Users now can now start common Microsoft Power BI tasks from the home screen on iPhones that support 3D touch
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2017
Canada Ploughs £120m Into AI Research Institute
Canadian government joins business community for significant investment into research for artificial intelligence
Consumers Face Privacy Blow As US Senate Overturns FCC Web Tracking Rules
Internet Service Providers are now free to do what they want with your web browsing history
AWS Expands Into Call Centres With Amazon Connect
Amazon Connect is available on a pay-as-you-go basis and works with all existing AWS services
Liberty Global: Road To 5G Is Far From Certain If Market Is Too Competitive
Mike Fries, CEO of Virgin Media's parent company Liberty Global, and French telco giant Orange say current mobile market is unsustainable and businesses could suffer eventually
Quiet Release Of New iPad Signals Change In Apple Marketing Approach
The only mention of the new version of the iPad and the updated version of iOS were press releases, with no usual over-the-top announcement
Team Sky Doctor Thought Dropbox Was Hard To Use And ‘Insecure’
Sir Bradley Wiggins' medical records were not uploaded to Dropbox because former doctor had usability and security concerns, a parliamentary inquiry hears
Jack Dorsey’s Square Mobile Payment System Arrives In UK
Square arrives in the UK, helping even the smallest of retailers digitise and accept mobile payments
Intel Optane Drives Bring 3D XPoint Memory Tech To PC And Laptops
The chip maker aims to shake up storage in consumer and business PCs
Microsoft Previews Azure VM Backup Pre-Checks
Azure will now evaluate cloud virtual machine backups for configuration problems that may cause them to fail
ONS Opens Data Science Campus In Newport
The ONS is to use data from mobile phones, satellites and search engines to give a more accurate picture of the economy
Samsung Plans To Sell ‘Refurbished’ Galaxy Note 7 Smartphones
Samsung looks into possibility of relaunching Galaxy Note 7 after exploding battery scandal forced mass recall
LastPass Rushes To Patch Yet Another Bug In Its Firefox Browser Extension
UPDATED: Google Project Zero researcher discovers yet another bug in LastPass Firefox extension
US Orders Social Media Checks For Some Visa Applicants
Embassies are ordered to carry out social media reviews for anyone who has been present in IS-controlled territories, with much broader checks proposed
Apple Releases iOS 10.3 and WatchOS Updates
iOS 10.3 includes deeper Siri integration while WatchOS 3.2 introduces Theatre Mode
Google Home Brings AI To Home & Office On April 6
Google Home AI voice activated assistant will cost £129 and will arrive alongside a smart router called the Google WiFi on April 6
Box Adds 100,000 Students And Staff At Five UK Universities
Box says platform can help students share content and work together on assignments
Colt CEO: SDN Focus And Distracted Rivals Will Make Us A Telecoms Disruptor Once More
INTERVIEW: Colt CEO says while its rivals are distracted with content and mobile, it has been pressing ahead with its SDN capabilities
Government Pushes Cyber Essentials Security Certificate Programme
The government will now require all contractors to obtain a Cyber Essentials certificate
Hyve Brings A Personal Touch To Managed Cloud Hosting
Managed cloud hosting provider Hyve has enjoyed significant growth over the last few years, but what has been the secret to its success?
Camden Council Embraces Cloud-Powered Open Data Platform
Open Data Camden taps into more then 300 data sets
NATO Outlines €3 Billion Plan To Combat Cyber Threats
The investment will go towards improving satellite communications and cyber security technology
NAO Study Finds ‘Urgent’ Government Digital Skills Gap
At least 2,000 digital staff are needed within the next five years, and probably far more - and the private sector won't be any help, the NAO warns
Waitrose Boosts John Lewis JLAB Retail Tech Startup Accelerator
Startups will receive support and micro funding from the John Lewis Partnership
eBay ‘Downgrading’ Some Users’ Two-Factor Authentication
eBay confirmed it is asking users of an authentication token to switch to 'convenient' text-message login
Silicon 360. Cloud and Security. The answer from the Experts
Tales In Tech History: The Xbox & Microsoft’s Big Gaming Adventure
In November 2001 Microsoft introduced its Xbox console which, despite some hiccups, remains the main competitor to Sony's PlayStation
Reading & Bracknell Businesses Get Access To 1Gbps FTTP Broadband
CityFibre's Thames Valley network connects its first customers in Reading and Bracknell
Microsoft Lawsuit Claims Windows 10 Upgrade Wiped Data & Damaged PCs
The Redmond company is under fire for the way it drove Windows 10 upgrades
Ofcom Fines BT £42m For Breaching Ethernet Contract Commitments
BT sets aside £300m to compensate Openreach customers who had compensation payments reduced because of retrospective Ethernet deadline extensions