Amazon, Apple and Microsoft pledge to support government push for fair cloud storage use

Competition and Markets Authority confirms support of Amazon, Apple and Microsoft as it concludes compliance review into cloud storage sector

HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology

The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions

Swedish capital uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cut road congestion

Stockholm transport authorities are gaining a better understanding of road traffic through technology

Big data projects need business input and careful management

Big data projects need to be managed. Ocado and Graydon have been figuring out how

Visa, Bosch and Indiegogo debut IBM Watson IoT partnerships

At the inauguration of the Watson IoT HQ in Munich, IBM customers announced a swathe of new partnerships to bring IoT tech to market

Gartner predicts BI market will jump 7.3% to $18.3bn in 2017

So-called “modern BI and analytics platforms” outpace traditional business intelligence, but rate will slow down

Stemettes launches documentary about Outbox Incubator programme

Social enterprise Stemettes has produced a short film featuring its Outbox Incubator programme to highlight the importance of getting girls into science, technology, engineering and maths

Facebook calls on Middle East-based developers in bot challenge

Facebook is looking for software developers in the Middle East to create software robots on its Messenger platform

Southeast Asia’s Playlab invests $1M in Brazilian gaming startup Cupcake Entertainment

 Thailand-based casual game studio Playlab has turned investor after it invested $1 million into Cupcake Entertainment, a Brazil-based game maker. Read More

The importance of streaming to e-sports

 There are three key ingredients for a game or pastime to become a sport: playing, competing and viewing. The ability to play and compete are necessary steps in the transformation from game to sport. However, broadcasting and viewing are the crucial components to enable widespread adoption and popularity. Just as with offline sports, e-sports require these elements. Read More

Talking to the machine

The story behind the compiler, a remarkable innovation that made modern computing possible.

Sky taxi to fly in Dubai 'from July'

A drone that can carry people will begin "regular operations" in Dubai from July, says the city's Roads and Transportation Agency.

Musk offers free car to German 'hero'

Find out what's buzzing in the social media world today

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong arrested in South Korea

The case is linked to a scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geung-hye.

Parents told to destroy 'spy' dolls

Researchers say hackers can use an insecure bluetooth device to listen and talk to a child.

Ford developing pothole alert system for drivers

The carmaker says it is testing technology to detect potholes and warn drivers of their locations.

ZTE scraps 'design our smartphone' crowdfunding campaign

ZTE had created a smartphone based on ideas submitted by the public.

Google and Bing to demote pirate sites in UK web searches

Illegal music and film websites and unofficial sport streams to be made harder to find.

The new Pokémon just went live in Pokémon GO and the servers are melting again

 The good news: the 80+ new Pokémon that were supposed to hit Pokémon GO “later this week”? They just went live. I caught a Chikorita! The bad news: If you were a player in the early days, things might look pretty familiar right now… in that you might just be looking at an error screen. The server seems to be having a hard time at the moment, with players reporting issues… Read More

Sky jam

UK air traffic control is investing £600m in a new cloud-based system to cope with rising demand.

What Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg told the BBC

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg spoke to the BBC's Kamal Ahmed off-camera. What did he tell him?

Charging a mobile phone in a cafe? Pay up, says Vienna owner

Owner says fee targets "extreme" customers who leave devices plugged for too long.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai writes back to girl, 7, who wants a job

She told him she "liked computers and robots" as she explained why she wanted to work there.

Blackberry sues Nokia in patent clash

Nokia faces claims that it is using nearly a dozen of Blackberry's inventions without permission.

Google patents 'crumpling' car safety system

Panels on the vehicle will crumple before impact to lessen the effect of a crash.

Microsoft misses regular security fix date

The delay means many versions of Windows will remain vulnerable to a known bug.

Valve 'comfortable' if virtual reality headsets fail

The software firm says its VR business is going well, as users experiment with the technology.

