Accenture adds voice and VR to data analytics for RBS Six Nations

Accenture, in the sixth year of its tech partnership with the RBS Six Nations rugby championship, adds voice interface and more virtual reality to data analytics effort

Microsoft’s cloud privacy battle may go to US Supreme Court

The US Department of Justice is considering going to the Supreme Court after an appeals court refused to revisit its July 2016 landmark ruling blocking government access to Microsoft servers in Ireland

Virtual Instruments to add cloud storage monitoring by end of 2017

Storage performance and monitoring provider Virtual Instruments leverages Xangati functionality to add cloud storage monitoring to existing SAN and NAS capabilities in Virtual Wisdom

Human-centric technologies will dominate next three years

Accenture says businesses will develop technology and services to match human behaviour in the next few years

Security spending leaving data vulnerable, study finds

Cyber breaches are increasing despite increased security spending, a study shows, highlighting that security investment decisions are not aligned with actual cyber threats

Facebook ups security with Fido U2F two-factor authentication

Social media giant is enabling users to increase the security of their logins with Fido U2F USB security keys

MoD accelerator launches Enduring Challenge tech contest

Enduring Challenge seeks to bring innovative technology to the front line for the UK’s armed forces and security services

Mixed feelings on Australian enterprise app market

The enterprise mobile app development market is attracting big money despite a lack of corporate appetite

Growing UK's tech skills base will make or break prime minister's industrial strategy, panel claims

Speakers at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's industrial strategy debate demand greater clarity on how the government intends to tackle the UK tech and science sector's skills, diversity and regional inequalities

Francis Ford Coppola is taking to Kickstarter to make an ‘Apocalypse Now’ game

 This isn’t the first time Francis Ford Coppola has overhauled Apocalypse Now. In 2001, the director teamed up with long-time editor Walter Murch for Redux, a new cut that added nearly an hour to the classic Vietnam edit. Now the semi-retired director is enlisting a new generation of collaborators to reimagine the 1979 film as a “psychological horror RPG” that puts the player… Read More

Return to simpler, more pixelated times with Sega game soundtracks now on Spotify

 It’s been a rough day, and maybe what you need is a few chiptunes from Sega’s arcade and console hits. Many cartridges’ worth have just been added to the company’s Spotify channel. Read More

Square Enix and Marvel team for multiple games, starting with the Avengers

 Square Enix is working with Marvel on multiple games from the Marvel universe, starting with an Avengers title as the first of its projects. The game is being promoted with the hashtag #Reassemble, and appears to center around the aftermath of the events of Captain America: Civil War, which likely means it’ll either precede or coincide with the next Avengers movie, which is set for… Read More

Myst arrives on Android, Riven to follow soon

 If you are of a certain age you will grin at the sound of the world “Myst,” recalling the game that originally debuted in 1993 and enthralled computer gamers with its weird, atmospheric puzzles and amazing (for the time) graphics. Riven came not too long after, debuting in 1997 and spanned five CDs. Myst is available on Android today, via both the Google Play and Amazon App stores,… Read More

Existing Nvidia Shield TV owners can now update to get 4K HDR streaming

 Nvidia announced a new Shield TV that provides 4K HDR streaming, and boosts its existing gaming capabilities considerably. Now, though, many of the benefits of the updated hardware are available on the original Shield TV, thanks to a free over-the-air software available now. The update delivers 4K HDR streaming via sources like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, as well as 4K movie support for… Read More

Things get a little too real in the latest Nintendo Switch ad

 The Nintendo Switch is getting closer to its launch date, and now it’s also getting real about how we might use these things. Previous promotional materials depicted the Switch being shared around at amazingly photogenic evening rooftop parties, but this new clip shared on Nintendo’s German Facebook page starts right where the Switch will probably get a significant amount of play… Read More

First person perspective Resident Evil 'is the right move'

The people behind the new Resident Evil game insist switching to a first person perspective was "the right thing to do".

How to grow a huge tech firm

CEO Secrets asks four founders what it's like to turn a small company into a huge one.

Yahoo sale delayed following security breaches

Internet search company Yahoo says the sale to Verizon will go ahead later than planned.

Australia plans biometric border control

Australia begins to search for biometrics to automate passport control at its airports.

US libraries hit by ransomware attack

Hackers gain control of the servers of 17 Missouri libraries, demanding ransoms to restore data.

