Networks

New Australian Law Requires Tech Firms To Help Cops Crack Encryption

The newly proposed measures would levy fines of up to £6m for organisations that fail to comply

6 years ago

Fax Machines ‘Give Attackers Foothold On Corporate Networks’

Researchers demonstrate how attackers can take over multi-purpose printers and gain access to internal systems

6 years ago

Apple Defends Privacy Practices To US Lawmakers

Apple insists it is 'radically different' on privacy from the likes of Google and Facebook, but not all are convinced

6 years ago

Samsung £120bn Investment Plan Targets AI, 5G

The three-year strategy aims to find new growth areas as semiconductors and smartphones stall

6 years ago

Microsoft Extends Life Of ‘Classic Skype’ After Backlash

'Customer feedback' persuades Microsoft to backtrack and extend support for Skype 7.0...for now

6 years ago

Qualcomm Expects $1bn From IoT Sales This Year

Qualcomm's figures underscore the rapid expansion of connected gadgets into all areas of life, even as smartphone sales level off

6 years ago

T-Mobile US And Nokia Sign £2.7bn 5G Network Deal

The multi-year deal, one of the world's first major 5G contracts, aims to deploy the US' first nationwide next-generation services

6 years ago

Pentagon Circulates Software ‘Do Not Buy’ List

The US Defence Department is ramping up its efforts to eliminate Russian and Chinese influence from US government tech

6 years ago

Government Pledges Nationwide Full Fibre Broadband By 2033

Need for speed. Government plan revealed for all households and businesses to enjoy 1Gbps by 2033

6 years ago

Microsoft Underscores ‘AI First’ Strategy At Partner Conference

At Inspire in Las Vegas, Microsoft outlines how it plans to weave AI and cloud computing into 'the fabric of…

6 years ago

UK Security Officials Find Security Risks In Huawei Gear

The government says it can no longer be fully confident about the use of Huawei equipment in the country's telecoms…

6 years ago

Nest CEO Steps Down As Google Brings Unit In-house

Time is up for Nest as a separate company, as Google incorporates it within its smart home division

6 years ago

Alphabet To Deploy Google Project Loon In Kenya

Balloon-powered high speed Internet to arrive in rural Kenya thanks to Project Loon deployment

6 years ago

Microsoft Forces Upgrade As It ‘Retires’ Skype Classic

Skype classic holdouts are told to upgrade to version 8.0, as Skype 7.0 heads to the knackers yard

6 years ago

ZTE Shares Jump As US Lifts Supplier Embargo

The Shenzhen telecoms equipment giant is set to resume trading after months in limbo

6 years ago

Alphabet’s X Spins Off Wing, Loon Into Separate Companies

The research projects, dealing with delivery drones and balloon-based internet provision, are to join Alphabet's 'Other Bets' division

6 years ago

US Congress Queries Apple, Google On Data Collection Practices

Lawmakers dispute Apple's claim of superior data privacy and express concern over developer access to Gmail messages

6 years ago

UK Drops Behind Madagascar In Broadband League Tables

Britain now ranks 35th in the world, behind France and Bulgaria, in spite of the government's ultrafast rollout plans

6 years ago

Russian Telcos ‘Using Foreign Tech’ To Comply With Surveillance Laws

Russian companies are reportedly relying on foreign data storage gear due to the lack of local alternatives

6 years ago

Alteca Portugal Aims For One Of World’s First 5G Deployments

Alteca Portugal has demonstrated a Huawei-powered 5G system from prototype handsets to networks and back-end systems

6 years ago

China Mobile US Move Blocked By Trump Administration

Trade wars – part 2. US government moves to block China Mobile from entering the US market

7 years ago

Alexa Chip Takes Aim At The Internet Of Things

DSP's ultra-low-power Alexa-enabled voice processor aims to put Amazon's assistant into battery-powered gadgets

7 years ago

Hackers ‘Using International Characters To Create Scam Sites’

Researchers find an upsurge in scam sites with lookalike international characters in the domain name

7 years ago

Facebook Shuts Down ‘Aqulia’ Drone Program

Bye bye to Somerset-based aerospace outfit Ascenta, as Facebook cancels high altitude drone connectivity program

7 years ago

Google’s Android Messages Comes To The Desktop

A new web-based messaging system lets users keep up with SMS conversations through any browser

7 years ago

Google To Patch Smart Speaker, Chromecast Location Leak Bug

The loophole could allow attack websites to determine a user's precise location

7 years ago

More Troubles Ahead For ZTE After Senate Votes To Reinstate Embargo

Shares in ZTE and its US suppliers plummeted following the US Senate's vote to annul President Trump's trade deal

7 years ago

Huawei Says Australian Security Fears ‘Ill-Informed’

Australia is expected to ban Huawei from participating in the construction of its 5G mobile network

7 years ago

Tapplock Smart Padlock Hackable With Smartphone

Researcher finds smart fingerprint padlock is not as secure as first thought, and can be unlocked in seconds

7 years ago

US To Retake Supercomputing Crown With ‘Summit’

The new Oak Ridge National Laboratories system will be used to help build an exascale computer running at 100 petaflops

7 years ago