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Facebook’s Swings And Roundabouts
This week we've seen Facebook get security right and wrong, says Sean Michael Kerner
Lessons From The Washington Post’s Syrian Strike
The Syrian Electronic Army's attack on the Washington Post shows ad networks open up new threats, says Sean Michael Kerner
Google’s Stupid Sophistry Over Gmail Privacy
Google is using false reasoning to justify its scanning of Gmail messages, says Tom Brewster
BlackBerry Can Thrive If It Goes Private
Let's not write BlackBerry off, says Wayne Rash,. Its network and its QNX embedded software can see it through
How Open Source Is Android, Really?
Android is based on Linux, but some of it isn't open source. Sean Michael Kerner thinks Google should reconsider that
IT Life: Fighting Phishing For A Living
Ethical hacker Aaron Higbee now runs the technology at phishing awareness firm PhishMe
Video: The Cloud Skills Shortage
The cloud makes many aspects of IT easy, but tech professionals need to gain new skills to thrive there, says Microsoft evangelist Simon May
Restoring Data Isn’t Rocket Science
Recovery experts can get data back from space debris. Luckily Wayne Rash's problem wasn't so extreme
Google Could Be The Real Power Behind IBM’s OpenPower
Opening Power to partners is a good move by IBM, says Peter Judge. But Google's role may be crucial to OpenPower
The US Was Right To Overturn Samsung’s Patent Ban On Apple
Apple needed Samsung's 3G patent, says Wayne Rash. The US has followed Europe and not ban iPhones over it
Windows 8.1 Boosts Security And Enterprise Features
Windows 8.1 isn't perfect, but the enterprise version adds features IT has been wanting, says Wayne Rash
Yahoo Expanding Research Division With PhD Hires
Marissa Mayer is looking to hire 50 PhDs by the end of this year to rebuild Yahoo Labs, which saw major cuts under her predecessor
IT Life: Open Source Is Open For Business
Steve Nice, CTO at Reconnix, tells TechWeekEurope that the future is in the cloud, as long as we can secure it
NSA Chief Heckled At BlackHat As Agency Defends XKeyscore
Alexander fends off attacks from BlackHat audience member
MIT Was ‘Neutral’ In Aaron Swartz Case
Internet activist's former parter labels the report a "whitewash"
Scotland Yard Investigates Twitter Threats Against Stella Creasy MP
In response, Twitter announces it will introduce a ‘report’ button on individual tweets
How To Make Money From Maps In A World Dominated By Google
Jon Maron from INRIX says you can still run a maps business, as long as you don’t focus on navigation
IT Life: Big Data For The Travel Industry
Pascal Clement has a mission. He's building Big Data solutions for travel, at Amadeus
EC Says Just 1 in 4 Europeans Has Access To 4G
Neelie Kroes says Europe is falling behind in 4G race and rural LTE is non-existent
Intel Announces 14nm Chips For An Efficient Datacentre
Intel reveals energy-efficient versions of its Xeon chips, its first products under new CEO Brian Krzanich
IT Life: From Lego To The Cloud
Andrew Edison of AT&T honours the educational power of F1 - and coloured bricks
German Government: There Are Two PRISMs
There's the PRISM of the NSA and the PRISM partly run by NATO, according to the German government
Dell Committee Mulls Buyout Vote Delay
Dell's directors are reportedly considering a delay for the shareholder vote over the troubled buyout proposal
Microsoft’s Re-organisation Ignores The Customers
Microsoft can rearrange its exectuves all it likes.Wayne Rash says the real power is now with customers
Why Matt Smith Isn’t On Facebook
The Doctor talks about milkshakes - and warns against Facebook's "surrogate" world
IT Life: Intel’s Stuart Dommett
Working for Intel has provided some thrills for Stuart Dommett
Music Sharing Takes UK Team To The Imagine Cup 2013
Team Colinked want to share music between devices - and that desire got them to the Imagine Cup student competition finals in St Petersburg
Microsoft Launches Imagine Cup 2013
Students from 71 countries meet in St Petersburg with a chance for a prize from Matt "The Doctor" Smith
MPs Question Worth Of Digital By Default Strategy
Francis Maude questioned over how well the government is tracking the success of its online push