Thursday 29 September 2016

Samsung in US 'exploding washing machines' probe

Samsung has confirmed it is in talks with US consumer watchdogs after a lawsuit against the firm over "exploding" washing machines.

Could 3D printed hair follicles help with hair loss?

Hair follicles created by a process similar to 3D printing could one day be used as implants, beauty giant L'Oreal has said.

Army of webcams used in net attacks

A web attack that hit a hosting company with one terabit of data is possibly the largest ever seen and it used a network of smart devices such as webcams.

Commissioner: UK 'must avoid data protection Brexit'

The UK's new information commissioner calls for the country to adopt forthcoming EU data protection laws, despite its plan to leave the EU.

Piracy fighters battle Kodi 'epidemic'

Tackling the use of Kodi and other set-top boxes to stream subscription video for free is now the top priority for rights holders, a report says.

Computer Weekly @ 50: The next big things in tech – a developers’ perspective

Leading technology experts discuss the trends in enterprise software and how this will impact future applications

ESN: a long-term evolution or a game-changing revolution?

There is little doubt that the Home Office’s plan to update the Emergency Services Network is transformational, but how does it compare internationally?

Yahoo breach underlines need for Security Serious Week

The recently disclosed Yahoo data breach shows that no business is immune, underlining the need to raise awareness and improve practices, say the organisers of Security Serious Week

Lax perimeter security exposes bank to hacker extortion attempt

Failure to follow standard network security best practice has exposed a Californian investment bank to cyber criminals’ demands

Infosecurity – the GCHQ way

Balancing privacy and security requires highly developed information security policies and, of the UK intelligence agencies, GCHQ has taken the lead.

Microsoft preps datacentres for AI revolution through deployment of reprogrammable chips

Microsoft claims field programmable gate array chips are now live in Azure datacentres in 15 countries, as it future-proofs its infrastructure for the rise of big data applications

Gigaclear to deliver fibre broadband through old water pipes

Rural fibre broadband supplier Gigaclear has teamed up with Affinity Water Distribution to study the feasibility of using disused water mains as an FTTP delivery mechanism

UK Oracle MD: companies repeating tangled architectures in cloud

Oracle’s UK, Ireland and Israel managing director, Dermot O’Kelly takes stock of Open World 2016 and urges CIOs not to reinvent on-premise “accidental architectures” in the cloud

UK National Cyber Security Centre set to launch

NCSC is due to launch officially on 1 October 2016 and will help the healthcare sector deliver consistent quality of data security

Mastercard woos software developers with API platform

Credit card company Mastercard is investing heavily in digital payments and wants to engage with developers and startups

Docker storage: how to get persistent storage in Docker

Docker, by default, doesn’t come with persistent storage, which presents an issue to some workloads customers that want to run in containers – however, there are ways to achieve persistent storage

Splunk vs the skills shortage – trying to help organisations gain the right skills

Splunk’s CEO Douglas Merritt explains how the organisation has been working to help people both in and outside its organisation to gain the skills needed to use its big data technology

5G worth more than €113bn per year to European economy

An EC-supported study conducted by InterDigital suggests investment in 5G could generate an annual benefit of €113bn by 2025

NHS Digital aims to put healthcare on firm cyber security footing

NHS Digital set to work closely with National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to boost healthcare sector cyber security capabilities

Where Pokémon Go is going, and Tesla’s trajectory: Listen to TCBC Episode 4 with Greg Kumparak

tcbc-draft5c On this week’s episode of TCBC, after a brief Disrupt-induced hiatus, longtime TechCruncher Greg Kumparak dishes on Pokémon Go – what made it so appealing at launch, what’s going on with product development, and where he’d like to see it go in the future. Greg and I are both big Pokémon fans, so it’s a subject about which we have no shortage of things to say. Read More

Wednesday 28 September 2016

Abuse battle

Newsbeat's hears from the biggest hosts of online gaming content in the world about the abuse some women face when they stream or share videos.

The companies revolutionising how we make mobile calls

BBC Click's Dan Simmons finds out how companies are changing the way we communicate.

The rise and fall of the Blackberry handset

Ten years ago Blackberries were the handset of choice for busy global business executives but now the company controls just 0.1% of the global smartphone market, so what went wrong?

Materials programmed to shape shift

Scientists have pre-programmed materials to change their shape over time.

Pepe the Frog meme branded a 'hate symbol'

Popular meme Pepe the Frog has been added to the Anti-Defamation League's database of hate symbols alongside the Swastika, since it was taken up by "racists and haters".

Apple to create London home at Battersea Power Station

Technology giant Apple will make Battersea Power Station the home of its new London headquarters.

Candy Crush Saga: Life beyond level 2,000

Candy Crush Saga launches its 2,000th level - but a decision to add adverts could prove controversial.

Trump Jr's Skittles graphic deleted from Twitter

A controversial graphic that compared Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles, posted by Donald Trump's son, is deleted from Twitter.

Shutter falls on life-logging camera start-up Narrative

Narrative, which made wearable cameras, is the latest life-logging start-up to fail.

Europol warns of Android tap-and-go thefts

Europol believes organised crime is using Android phones to make fraudulent tap-and-go payments.

Blackberry stops designing its own phones

Blackberry is to stop designing smartphones in-house after 14 years.

Bangkok Airways takes customer service to the cloud

Airline is the latest Southeast Asian organisation to harness cloud-based software to improve customer services, deploying the Oracle Service Cloud

Unprecedented hardware problem brings down Australian Stock Exchange

Financial regulator launches probe after hardware failure in main database led to problems for stock exchange market system

Dispute over games removed from Steam

Games made by studio Digital Homicide have been removed from the Steam game-playing service after some users claimed the studio was suing them.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 swaps begin in UK

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 exchange programme launches in the UK.

Hardware hack defeats iPhone passcode security

IPhone passcodes can be bypassed using just £75 ($100) of electronic components, research suggests.

HP printers start rejecting budget ink cartridges

Large numbers of HP printer owners found their printers stopped recognising unofficial printer ink cartridges last week.

GoPro launches Karma drone and voice-controlled Hero5

GoPro reveals a foldable drone with a detachable stabiliser and a new voice-controlled camera.

Computer Weekly @ 50: Working with startups - a CIO perspective

In this video, we speak to a panel of CIOs about best practices in working with IT startups

Tuesday 27 September 2016

Adrian Davis discusses the evolution of security in the age of IoT

Cloud computing and the internet of things will have a major impact on how security is implemented going forward.

BoxWorks 2016: The fight for diversity should not always surround gender

Three CIOs and an executive from collaboration firm Box discuss the global search for diversity in tech, and how gender parity is not the only issue

Microsoft accuses public cloud rivals of overlooking enterprise

Software giant talks up its enterprise credentials and heritage, while taking a swipe at its public cloud competitors

Mobility is about to enter the post-app era, says Gartner

At an event in South Africa, Gartner analysts look ahead to an era of mobility that goes beyond apps

76ers get into e-sports with purchase of Dignitas and Apex pro gaming teams

dignitas-esports The Philadelphia 76ers became the first American professional sports franchise to own an e-sports team with the purchase of pro gaming outfits Dignitas and Apex. If this isn’t proof positive that online pro gaming is big business, I don’t know what is. Read More

The drugs don't work

The lucrative counterfeit drugs trade causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Technology can help fight it, but are big pharma and governments doing enough?

