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Traffic Lights Vulnerable To Hack, Researchers Warns
Its the Italian Job all over again, as a researcher claims that modern traffic lights are vulnerable to hack
HP Sales Benefit From PC Upswing, But Growth Remains Elusive
The upswing in PC sales help HP post a modest rise in quarterly sales, but growth remains an ongoing problem
New Nook Tablet Is A Samsung Galaxy Tab 4
Barnes & Noble has handed over its hardware business to Samsung, hoping offers in its physical shops will win tablet customers over
UK Government Spends Another £1.6M On Hypercat Wireless Project
HyperCat wants to link together various connectivity standards for the Internet of Things
Smart Power Grid Combines Batteries, Fuel Cells… And Compost
Smart power networks will rely on local generation and distributed storage
Hacked US Hospital Operator Thought To Be Victim Of Heartbleed
TrustedSec says hackers got into Community Health Systems database through unpatched Juniper equipement
US Nuclear Watchdog Hacked Three Times In Three Years
NRC says it conducts regular security training sessions, but its employees are still tempted by phishing emails
HTC M8 Arrives With Windows Phone 8.1
Is HTC looking to escape Samsung's domination of the Android OS, with M8 smartphone running Windows Phone?
Hundreds Of Police Officers Investigated Over Social Media Use
The law enforcement is struggling with Facebook and Twitter
Munich Looks To Switch Back To Windows
Fresh from the completion of its Linux migration, the City of Munich, under a new mayor, is now considering scrapping its open source programme
Azure Users Hit By Outage
Users of Microsoft's Azure experienced service interruptions lasting several hours in Europe and other regions on Monday and Tuesday
Home Office Fined £220m In e-Borders Contract Dispute
UK taxpayers must pay hundreds of millions to Raytheon as a result of the termination of e-Borders, a tribunal has ruled
US Healthcare Provider Hacked, 4.5 Million Patient Records Stolen
Mandiant suspects the involvement of the Chinese hackers
Julian Assange Is Planning To Leave The Embassy Of Ecuador
Assange says he's ready to get out of the embassy... but he's not handing himself in and the UK is still trying to extradite him
Microsoft Pulls Buggy Update After ‘Blue Screen Of Death’ Reports
Microsoft has withdrawn one of its Patch Teusday updates from last week after users reported it caused system crashes
The World’s First Smartphone, The IBM Simon, Enters London Science Museum
IBM's Simon, the first mobile phone with a touchscreen PDA will be seen at London's Science Museum, 20 years after its launch
Apple Fixes WebKit Vulnerability in Safari
Apple updates its Safari web browser, fixing a multiple memory compression issue
Free ‘UnTRUST’ Tool Promises To Protect Against iOS Backdoor
Digital forensics firm Stroz Freidberg says it has verified the existence of an iOS backdoor and has issued advice and tools to help minimise the risk
Kaspersky Launches Free Android Vulnerability Scanner
Kaspersky Fake ID Scanner looks for familiar bugs like Heartbleed, MasterKey and FakeID
EE Introduces Customer Service Queue Jump For 50p Per Call
EE introduces its own version of 'speedy boarding' and plans to charge SIM-only users for calls to customer services
Quiz Of The Week: To USB Or Not To USB
What do you know about USB technology? Try our quiz and test yourself.
Intel Uses Wearables And Big Data To Help Study Parkinson’s
Intel announces a partnership with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, uses smartwatches to track symptoms of the incurable disease
Next Generation Reversible USB-C Standard Is Finalised
New USB-C connector is reversible, the same at both ends, and can be used both ways up
Microsoft Updates Bing To Be ‘More Conversational’
Bing will now continue a conversation even after the initial search query has been answered
NCA Warns That Two In Five Brits Ignore The Cyber Crime Threat
National Crime Agency warns web users to install software updates, even on mobiles, or risk becoming the victim of cyber crime
Amazon Launches Bank Card Reader And Smartphone App For US SMBs
Amazon Local Register promises to offer SMBs a flexible point-of-sale system to compete with PayPal and Square
Heavy Metal Samsung Galaxy Alpha Launches In September
High-end Samsung Galaxy Alpha looks to take on iPhone 6 later this year
Lord Coe: Technology Has Changed Every Aspect Of Sport
Lord Sebastian Coe says technology has changed sport for athletes, officials and spectators in ways unimaginable 30 years ago
Cyber-Espionage Campaign Targets Former Communist Governments
An unidentified group is stealing data from ministries and embassies, military, research and education organisations