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Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Admits He Dropped The Ball With Mobile

Steve Ballmer admits to mobile mistakes but says Nokia, Surface and Windows Phone give Microsoft hope for the future

11 years ago

Nick Clegg Launches A Review Of GCHQ Accountability

Deputy Prime Minister says a universally despised intelligence agency cannot protect the country

11 years ago

Mt Gox is Gone, But Bitcoin Will Continue

The Mt Gox exchange failed spectacularly, and the price of bitcoins tumbled,. but Sean Michael Kerner thinks the virtual currency…

11 years ago

IT Life: Ocado’s Master Of Invention

Paul Clarke, director of technology at Ocado, wanted to be an inventor... and now he is one

11 years ago

MWC 2014: Britain’s Kazam Aims Octa-Core Phones At Europe

Kazam CMO and former HTC exec James Atkins plans to make phones to suit the unique demands of different European…

11 years ago

MWC 2014: Cisco’s Chambers Predicts Big Network Changes

Cisco CEO John Chambers doesn't think much of a Juniper-NSN deal, and warned of big changes in networking, at MWC

11 years ago

MWC 2014: Ericsson, GSMA, Join Facebook’s World Connection Crusade

Zuckerberg's MWC keynote features Facebook's Internet.org project, which now has Ericsson on board with a network lab, and the GSMA…

11 years ago

OpenStack Opens Up Vendor Certification

Sean Michael Kerner welcomes an effort by OpenStack vendor Mirantis to apply open source rules to the age-old problem of…

11 years ago

Why WhatsApp Is Worth £11.4bn To Facebook

Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp protects its mobile business and allows it to expand to new markets, says Steve McCaskill

11 years ago

IT Life: Security Needs Analytics

James Stevenson was nearly a policeman, but ended up in Blue Coat - using analytics to stop cyber-crime

11 years ago

America’s Chip And Pin Roll-Out Could Be Expensive

The US is ten years behind Europe on installing Chip and PIN security for credit cards. Wayne Rash says it's…

11 years ago

Mt Gox Trouble: It’s Not The Great Bitcoin Crash

Bitcoin exchange Mt Gox had some troubles and the virtual currency tumbled. Sean Michael Kerner says that's just because of…

11 years ago

IT Life: Luckily, It’s Not Brain Surgery

Stewart Smythe wanted to be a brain surgeon. He wound up running a service provider

11 years ago

Firefox 27 Boosts Security

Sean Michael Kerner welcomes Firefox 27, which fixes some holes and catches up on security tech such as TLS

11 years ago

Hands On: Gutenberg’s Printing Press

The printing press allowed our information age. Wayne Rash sees where Gutenberg started it

11 years ago

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Could Be a Smart, Humble CEO

He's masterminded Microsoft's cloud strategy, and now it's time to give Satya Nadella the top job, says Michelle Maisto

11 years ago

CBT Nuggets: Why IT Training Is Moving Online

CBT Nuggets launches a trial that allows potential customers to train towards a new IT qualification for free

11 years ago

Google And Lenovo’s Win-Win Deal For Motorola

Google may have lost money on Motorola Mobility, says Peter Judge, but selling the unit to Lenovo was the right…

11 years ago

CeBIT Proves IT Is Growing

The CeBIT show is getting bigger thanks to a surge in IT. Wayne Rash is looking forward to it

11 years ago

The Bitcoin Hype Is a Sign Of Real Change

Bitcoins have benefited from hype and noise, But Sean Michael Kerner finds they are a sign of a change in…

11 years ago

How The Apple Mac Won The Desktop War

In 1984, Wayne Rash rejected the Apple Mac for military service. But it won honours in civilian life - and…

11 years ago

IT Life: Fixing Other People’s Mistakes

Dmitry Tishchenko is addicted to measurements, and says Agile is the saviour of IT

11 years ago

Talksport And Collymore Suspend Twitter Accounts Amid Racism Row

Talksport says it will not promote Twitter until it takes more responsibility for abusive messages

11 years ago

Big Data: An Interdisciplinary Approach Is Crucial

To win at analytics, you need people versed in maths, technology and behavioural sciences, says Dhiraj Rajiram

11 years ago

Obama’s Spy Reforms Will Hit Political Quicksand

President Obama's phone surveillance reforms make little difference, and face political deadlock, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Obama Is Not Curbing NSA’s Data Centre Activity

President Obama can't halt the NSA's data collection, even if he wanted to, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

IT Life: From Mainframes To Startups

Calum McLeod started on mainframes, and came to startups... via a bit of tape-to-tape copying

11 years ago

Yahoo COO In Shock Departure

Marissa Mayer sacks Henrique de Castro 15 months after she recruited him from her old boss Google

11 years ago

Verizon Judgement Is Just A Setback For The FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules

Verizon has beaten the FCC's Net Neutrality legislation, but Wayne Rash says the regulator can easily fix this

11 years ago

Has Microsoft Finally Secured Internet Explorer?

For once, there are no fixes for Internet Explorer on Patch Tuesday. Sean Michael Kerner welcomes Microsoft's progress in securing…

11 years ago