China's Geely auto group backs Bloodhound

China’s Geely auto group has become the main sponsor behind the British Bloodhound supersonic car project, enabling an assault on the land speed record.

Is anyone really drilling earphone jacks into their iPhone?

A prank YouTube "instructional" video on how to drill a headphone jack into the iPhone 7 racks up 10 million views, and may have ruined a few phones.

Customers 'bewildered and fearful' about use of their data

Nine in 10 people have no idea what companies do with the personal information the firms hold about them, says the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Dog microchips: Outdated contact details leave animals unclaimed

A total of 4,732 stray dogs cannot return to their owners because their microchips do not contain correct contact details, charity Dogs Trust finds.

BBC iPlayer login will be required from 2017

All users of the BBC's iPlayer service will have to log in with personal accounts in order to use the service from early 2017.

Major labels sue YouTube ripping site

The world's biggest record labels launch legal action against a website that allows users to download the audio from YouTube videos.

Google pushes into India with free wi-fi

Google is expanding a free wi-fi network in India as part of a bid to target the "next billion" internet users.

Ofcom to crowdsource UK mobile coverage

Ofcom is crowdsourcing UK mobile coverage via an Android app that it is asking users to download.

US tech firm sued over Asian recruitment discrimination

Silicon Valley firm Palantir Technologies is being sued by the US government over "systematic" discrimination against Asian applicants and members of staff.

Sale of Kodi 'fully-loaded' streaming boxes faces legal test

A legal case concerning the sale of video-streaming set-top boxes on which subscription content can be accessed for free begins on Tuesday.

Samsung reveals 60% of 'unsafe' Galaxy Notes exchanged

A global recall of Samsung's Galaxy Note, following exploding batteries, prompts 60% of owners to swap devices.

DJI's Mavic Pro fold-up drone detects obstacles

The world's bestselling drone-maker unveils a fold-up model that avoids collisions.

Facebook told to stop collecting German WhatsApp data

Facebook has been ordered to stop collecting German WhatsApp data by the Hamburg privacy regulator.

Monday 26 September 2016

Australia must take cyber security opportunity

Australia may never be able to create an IT industry like that in the US, but it can lead in cyber security

Liam Maxwell: How the UK government is supporting British Technology

A video of the presentation Liam Maxwell, national technology adviser, HM Government, gave at Computer Weekly’s 50th anniversary

On-premise IT still the only way to run certain tasks

How to augment a public cloud strategy with on-premise IT by running workloads in a private cloud and bursting to the public cloud

Apple to fix backup security vulnerability in iOS 10

Apple is to issue a security update for a security vulnerability in iOS 10 that could give hackers access to passwords and other security data

Growth in UK smartphone market levels off

Deloitte’s annual study of UK consumer mobile habits reveals that more than 80% of Brits own or have access to a smartphone, and growth is levelling off

Yahoo security still poor despite massive breach, claims Venafi

Yahoo is likely to have been a victim of its own encryption and security is still poor despite the huge breach that hit the company in 2014, according to security firm Venafi

Salary survey shows IT managers command big bonuses

A Computer Weekly survey has shown the scale of remuneration package that IT managers can expect - with bonuses an increasingly important part

Yahoo sued over data breach

Yahoo is facing a class action lawsuit that alleges that the internet firm showed a reckless disregard for the security of its users that resulted in a breach affecting half a billion people

Emirates Islamic bank and the Muslim finance revolution

The CIO at Dubai-based bank Emirates Islamic tells Computer Weekly about how IT is supporting the company through industry change

This new Bluetooth game controller celebrates classic Macs

00dc350ba5ba3cb5ac2160a8d443db92_original If you’re at all interested in retro gaming, you’ve probably come across 8Bitdo, the company that makes throwback Bluetooth controllers inspired by classics like the SNES and NES. Now, it’s paying homage to another classic, the Apple II. The company’s new Kickstarter project seeks funding for a game controller called the AP40, featuring a full load-out of buttons,… Read More

Twitter’s Gareth Paul Jones, Amex’s Tamar Shapiro check-in to new senior roles at Foursquare

Jeff Glueck and Dennis Crowley of Foursquare Now that the dust has settled from Foursquare’s big split, the company is pushing forward with a few new executives and a brand new office in Los Angeles. The company has recently brought on Gareth Paul Jones — former head of mobile partner integrations at Twitter, who previously held positions at companies like Apple, TRUSTe, and Google — as Director of Technology Services.… Read More

Saving Eurovision

A profile of technology boss Matthew Prince, whose company Cloudflare protects four million websites, including those of banks, the Eurovision Song Contest, and many in the adult entertainment industry.

How people use their phones in bed

Paul Lee from Deloitte explains how people use their phones at night

Is the party over for free wi-fi in cafes?

Many small cafes are rethinking free wi-fi in a bid to keep afloat - is the party about to be over for free wi-fi?

Smartphone locks cracked by Israel's Cellebrite

An Israeli firm says it can scoop data off the latest password-locked iPhones and Android handsets, and shows the BBC how it is done.

UK 'has never been more addicted to smartphones'

One in three people check their phone in the middle of the night and admit their overuse is causing rows with partners, according to a report by Deloitte.

Samsung delays restarting sales of its Galaxy Note 7 in S Korea

Samsung says it will delay restarting the sale of its Galaxy Note 7 phone in South Korea, to allow more time to recall the device over faulty batteries.

Maps to help drivers find parking spaces

Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz cars fitted with on-board sensors are to share information in real-time about on-street parking spaces and road works via a digital map service.

Sunday 25 September 2016

Massive web attack hits security blogger

One of the biggest web attacks ever seen has been aimed at a security blogger after he exposed hackers who carry out such attacks for cash.

TV energy efficiency ratings 'flawed'

Energy efficiency ratings on televisions are flawed and likely to mislead consumers, a US environment advocacy group has claimed.

Qadars Trojan gears up to target UK banks

Advanced Trojan that has been targeting different regions is now preparing to hit UK banks, according to IBM X-Force Research

IBM opens first Nordic cloud datacentre

Oslo datacentre is IBM’s 12th in Europe and 48th globally and will target large and small enterprises and startups to offer services

Virtual Instruments extends VirtualWisdom to NAS testing

Storage performance monitoring and analysis provider extends capability to NAS testing for the first time as customer use of file access for virtualisation brings storage issues

Mobile phone roaming charge abolition plan rewritten

Proposed time limits on cost-free roaming for travellers with mobile devices have been scrapped under new European Commission plans.