Pokemon Go finally reaches South Korea

Pokemon Go has finally been launched in South Korea, months after the rest of the world got the game.

Massive networks of fake accounts found on Twitter

Massive collections of fake accounts are lying dormant on Twitter, suggests research.

Saudi Arabian bank enables customers to print their own debit cards

Fingerprint scan at self-service units will authorise Al Rajhi Bank customers to print debit cards, statements and other documentation

Lloyds Bank hit by massive DDoS attack

It has emerged that UK banks have been targeted by a DDoS campaign that affected services intermittently only at the Lloyds Banking Group

No silver bullet for business IoT security

Good application design, adapting existing IT security and adopting some new ideas can protect firms from IoT threats

Schroders staff to complete daily tasks on mobile devices

The asset management company wants to make it easier for its staff to complete everyday tasks by linking mobile devices to enterprise systems

Lululemon turns to digital transformation to support consumer community

Athletic apparel retailer’s executive vice-president of digital explains how the brand has used digital transformation to support its core value of a community ecosystem

Government reaffirms broadband funding in industrial strategy plan

The government reaffirms previous commitments to further funding of rural broadband roll-out and 5G mobile networking in its post-Brexit industrial strategy plan

Government industrial strategy proposes £170m investment in tech institutes to boost Stem skills

The Prime Minister has claimed technology training and skills will be one of the key areas the government will focus on in its bid to boost the economy post-Brexit

Singapore and Indonesia stand out for IT spend in Apac banking sector

Singapore is the top spender on IT for banking of all developed economies in the Apac region, while Indonesia has the fastest growth rate in IT spending

Singapore bank offers online chat banking

POSB launches automated customer service platform that understands spoken language

Bromium mobilises endpoints to fight cyber attacks

Bromium evolves its micro-virtualisation security technology to gather threat intelligence from endpoints and automate checks and responses across an enterprise

CIO interview: Bas Anneveld, Gumtree

When your parent is the internet phenomenon eBay, how do you make a difference?

GDS signals intent to move public sector off PSN

Government Digital Service’s Technology Leaders Network determines that the internet is an adequate solution to support the vast majority of public sector work

Stockholm offers sustainable datacentre safe haven to hyperscale cloud firms

Sweden's capital city looks to capitalise on recent country-wide tax breaks for datacentre operators, to encourage cloud and colocation firms to set up shop in its new environmentally-friendly business parks

TechUK outlines its Brexit negotiation priorities

IT industry body TechUK outlines what it believes are the Brexit negotiation priorities for the UK IT sector

SAP 2016 results: cloud revenue almost €3bn, 5,400 S/4 customers

SAP declares full-year 2016 revenue of €22bn, of which nearly €3bn was cloud – almost 14%

Executive interview: Kirk Bresniker, chief architect, HPE

HPE has developed a concept computing architecture which it says will power future generations of applications. We find out how it will change IT

Post Office offers banking for all UK accounts as bank branch closures continue

Customers of all UK banks can receive branch services through the Post Office after a deal agreed last year takes effect

Pokémon launches Duel, a new free iOS and Android strategy battle game

 Pokémon has another official new mobile game that isn’t Pokémon GO – it’s a strategy battle game called Pokémon Duel where you collect virtual figures and fight them in an attempt to take over territory from your rival. The Duel element involves actually battling your figures, which you can select in teams of six. These individual Pokémon have stats, including how many… Read More

Streamer numbers and incomes are rising healthily, according to data from popular tool

 While half the world is coming to grips with the idea that people actually want to watch others play games, the other half is watching people play games. Streamers, watchers, and tips from the latter to the former are all increasing at a good clip, according to streaming companion service Streamlabs. Read More

Aldo uses Salesforce to drive ‘customer delight’

Luxury retailer is using Salesforce to drive engagement, a seamless experience and customer loyalty

Mark Zuckerberg to testify in $2bn VR theft claim case

Mark Zuckerberg is expected to argue Facebook-owned Oculus made VR technology a reality without help of IP ZeniMax Media claims it stole

Artificial intelligence critical to business growth

There are many hurdles to overcome before the full benefits of AI can be realised by organisations

How information security professionals can help business understand cyber risk

Information security is continually moving up business and board agendas, but information security professionals find it challenging to help business leaders to understand fully the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses.

