OpenStack is now powering more than 60 public cloud data centers around the world, with both private and public cloud revenues growing
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2017
Twitter Increases 280 Character Tweet Limit For Everyone
Twitter says longer Tweets encourage more engagement without sacrificing brevity
Opera 49 ‘Reborn’ Browser Offers Integrated Chat And VR Player
Opera says users want a change and promises Opera 49 will make desktop browsing the same as using a mobile
Sowbug Hacking Group Targets South America & Asian Governments
Previously unknown hacking group found targeting foreign policy and diplomatic targets
Vodafone Targets Consumers With IoT Services & Devices
Vodafone wants to bring enterprise IoT expertise to consumers with 'V by Vodafone'
Dreamforce 2017: Salesforce Names Google As ‘Preferred’ Cloud Partner
Salesforce will use Google cloud infrastructure for overseas expansion and will link its tools to Google's cloud apps, a year after its AWS cloud deal
OpenStack Aims To Improve Integration With Cloud Native Technologies
At OpenStack Summit in Australia, open-source cloud effort announces series of initiatives to help improve integration
BT Builds On AWS Cloud Deal With Cisco Network Partnership
BT strengthens SDN and NFV credentials with Cisco services following AWS cloud deal
Dreamforce 2017: Salesforce Adds Predictions & Chatbots To Einstein AI
The Einstein artificial intelligence platform gets predictive models and automated chatbots, which can be set up in a few clicks
Paradise Papers: Apple Defends Jersey Tax Arrangements
Apple says it pays every dollar of tax it owes and calls for reform to global system
Broadcom Offers £99bn For Qualcomm In Biggest-Ever Tech Deal
The $130bn offer would create a dominant mobile chip player, but some say it's an opportunistic move taking advantage of Qualcomm's legal woes
Call & Contact Centre Expo
ICO Warns That Lack Of Trust With Data Use Could Harm Innovation
ICO prioritises reducing 'trust deficit' head of GDPR next year
Openreach Effigy Shows Slow Rural Broadband Is Still An Issue
ANALYSIS: BT Openreach effigy might be amusing but it is a serious protest at villages still being left out of 'digital first' UK because of slow broadband
Fake WhatsApp Downloaded More Than 1m Times From Google Play
The fraudulent developer managed identify themselves as 'WhatsApp Inc.' on Google Play, bypassing the company's filters
Tor Browser Bug ‘Could Leak Users’ Real IP Addresses’
The Tor project has released a temporary fix for an issue that could disclose users' true IP information when they navigate to a specially crafted page
Vodafone Upgrades 4G Network At Gatwick Airport
Business travel boost as Vodafone modernises Gatwick 4G network
Irish PM Backs £760m Apple Athenry Data Centre As Cook Declines To Commit
Irish Prime Minister says Apple has not given firm commitment to new data centre but Dublin will do everything it can following local objections
Estonia Disables Digital ID Cards After Security Scare
Estonia has disabled digital ID cards used by hundreds of thousands of people after researchers discovered an encryption bug
What You Should Know About Setting Up Your iPhone X
ANALYSIS: There’s a lot to learn about your new iPhone X when it arrives. So set aside a few hours to get everything ready to work properly
Tech Quiz Of The Week (3 November)
What can you remember about the past seven days in tech?
Tech Quiz Of The Week (3 November)
PyeongChang 2018: Intel Brings 5G And eSports To Winter Olympics
Intel uses its Olympic technology partnership to bring 5G and eSports to Winter Olympics in PyeongChang 2018
Apple Posts Record Services Revenue Alongside Strong Hardware Sales
Apple posts increase in iPhone, iPad and Mac sales and the iPhone X is still to come
Major WhatsApp Outage Impacts Millions Of People
What went wrong? Major outage across the world sees WhatsApp offline for at least half an hour
ICO Slaps Verso Data Trader With £80,000 Fine
Information Commissioner also warns entire data broking industry over its handling of people's personal data
Tales In Tech History: Myspace
Facebook's last serious challenger Myspace is still going, although much diminished from its heyday in 2007
Rogue Twitter Employee Takes Down Donald Trump’s Account
Customer service employee deactivates Trump's Twitter on last day on the job
£1,000 iPhone X Is Now Available In the UK
iPhone X encourages queues and fanfare as Apple's magic touch returns
Tech Quiz: Obscure & Obsolete Social Networks
What do you remember at Friends Reunited, Bebo, Myspace and the like?