Malware-infected USB sticks posted to Australian homes

Australian police have warned the public not to use unmarked USB sticks found in their letterboxes.

Lenovo's Signature laptops refuse to install Linux

Lenovo confirms that some of its laptops refuse to install Linux but says it has not deliberately blocked the software.

Google weakens Allo chat app privacy promise

Google launches its new chat app with less privacy protection than previously promised.

Essex hospital trust upgrades IT infrastructure

Mid Essex NHS Trust upgrades its storage infrastructure to keep up with increasing volumes of data

Finance consultancy puts blockchain apps in the cloud

US fintech services provider Synechron makes a number of its blockchain applications available in the cloud to help financial services firms get to grips with the emerging technology

Interview: British Medical Journal’s CDO talks datacentres, DevOps and desktops

BMJ’s chief digital officer explains how the 170-year-old healthcare publication has negotiated several major digital transformation projects since she joined in 2012

Saturday 24 September 2016

Government enlists startups to develop exporters’ network

The Department for International Trade selects two startups to help it build an artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer knowledge network

Cutting the cable: why industry is turning to wireless

Wireless networking technology is heading out of the office and the living room, and on to the factory floor. We explore the trend

Pippa Middleton iCloud hack claims investigated by police

Police investigate claims an iCloud account reportedly belonging to the Duchess of Cambridge's sister Pippa Middleton has been hacked and private photographs stolen.

Pizza Hut Hong Kong rips up traditional CRM rule book

IT director of parent company Jardine Restaurant Group has transformed the way Pizza Hut interacts with customers in Hong Kong and plans the same in Myanmar and Vietnam

Accenture apprentice scheme gets first female graduate

Accenture’s IT apprentice programme has its first female graduate, and the company hopes this is the start of more female graduates to come

Investigatory Powers Bill – the case for mass surveillance

As the Investigatory Powers Bill goes through its final stages in Parliament, a former GCHQ intelligence officer puts the case for the bulk surveillance powers contained in the legislation

Yahoo under fire over data breach affecting 500 million users

Yahoo comes under fire for not detecting and notifying users sooner of the biggest breach of personal details to date

UK government partners with tech startups on cyber security

Applications are open to cyber security startups for the first of two cyber innovation centres to receive £50m over five years, as part of the government’s £1.9m National Cyber Security Programme

BBC opens up about holographic TV trials

Broadcaster reveals how it is attempting to pre-empt the potential change in viewing habits the rise of augmented reality could bring

RBS tests claim blockchain could replace UK’s Faster Payments bank clearing scheme

Researchers at the Royal Bank of Scotland investigate the use of distributed ledger technology for bank clearing systems

Infrastructure as code: What does it mean and why does it matter?

The emergence of software-defined hardware has given rise to the phrase “infrastructure as code” to describe the way these environments are managed

Voxels are in vogue among indie developers

voxel_header1 It’s hip to be square — well, cubical, really. That’s the feeling I got from the amount of voxel-based offerings on the show floor at PAX West — and these 3D pixels fit the bill whether they’re powering a stylized dungeon crawler or simulating a whole planet. Read More

SGN becomes Jam City and announces a new Peanuts game

Jam City desk Mobile gaming company SGN announced today that it has a new name, Jam City. This isn’t the first time the company has rebranded — it was called MindJolt before acquiring SGN and then taking on the name in 2012. The change may be an inevitable reflection of the company’s — and the industry’s — transition from social to mobile games. CEO Chris DeWolfe (who… Read More

Saved by the internet

Hundreds of Malaysians have banded together to help an elderly cancer-stricken soft toy seller, whose story went viral on Facebook.

Get off my land!

Up to a billion people in Africa derive their main income from farming, but many get embroiled in disputes over whether they really own their land. Can tech help?

Twitter shares soar almost 20% on takeover talk

Shares in Twitter jump almost 20% after a report that it has received takeover approaches, including from Google and Salesforce.com.

Amazon has been fined £65,000 for trying to fly dangerous goods

Online giant Amazon has been fined £65,000 after being found guilty of attempting to ship dangerous goods by air.

Facebook 'overestimated' video viewing time

Facebook has overestimated how much video people have watched for the last two years, the company has admitted.

Plane crew douse smoking Samsung phone

Cabin crew on an Indian passenger aircraft have used a fire extinguisher to tackle a smoking Samsung handset.

Google Deepmind: Should patients trust the company with their data?

Google has ambitious plans for using medical records and appears to also be bidding to create a truly digitised NHS.

Yahoo 'state' hackers stole data from 500 million users

Yahoo says 'state-sponsored' hackers stole information from about 500 million users in 2014 in what appears to be the largest publicly disclosed cyber-breach in history.

All my own work

Gaming is about more than just blockbuster releases, and at the UK’s biggest gaming show some of the country’s independent developers tell us why their role in the industry is so important.

Friday 23 September 2016

Alan Turing's homosexual court files go on display

Court files recording details of World War Two code-breaker Alan Turing's convictions for homosexual acts have gone on display for the first time.

Yahoo hack hits 500 million users, but who are the suspects?

As Yahoo announces a huge data breach by "state-sponsored hackers" - who could that mean?

Yahoo breach: Troy Hunt gives tips to protect yourself

Security expert Troy Hunt discusses the scale of the Yahoo breach and what steps its users should take to protect their data.

Ceefax: What life was like before the internet

Before the internet, people used their televisions to access news, weather, travel information, recipes and more.

The robot which can climb stairs and other tech news

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.

EGX 2016: What's new at UK's biggest gaming event?

The UK's biggest gaming event - EGX 2016 - has kicked off in Birmingham. BBC reporter Steffan Powell tells us what to look out for...

Incredible machines fix simple problems

Meet Joseph Herscher - he's from New York and might just be the wackiest inventor ever! Take a look if you don't believe us...

What if Yahoo hackers have my details?

The BBC's technology reporter Chris Foxx explains how you can stay safe following the Yahoo hack.

MI6 set to recruit 1,000 extra staff

Security service MI6 is to recruit nearly 1,000 extra staff by 2020, as it battles against the challenges of the internet age, BBC Newsnight learns.

Protect bank transfer scam victims, demands Which?

People who are tricked into transferring money to a fraudster deserve better protection, says consumer group Which?

Cancer blogger Anna Swabey fundraising target met

The target of raising £100,000 created by a blogger Anna Swabey, who was killed by brain cancer, is met on the day of her funeral.