UK business at risk due to severe security skills shortage

Job site Indeed urges the UK’s tech sector to pull together to attract more people into cyber security roles, as a study shows the UK skills gap is among the worst in the world

HSBC appoints technology advisers to keep pace with IT changes

Bank hopes to gain knowledge about technologies such as artificial intelligence and biometric security through its new technology advisory board

Private and public cloud fuelled Emea infrastructure sales in Q3, shows IDC data

Demand for traditional IT hardware slumps, as sales of private and public cloud-enabling technologies soar, shows IDC data

Security Think Tank: Look to security best practices to secure DNS

What are the main security risks associated with DNS and how are these best mitigated?

Backup 101: Incremental vs differential vs synthetic full backup

Backup methods pros and cons: Full, incremental, differential, synthetic full, incremental forever, and reverse incremental. We set out the advantages and drawbacks of each

Oracle commits to expanding UK datacentre footprint in 2017

Database software giant’s renewed commitment to the UK market is part of a wider push to ramp up its cloud presence worldwide

Blockchain can cut investment bank infrastructure costs by 30%

Investment banks can make huge cuts to their IT infrastructure costs through blockchain, according to analysis

CES 2017: Highlights from the technology show

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at the latest technology showcased at CES 2017.

Daz Black, Ben Phillips and Tish Simmonds pay tribute as Vine closes

The six-second clip-sharing service is shutting down but it's still not clear exactly why.

Google Play and iOS apps demand surges in India and China

India set a new record for Google Play downloads in 2016, while demand for iOS software soared in China, a study says.

Ambulances to jam car radios in Sweden

Ambulances in Stockholm are to test a system that stops radio in cars to tell drivers that an emergency vehicle is approaching.

Squirrel 'threat' to critical infrastructure

It's squirrels, not cyber-attacks, that pose the real threat to critical infrastructure systems, says one security expert.

Porn videos streamed 'via YouTube loophole'

Adult video websites appear to be exploiting a YouTube loophole to host explicit material on the platform.

Apple App Store prices rise in UK, India and Turkey

Apple is raising prices in its UK App Store by 25% to take account of sterling's drop versus the dollar.

Qualcomm sued in US over claims of unfair phone chip patent deals

The firm is accused by US antitrust regulator of unfair practices in the way it licenses technology.

Deliveroo to add 300 UK tech jobs in new London office

The food delivery firm will hire a third more staff when it opens its new London HQ in summer 2017.

Training self-driving cars on the streets of Los Santos with GTA V just got easier

 The DeepDrive project has made it possible to use Grand Theft Auto to train self-driving cars for some time now. But today, the work is being integrated and open-sourced with OpenAI’s Universe. The collaboration will cut the once day-long setup time down to just 20 minutes. Training AI frameworks on synthetic data is all the rage these days. Large tech companies and startups alike… Read More

Elon Musk plays Overwatch, thinks storytelling is neglected in modern games

 Elon Musk spoke to Y Combinator’s Sam Altman in a sit-down interview last year where he discussed, among other things, his apprehensions about the possible implications of developing advanced AI. But when the interview was over and the camera was still rolling, Altman asked Musk for recommendations about good video games to play. Musk’s immediate response was… Read More

Missing the point

China is close to producing a fully domestically-made ballpoint pen after a long struggle.

Russia taunts British PM with cartoon frog tweet

The Russian embassy in London sent a picture of Pepe the frog to British PM Theresa May.

Work on Xbox One and Windows 10 game Scalebound is cancelled by Microsoft

Production of the highly-anticipated exclusive game is scrapped after reported development problems.

Lutz Pathfinder driverless cars tested in Milton Keynes

The public react to the first view of a driverless car in Milton Keynes.

'Smart motorway' offenders could be offered retraining

Drivers caught offending on "smart motorways" in England could be offered re-education courses.

Marissa Mayer not on new Yahoo holding group board

Yahoo's Marissa Mayer will not be on the board of the new company that emerges from the Verizon deal.

Snapchat sets up international office in London

Snap, the firm behind Snapchat, says it has set up its international hub in London.

Uber to share data to help ease city congestion

Uber is launching a website that will share data about how its cars move around cities

Facebook 'to launch ads within videos'

Facebook is to test "mid-roll" video advertising - in which ads are played after a video has already started - the BBC understands.

