 to show it can still innovate in the smartphone market
10 Startups Putting The Welsh Tech Scene On The Map
TechWeekEurope takes a look at the best tech startups and entrepreneurs developing new services and ideas in Wales
BlackBerry Hub And Other Apps Arrive On Android
BlackBerry Hub+ gives Android users a 30 day free trial as cross-platform strategy continues
HPE Creates New Cloud Division Amid Management Departures
HPE's Helion OpenStack and CloudSystem pooled into 'Software-Defined and Cloud Group'
Sky Fixes Fibre Broadband After Network Upgrade Causes Outage
After BT broadband and EE roaming outages, Sky is the latest to suffer as fibre service goes down
Kaspersky Lab Creates Bug Bounty Program
Claims to be first time a security vendor has offered rewards for disclosures of vulnerabilities with its products
Ruckus Routers Found With Multiple Security Flaws
Tripwire research finds Ruckus routers are susceptible to intruders
Why Airbnb Users And Hosts Must Beware Of WiFi Risks
At Black Hat, a researcher details how both naive users and hosts of the popular accommodation sharing service could be at risk
Firefox 48 Improves Stability By Isolating Web Page Crashes
Firefox 48 will ensure one demanding web page doesn't freeze others, while Android gets better media support - even if support for 2.3 Gingerbread ends
Google Releases Customer-Supplied Encryption Keys For Cloud
Google's CSEK moves into GA, meaning all customers can now bring their own encryption keys for Compute Engine
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Targets UK With New S Pen And Iris Scanning
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will come to the UK with top of the range tech in a bid to capitalise on what it sees as phablet growth
Web Users Are Still Being Tracked By Their Smartphone’s Battery Status
Battery Status API in HTML5 is being used to track user activity, warn security researchers
Adblock Plus Comes To Windows 10 Edge Browser
Windows 10 Anniversary adds support for Edge extensions, including pop up gatekeeper Adblock Plus
Black Hat USA and DefCon: Finding Security Risks in All the Things
PREVIEW: The annual hacker gatherings will bring out new research in car, payment and internet protocol security
EE Outrage Shows Roaming Is No Longer An Optional Luxury
ANALYSIS: Few can travel without a smartphone in 2016, which is why EE roaming outage was such an issue for business travellers, tourists and even rockstars
IBM Drives Nanoscale Cancer Detection With Lab-On-A-Chip Breakthrough
IBM scientists develop new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for the first time, separate biological particles at the nanoscale
Yahoo ‘Aware’ Of Data Breach Claim
Yahoo said it is investigating reports that 200 million users' data is being sold online
GlaxoSmithKline Teams With Alphabet To Create Galvani Bioelectronics
GSK is to draw on Alphabet's electronics and data analytics know-how for a new spinoff
EE Says Roaming Problems Are Now Fixed
EE says customers should be able to make calls, send texts and access data abroad. If not, turn it on and off again
Tablet Sales Fall Yet Again Despite Growth In Detachables
Latest figures show 12.3 slump in tablet sales as battle for detachable market enters first stages
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Update promises improved Task bar, Start Menu and Action Center, along with upgrades to the Cortana personal assistant
Opera 39 Improves Ad Blocker, VPN And Pop Up Video Player
Opera adds more features to the desktop version of its browser as it seeks to compete with Chrome, Firefox and Edge
GhostMail Ends Services ‘To Prevent Misuse’
GhostMail said it doesn't want its encrypted email service used by 'the wrong people'
Salesforce Buys Cloud-Based Word Processor Quip In £442m Deal
Salesforce splashes £442 million to add collaboration cloud services to its own portfolio
The Changes At GDS And HMRC Signal The Demise Of Digital In Whitehall
ANALYSIS: The departure of Stephen Foreshew-Cain and Mark Dearnley could mean the end of GDS as we know it
Amazon, Microsoft, IBM And Google Growing 30 Percent Faster Than Next 20 Cloud Providers
ANALYSIS: Amazon Web Services still remains "in a league of its own" though, according to latest Synergy Research Group statistics
GDS Chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain Leaves Government
GDS future questioned again as Stephen Foreshew-Cain leaves a year after being appointed
EE 4G Roaming Problem Leaves Travellers Unable To Call Or Text Home
EE confirms issue with text, calls and data services abroad and confirms it is working on a fix for roaming problems
Apple’s Swift Language ‘Levelling Off’
Swift has quickly become one of the most widely used programming languages, but has reached a plateau just behind Google's Go
IT Worker Jailed For Disabling Citibank Network
The Citibank employee admitted to intentionally taking down 90 percent of the company's network across North America
Uber Is Spending £380m On Google Maps Alternative
Uber's own mapping service will be part of self-driving car initiative, according to reports
BT Security CEO: We’ve Learned The Lessons From TalkTalk Hack
INTERVIEW: BT Security chief Mark Hughes explains how BT protects itself against attacks, how Brexit impacts skills gap and why firms should trust telcos
Poll: Are You Using Windows 10?
Windows 10 Anniversary Update is on its way, but do you have Windows 10 installed at home or work already?
WhatsApp ‘Doesn’t Fully Delete Messages’
Deleted WhatsApp messages could be easy to recover, with unencrypted copies stored on iCloud, a researcher finds
SwiftKey Stops Cloud Sync Following User Data Leak
SwiftKey users reported seeing other users' email addresses and autocorrect suggestions, prompting SwiftKey to shut down its cloud sync service
Three ‘Takes Legal Action’ Against EU Over Failed £10.25bn O2 Merger
CK Hutchison, parent company of Three, confirms it has appealed the EC ruling amid reports it has taken legal action too