$81m cyber heist highlights gap between attacker and defenders, says Swift

Secure messaging service Swift was surprised by the gaps in banks’ cyber security practises highlighted by mega cyber heist, says CISO Alain Desausoi

London Capital Group improves service deployment with SDN

Online trading firm has revitalised its service delivery after switching a legacy physical network for VMware NSX SDN

Many don’t test disaster recovery plans properly, survey finds

Nearly 40% of UK organisations do not test disaster recovery plans properly, mainly because of concerns about disruption to production operations

Cyber attack aimed at destruction, says TV5Monde

TV5Monde counting the cost of not being adequately prepared for a cyber attacked that downed the network in 2015

Which? calls for user compensation over Windows 10 upgrade issues

Consumer rights champion’s research shows 12% of Windows 10 users have downgraded to an older version of the software because of troublesome updates

Hypergrid adds metered usage and networks to hyper-converged kit

Hyper-converged appliance maker will allow customers to pay for what they use in hardware that will now add networking

Dropbox gives UK enterprises option to host cloud data in Europe

Cloud storage firm makes good on an earlier pledge to give enterprises the opportunity to host data in Europe, as its efforts to court the business community continue

Openreach responds to Fix Britain’s Internet broadband campaigners

Openreach CEO Clive Selley has criticised rival broadband providers campaigning for the separation of the infrastructure business from its parent, BT, saying they are ignoring important facts

Blizzard kills the classic Battle.net brand after 20 years

warcraft-ii-battle-net-edition_1 Only ’90s kids will remember this. Read More

Thursday 22 September 2016

Scientists teach machines to hunt and kill humans — in Doom deathmatch mode

terminator t-800 You know how sometimes you look at a piece of research and think, “I suppose it’s an interesting technical problem, but isn’t teaching an AI to hunt and kill humans a pursuit fundamentally dangerous to the continued existence of mankind?” This is one of those times. Read More

You can now stream Android games to Facebook Live from your PC

screen-shot-2016-09-22-at-9-36-04-am Game streaming is something that everyone working in streamed video wants a part of, and now Facebook Live can stream Android games (and other apps) via the BlueStacks desktop emulator for PC and Mac. The integration is pretty smart, and while it was previously available for Twitch, the addition of Facebook Live support means mobile games streamers can potentially reach a different, more… Read More

Signia Venture Partners has $85 million in new funds to invest

signia_venture_partners Signia Venture Partners has closed its second fund at $85 million to lead early-stage deals in emerging tech startups mostly in and around San Francisco. For the unfamiliar, Signia is typically the first money in and the lead investor in the companies it backs, writing $1-2 million in seed stage deals or $2-8 million in later stage rounds. The firm was started in 2012 by Rick Thompson, the… Read More

Minecraft: Education Edition arrives November 1

mc_education_webpage_50_1920x820 The full version of Minecraft: Education Edition is finally arriving on November 1, following an extended testing and free trial period that began this summer. The version of Minecraft aimed at educators and schools came out of Microsoft’s acquisition of learning game MinecraftEdu earlier this year, which built upon Minecraft to give teachers tools to build lessons around STEM, art,… Read More

Saving honey bees

A look at the tech firms helping to save and protect the honey bee, as numbers of the vital pollinators continue to fall sharply around the world.

Zuckerberg v disease

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife want to tackle all diseases by the end if the century. Just how feasible is this aim?

Singapore pair 'tried to buy iPhones at airport without flying'

Two Singaporeans are arrested after allegedly buying tickets for flights they did not intend to take so they could buy iPhones at the airport.

Taiwan asks Google to blur images from disputed island

Taiwan asks Google to blur satellite images of what appear to be new military installations on a disputed island in the South China Sea.

Tech Talent: Hassle co-founder on UK's tech problems

Internet entrepreneur Alex Depledge shares her views about how the UK can up its game when it comes to building tech companies.

IBC round-up: Electric 'copters and customised TV shows

BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at some of the latest technology available to available to broadcasters

'You can make anything better than it is today' - Zuckerberg

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new initiative to "cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century".

What the North Korean internet really looks like

North Korea notoriously restricts access to the internet for its own citizens, but the full list of its websites visible to the outside world have apparently been revealed for the first time.

Government 'committed' to Alan Turing gay pardon law

Proposals to introduce new legislation which would pardon gay men convicted under historical gross indecency laws will be brought forward "in due course", the government says.

Windows 10 software condemned by Which?

Microsoft is criticised by Which over its Windows 10 software and poor customer service.

Zuckerberg and Chan aim to tackle all disease by 2100

Facebook's founder and his wife aim to cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century.

YouTube launches scheme to offer rewards to users who report videos

Website looks to users to report inappropriate content, but many people are critical of the new system.

Cuba plans to install wi-fi on Havana's iconic Malecon seafront

Plans to install wi-fi along Havana's iconic Malecon seafront are announced by the Cuban government, making it the largest hotspot on the island.

Wednesday 21 September 2016

Finland’s OP Financial Group outlines digital ambitions

Chief digital officer at financial services group describes how new technology is fundamentally changing the business

Skills gaps and ill-defined strategies hold back cloud adoption, suggests IDC research

Cisco-backed research into cloud adoption trends suggests few enterprises have perfected their off-premise IT strategies

Brussels proposes new rules to stop abuse of roaming charge rules

The European College of Commissioners has proposed new rules to help prevent abuse of the end of mobile roaming charges across the EU

Is this the biggest clue yet about the Nintendo NX?

Pokemon's chief executive may have just confirmed hybrid console rumour about the Nintendo NX.

'No proof' fitness trackers promote weight loss

Wearing an activity device that counts how many steps you have taken does not appear to improve the chances of losing weight, research suggests.

Brexit: Can Berlin steal London's tech crown?

The German capital Berlin has seen Brexit as an opportunity to lure London tech firms to a city which will remain at the heart of Europe, as Rory Cellan-Jones reports.

Tesla updates software after car hack

Tesla updates its software after Chinese researchers hack into its electric cars and take control.

Microsoft launches $40bn share buyback

Microsoft launches a $40bn share buyback scheme and raises its quarterly dividend.

Samsung in Note 7 row in China after reports of devices catching fire

Chinese consumers accuse Samsung of ignoring them for not extending its recall of its Note 7 smartphones there, but Samsung says there is no need.

Students warned of new 'phishing' scam

University freshers are warned of a new "phishing" scam where fraudsters offer victims an "educational grant".

Tuesday 20 September 2016

US Army builds 'ambidextrous' grenade

The US Army is working on a new hand grenade for the first time in 40 years.

Monday 19 September 2016

Why more people aren’t cloud bursting

The appeal of cloud bursting is easy to see, but the level of complexity involved negates its benefits – at least for now

Surrey and Borders NHS Trust launches IoT trial for dementia patients

A major trial of IoT technology in the homes of vulnerable dementia patients could pave the way for a revolution in how elderly care is delivered in the NHS

OpenWorld 2016: Ellison stakes claim for infrastructure as a service

In his opening keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2016, Oracle chairman and CTO cites AWS, Workday and Microsoft as main competitors for cloud revenue in enterprise IT

Consumers trust banks more than government for biometric security

UK citizens think banks are the best organisations to provide biometric authentication for payments

Skyscanner boss's take on software talent

Gareth Williams, co-founder of travel search engine Skyscanner, offers the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out.

Successful UK technology firms have 'sold out too early'

One of the UK's leading fund managers, Neil Woodford, says that successful UK technology firms have 'sold out too early'.