Microsoft bumps up Surface prices in UK

Surface laptops rise up to 15.1% in price in the latest tech-related increase following the Brexit vote.

Pavement lights guide 'smartphone zombies'

The lights are designed to catch the eye of phone-absorbed pedestrians.

Facebook algorithms 'will identify terrorists'

Mark Zuckerberg says artificial intelligence software will review posts on the social network.

RSAC17: Cyber defence involves all levels of society, says Microsoft

Microsoft calls for a global convention on cyber security and an independent organisation to keep nation state attackers in check

RSA17: Data manipulation next on attackers’ agenda, warns Intel Security

Data manipulation a real threat and the next corporate attack vector could be found in the home, warns Intel Security head Chris Young

Anti-millennial recruitment stance will widen cyber security skills gap, experts warn

Latest Global Information Security Workforce Study suggests infosec experts remain in short supply, and UK PLC’s reluctance to hire millennials means things are unlikely to improve

UAE bank builds predictive marketing models

Rakbank is using SAS analytics software to better understand its customers following a successful implementation of the supplier’s anti-money laundering software

Sky tackles mobile not-spots at west London headquarters

Media and communications company Sky deploys a distributed antenna system at its west London campus to improve in-building mobile signals

RSAC17: Infosec pros must help create business-driven security, says RSA CTO

The inability to draw connections between security details and business metrics is one of the biggest challenges facing most companies, according to RSA CTO Zulfikar Ramzan

Enterprise IT buyers shed light on server makers’ shortfalls in customer service and support

451 Research's latest Voice of the Enterprise report sees IT buyers rate server and converged infrastructure makers on their approach to customer service and support

Deloitte readies enterprise public cloud practice with AWS and SAP

A 2,500-strong consulting practice will focus on delivering SAP Hana on Amazon Web Services for analytics to drive digital business

Euroclear automates firewall rule management with AlgoSec

Post-trade back-office process provider has made the management of firewalls more efficient through security management software

RSAC17: US politician calls for global collaboration on cyber defence

Without greater collaboration, information sharing and clear sanctions against attackers, defenders will continue to lose the war in cyber space, says US politician Michael McCaul

Security Think Tank: Data integrity attack could happen to any company

What type of organisations are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?

Ericsson introduces first 5G network platform

As the industry gears up for Mobile World Congress, Ericsson has announced a new platform designed to help networks evolve towards 5G mobile networking

Xbox Project Scorpio will finally get some face time at Microsoft’s E3 Event

 This year’s E3 promises to be a big show – if only thanks to the fact that the gaming convention’s organizers are opening it up to the masses. As expected, Microsoft is going to add considerable fuel to that fire as well, making the mysterious Xbox Project Scorpio a centerpiece to its own big event. Carve out some time on Sunday, June 11th, because that’s when the… Read More

Is Nokia bringing back the 3310 and who would want a retro phone?

Rumours suggest the iconic mobile from the year 2000 will return to shelves but the company has refused to comment.

How the Oscars became high season for film piracy

"Screener season" brings its own Oscar buzz to pirate movie sites.

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild paid-for downloadable content divides fans

Nintendo announces a paid-for downloadable content (DLC) pack for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which has split fan opinion.

Yahoo and Verizon 'near to agreeing revised sale terms'

Yahoo and Verizon are said to be close to agreeing revised sale terms, after the search giant was hit by cyber attacks.

London Dungeon apologises for 'upsetting' tweets

The London Dungeon attraction apologises after complaints that a marketing campaign was distasteful.

Security Think Tank: Data custodians likely to be top targets of integrity attacks

What types of organisation are likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?

