Matthew Payne, head of creative technology at We Are Social, explains how social media will make virtual reality mainstream
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
IT Life: The Data Storage Philosophy
Sof Socratous details the tech adventures of a Seagate EMEA VP
Symantec Partner Scares Web Users Into Buying Overpriced Software
Researchers find a member of Symantec's partner program was offering bogus tech support and overpriced software to web users
Dridex Trojan Evolves To Continue Banking System Spree
Dridex redeveloped by its gang, as it continues to loot bank accounts around the world, IBM researchers warn
Irish Lottery Hit By DDoS Attack
Customers left unable to buy tickets for two hours following attack from unknown criminals
Virgin Media Restructure Threatens 900 UK Jobs
Virgin Media confirms a consultation on proposed job cuts is taking place, but says reorganisation will allow it to focus on expansion
MariaDB Gets £6.35m Funding, Appoints New CEO, CTO
Open source database MariaDB gets more funding from Intel and others as it seeks to expand
Data Breach And Reliability Issues Cause TalkTalk Customers To Leave
Figures from Kantar suggest recent events at TalkTalk have had an impact on customer retention and acquisition in the communications market
BBC Micro Bit Delayed Again
Pocket-sized computer hopes to teach schoolchildren coding skills
Sendachi Is The Latest Company Gearing Up To Sell You DevOps
New starter Sendachi launches with $30m funding, ready to train large enterprises in the way of agile working and DevOps
EU Regulators Keen To Restrict US Data Transfers
Europe plays hardball with America as the two side rush to agree new data transfer deal, before deadline
Foxconn Makes £3.7bn Bid For Sharp – Reports
£3.7bn offer would see iPhone maker gain control of Apple’s current display manufacturer
One In Seven Brits Now Own A Wearable
Apple Watch spurs on 118 percent growth in wearable sales during 2015 as sales reached three million in the UK
Nest Thermostats Accused Of Leaking Information
Researchers say thermostats leaked unencrypted user information over unsecured Wi-Fi, but Nest disagrees
Aliyun Drops $1bn On AliCloud Big Data Push With Nvidia
AliCloud to launch big data platform with 1,000 developers over the next three years
ASA Proposes New Rules To Stop ‘Misleading’ Broadband Advertising
ASA says broadband consumers find current adverts misleading and confusing, and suggests most would break new rules to be introduced at end of May
Top Tips For Using Social Media Analysis To Plan Better Marketing Campaigns
Social media analytics firm, Crimson Hexagon, explains how marketing agencies can use social media data to back up their campaign ideas
How To Avoid A Digital Assets Time Bomb
Russell Pierpoint, MD, Evolved Media Solutions, explains how brands can avoid a litigious nightmare in the digital age
NASA Launches Legacy Data To AWS Cloud
NASA Ames Research Center uses Avere Systems to shift datasets into Amazon’s S3
Call Centres Could Use Voice-Analytics To Understand Customers’ Moods
Hold please. Telephone merchants of PPI claims and solar panels could utilise real-time voice-analytics to improve rapport
Driving Forward – What’s Beyond Self-Driving Cars?
There’s more to the future of transport than autonomous vehicles, says Cubic's Martin Howell
Apple Issues First OS X, iOS Security Updates For 2016
Apple's Mac OS X 10.11.3 and iOS 9.2.1 debut with patches to help improve protection against potentially exploitable vulnerabilities
IBM Posts More Declines Despite Cloud Progress
Bad news for shareholders. Fifteenth consecutive revenue fall as Big Blue continues painful migration to cloud
FreedomPop MVNO Offers Cheap Roaming In Europe, US With Global SIM
FreedomPop raises £35m and wants to expand Global SIM to Latin America and Asia
NHS Cyber Security ‘Far Weaker Than Thought’
Remote and mobile working practices putting the NHS at great risk, Sophos survey finds
IT Life: Loud And Clear
Avaya's Simon Culmer tells us about his 30 years in the IT industry, his vision of an IoT future, and why good headphones are his must-have technology item
Dell OS10 Promises Open Network Freedom For Data Centre, Cloud Providers
'Disaggregated' Dell OS10 promises greater choice of equipment and application modules and development freedom
HP Wants Students To Get Creative With Sprout Pro
IN PICTURES: New Sprout Pro targets schools and universities with scanning and 3D printing capabilities
Facebook For Android Adds Tor Option For Anonymity
Tired of been tracked? Android users can browse Facebook using the anonymity service Tor
Linux Trojan Takes Screenshots And Captures Audio
Linux.Ekoms.1 takes a screenshot every 30 seconds but audio capture function remains dormant for now