The joint research between LG and VW aims to create a next-generation platform that better connects cars and homes for owners
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
Amazon Begins Drone Delivery Testing In Cambridge
Amazon has started testing its Prime Air delivery drones just south of Cambridge, TechWeekEurope understands
Google Buys Anvato For Cloud Platform Video Services
Google ramps up OTT video efforts, picks up customers such as NBC, Fox sports and CBS
Gartner: Brexit Threatens Improved IT Spending Outlook
IT spending forecast to be flat this year according to Gartner, but that prediction assumes the UK will not exit the EU
Microsoft ‘Preparing’ To Launch Surface All-In-One PC
Reports suggest an AIO PC to rival the iMac could be released as early as Q3 and Microsoft vies to fight PC decline
NHS Data-Sharing Programme Closed By Dept Of Health
Privacy win? Controversial care.data programme is being axed after widespread criticism
Quiz Of The Week: Skype
What do you know about the most famous VoIP application in the world?
British Software Vendors Could Lose AWS Business After Brexit
AWS Marketplace is now accepting software sellers based in the EU, but AWS doesn’t know how Brexit will affect UK companies
Facebook’s OpenCellular Platform Enables Open Source Mobile Networks
OpenCellular platform looks to make it cheaper and easier to deliver mobile connectivity using open hardware and software
Euro 2016 Doubles Cybersecurity Risks For Football Fans
New report highlights security dangers for businesses during major sporting events like Euro 2016
Brexit Won’t Stop Amazon Building Its AWS UK Data Centres
AWS still won't give official launch date, but it is understood UK data centres will open between November and February
Vodafone Offers Indoor 3G Coverage To Pubs And Rural Community Centres
Vodafone looks to femtocells again in latest rural mobile coverage push
Avast Buys AVG For £1bn In Bid To Become Czech IoT Security Giant
Avast buys AVG for $1.3bn, giving it access to 400m PCs, smartphones, tablets and connected IoT devices
Barclaycard bPay Loop Brings Contactless Payments To Watches And Fitness Bands
Barclaycard says £20 bPay loop can turn existing items into contactless payment devices
Apple Mac Malware Gives Backdoor Access And Webcam Control
Malware targets OS X and gives attackers webcam access via Tor and full access of compromised Mac
Darktrace Raises £50m Funding For Cyber Defence Push
Another round of funding for cyber-security firm backed by former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch
10 Apps To Help You Get More Sleep
To help you drift off tonight, here's our guide to best sleeping apps
Skype For Business Mac Preview Gets Group Calls And IM
Second edition of Skype for Business Mac preview comes out ahead of Q3 launch
Skype Releases Free Meetings Tool For Small Businesses
Skype Meetings is a stripped back Skype for Business, with two months of free meetings with up to 10 participants
Anglian Water Chooses Arqiva For Smart Meter Rollout
No more leaks? Smart metres to be deployed for water network, but only if you live Suffolk
BT Trials Openreach Fibre Ducts And Poles Access With 5 Broadband Providers
BT presses ahead with Ofcom demand to make it easier for other providers to access Openreach's ducts and poles to lay their own fibre cables
Public Cloud Spending Almost Double That Of Private Cloud
IDC cloud tracker: Boost comes as IT infrastructure spending for non-cloud deployments falls again
QWERTY Keyboard BlackBerry Classic Is Discontinued
BlackBerry Classic is abandoned as company takes next step in bid to stay relevant in smartphone amrket
Firmware Flaw Affects Lenovo ThinkPads, Other PC Makers’ Hardware
ANALYSIS: New zero-day vulnerability may also affect computers from other makers that used similar Intel UEFI reference code to create their BIOS firmware
UK Police Cause Thousands Of Data Breaches Since 2011
Report finds police officers across UK regularly abuse positions of power to access personal data
E-Shelter Offers Up Managed Ubuntu OpenStack Through Canonical
Ubuntu funnels Hosted BootStack through e-shelter data centres for end to end private cloud management
Digital Economy Bill Has First Reading In Parliament
Digital Economy Bill promises 10Mbps broadband for all, reformed planning laws for networks and consumer protections
IBM SoftLayer Now Ubuntu Certified Cloud Partner
SoftLayer customers can now use certified Ubuntu Linux images in latest move from ongoing IBM Canonical partnerships
Bulgaria Demands Open Source For Public Sector Software
The country is to legally require open source licensing for all new software projects
Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux Looks To Ditch 32-Bit
Canonical is the latest software maker looking to end support for Intel's once-great 32-bit platform