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2013 Saw 500 Percent Increase In Ransomware
European Cyber Crime Centre says it is tracking a number of strains as Symantec spies uptick in the malware
Microsoft Demonstrates ‘Cortana’ Machine Learning
The Cortana voice assistant makes use of machine learning to improve results with time, according to Microsoft
64-Bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 And 808 To Offer CAT 6 LTE And 4K Video
New Qualcomm chips are expected to be in smartphones and tablets by early 2015
HTC Reports Q1 Loss, But Hopes Its M8 Can Help Out
HTC blames poor marketing for Q1 failings, but is confident new phones will help it recover
Samsung Claims Major Breakthrough In Graphene Commercialisation
Samsung says its engineers have developed a new method that could make wonder-material graphene easier and cheaper to produce
US Criticises European Anti-Spying Internet Proposals
The US Trade Representative has said European anti-spying plans could bring the EU into conflict with international trade laws
Internet Of Things Firm Senaptic Promises Free Private Networks
Senaptic says its narrow band radio handles Internet of Things applications better than White Space technology
Apple Acquires British Speech Recognition Firm Novauris
Apple could boost Siri ahead of CarPlay launch with Novauris acquisition
Big Iron Birthday: Mainframes Are 50
IBM announced the System/360 mainframe in April 1964, kicking off a revolution in centralised computing
Germany Investigating Data Breach Affecting 18 Million
Three million of the affected people are in Germany, meaning many others are likely impacted
Microsoft Makes Business Case For Kinect v2
Microsoft's upgraded Kinect sensor technology has applications in health IT and business computing, according to the company
Government Digital Strategy Has Lost Its Way, Digital Manifesto Meeting Hears
Before the next election, the government will be hit with a tech manifesto warning it to stop developing bespoke tech
Canonical Shuts Down Ubuntu One Cloud Storage Service
Ubuntu One will close on 31 July as Canonical pulls out of free cloud storage wars
Nest Stops Sales Of Intelligent Fire Alarm Due To Safety Concerns
Google-owned start-up discovers that one of the features of the Nest Protect is actually a flaw, so it needs a software fix
Italy Fines Google €1m Over Street View Gaffe
Italy hands out one of the stiffest European fines to Google over its StreetView cars
Qualcomm Says Beam-Forming 802.11ac Will Solve Office Wi-Fi Capacity Crunch
Qualcomm add MU-MIMO to its Wi-Fi chips. Expect routers and hotspots to handle more users when the system vendors pick them up
T-Mobile USA Hits Back In BlackBerry Row
T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere promises BlackBerry customers their level of service will not change, and even offers them store credit
Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich Steps Down After Backlash
Brendan Eich resigns as Mozilla CEO because of the furious backlash to his stance on gay-marriage
Goodbye Windows XP – Quiz Of The Week
After thirteen years, Windows XP is coming to the end of its life. Our quiz commemorates it
European Parliament Backs Net Neutrality And An End To EU Roaming
Connected Continent package faces one more hurdle before it can become law, but European roaming is set to end by December 2015
Greenpeace Slams ‘Dirty’ Amazon Web Services, Twitter
Leading tech firms praised by Greenpeace for their renewable energy drive, with the exception of AWS and Twitter
Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 Are First Windows Phone 8.1 Handsets
Nokia shows off Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 and promises 8.1 update will come to all of its Windows Phone 8 smartphones
UK Government Agrees £5.5m Deal For One Year’s Additional Windows XP Support
The public sector is spending £5.5 million to buy more time for OS migration
Windows Phone 8.1 Adds Siri Rival Cortana And MDM Features
Windows Phone 8.1 to be available soon, with new phones running the software arriving this month
Windows 8.1 Update Adds Mouse And Keyboard Improvements And Enterprise Mobility Options
Microsoft makes it easier to use traditional peripherals, adds MDM policies and offers Windows 8.1 free to manufacturers of smaller tablets
Apple Patches Severe Safari Vulnerabilities
Apple patches 27 bugs in Safari that could have allowed hackers to target users via specially-crafted sites
Vodafone To Open 150 Stores And Create 1,400 Jobs In £1bn UK Investment
Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes Vodafone's biggest ever annual investment in the UK
Since the NSA Scandal, TechWeek Readers Are Suspicious Of Microsoft
The NSA scandal has eroded user trust in the big US cloud service and storage providers, suggests our latest poll
Apple Samsung Patent Trench Warfare Resumes
Apple returns to its legal pursuit of Samsung, in an effort to extract a multi billion dollar fine