Even if his staff check the security of Android, no one will make President Obama give up his BlackBerry, says Wayne Rash
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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
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
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 its job
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
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 into a spreadsheet
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
IT Life: Taking Book Publishing Into The Digital Age
David McNally from Macmillan Science and Education says embracing change is an acquired skill
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 attachments
Microsoft Must Find Its Creative Voice
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 the victim of a crime
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 take part
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 of potential
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 could be kept forever!
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 will bounce back
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 cynical ploy
IT Life: Ocado’s Master Of Invention
Paul Clarke, director of technology at Ocado, wanted to be an inventor... and now he is one
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 inventors of the open source cloud platform
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 thinking?
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
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 Wayne Rash
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 certification
IT Life: The Joy Of Networking
LDEX CTO Simon Chamberlain loves networking, Cisco and sat nav but hates hackers
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
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 keep it that way
HP Risks Losing Customers’ Trust
HP's ill-conceived policy on firmware updates could damage its relationship with its customers, says Wayne Rash
IT Life: Security Needs Analytics
James Stevenson was nearly a policeman, but ended up in Blue Coat - using analytics to stop cyber-crime
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 warns
5 Myths of Dimensional Modelling
Data warehouses should be fast and accessible. Data modelling is the way to ensure this, says Ralph Kimball
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 on Windows Phone