Tech Talent: Moneybox founder on ambition in the UK

Ben Stanway, founder of the Moneybox app, talks about the difference between the UK and US when it comes to business ambition.

Connected tech: Smart home robots and sake fridges

BBC Click's Jen Copestake looks at some of the latest internet of things technology.

Tech Talent: 'I would turn down £1bn for my company'

TransferWise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus says he would turn down £1bn for his company

Tech start-up funding 'appallingly bad' in UK

Star fund manager Neil Woodford says the UK is 'appallingly bad' at helping small tech start-ups find the money they need to grow.

Ride-hailing firm Lyft predicts driverless cabs in 5 years

The majority of ride-hailing company Lyft's rides will be in self-driving cars within five years, the company's president predicts.

The female tech boss who says she is 'perfectly capable'

A profile of virtual reality firm boss Samantha Kingston, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise after falling into the video games industry by accident.

Tech Talent: Map of the UK's digital clusters

Mapping out where the UK's leading tech clusters are based and what each one specialises in.

Tech Talent: How the UK lost six potential titans

How six of the UK's most promising tech companies failed or were sold abroad.

Sunday 18 September 2016

Motorists take photos and videos at the wheel, says RAC

The number of motorists using mobile phones illegally is rising, an RAC survey suggests, with more than one in 10 taking photos or filming while driving.

The doctors 'breaking the siege' in Aleppo via Skype

BBC Newsnight meets the UK doctor who is directing life-saving surgery in the Syrian city of Aleppo via Skype.

A new social network, Nextdoor, launches in the UK for you and your neighbours

A virtual space for passive-aggressive messages or a network which could bring communities together?

Medical records hacked: 53 British athletes from Rio could be named - Ukad

The head of UK Anti-Doping says 53 British athletes from the Rio Olympics may be at risk of having their medical details published by hackers.

Razer launches zVentures, a new $30M fund for IoT, robotics, VR and gaming startups

screen-shot-2016-09-12-at-09-05-09 Razer originally started as a hardware company making mice, keyboards and other peripherals optimised for dedicated computer gaming, with its mantra being “For Gamers, By Gamers.” Now, 18 years into its life, it’s changing things up a bit. While the company continues to build hardware and its newer software business, Razer is now also announcing zVentures, a new… Read More

Razer’s CEO says the company is looking at going public – when it’s ready

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Mobalytics is a coach for competitive gamers

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Pokémon Go will “likely” come to Android Wear

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Saturday 17 September 2016

Maturing OpenStack faces enterprise IT challenges

We look at how OpenStack is shifting into the enterprise and explore the cultural barriers it faces

Bank of England sets date for core payments system replacement

Bank prepares to replace one of the UK's core financial systems, with Real Time Gross Settlement service set to be modernised

Mirantis acquires TCP Cloud in continuous delivery push for OpenStack deployments

OpenStack distribution provider claims TCP Cloud acquisition will ensure its customers' infrastructure is equipped to cope with the rate of application innovation they are demanding

Thousands play Pokemon Go while driving, US research suggests

Analysis of social media shows thousands of people are playing Pokemon while at the wheel, US researchers say.

Cyber security awareness growing within business sector, research shows

While awareness of cyber security risks is improving, fewer firms know how much an attack is likely to cost them

UK justice system set for ‘wholesale shift’ to digital

£1bn programme is latest government plan to transform courts with better use of technology

Toymakers fined for tracking children online

Hasbro, Mattel and others are penalised for tracking under-13s who visited their websites.

European Commission plans free wi-fi in public spaces

The president of the European Commission seeks to offer the public free wi-fi in parks and public buildings.

Sophisticated hackers 'aim to put net out of action'

Unidentified hackers are carrying out a campaign to find out how to take down the net, warns a security expert.

Amazon's Echo speakers head to UK and Germany

Amazon says its voice-controlled speakers will become available in the UK and Germany this autumn.

Friday 16 September 2016

Microsoft and Google cloud users suffer service outages

Downtime hits Microsoft and Google cloud users as rival service providers both experience technical difficulties

Lauri Love - my battle with extradition

Lauri Love, a 31 year old electrical engineering student, from Suffolk, has been accused of hacking into government computers in 3 US states

Lauri Love: the student accused of hacking the US

How did a brilliant but fragile teenager from a rural English town end up facing life imprisonment in the US? Computer Weekly speaks to Lauri Love

EC overhauls telecoms rules to bolster broadband, 5G

The European Commission is set to make a number of changes to European Union telecoms rules to support ultrafast network connectivity

Oracle Q1 2016-17: Oracle's cloud sales grow to almost $1bn

Oracle’s first-quarter fiscal 2017 revenue increased by 2% year-on-year, with cloud revenue for the quarter reaching $969m

Google sets out plans to stop its datacentre waste going to landfill

Internet giant claims six out of 14 of its global datacentres no longer send any waste to landfill, as a result of its efforts

Furniture maker scraps legacy backup for Arcserve appliances

Lancashire-based JJO dumps separate backup apps for servers and PCs to deploy Arcserve UDP backup appliances, and gains 100% protection of 68TB non-virtualised estate

More light, better life

Solar power is expanding fast in Africa, and innovative products and payment schemes are ensuring the poor and rural communities don't miss out.

Alleged hacker Lauri Love to be extradited to US

An autistic man suspected of hacking into US government computer systems is to be extradited from Britain to face trial, a court rules.

Scio smart scanner maker defends delays

The maker of a pocket spectrometer, which can scan and identify a variety of objects, says his company is working hard to fulfil outstanding orders.

Tesla Autopilot safety row escalates

Tesla and its former business partner MobilEye have traded more angry remarks over the safety of the vehicle's Autopilot system.

YouTuber Nepenthez charged over video game gambling site

Two men are charged with offences under the Gambling Act in what is thought to be the first prosecution involving betting on video games.

Violin pins hopes on FSP 7650 and 7450 all-flash arrays

Troubled all-flash pioneer Violin Memory launches two new all-flash arrays, the FSP 7650 for extreme high performance and 7450 for general workloads at 60c per gigabyte

Cabinet Office role in information security in government not clear

The UK government has work to do to reduce complexity of security policies, according to the NAO

Manchester City builds digital fan wall on Hana Cloud Platform

Football club has unveiled an interactive fan wall, built on SAP’s Hana Cloud Platform, to engage fans better

Gartner highlights gap between enterprise cloud adoption expectations and reality

Market watcher claims enterprise aspirations around cloud adoption are not being met

Third of insurance professionals expect technology-based suppliers to disrupt market

Companies using technology platforms to offer insurance will be increasingly common, and a larger variety of insurance products will be available as a result

Emergency Services Network a risky proposition, say auditors

The Emergency Services Network is untried, untested and carries significant implementation risk, according to the National Audit Office

What we know about Fancy Bears hack team

It's the group behind the Wada data hack and this is what we know about them.

