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Traffic Lights Vulnerable To Hack, Researchers Warns
Its the Italian Job all over again, as a researcher claims that modern traffic lights are vulnerable to hack
HP Sales Benefit From PC Upswing, But Growth Remains Elusive
The upswing in PC sales help HP post a modest rise in quarterly sales, but growth remains an ongoing problem
Liquid Cooling: A Trickle, Not A Tsunami
If you've got a data centre, it's time to dip your toes in liquid, says Peter Judge
US Nuclear Watchdog Hacked Three Times In Three Years
NRC says it conducts regular security training sessions, but its employees are still tempted by phishing emails
GCHQ Is Mapping Open TCP Ports Across Whole Countries
The reconnaissance operation codenamed ‘Hacienda’ supplies the agency with some of the information needed to compromise systems
Azure Users Hit By Outage
Users of Microsoft's Azure experienced service interruptions lasting several hours in Europe and other regions on Monday and Tuesday
Internet Of Things Standards Are Years Away – Roundtable
There are still too many standards for the Internet of Things, according to an industry roundtable.
Samsung Extends Olympic Partnership Until 2020
Samsung is to provide smartphones, tablets, PCs and printers to Pyeongchang 2018 and Tokyo 2020
Google Buys Social Imaging Startup JetPac
Google is to acquire JetPac, which extracts data from Instagram photos to create city guides
Apple Selects China Telecom Data Centres To Store iCloud Data
Apple begins storing the personal data of Chinese users on servers in mainland China
IT Life: Finding Health With Big Data
Flying doctor Mark Ratnarajah pilots a big data site for health service consumers
Quiz Of The Week: To USB Or Not To USB
What do you know about USB technology? Try our quiz and test yourself.
Intel Uses Wearables And Big Data To Help Study Parkinson’s
Intel announces a partnership with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, uses smartwatches to track symptoms of the incurable disease
Cisco Warns Of 6,000 Job Cuts As Results Disappoint
Workers face more misery with another 6,000 job cuts, as the networking giant struggles for growth
Brantingham Village Claims Broadband Speed Crown
An ancient hamlet mentioned in the Doomsday book claims to have the fastest Internet village connection, but BT disagrees
Windy Politics Won’t Keep Tech Out Of Wind Power
Politicians may get votes by binning wind power, says Peter Judge, but tech firms still see the benefit
Lord Coe: Technology Has Changed Every Aspect Of Sport
Lord Sebastian Coe says technology has changed sport for athletes, officials and spectators in ways unimaginable 30 years ago
Kroll Ontrack Touts Data Recovery Via Cloud
Look Mum, no hands! Now, engineers at Kroll Ontrack don't require physical access to a damaged drive to undertake data recovery
Lenovo Expands ThinkStation Portfolio With New P Series
New Lenovo ThinkStation P Series features the forthcoming Intel Haswell-E Xeon processor
Sage Takes Its SMB Accounting Software To The Cloud
Sage 50 Accounts gets a new interface, Sage Drive support, two mobile apps and a subscription model
Box Updates Android App With Box Notes Support
Box launches a refreshed Android application with expiring links, new admin controls and Box Notes support
IBM Acquires Lighthouse Security To Improve Identity Management
The deal follows the purchase of identity management specialist CrossIdeas, which was announced last last week
Gartner Says Chromebook Sales Will Be Up 79 Percent In 2014, Will Triple By 2017
More vendors are now making Chromebooks, helping them grow beyond the education sector into banking, retail and other markets
Google-Led Consortium To Build 60Tbps Trans-Pacific Subsea Cable
Google and partners club together to build a cable connecting the US and Japan which will go live in 2016
Xiaomi Apologises For Unauthorised Personal Data Transmission
Xiaomi says the data transfer was necessary for its cloud messaging service but issues a fix that prevents it from happening
US Judge Rejects Settlement From Adobe, Apple, Google And Intel To End ‘No-Poaching’ Lawsuit
US judge says settlement from Adobe, Apple, Google and Intel over an alleged pact not to hire each others' employees is too low
IBM’s Neurosynaptic Chip Aims To Transform Science And Technology
IBM deepens its cognitive computing capabilities with new energy-efficient chip the size of a postage stamp
IBM Agrees Chinese Cloud Partnership
IBM is touting its cloud service as a way to allay Chinese security concerns about foreign technology
Facebook Tightens Security With PrivateCore Purchase
The social network is beefing up the securtity of its servers with the purchase of a US software start-up