Not a lot was announced at MWC, but the battle for third place in smartphones has been set perfectly, says Steve McCaskill
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BitCoin: The Currency Of The Future?
Dan Charbonneau from CBT Nuggets explains what BitCoin support can do for your business
Sky And O2 Deal Shows O2’s Faith In 4G
Sky gets a stronger services hand - but O2 is gambling on the ultimate victory of mobile 4G services, says Peter Judge
IT Life: Making Business Information Social
Consumer-style tech can make business information more productive, says Jonathan Howell of Huddle
RSA 2013: Hacking Team Defends Its Surveillance Software
Hacking Team's software was allegedly used by repressive regimes to track down citizens for torture. We ask their lawyer Eric Rabe to explain
RSA 2013: Get The Lawyers, Offensive Security Is Go
CrowdStrike's George Kurtz is leading the industry into offensive security and a legal minefield awaits
RSA 2013: Google Blasts ‘Dishonest And Misguided’ Privacy Criticism
Google's privacy lawyer tells us Microsoft's "Scroogled" attack on Gmail privacy policy is "intellectually dishonest"
RSA 2013: Juniper Is Cagey About Sharing Threat Data
Juniper's Nawaf Bitar will share threat data with RSA, but will he work with rivals? That's not nearly so sure....
2013 Will Be Make Or Break For SaaS – Analyst
Software as a service (SaaS) sounds good, but the sums don't add up, says Anthony Miller
Palmed Off To LG: How HP Killed webOS
HP has offloaded Palm's once-vaunted webOS to LG, ending its life as a mobile operating system, says Chris Prieimesberger
RSA 2013: Context Is King
As perimeter defences fail, security experts are falling back on analytics. Tom Brewster says Big Data and context are hot at the RSA 2013 show
Businesses: Avoid Microsoft’s Azure Screen Of Death
No one seems to have been hurt by Microsoft's Windows Azure cock-up. Peter Judge thinks maybe that's because no one is using it
IT Life: Improving Your Memory
Fusion-io CEO David Flynn talks about Fusion-io, Steve Wozniak and Nigerian spam emails
How To Do Online Business With China
Some people want cyber-war with China. Jeff Kim wants to show you how to get your website through Great Firewall
US: Strike Back After China’s Cyber Pearl Harbor!
State-sponsored hackers from China have penetrated US institutions. Wayne Rash wants virtual blood
The Rise Of The Cloud Service Broker
Cloud services won't reach their full potential until we can automate how we buy and sell them, says Peter Judge
Tech Success Awards: The NHS Trust That Trusts In Analytics
Orlando Agrippa got an NHS Trust from Colchester into business analytics, and won our Public Sector Project Of The Year award
The 4G Auction Fizzled – Hurrah!
The 4G auction raised far less than the Treasury hoped, yet Peter Judge things there may be some reasons to cheer
Tech Skills: Becoming A Digital Nation
The National Audit Office says we have to wait 20 years for tech skills to evolve. O2's Ann Pickering thinks we can find the qualified staff now, if we know where to look
Rackspace: The UK Has Plenty Of Energy
Data centres should not fear Britain's energy future, says Rackspace's Nigeil Beighton
Brain Dead Security Unleashes Zombie Attack Hoax
US radio and TVs issued zombie attack warnings because of poor security. Wayne Rash wants more brains
Why Opera Software Bought Skyfire
Skyfire CEO Jeffrey Glueck tells why browser maker Opera wants his tech, in the new WebKit-based world
IT Life: Tablets, BlackBerrys and Managed Print Services
What makes Jim Reed happy? Tablets, and a nifty printer services deal that saves Nottingham University a packet
Software Defined Networking? It’s Just Correcting An Error
The industry needs software defined networking, to correct its over-dependence on specific hardware, says Stu Bailey
Help Your Staff Avoid Spear Phishing!
Spear phishing is a major security risk, and the only way to stop it is to train your staff, says Scott Greaux
University Challenge: Good Students Need Good IT
Can University IT services cut costs, and still up their game to attract the best students, asks Robert Saxby?
IT Life: Building Shops In The Cloud
Jonathan Bowen is an e-commerce boffin who likes building online shops
Microsoft Bets $2bn On Dell’s New Deal
While Michael Dell is making a big bet, Microsoft''s loan to Dell is a canny gamble, says Peter Judge
By Omitting POP3 Email, Microsoft May Have Cut the Surface RT’s Throat
Microsoft's Surface RT doesn't support POP3 email. Wayne Rash thinks that may spell doom for the tablet
IBM Clearly Isn’t Giving Up On Hardware
IBM isn't backing away from hardware into services, says Peter Judge