Analyst reports reveal slowdown in global sales despite big-name releases in last quarter, with Chinese brands taking over
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2016
Smart Antenna Firm Gets £1.5m To ‘Double’ Smartphone Battery Life By 2018
Sofant plans to commercialise smart antenna by 2018, boosting Wi-Fi performance and battery power consumption
Apple Continues Health Drive With First CareKit Apps
Open CareKit healthcare platform allows developers to create apps that can track and monitor health signs
Hull Has The Slowest Broadband Of Any Major UK City
Research shows Middlesbrough and Belfast outpace London, but just 22 out of 42 urban areas have averages of 24Mbps or greater
German Nuclear Plant Is ‘Riddled’ With Malware
After anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster, German nuclear plant admits widespread malware infection
Intel Insists Moore’s Law Is Safe As CEO Krzanich Outlines Post PC Strategy
Moore's Law will continue says Intel boss Brian Krzanich, as he outlines post PC strategy going forward
UK Government Signals Support For Blockchain
Minister says blockchain technology could be used to better track and distribute government grants
Dell Teams Up With Aerohive For Wireless Network Management
Dell turns to aerohive for wireless network management, continues open data centre efforts and offers new switches
Effective Workplace Mobile Strategy ‘Drives’ Productivity
Workers say flexible working makes them more productive and creative, according to Economist Intelligence Unit survey
Microsoft: We’re Still ‘Committed’ To Windows 10 Mobile
Leaked email from devices head reassures Microsoft employees about roadmap for Windows 10 Mobile smartphones despite plummeting sales
Virgin Media To Connect At Least 1m Properties To FTTP Broadband
Virgin Media says network expansion is the UK's largest single FTTP deployment
HTC Vive X Accelerator Offers £69m To Virtual Reality Startups
HTC Vive X fund offers initial $100m investment across three cities with the hope of stimulating the virtual reality ecosystem
Apple Revenues Fall After iPhone Sales Slump, Suppliers Impacted Too
16 percent fall in iPhone sales, along with iPad and iMac declines, leads to knock-on effect across component companies
EE Looks To Open Source Networks For 5G And Rural 4G
EE wants developers to create network services and applications using Lime Micro's software defined radio transceiver and Canonical Ubuntu Snappy Core
Volvo Is Bringing Self-Driving Cars To London’s Streets In 2017
“Most ambitious” trial to date will see Volvo XC-90 vehicles drive themselves around the capital
OpenStack Is Ready For The ‘Explosion’ In Infrastructure Demand
OpenStack COO says OpenStack will be a major player in helping customers scale for IoT and the connected world, but only if it continues to collaborate
Phishing ‘Behind Majority Of Data Breaches’
Verizon report reveals huge rises in human error as users continue to fall for popular scams
Dropbox Project Infinite Gives Terabytes Of Data With Gigabytes Of Storage
Project Infinite will give businesses control over files without the need to download them to desktop, Dropbox tells European customers
Intel Seeing Some Internal Resistance To Diversity Efforts, CEO Says
At an event last week, CEO Brian Krzanich said there has been pushback from some employees to Intel's program for hiring more women and minorities
Sirin Labs To Launch Pricey, High-Security Smartphones In May
Sirin Solarin smartphone will sell for $10,000 to $20,000 and is designed with high security in mind for users
SWIFT Warns Of Other Attacks On Network
The theft of $81m from Bangladesh Bank was part of a wave of scams attempting to use the SWIFT network
AT&T Teams Up With Otis For Smart City Push
Intelligent elevators and escalators among new possibilities following partnership
Facebook Wants To Launch Its Own Camera
Standalone camera app would give Facebook and Instagram more access to your photos
US Investigators Drop Apple Challenge In Second Case
Department of Justice withdrew its appeal after being given the access code to unlock the device
Spotify Denies Hack After Hundreds Of User Details Appear Online
Names, passwords among leaked details, although Spotify maintains all is fine
Nokia Buys Wearable Tech Experts Withings
£131m acquisition of French digital health specialist will see Nokia back in the devices game
Researcher Finds Hackers’ Traces On Facebook Server
Taiwanese researcher finds evidence of an earlier data breach whilst participating in Facebook's bug bounty programme
Rolls-Royce Chooses Microsoft Azure For IoT Engine Monitoring
Rolls-Royce will use Azure's IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence to collect and aggregate data from aircraft engines
Vodafone And Huawei’s NB-IoT Open Lab Can Be ‘Catalyst’ For IoT Development
Huawei and Vodafone envision global network of open NB-IoT labs, claiming the standard is as important to IoT as the App Store was for smartphones
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Is Now Using Red Hat’s OpenStack
Red Hat goes orbital with private OpenStack win, helping NASA's JPL in planetary exploration, flight projects, and space research