The US is ten years behind Europe on installing Chip and PIN security for credit cards. Wayne Rash says it's time for action
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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 misperceptions
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, says Peter Judge
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 is fixed?
IT Life: Luckily, It’s Not Brain Surgery
Stewart Smythe wanted to be a brain surgeon. He wound up running a service provider
Firefox 27 Boosts Security
Sean Michael Kerner welcomes Firefox 27, which fixes some holes and catches up on security tech such as TLS
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
Hands On: Gutenberg’s Printing Press
The printing press allowed our information age. Wayne Rash sees where Gutenberg started it
Learning Data Visualisation
To understand and communicate data, you must visualise it - for yourself and for other people - says Nathan Yau
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
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 IT departments in 2014
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
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
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
IT Life: Building A Smartphone In 1999
Ten years before the iPhone, Andy Harter was building a smartphone in Cambridge
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 move
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
CeBIT Proves IT Is Growing
The CeBIT show is getting bigger thanks to a surge in IT. Wayne Rash is looking forward to it
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 attitude to money
3 Things CIOs Can Learn From Snapchat
If you want your corporate apps to be used, get mobile and reduce friction, says Rob Sobers
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 changed the world
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 it, and rely on passwords in the first place
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
IT Life: Fixing Other People’s Mistakes
Dmitry Tishchenko is addicted to measurements, and says Agile is the saviour of IT
Big Data: An Interdisciplinary Approach Is Crucial
To win at analytics, you need people versed in maths, technology and behavioural sciences, says Dhiraj Rajiram
Obama’s Spy Reforms Will Hit Political Quicksand
President Obama's phone surveillance reforms make little difference, and face political deadlock, says Wayne Rash
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
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
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 Tom Brewster
IT Life: From Mainframes To Startups
Calum McLeod started on mainframes, and came to startups... via a bit of tape-to-tape copying