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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

A Bitcoin Rig Is Not A Green Data Centre

No matter how efficient a Bitcoin data centre is,,it's just burning more and more electricity for less and less value,…

11 years ago

No Patch Tuesday Fix for Internet Explorer?

It looks like there's no patch for Microsoft's Internet Explorer this month. Sean Michael Kerner asks if this mean IE…

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

EU Carbon Trading Chokes On Data Centre Diesels

Data centres burn almost no diesel, but the EU's carbon trading scheme is taxing them by mistake, says Peter Judge

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

Learning Data Visualisation

To understand and communicate data, you must visualise it - for yourself and for other people - says Nathan Yau

11 years ago

Target Hack – The Net Spreads Wider

The Target hackers broke in through a third party. Sean Michael Kerner says this should change your security strategy

11 years ago

Dell: The Days Of Feature-Rich Storage Are Numbered

Robin Kuepers from Dell says growing storage capacity on a very tight budget is one of the main challenges facing…

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

Yahoo Wins Praise For Handling Email Hack

An attack on Yahoo Mail hit the headlines, but Sean Michael Kerner praises the way it was handled

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

IT Life: Building A Smartphone In 1999

Ten years before the iPhone, Andy Harter was building a smartphone in Cambridge

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

Microsoft Builds Its Waste-Powered Dream Data Centre

Microsoft's plan for a data centre that makes its own electricity sounded fanciful. Peter Judge is pleased it's becoming reality

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

3 Things CIOs Can Learn From Snapchat

If you want your corporate apps to be used, get mobile and reduce friction, says Rob Sobers

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

Don’t Blame Users For Poor Passwords

'123456' may be a crap password, but Sean Michael Kerner says the blame lies with the security systems that allow…

11 years ago

Oracle Won’t Block Open Source In The Public Sector

Oracle has claimed that open source increases risk. The evidence points otherwise, says Ed Boyajian

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

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

Bell Labs: We Will Need Billions Of Small Cells

Holger Claussen from Bell Labs envisions a future where we all have our own low-power radio access node

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

Is Your Fridge Spreading Listeria On The Internet Of Things?

Fridges are already unhealthy places, but thanks to the Internet of Things, they are a source of online infections, says…

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