'Lewd acts' force changes to New York wi-fi kiosks

Google-funded internet kiosks around New York city are being updated to stop them being used 'inappropriately'.

Russia extends porn site ban

Russia's media watchdog Roskomnadzor blocks access to two of the world's largest pornography websites.

Thursday 15 September 2016

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Russian hackers leak Simone Biles and Serena Williams files

The World Anti-Doping Agency condemns Russian hackers for leaking confidential medical files of Olympic athletes including Serena Williams and Simone Biles.

'How I caught my online scammer – and Facebooked his mum'

A cybersecurity researcher living in Austria who was scammed out of $500 (£375) had his money returned after tracking down the scammer's family.

UK moves to ‘active cyber-defence’

Britain moves towards more active defence in cyberspace, the head of the UK's new National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) announces.

Drone racing takes to the Sky with $1m investment

Satellite broadcaster Sky is spending $1m (£757,000) to bring live drone racing to UK viewers.

Samsung 'will limit faulty Note 7 batteries' to 60% charge

Samsung will limit the batteries of South Korean Note 7 smartphones to 60% of their capacity following a recall of the devices.

Woman's £56,000 benefit fraud uncovered on Facebook

A Dundee mother-of-five's £56,000 benefit fraud was uncovered through her Facebook page, a court hears.

Government data security slammed in new report

The National Audit Office has issued a damning report of the UK government's approach to digital security.

YouTube ordered to pay more for music by Europe

Video sites such as YouTube will be forced to pay more to musicians and record companies under plans to reform European copyright laws.

Aberdeen City Council begins Swan network roll-out

Aberdeen City Council has begun work on a regional fibre network to enhance digital services under the auspices of the Capita-run Scottish Wide Area Network framework

Wednesday 14 September 2016

DNB and Nordea to merge IT operations for Baltic super bank

Two of the Nordic region’s banks will use joint operations, including IT, to help them grow in the Baltic area

Banks and fintech firms respect each other, says HSBC boss

The relationship between banks and fintech companies has sweetened over the past five years with mutual respect evident, says HSBC boss

Number of internet users in Myanmar rockets

Internet use rapidly increases in Myanmar, with most people connecting through smartphones

MPs split on BT Openreach and broadband USO

At the second reading of the controversial Digital Economy Bill, MPs debated the future of BT and Openreach and the proposed universal service obligation for broadband

Yorkshire Bank to invest in online banking to support cost cutting

Clydesdale and Yorkshire group to invest in technology at retail bank while reducing staff and number of branches

Royal Shakespeare Company targets more groundlings with Progress

The Royal Shakespeare Company revamps its web site and gets its customer engagement act together with content management and digital marketing tools from Progress

NHS trusts and suppliers not ready for end of N3 network

Network integrator Updata has warned that NHS organisations and network suppliers must mobilise now to get ready for the transition to the Health and Social Care Network next year

WADA condemns Russian hackers for leaking Olympic athletes' medical data

The global anti-doping agency confirms attack on database led to leak of data belonging to Olympic athletes

Dell kicks HPE off top spot for server shipments

Dell has finally become a market leader in the server market, shipping more x86 servers than rival HPE

Beyond the safari

South Africa's tourism industry is using technology to expand the sector beyond traditional areas and appeal to modern independent travellers.

Headscarf emoji proposed by 15-year-old Saudi girl

A 15-year-old Saudi girl living in Germany proposes creating a headscarf emoji.

YouTube launches community tab to allow gifs and live video

YouTube is launching new community features allowing users to add text, live videos, images and gifs.

Could microwaves rid rail lines of leaves?

A UK company has come up with a new technique to remove leaf residue from railway lines. The new microwave technology is being trialled.

Ford wants to remove the steering wheel

The BBC'’s Michelle Fleury takes a ride in one of Ford's prototype self-driving cars.

Hike Messenger: Can India's answer to WhatsApp make money?

Can India's Hike Messenger fulfil its potential and make money? Shilpa Kannan has a chat with the app's founder, Kavin Mittal, to find out.

Amazon Echo speakers set to launch in UK and Germany

Amazon is bringing its range of voice-controlled Echo speakers to the UK and Germany.

Hands-on with Amazon's British-accented Alexa assistant

Rory Cellan-Jones tries out Amazon's voice-controlled speaker that now features a British-accented virtual assistant.

Bank of England to buy Apple bonds

The Bank of England includes Apple on a list of firms that qualify for its new economic stimulus bond-buying scheme.

Call for broadband speed comparison checking sites

Consumers should be able to find out the exact broadband speed they might receive at their home rather than just in their local area, councils say.

Swatch succeeds in trademark case over Apple 'iWatch'

Swiss watchmaker Swatch successfully opposes Apple's registration of the trademark "iWatch" in the UK.

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Tuesday 13 September 2016

Fire drill knocks ING bank's data centre offline

A fire extinguisher test in a bank's data centre goes wrong in an "unprecedented" manner, causing its cash machines, online banking operations and website to go offline.

Monday 12 September 2016

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MaidSafe secure internet concept enters testing phase

Scottish internet startup MaidSafe brings its vision for a more private and secure approach to the web a step closer to reality

Mapsquito is a game built by teenagers to fight malaria

disrupt_sf16_2016-2172 Malaria is treatable and preventable. And yet, the World Health Organization reports that almost half the world’s population — 3.2 billion people — are still at risk of contracting the life-threatening disease. At the Disrupt SF Hackathon, a group of teenage girls is gamifying malaria prevention to help halt the spread of the disease. They’re Aruna Prasad, 16,… Read More

Toyota’s VR drive through a Syd Mead-created world is a near-future trip

img_0347 How do you convince a potential car buyer your vehicle is a future-focused choice? One way is to get one of the most iconic creators of cinematic futurescapes to help you build a virtual world that people can drive the car through themselves. Toyota enlisted Syd Mead, the creative visionary behind Blade Runner and Tron‘s vehicles, architecture and more. Mead provided concept art and… Read More

The tech behind Kubo and the Two Strings

The technology behind the special effects of the new stop-motion movie Kubo and the Two Strings

Indiegogo founder on key to success

Danae Ringelmann, co-founder of Indiegogo, offers the business advice she wishes she had been given when she started out.

YouTube is still 'not paying enough' to British musicians

UK Music says the Google-owned site is not paying British artists fairly for the content it puts on its site.

Morrisons and Amazon sign collection locker deal

Morrisons is to install hundreds of Amazon lockers in its supermarkets this year, for the collection of items bought from the online retailer.

Seagate sued by own staff over data theft

Hardware maker Seagate is facing a lawsuit mounted by some of its own employees whose personal information the firm has lost.

Cybathlon: World's first 'bionic Olympics' gears up

Competitors prepare for a contest involving electronic arms and robotic exoskeletons.

Saturday 10 September 2016

Samsung urges Galaxy Note 7 phone exchange urgently

Samsung urges people who own one of its Galaxy Note 7 phones to stop using it, and exchange it, as the device risks exploding.