Telcos need real-time analytics strategies to capitalise on big data

In order to capitalise on the value from big data and operate as intelligent businesses, telcos must develop real-time analytics strategies, advises Accenture

Security research links Russia to US election cyber attacks

Security researchers say the hacking of the US Democratic National Convention's email system is linked to a wider Russian cyber campaign

Surrey County Council catches £3.8m gain share windfall for broadband

Local authority to receive £3.8m to extend a BDUK broadband roll-out through the gain share clauses written into its BT contract

At CES, network firms bring gigabit connectivity to carmakers

With more and more carmakers fitting out their newest models with advanced software platforms and new capabilities, attention at CES has also turned to the network connectivity needed to make connected vehicles work

IaaS challenger OVH to open first UK datacentre by May 2017

French hosting provider sets out plans to ramp up its UK presence with a series of datacentre builds over the coming year

Half of the younger generation still prefer a traditional checkout

The use of technology in retailers is increasing, but despite growing omni-channel adoption, many young people still prefer a traditional checkout

Telco turns Jersey into connected internet of things testbed

Telecoms operator JT will build a long-range wide area network to support IoT deployments across Channel island

Inside the UK’s first cyber security entrepreneur boot camp

This is the first in a series of articles charting the progress of participants from HutZero, a new cyber security entrepreneur acceleration programme run by Cyber London (CyLon) and the Centre for Security Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s University Belfast

Ransomware expected to dominate in 2017

Ransomware and IoT-enabled attacks are expected to continue, while 2017 will see the rise of data integrity attacks, targeting of cloud infrastructure and the use of AI by attackers, experts predict

3D-Nand boosts capacity to push all-flash datacentre

3D-Nand piles flash cells on top of each other to tackle some of the scalability problems of flash storage, and is all set to help achieve the all-flash datacentre

Synergy Research Group hails 2016 as landmark year for cloud services growth

Market watcher's latest cloud market tracker suggests services market is growing three times faster than off-premise hardware and software market

Three-quarters of UK IT workers plan a job move in 2017

An increasing number of tech workers in the UK are considering a new job in 2017, with three-quarters planning on a move

Cloud-based infrastructure is a top ANZ priority in 2017

Projects involving cloud storage and back-up will feature strongly for CIOs based in Australia and New Zealand this year

UKCloud cuts cloud storage pricing for public sector customers and sticks boot into US rivals

Public sector-focused cloud provider claims latest round of price cuts means its services are cheaper to use than some of its US counterparts

Secure IoT before it kills us

Experts say more must be done to mitigate the potentially catastrophic threats presented by connected devices

DeepMind’s updated AlphaGo has been secretly savaging pro players online

 Pokémon GO might have been the most talked about “Go” game of 2016, but the world of AI remains fixated on another Go — AlphaGo. Last spring, Go-playing AI AlphaGo made headlines when it defeated world champion Lee Sedol. Now AlphaGo is in the news for another reason. DeepMind’s freak of computing has been anonymously vanquishing the world’s top Go players… Read More

I rocked out in Rock Band VR at CES and I liked it

 VR is a tricky medium to do well, but Harmonix’s upcoming Rock Band VR might just be the perfect fit. The game has always been about making players feel like they’re real rock stars, living in an alternate reality where they chased their dream and actually did master the guitar and make it big. Virtual reality finally gives Rock Band players the chance to feel real stage presence,… Read More

Hackers successfully add games to the NES Classic Edition

 The greatest hope of retro gamers and the greatest fear of Nintendo have been met simultaneously: The immensely popular NES Classic Edition has been hacked and its 30-game library augmented with new and even homebrewed titles. Read More

CyberPowerPC intros VR-ready PC for $499, or $1,100 with Oculus Rift

 CyberPowerPC has introduced a new entry-level virtual reality-ready pre-built PC with AMD’s Radeon RX 470 on board for $499 at Best Buy and Amazon. That’s a new low for an off-the-shelf VR-capable configuration, and it’s also available as a bundle with Oculus Rift for $1,099.98 — or exactly what you’d pay if you purchased the two separately. Even if there’s… Read More

Cyber-bully checker

What should you do if you find out your child has been bullying others online?

Tech's bad bromance

Can a new system of artificial intelligence mean more women are recruited into IT?

Mini adventure

Renting a car from neighbours makes environmental and economic sense. Can tech take it mainstream?

Meet Moley - the robotic kitchen

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at a prototype robotic kitchen.

