Boxworks 2016: Box and IBM continue partnership and promise Box Relay will reduce dependency on IT without sacrificing securirty
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
Data Breach Exposes Brazzers Porn Accounts
Names of 800,000 porn account holders placed in a compromising position after damaging data breach
EE Starts Rollout of LTE-A Powered 360Mbps 4G+
EE looks to press home technical advantage with 360Mbps Cat9 LTE-A rollout, starting with Wembley Stadium
Google To Release Huawei-Made Nexus 7 This Year
Huawei could be making the next Google Nexus 7 tablet
Accenture London’s Fintech Innovation Lab Aims To Boost Financial Tech Startups
HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and other banks will offer mentoring and support to fintech startups
OpenOffice In Danger Of Retirement, Warns Project Leader
Lack of developers blamed, but others cite poor support from Apache for the Microsoft Office alternative
Intel Buys Movidius To Boost RealSense Smart Machine Tech
By snapping up the startup, Intel will look to bring its perceptual computing platform to virtual reality headsets, drones, robots and driverless cars
Startup Showcase: Karhoo
This week we hear from Daniel Ishag, CEO of cab comparison app Karhoo, about his startup and its ambitions
Apple, Google And Amazon Support Microsoft With US Government Gag Order Fight
Tech and media compaines throw Microsoft their support of a gagging lawsuit fight with the US government
Virgin Media Helps IMO Launch Two Affordable Android Smartphones
The London-based company will use Virgin Media as the network partner to launch its cheap smartphones
BlackBerry Delivers ‘Spy-Proof’ Tablets For German Government
Sorry NSA. German government agencies to use 'spy proof' Samsung tablets thanks to Blackberry unit
Virgin Media Joins Forces With Redrow To Bring Ultrafast Broadband To 13,000 Homes
The partnership will help the spread of ultrafast broadband to new areas in the UK
iPhone 7: Better Specs, Bigger Battery, Sharper Screen Rumours
Apple's next iPhone could ditch the headphone jack and sport water resistance
Europe Urges Removal Of Network-Level Ad Blockers
European body cites net neutrality concerns with new guidance that networks cannot implement advert blockers
Inteno Router Flaw Opens Up Home Networks To Hackers
F-Secure has discovered a critical flaw in the way some Inteno routers update their firmware leaving them vulnerable to malware
Brexit: Japan Raises Concerns Over Impact On Its Cloud And Tech Businesses
Japanese tech companies may leave the UK if Brexit negotiations are not transparent, warns Japan's foreign ministry
Job fair UniCareers 2016
IT Life: Andy Burton, CTO, Sky Bet
Sky Bet CTO Andy Burton talks about his career, love of UNIX and how he helped launch the Virgin Mobile MVNO
Tales In Tech History: Netscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator was the dominant web browser in the 1990s, before Microsoft opted to join the party
Apple To Remove Unsupported Apps And Ban Long Titles
Apple launches quality drive by suggesting that abandoned apps be removed from App Store
Apple Issues Patch For Mac OS X To Protect Against iOS Spying Flaw
Patch your Macs now. Apple issues emergency patch for attack that can turn Macs into spying devices
HPE ‘In Talks’ To Offload Software Division
No comment from HPE amid another report it is to sell its software division, including Autonomy
Cross Channel: Security Spend Isn’t Guarantee Of Success
The latest news from the world of the IT channel. This week sees security spend in the spotlight, differences between IT and business and an Enfield Council deal
What 23,000 Attendees Took Away From VMworld 2016
Perhaps the biggest news at the conference was that IBM Cloud became the first partner to use and help sell VMware's Cross-Cloud Architecture
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Is Recalled Amid Exploding Battery Fears
Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 in the UK and elsewhere following reports of battery fires
Google Abandons Project Ara Modular Smartphone Concept
Google vision of upgradable smartphone is abandoned as Project Ara is canned
O2 Last Again In RootMetrics Mobile Operator Rankings
EE maintains its best operator title in all categories as O2 slips down the rankings, Rootmetrics finds
Ransomware, Malware Threats Rise in Second Quarter
The Quick Heal report outlines the top malware afflicting Windows and Android users, with a brief low-down on each of the malware families
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Amazon Web Services
Find out how much you know about AWS in our weekly tech quiz
EC: Europe Need’s £580 Billion Digital Infrastructure Investment
Mammoth investment in digital infrastructure needed if Europe is to remain competitive with US, China