Facebook U-turn over 'Napalm girl' photograph

Facebook says it will allow an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack after previously banning the image.

Cloud security processes need to mature, says panel

Many organisations still need to adapt their business practices to ensure security in the cloud, according to a panel of IT leaders

Insurance brokers count cost of lost business as SSP SaaS platform outage enters second week

SSP confirms to Computer Weekly it has no clear idea when all brokers will be able to continue doing business via its SaaS platform, two weeks on from Solihull datacentre power outage

Nordic CIO Interview: Mattias Forsberg, Scandinavian Airlines

The CIO of Nordic airline SAS talks to Computer Weekly about how digital technologies are changing customer experiences as well as the business itself

Dell Technologies to cut up to 3,000 jobs

Creating the world’s largest privately controlled tech company is to come at the price of up to 3,000 jobs following Dell’s acquisition of EMC

CIO interview: Changing supplier relationships at the MoD

Mike Stone says when he became the MoD's CIO the organisation's IT was far behind modern best practice – but now it has a ground-breaking cloud deal

Stephen Fry on Apple: 'Without tax, civilisation falters'

In the wake of a fresh row over Apple's European tax payments, actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry says he has "no patience" with large firms paying "miniscule rates of taxation".

PS4 Pro: A generational leap or misstep?

Three years since Sony launched PlayStation 4 and dragged the games market out from a sales slump, the company is taking its machine along an unknown path.

UK tech firm swoops on HP software unit in £6.6bn deal

Micro Focus, the fast-growing UK technology company, is buying Hewlett-Packard's software business in an $8.8bn (£6.6bn) deal.

Raspberry Pi passes 10m sales mark

The Raspberry Pi passes the 10 million sales mark - continuing its success as the most popular British computer ever made.

LinkedIn denies gender bias claim over site search

LinkedIn denies claims its search algorithm has been biased towards suggesting male versions of female names in searches on its site.

RSA upbeat about future in Dell Technologies

RSA to maintain its independence, but will benefit from being part of Dell Technologies, says RSA president Amit Yoran

Friday 9 September 2016

Man jailed for Pokemon Go game in church and other news

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.

Swapping hands 'boosts smartphone signal'

A new study suggests some phones perform better when held in one hand rather than the other.

Northern Ireland teenager sues Facebook over nude photo

A 14-year-old Northern Ireland girl is suing Facebook after a naked photograph of her was posted on the site.

Mobile fridge is set to save lives

A British student has invented a mobile fridge to transport vaccines on long journeys at the right temperature.

Airbnb introduces new anti-discrimination policy

Online accommodation site Airbnb introduces anti-discrimination policy to combat reports that black people are less likely to get rooms.

EU rewrites plans to scrap mobile roaming charges

European officials are rewriting detailed plans on how to bring data roaming charges to an end in countries across the EU.

Arrests over hacks of CIA and FBI staff

Two Americans have been arrested and charged for allegedly helping to hack high-ranking US government officials.

Galaxy Note 7: Owners advised not to use on planes

US authorities have advised airline passengers not to switch on or charge Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones while travelling, after reports of the device exploding.

Fury over Facebook 'Napalm girl' censorship

A newspaper editor has accused Mark Zuckerberg of "an abuse of power" after an iconic war image was removed from a Facebook post on the grounds of nudity.

Munich Re combines SAS with Hortonworks Hadoop to explore new business

German reinsurance firm Munich Re opts for Hortonworks’ open source Hadoop distribution, in combination with SAS, to deliver its big data analytics programme for new business

Harrow Council teams up with IBM to make smarter decisions using Watson

The local authority is using Watson Care Manager to help it manage its social care budget

Bank IT spending to hit £241m across four major global regions

IT spending across four major economic regions will increase by around 4% in 2016, but Europe is the least certain

Understanding criminal underground key to defence, says Trend Micro

Studying criminal undergrounds provides clues as to how to plan cyber defences, says Trend Micro researcher

Expanded Security Serious Week returns in October

The second annual Security Serious Week in October is to include a government-backed conference and an awards ceremony for unsung IT security heroes

Intel to raise $3.1bn by spinning off security business

Ending what many saw as an uncomfortable marriage, Intel is to spin off its security business as a standalone pure-play cyber security company

A new nearshoring game is emerging

Countries selling themselves as nearshore business services locations need to change their sales pitches to avoid becoming like all the other countries doing the same

Enterprise network access policies must change to account for IoT

With IoT devices set to outnumber notebooks, smartphones and tablets by more than three times, businesses will need to adjust their network access policies to keep things running smoothly, says Gartner

Thursday 8 September 2016

Security Think Tank: Awareness and incident response key to fighting evasive malware

How can businesses best prepare their cyber defences in light of the fact that attackers are increasingly using malware designed to evade detection and analysis?

Apple and Nintendo are bringing Super Mario to an iPhone near you

crxfazzwyaiws2j-jpg-large Apple just announced that it is working with Nintendo to deliver a new game on the App Store called “Super Mario Run.” As the name implies, Super Mario Run is a runner game – think “Temple Run” – that lets you tap to jump, and tap longer to jump higher. The longer you run, the more coins you collect, and you simply finish the race by getting to the flag at… Read More

The PS4 Slim is coming September 15 for $299

img_0096 Sony unveiled a new, sleeker version of its PlayStation 4 today as promised. The PS4 Slim is basically the same as its predecessor inside, but in a smaller shell and with a new price tag at $299 with a retail availability date of Sept 15. The new model is the “standard PS4 going forward,” according to Sony, and will replace the original console hardware. What they say is almost… Read More

Sony announces the Pro, a more powerful PlayStation 4 with a $399 price tag

PlayStation lineup Sony is revealing the details of an upgraded version of the PlayStation 4. Sony Interactive Entertainment President Andrew House said the new version of the console — dubbed the Pro — is specifically designed to support 4K TVs and high dynamic range video. In other words, it can offer more beautiful, detailed graphics than the existing PS4. Sony’s Mark Cerny said… Read More

Sony PS4 Pro: Is this a game changer?

Sony has announced a more powerful version of its PlayStation 4 console at an event in New York.

PS4 Pro is 'future-proof' PlayStation

Sony's Jim Ryan tells the BBC the PS4 Pro is designed to future-proof the PlayStation.

Will the iPhone 7 boost Apple's fortunes?

Apple unveils the iPhone 7 at a time its share price is under pressure and its market share has been falling.

Hands-on with new iPhone 7 and Airpods

Dave Lee takes a first look at the new iPhones and wireless Airpod earphones at Apple's launch event in San Francisco.

Sony reveals PS4 Pro with 4K support

Sony announces the PS4 Pro - a more powerful version of its PlayStation 4 console.

Apple's iPhone 7 ditches traditional headphone socket

Apple confirms that its new iPhone will not feature a traditional headphone socket.

iPhone 7, Airpods and courage: the internet reacts

Apple is mocked for saying it was courageous to give up the traditional headphone socket, but some users support its move.