Dragons' Den winner has £100,000 funding withdrawn

A firm which thought it had secured a £100,000 investment on the BBC's Dragons' Den TV show has the funding pulled by entrepreneur Peter Jones.

France thwarts 24,000 cyber-attacks against defence targets

France warns hackers are attacking its defence systems and this year's election could be a target.

CES 2017: Strap turns your finger into a phone

BBC Click's Marc Cieslak reports on a device that allows one of your fingers to make phone calls.

CES 2017: VR flight kit turns slobs into Superman

A virtual reality contraption aims to give gamers a full-body workout while simulating the sensation of flying.

Top 10 Asean enterprise IT stories of 2016

The 10 most popular Asean articles of 2016

Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016

UK and European firms to continue to invest in data protection ahead of GDPR

Data protection is to remain a key focus for IT security investment for European firms in 2017, but the emphasis is on cloud and mobile security as companies move to these technology platforms

Security Think Tank: Cyber risk not just an IT issue

How can information security professionals help businesses to understand the cyber risks across increasingly digital businesses?

End user devices require careful orchestration

Options for access to IT have soared since the desktop PC’s heyday, and organisations must conduct a balancing act

The need for speed: Inside the cloud innovation engine at AWS

With analysts citing Amazon’s speedy product release cycles as a major source of competitive difference for the cloud firm, AWS CEO Andy Jassy opens up about how it keeps its innovation engine ticking over

Fake news cash-in

Many of the fake news websites that sprang up during the US election campaign have been traced to a small city in Macedonia, where teenagers are pumping out sensationalist stories to earn cash from advertising.

Chatbot sexism

Why do so many artificially intelligent chatbots have female names and avatars?

Shooting stars from space for 2020 Olympics

Project Sky Canvas hopes to paint the sky with colour above the Olympics using ready-made shooting stars.

The AI-generated Christmas karaoke song and other news

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

CEO Secrets: TripAdvisor co-founder shares his business tips

Langley Steinert, the co-founder of TripAdvisor, shares the business advice he has learned.

BBC reporter and amputee tries out 3D printed legs

BBC reporter Kathleen Hawkins, a double amputee, travelled to Texas to try out 3D printed legs.

Apple reveals self-driving car plans

Apple acknowledges plans to develop self-driving car tech for the first time in a letter to US transport regulators.

Service station thieves 'using car key jammers'

Thieves are using radio jammers to steal from cars parked at motorway service stations, police warn.

Credit card numbers guessed in 'seconds'

Smart cyber thieves who run queries across lots of different websites can guess credit card numbers in a few seconds, suggests research.

'Dangerous wait' with fire-risk dryers

Households with fire-prone tumble dryers still face "unacceptable" delays for repairs, a consumer group says.

Robot aircraft take to British skies

Robot aircraft are to be tested in UK airspace to help refine systems that control autonomous planes.

Seattle 'thief' caught by remote car door lock

Police in Seattle arrest a suspect after a stolen BMW was tracked and the doors locked remotely.

Amazon unveils plans for grocery shop with no checkouts

Customers will be able to select items and walk out without waiting to pay at the Amazon Go shop.

TalkTalk wi-fi router passwords stolen

A security researcher says thousands of TalkTalk customers' wi-fi passwords look to have been stolen.

Extremist images 'fingerprinted' by tech firms

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube link up to curb the spread of extremist images on the platforms.

Businesses forget disability and accessibility when buying IT

Both customer and supply side IT organisations need to consider the needs of disabled people when embarking on new procurements, according to a recent study

Academics link payment card vulnerability to Tesco Bank cyber heist

UK academics uncover a vulnerability in online payment systems, which they say could have been used in the Tesco Bank cyber heist

The digital opportunity for CIOs

CIOs have a unique opportunity to lead the digital strategy in their organisations, but they have to move quickly to make sure they have the right skills and infrastructure in place

UK helps dismantle Avalanche global cyber network

The UK's National Crime Agency has contributed to the takedown of a cloud-based cyber crime network in a collaborative law enforcement operation involving 30 countries

AWS on bringing machine learning and artificial intelligence to the cloud masses

Amazon Web Services used Re:Invent 2016 to stake its claim as an early adopter of machine learning, while revealing details of its plans to boost the technology's take-up among everyday developers

Security veteran urges firms to prioritise spear phishing defence

UK firms should prioritise defence against spear phishing as a key component of cyber attacks, according to security veteran Peter Wood