Also: Amazon slammed by ASA for delivery charges, and SAP ups channel sales focus
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
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