Use ransomware to get security buy-in, says Trend Micro CTO

Ransomware is one of the top cyber threats to business, but organisations should use that to engage stakeholders and review processes and defences, says Trend Micro CTO Raimund Genes

Identity prominent in Australian security debate

Identity is at the forefront of the cyber security debate in Australia

Sony Bravia TVs to lose YouTube access

Sony Bravia smart TV sets made in 2012 will no longer be able to show YouTube videos after 30 September.

EU aviation groups want all drones to be registered

A string of aviation associations calls for all small drones in Europe to be registered.

Brazzers porn account holders exposed by hackers

The names of almost 800,000 registered users of porn site Brazzers are exposed in a data breach.

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second . Click the Refresh / Reset Flock button in the upper-right corner of this Troubleshooting Information page.

3. To continue, click Refresh or Reset Firefox in the confirmation eye-port that opens.

five. Firefox will close and be reset to zero. When it's done, a window are listed the information that was imported. Click Finish off and Firefox will reopen.

Delete any folders as well as files http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-Office-Outlook-2007/3000-2367_4-15311.html related to infection by going through the following locations:

%ProgramFiles%

%AppData%

%ProgramData%

%LocalAppData%

Download NowBy Means Of these tricky ways, Search2.searchlson.com is ready to have installed in your browser with out creating any noise.Once installed, Search2.searchlson.com right away makes some changes to the system…. Mostly, it always gets packed with some freeware, spam e-mail attachment or perhaps dirty sites

Wednesday 7 September 2016

A quarter of local council procurement policies do not support use of G-Cloud, research shows

Latest research by public sector-focused IT provider Eduserv sheds further light on reasons why local councils have been slow to adopt the G-Cloud procurement framework

Managed services could be key to connecting up siloed IT in Middle East organisations

Organisations in the Middle East will increasingly look for managed services to connect up their IT as they embark on digital transformation

Thousands of jobs at risk in Scotland’s finance sector if technology adoption is slow

Scotland's financial services industry must get to grips with fintech quickly if it is to prosper, according to academic research

Basic security could have prevented OPM breach, says report

Basic security controls and malware-detection tools could have prevented the breach of more than 21 million records at the US Office of Personnel Management in 2015, claims a congressional report

SAP Hana implementation pattern research yields contradictory results

Research into the user adoption of SAP’s Hana database platform and its S/4 Hana ERP system presents a confusing pattern. Storming ahead or running aground?

NSA used Iraq war to develop surveillance capability, documents show

As the controversial Investigatory Powers Bill inches closer to becoming law, NSA documents reveal that the agency used the Iraq war to develop and expand its surveillance infrastructure

Combined Dell and EMC company targets intelligent things

The $74bn merger of Dell and EMC has created a technology giant with a remit to expand into the software-defined datacentre space to support IoT

Barclays uses blockchain for trade finance transactions

Barclays Bank has successfully tested the use of blockchain technology to complete a large trade finance agreement, which promises huge efficiencies

Security Think Tank: Business should assess where to use AI to sniff out smart malware

How can businesses best prepare their cyber defences in light of the fact that attackers are increasingly using malware designed to evade detection and analysis?

What to expect from Sony’s PlayStation event

slim-jpg Sony is having a PlayStation event tomorrow in New York, where it plans to provide an update on its PlayStation business and PS4. Most people agree that means it’s going to show us a couple of PlayStation hardware updates, including a previously announced more powerful PlayStation 4 (supposedly codenamed “Neo”) with support for 4K and more robust virtual reality, and a… Read More

Watch Sony’s PlayStation 4 ‘Neo’ event live right here

A visitor wears a Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. PlayStation VR as he tries a virtual reality (VR) game during a demonstration by Tokyo VR Startups in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, June 29, 2016. Tokyo VR Startups has launched the first Japanese incubation program focused on the virtual reality market, says the company website. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sony is holding a PlayStation Meeting in New York to unveil the PlayStation 4 ‘Neo’, and maybe also a PS4 Slim because why not. In case you don’t care about Apple’s iPhone event today, you can watch Sony’s conference live stream right here on this page. The conference starts at 3 PM ET (12 PM on the West coast, 8 PM in London, 4 AM in Tokyo). What’s the… Read More

Saving face

A company is using biometrics and selfies to create more secure technology.

Pokemon Go in Indian court for 'hurting religious sentiments'

Pokemon Go lands up in an Indian court over allegations the game is hurting the religious sentiments of millions of vegetarians.

Apple tax: Irish tax criticisms 'unfair' says Noonan

Critics of Ireland's tax regime are drawing outdated and unfair caricatures, says the Republic's Finance Minister.

Microsoft's UK data centres power up cloud services

Microsoft's new ability to offer cloud services without sending data out of the UK attracts the Ministry of Defence and the NHS.

Tuesday 6 September 2016

Simulated cyber attack in London adds finalists to 2016 UK Cyber Security Challenge

Ten would-be cyber warriors head to the final of the UK Cyber Security Challenge after showing off their skills to prospective employers in dealing with a simulated cyber attack

Silverstone Circuit pilots smart transport service at 2016 British MotoGP

Silverstone Circuit tests InterDigital’s oneTransport traffic flow management service at the 2016 British Grand Prix MotoGP

Mobile device use feeds card fraud in Asean region

Card fraud is rising in Asean countries, with the high use of mobile devices a contributing factor.

Security Think Tank: How to detect the undetectable?

How can businesses best prepare their cyber defences in light of the fact that attackers are increasingly using malware designed to evade detection and analysis?

British Airways IT glitch grounds flights and delays passenger check-in times

British Airways claims services are returning to normal following an unknown IT glitch, but is advising passengers to check-in online to avoid long delays at airports

EE adds more 4G spectrum to support latest smartphones

EE begins to roll out 4G network support for Cat 9 LTE-A smartphones, which can achieve peak speeds of over 400Mbps

DLA Piper moves back-office roles to Poland

Law firm DLA Piper is moving business support jobs, including IT roles, from the UK to a delivery hub in Warsaw

Openreach still neglecting SME broadband, claims TalkTalk

TalkTalk’s business division claims Openreach is neglecting business broadband connectivity, and repeats its call for SME customers to take part in Ofcom’s consultation on the future of the BT Openreach relationship

Three CEO slams ‘unfair’ spectrum holdings

Three CEO Dave Dyson calls on Ofcom to act to prevent one operator from owning more than 30% of the UK’s total mobile radio spectrum

Sun and Moon’s newest Pokémon include a powerful hybrid created by science

type-null What hath science wrought: First it created the brooding Mewtwo, whose tale of experimentation and weaponization is the dramatic underpinning for the original Pokémon movie; now, it’s responsible for Type: Null, a new synthetic Pokémon from the upcoming Sun and Moon Pokémon games for 3DS that combines the strengths of various other pocket monsters. In addition to the fairly badass… Read More