File-sharing app safeguarded by world's worst password, as Chinese PC maker rushes out security fixes
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
Magento Flaw Puts Millions Of Ecommerce Sites At Risk
Ebay-owned back end system releases patches to fix a number of damaging vulnerabilities
Hive Releases Window, Door Sensors And Smart Plug
Hive seeks to boost the energy efficiency and security of the smart home with two new devices
Apple Grows Services, Wearable Revenues As iPhone Decline Fails To Materialise
Apple sees rise in services, 'other products' and flat sales for iPhone and Mac, but iPad continues to fall
VMware Prepares For Weak, Transitionary 2016 As 800 Jobs Axed
VMware announces 2016 revenues below analyst expectations after strong last quarter of 2015
Microsoft Launches Azure Stack Technical Preview
Microsoft's 'next step' in hybrid strategy will see customers run Azure in their own data centres
How To Apply New EU Data Protection Regulation To Paper Records
Information management specialist Iron Mountain shares its best practice tips to help companies ensure their paper records don’t fall foul of the regulations
Hyperoptic 1Gbps Broadband Now Available In Reading
Hyperoptic to cover the entire of Reading with fibre by the end of 2016 after switch on
Government Offers Support To Cybersecurity Startups
Government hopes advice and cybersecurity support will help startups flourish, gain investment and protect the UK from an attack
LG Will Launch Two New Flagship Smartphones This Year
2016 will see increased competition in the high-end mobile market, but LG is bullish about its chances
Lenovo And SAP Aim To Boost Customer Agility In The Digital Economy
The deal is hoped to bolster an existing partnership, combining SAP solutions with Lenovo’s data centre offerings
New VMware CIO Explains Approach To Containers
PART 1: Bask Iyer leads VMware's global information and technology organization, managing critical technology systems that support its worldwide business operations
Navisite’s Cloud Helps Authorities Manage Abnormal Loads On England’s Roads
Highways England Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads (ESDAL) will be supported by NaviSite's hybrid cloud service
Sony Targets IoT With £148m Deal For Chipmaker Altair
Israeli firm currently makes chipsets for connecting smart products to the web
This Rechargable Battery Could Enable Homes To Be Taken Off Power Grid
Eli-Home can help make better use of solar power cells and provide a backup source in the event of outages
5 Simple Steps To Increase The Cloud Talent Pool
Heidi Bretz, director of alliances at the OpenStack Foundation, explains how to smash through the roadblock caused by a lack of in-house cloud expertise
CEO Chen Sets TrendMicro’s Sights On IoT Security
Eva Chen, the CEO of TrendMicro, discusses her plans for tackling the next generation of IT challenges
IBM Boosts Hybrid Cloud Capabilities On LinuxONE
IBM expands LinuxONE ecosystem with optimised Cloudant NoSQL database and StrongLoop API development technologies
Two Thirds Of Business Broadband Users Protected By New Ofcom Code
Seven ISPs, including BT, TalkTalk and Virgin Media, sign up for new voluntary code that will allow businesses to exit contract without penalty if speeds don't measure up
Drop In Council Workers Suspended For Viewing Porn
A Freedom of Information request by the BBC found 11 council staff were suspended last year for pornography-related infractions
Samsung Mobile Apps Could Arrive On iOS
Fitness and entertainment apps among Samsung apps rumoured to be in development for iOS
‘First $15 Supercomputer’ Attracts $1.7m Kickstarter Investment
The Pine64 A64 offers 64-bit supercomputing power in a tiny package starting at just $15
Barclays ‘Confirms’ Apple Pay Support By April
Twitter user claims Barclays CEO Ashok Vaswani sent an email confirming Apple Pay support would arrive by April 10 at the latest
TechUK Wants ‘Truly Digital’ Mayor Of London To Promote Capital Tech
Mayor of London should promote tech industry innovation, investment and employment according to TechUK manifesto
Visa Contactless Payments Increase By 250 Percent In One Year
Huge increase in contactless use helps push Visa revenues to new high during 2015
Norfolk Council Employees Benefit From ‘National Roaming’
Norfolk County Council signs £20m communications deal for wired and wireless networks, unified communications and national roaming mobile services
Reviewed – BlackBerry Priv
BlackBerry finally jumps aboard the Android bandwagon, but is it a match made in heaven?
Prank Website Crashes iPhones, Chrome, And Firefox Browsers
A prank website doing the rounds today is causing havoc for internet users as their browsers crash and iPhones reboot
Slow Broadband Costs Small Business Employees ’15 Minutes A Day’
Virgin Media Business research coincides with launch of the provider's 300Mbps broadband service
A Look At Linux, Android Zero-Days And The Perils Of Patches
BLOG: A zero-day vulnerability is reported against Linux and Android, but the real risk lies in known issues that users have not yet patched