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Google’s Deadly Daisy Chains
Google can expect security pros and its rivals to cry foul over bringing Gmail messages into search, says Tom Brewster
Samsung Sends Inspectors To Look Into Child Labour Claims
After a campaign group points fingers at a supplier factory, Samsung sends in its own inspectors
VMware Aims For Cloud With Log Insight Acquisition
VMware is acquiring the Log Insight big data analytics platform, which analyses cloud data and alerts administrators of problems
Analyst: HP Should Axe PCs, Printers
USB analyst Steve Milunovich has argued that HP is facing competition on too many fronts, and should focus squarely on services
Google UK Taxes Just £6 million
Google tells TechWeekEurope it complies with UK tax regulations despite findings
Apple And Amazon Up Their Security After Honan Hack
Password resets over the phone are stopped in the aftermath of the “epic hack”
Tesco Launches “Virtual Store” At Gatwick Airport
Offers to shop while waiting for a flight, with food delivered once customers are back
Microsoft Opens Office Store
Office 2013 preview users can start shopping
Steve Wozniak Predicts ‘Horrible Cloud’ Problems
Apple co-founder says there are going to be big problems in the cloud in the next five years
Hackers Dupe Apple Support To Crack Gizmodo Twitter Account
Apple support is tricked, leading to embarrassment for Gizmodo and one of its former employees
More Yahoo Execs Flee As Marissa Mayer Starts Rescue Operation
Marissa Mayer is going to have a tough time keeping hold of top talent at Yahoo
SAP Agrees To £274m Copyright Settlement With Oracle
SAP has agreed to pay Oracle a total of $426 million (£274m) for the actions of its affiliate, TomorrowNow
Big Data: The Basics
Glyn Heath talks about Big Data analytics and the benefits it can bring to businesses of any size
Cisco Gets Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff On Board
Benioff is brought in to help Cisco push forward with its transformation
Filing Reveals 83 Million Fake Facebook Accounts
Advertisers and investors unlikely to be impressed by revelation that 83m of Facebook's 995m active users are fake
Google Wallet Expands Support, Boosts Security
Google beefs up security and includes support for all credit and debit cards in Wallet
Fusion-io Enters Flash SAN Game With ION Software
ION allows for a server to act as a networked storage array, Fusion-io claims
HP Wins Itanium Lawsuit, Oracle Ordered To Continue Support
A judge has ruled in favour of Hewlett-Packard and ordered Oracle to continue supporting the Itanium platform
EMC Forms Server Partnership With Lenovo
EMC has dropped Dell after it was revealed it has formed a server partnership deal with China-based Lenovo
Rackspace Launches OpenStack Amazon Cloud Rival
Rackspace brings the open fight to Amazon and the proprietary cloud model
Dropbox Accounts Hacked For Spam Campaign
Dropbox accounts, including one belonging to an employee, are hacked
FTC Agrees £14m Fine For Google Over Apple Safari
The FTC has approved a fine of $22.5 million against Google over claims it breached Apple Safari users’ privacy
Interim CEO Ross Levinsohn Leaves Yahoo
Before Mayer, Levinsohn was a favourite for the top job, but now he's gone
Lords Committee Slates Government Broadband Strategy
A Lords Committee lambasts the government's broadband strategy, claiming it has too much emphasis on speed
Oracle Makes Data Centre Network Move With Xsigo Buy
Oracle has acquired Xsigo as it seeks to beef up its I/O expertise to cloud-optimised data centres
BT Battle With Ofcom Refered To Competition Commision
The appeal by BT against Ofcom's pricing for local loop unbundling has been referred to the Competition Commission
Vodafone Appoints Nick Jeffery As New Cable And Wireless CEO
New CWW chief exec replaced by Jan Geldmacher in management shakeup
Twitter Fail Caused By Triple Data Centre Collapse
Two Twitter failovers fail in a full-on day of IT fail
Amazon Profits Fall 96 Percent Despite Rising Sales
Second quarter profits fall by 96 percent despite 29 percent rise in sales