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The White House Is Testing Android, But Obama Will Keep His BlackBerry

Even if his staff check the security of Android, no one will make President Obama give up his BlackBerry, says…

11 years ago

Wearable Tech: Style Meets Substance

Ray-Bans with built-in google Glass? It's just the latest sign that wearable technology is hitting the big time, Michael Moore

11 years ago

Symantec Needs To Halt Its Revolving CEO Door

Symantec has ditched another CEO - but Chris Preimesberger says the company's problems are in their technology

11 years ago

Snowden’s Claims Of NSA Phone Recording Stretch Credibility

Wayne Rash doubts the NSA can do everything that Edward Snowden says. And even if it is, it's only doing…

11 years ago

IT Life: Britvic Tech Boss Is University Professor

Rob Pritchard runs tech at soft drink giant Britvic, and is professor of applied IT at Birmingham City University

11 years ago

Import.io: Semantic Web Is Dead, Long Live Structured Web!

Andrew Fogg, Chief Data Officer at Import.io, wants to start a movement to improve the Web, by turning any website…

11 years ago

Why CeBIT Lives, And Other Tech Shows Died

CeBIT wasn't afraid to change, while Comdex and PC Expo got stuck in a rut, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

IT Life: Taking Book Publishing Into The Digital Age

David McNally from Macmillan Science and Education says embracing change is an acquired skill

11 years ago

The Next 25 Years: No Privacy But Hey… Flying Cars!

Surveillance might be good for us, programming languages could die, and cars may fly, says Nathaniel Borenstein, inventor of email…

11 years ago

Microsoft Must Find Its Creative Voice

Back in 2009 At MacWorld, John Gruber, of the Daring Fireball blog, gave a talk called the "The Auteur Theory…

11 years ago

Target: Why Blame The Victim Of The Crime?

When retailer Target was attacked, the CIO Beth Jacob had to resign. Sean Michael Kerner thinks we shouldn't be blaming…

11 years ago

Will Data Centres Take Part In Demand Reduction?

British energy policy is moving towards demand reduction. Peter Judge thinks there may be a way for data centres to…

11 years ago

It’s Not Too Late For ‘Weightless’ Innovators To Join The Race

Denis Keseris, a patent attorney at Withers & Rogers, says the Internet of Things standard developed in Cambridge has plenty…

11 years ago

Legal Protests Will Keep NSA’s Phone Record Hoard For Longer!

A legal complaint to stop the NSA storing phone records is having the opposite result, says Wayne Rash. The data…

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

RSA’s Call to End Digital Wars Is Either Cynical Or Naive

RSA has turned digital peacenik, but Tom Brewster thinks its call to end the digital arms race is ajust a…

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

The Big Boys Are Rocking The OpenStack Bandwagon

HP and IBM have picked up on OpenStack quickly, says Chris Preimesberger. But the real kudos should go to the…

11 years ago

Flood Apps Won’t Save The World

The government backed Tech City's bid to make helpful flood apps. Peter Judge wants to know - where's the long-term…

11 years ago

MWC 2014: Don’t Be Mean To Samsung’s Galaxy S5

Samsung's Galaxy S5 isn't exciting enough for some people. Michelle Maisto jumps to its defence

11 years ago

The Internet Of Things Is A Security Disaster

The Internet of Things will leave systems wide open, because user companies don't manage their keys for machine-to-machine connections, says…

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

IT Life: The Joy Of Networking

LDEX CTO Simon Chamberlain loves networking, Cisco and sat nav but hates hackers

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

Thames Valley Data Centres Escape Floods – For Now

Slough's data centres have kept out of the floods. Peter Judge suggests they think about contributing to flood defences to…

11 years ago

HP Risks Losing Customers’ Trust

HP's ill-conceived policy on firmware updates could damage its relationship with its customers, says Wayne Rash

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

Tooling Up To Beat Malware

No malware is going to catch Wayne Rash napping. But it takes constant vigilance to keep your system clean, he…

11 years ago

5 Myths of Dimensional Modelling

Data warehouses should be fast and accessible. Data modelling is the way to ensure this, says Ralph Kimball

11 years ago

Why Microsoft Gains From Nokia’s Android-Based Normandy

Nokia's rumoured Normandy will bring diversity to Microsoft, says Michelle Maisto. And the company makes more money on Android than…

11 years ago