In its first major update in 2018, Mozilla adds incremental capabilities that help to make the Firefox Quantum browser faster than ever before.
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2018
TalkTalk Wants To Move Mobile Customers To O2 In MVNO Shutdown
TalkTalk's retreat from the mobile market continues as it invites customers to move to a discounted tariff on O2
UK Consumers Hit By £4.6bn In Cyber Crime Last Year
Worldwide 978 million internet users lost £130bn to cyber crooks, amidst an explosion in connected home gadgets and a poor grasp of basic security practices
Intel: Stop Installing Meltdown & Spectre Patches Now
Intel says it is working on new Meltdown and Spectre patches that should solve ongoing problems
Expert Advice – Information
Researchers Uncover ‘Dark Caracal’ Global Espionage Ring
The group, based in government premises in Beiruit, apparently compromises governments and individuals on a contract basis
Telefonica Turns Towns Into ‘Living Labs’ For 5G Tests
Telefonica will test 5G technologies, deployment and business models in Segovia and Talvera de la Reina
Conditions Favorable To Make 2018 A Big Year For Security Buyouts
ANALYSIS: The new year has started off with a flurry of acquisition activity in the cyber-security space that is likely to continue for the rest of the year.
NHS Gives Thumbs Up To Cloud For Medical Record Storage
New NHS Digital guidelines give broad approval to the use of cloud services for storing medical records - including facilities in Europe and the US
Microsoft Targets Schools With £135 Windows 10 PCs & Education Software Updates
Microsoft has new PCs, partnerships and software updates as it pitches vision of 'classroom of the future'
Amazon Go Brings Checkout-Free Supermarket To Public
Amazon Go relies on sensors, cameras and artificial intelligence to tell when customers are taking items from shelves, eliminating checkout queues
Study Finds Top Sites Can Be Impersonated Using Non-Latin Alphabet
Homograph attacks using international characters to spoof well-known web domains were found targeting more than 100 top brands
Apple Faces Meltdown & Spectre Class Action Lawsuit
Class action lawsuit alleges that Apple hasn't done enough to secure its products, which are not fit for purpose as a result
OnePlus Confirms 40,000 Customers Affected By Hack
A malicous script was injected into oneplus.net's payment page, recording card details as they were entered into the browser
IBM Outlines Prospects For Java In 2018
ANALYSIS: Java is still hugely popular, particularly for client-server web applications, with 9m developers. Its beauty is that it’s an evolving technology
WhatsApp Business Version Debuts On Android
WhatsApp Business promises to overhaul the experience for SMBs
IBM Finally Returns To Growth, But It’s Not All Good News
For the first time in 23 quarters sales at IBM have risen, but a quarterly loss and stagnant forecast blunts the news
TalkTalk And Vodafone Lead Ofcom Broadband & Mobile Complaints League
Volume of total telecoms complaints roughly unchanged as Ofcom seeks to improve service
US Senate Renews NSA Web Surveillance Program
'Carry on spying', US lawmakers say after the senate renews NSA warrantless internet surveillance program
Amazon’s List of 20 Potential HQ2 Sites Shows Focus On Washington DC
ANALYSIS: All the signs point to the US capital being the home of Amazon's second headquarters
UK And France Pledge To Bolster Tech & AI Links
UK and France agrees to a digital conference to promote deeper integration in the digital economy
Digital Transformation At The Met: Box, Windows XP Migration & Amazon Echo
Met Police CIO Angus McCallum talks about the adoption of Box, how the force is nearing its Windows XP migration and his views on Amazon Echo
Box Chooses London’s Tech City For New European HQ
Box gives vote of confidence to London and Tech City by opening new office on Silicon Roundabout
IT Bosses Admit Password Chaos At Their Organisations
Password madness. Companies are aware of user's password problems, but are not doing enough to solve them
iPhones Vulnerable To ‘Text Bomb’ Crash Bug
Latest security bug is a simple message, which typically causes an iPhone to crash or restart
BT Adds Mobile Roaming And Security Options For Medium Sized Businesses
BT adds new roaming destinations and MobileIron mobile device management options
Intel Confirms Newer Chips Impacted By Spectre, Meltdown Patches
Chip giant admits patches will cause reboot problems for newer chips and clarifies likely performance impact
Vodafone Touts Fixed Access Network Sharing As Path To Innovative Business Network Services
Vodafone wants to use virtualisation technology to make fixed network services easier to customise
Milton Keynes Is First To Get Vodafone & CityFibre’s 1Gbps FTTP Broadband
Vodafone and CityFibre press ahead with plans to deliver FTTP broadband to 1m homes and businesses by 2021
IBM, Maersk Target Global Trade With Blockchain Joint Venture
No more mountains of paperwork? Global supply chain to be bolstered by blockchain joint venture