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HP Contracts Foxconn To Build Affordable, Cloud-Optimised Servers
The world’s largest server vendor announces a joint venture with the world’s largest electronics manufacturer
Snapchat Adds Text Chat And Video Calls
Snapchat adds more feathers to its bow to take on WhatsApp and Facebook
Quiz Of The Week: Internet Domain Names
London has its own domain name. But who owns 'ahhhhhh.com' and where is '.tv'?
Google To Stop Scanning Student Gmail Accounts For Adverts
Google pledges not to scan educational Gmail accounts for advert information following scrutiny
Google Launches Offline Docs Apps For iPhone And Android
Google Docs and Sheets offer offline editing for iPhone, iPad and Android, with Slides set to follow
Eircom Restores Webmail Service After ‘Intrusion’
Irish ISP urges users to change their passwords but says there is no evidence of data breach following shut down
Ofcom Announces Plans To Cope With Spectrum Demand
Ofcom reveals how it plans to manage the UK's spectrum resources over the next decade
Tablets Boost UK Internet Use But Most Apps Are Never Used
Ofcom finds that most apps downloaded onto tablets and smartphones are never opened
Let’s Build A Data Centre From Straw!
Dell is making computer packaging out of wheat straw. Peter Judge wants to see the company go further and build a data centre out of straw bales
Commuters Turn To Tube Wi-Fi As London Strike Causes Travel Chaos
Virgin Media reports an increase in London Tube Wi-Fi registrations but says number of devices falls by a third during strike
Ultra Thin Wire Breakthrough Could Lead To Tiny Electronics
Electronic gadgets could get much smaller and thinner thanks to an ultra thin wire developed by researchers
‘Most Customisable Ever’ Mozilla Firefox 29 Boasts Brand New Interface
Firefox 29 offers new tabs, bookmarks and sync options, while developers get new tools to play with
Target Hires New CIO After Data Breach
Target appoints a veteran CIO to oversee security and technology at the giant US retailer
Oracle Adds OpenStack In Solaris 11.2
The new Solaris continues Oracle's push for its own "engineered systems", but opens up to OpenStack
IBM Launches First OpenPower Servers For Hyperscale, Big Data
IBM creates mega servers with its Power8 processor, but will other OpenPower partners like Google also pick it up ?
First .London Addresses Go Live
Addresses using the new top-level domain have gone on sale, with the first few .london addresses launching under a pilot programme
HP Updates HP-UX And NonStop With More Virtualisation
The HP-UX Unix version and NonStop systems could go on for ever, as RISC and fault-tolerand systems share tech with the mainstream, says HP
IBM Sets Up Online Cloud Shop
The IBM Cloud marketplace includes offerings from IBM and partners intended to support enterprises' shift to hybrid clouds
US Judge Orders Microsoft To Hand Over Dublin Data To Cops
Microsoft tries to fight US government attempts to get data held on foreign soil, but fails
Controversial FCC Proposals Could “End Net Neutrality” In The US
The Federal Communications Commission could allow US ISPs to charge for priority traffic
Virgin Media Adds Six More Stations To Tube Wi-Fi Network
Tube Wi-Fi network expands to 137 stations, with iOS devices being popular underground and BlackBerry traffic doubling
IT Life: Minds And Machines
Lawrence Jones wanted to be a musicion. Now he orchestrates a tech empire
Researchers Able To Intercept Unencrypted Viber Data
A lack of encryption puts Viber images, videos and location data at risk, warns University of New Haven
Prize Quiz: Win An iPad Air
We had such a huge response to our last prize quiz so we've got hold of another iPad Air to give away!
The Founder Of Russia’s Largest Social Network Is Fired, Flees The Country
The former CEO finds out about his dismissal from the press, says he won't return to Russia
HP Moonshot: Micro Servers Versus Virtualisation
Early users of HP's Moonshot microservers buck the virtualisation trend, and early customers are in strange niches, says Peter Judge
Hitachi Launches Storage Array And Software For ‘Business-Defined IT’
The company says new VSP G1000 array and Storage Virtualization Operating System make your drives go faster, last longer
German Hoster MyLOC Launches HP Moonshot Service
HP's Moonshot micro servers replaces shelves and shelves of tower servers
Cisco Announces Managed Security Service
Cisco's Managed Threat Defence service will remotely monitor enterprise networks and identify threats based on Hadoop 2.0-based predictive analytics