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Google Targets Windows XP-Dependent Businesses With Chromebook Discounts
Google dances on Windows XP's grave by asking enterprises to consider something new
EU Court Declares Data Retention ‘Invalid’
Rights bodies call for the UK to finally drop plans to force ISPs into keeping user information
Snowden: NSA Targeted Human Rights Groups
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch concerned about Snowden claims
Teradata Supercharges Analytics With Active Enterprise Data Warehouse 6750
The new hardware offers eight times more memory, three times more flash and 40 percent more processing power
Samsung Readies ‘Gear Solo’ Standalone Smartwatch – Report
Samsung reportedly develops the Gear Solo smartwatch, which will work independently of a smartphone
Intel, Huawei Team Up For Big Data Storage
Huawei and Intel ink a new deal that will see the two co-develop storage systems geared towards big data
Microsoft Ends Support For Windows XP With Final Patch Tuesday
Microsoft ends support for Windows XP more than 12 years after its launch despite 25 percent of enterprises still running the platform
HP Autonomy Pushes On With On Demand Service
An online version of HP Autonomy IDOL can give IBM's Watson a run for its money, says Robert Youngjohns
‘Heartbleed’ OpenSSL Bug Left HTTPS Servers Vulnerable For Two Years
Exploitation of the OpenSSL bug, introduced in 2012, leaves no trace - meaning organisations may already have had their encryption keys stolen
Even Smaller Raspberry Pi Compute Module Targets Businesses And Industry
Raspberry Pi Foundation makes a unit with fewer connectors in a dinky DIMM package, for commercial users to build into embedded systems
Dark Market Zero-Days ‘Selling Regularly For $50k-$100k’
Symantec researchers tell TechWeek that dark market crooks are getting big bucks from selling zero-days, despite the rise of legitimate bug bounties
Microsoft Nokia Takeover Is Granted Chinese Regulatory Approval
Chinese Ministry of Commerce appears to be satisfied Microsoft won't abuse Nokia patent portfolio
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
Teradata Universe: “Data Enables The New Economy”
The future will belong to companies that make data-driven decisions and value the trust of their customers, says Hermann Wimmer from Teradata
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
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
Ex-GCHQ Head And David Blunkett Call For Spying Transparency
Former Home secretary David Blunkett and ex-director of GCHQ Sir David Omand both say the intelligence agency should be more transparent
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
Italy Fines Google €1m Over Street View Gaffe
Italy hands out one of the stiffest European fines to Google over its StreetView cars
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
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
Yahoo Launches Post-Snowden Security Boost
Yahoo's new CISO promises more after encryption drive