Co-op Bank up for sale now legacy shift to IBM is complete

Bank put up for sale just days after it completed a multimillion-pound migration of its legacy banking platform into an IBM datacentre

National Cyber Security Centre officially opens for business

The NCSC is at the forefront of the UK’s defence against cyber threats to critical national infrastructure and the digital economy

Interview: Cloud Foundry on its 2017 awareness-raising plans for open source PaaS

Cloud Foundry’s executive director, Abby Kearns, sets out the organisation’s plans to ensure that market awareness of the platform keeps pace with its rapid enterprise adoption

Cloud contracts are still a minefield

Cloud computing is maturing in the enterprise space, but the contracts that underpin cloud services have not evolved at the same pace

Major DDoS attacks see huge increase, says Akamai

Akamai’s State of the Internet/Security Report for the fourth quarter of 2016 finds that distributed denial of service attacks larger than 100Gbps are rapidly increasing as more IoT devices are compromised

Can modern incarnation of C5 succeed?

Sir Clive Sinclair's nephew develops a successor to the C5 trike, which he hopes can find a market.

Intel: Enterprise trust in public cloud is on the rise, but skill shortages hinder adoption

The 2017 Intel cloud security report suggests enterprise attitudes to public cloud are softening, but a shortage of skilled security workers is holding back adoption

End complacency and help address cyber crime threat, NCA tells business

The NCA is calling on UK businesses to take the threat of cyber crime seriously and work with law enforcement and government to help turn the tables on cyber criminals

DCMS announces cyber clubs programme to teach 6,000 students cyber skills

The Cyber Schools Programme announced by the DCMS aims to train thousands of teenagers in cyber security skills

New model datacentres require hybrid approach

CIOs must marry legacy datacentre infrastructure with the agility of public and private cloud environments

Security Think Tank: Build in controls to protect against data integrity attacks

What type of organisations is likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?

Autodata turns to big data to predict vehicle failures

Vehicle data company sees 30% jump in revenue after moving to open source software and opening its data to garages, insurers and parts companies

Private cloud: Orchestration, storage and containers

We look at the key requirements and components of private cloud – including the use of container platforms – and the impact of private cloud on storage in the datacentre

MobileIron: Corporate IT policy and mobile device security are mismatched

MobileIron report identifies a gap between security policy and the actual deployment of that policy on mobile devices

Santander introduces voice-controlled payments

Santander has taken its voice-controlled banking initiative to the next phase, with customers now able to make payments by voice

Everywoman Forum 2017: Diversity, digital and the impact on the working world

Technology is driving change throughout the world and enabling increasing diversity, so how can organisations deal with their changing way of working?

Ford invests in artificial intelligence startup to boost autonomous drive

Motorcar maker Ford’s software development team will work alongside Argo AI on robotic vehicle technology

Dutch tech hub is facilitating the next Google

Amsterdam is already a leading tech hub, and is now offering support for companies in their second phase of development

Middle East organisations urged to prioritise cyber defence

As the Middle East IT industry continues to transform and embrace digitisation, what are the greatest threats it faces today?

The next big gold rush

 As we look to the next evolution of our digital ecosystem, it seems certain that virtual goods will play a much larger role. From vanquishing new breeds of digital monsters to defining a modern asset class, virtual goods will enable new experiences and redefine traditional ones. Indeed, this new gold rush will create opportunities for the enterprising prospector and shovel-seller alike. Read More

Game developers show political solidarity with Humble Freedom Bundle

 The Humble Bundle is a reliable source of good deals on games, usually organized around some theme or another. This week’s bundle, however, is not only one of the best gaming deals of all time, but all proceeds are going to support charities that work with immigrants and refugees. Read More

Work to be done

How Australian entrepreneur Matt Barrie set up and grew website Freelancer, which links people who need tasks done with others who bid for the work.

Count down

Spotify may be "too big to fail", according to Billboard magazine, but the clock is ticking as the company hatches its plans to go public.

Italian tragedy

The story of Tiziana Cantone who killed herself after private sex videos of her went viral.

Mobile money

How mobile technology is profoundly changing access to money in the developing world.

Distracted to death

Drivers using mobile phones on the road are four times more likely to have an accident - but can apps also make us safer?

The flatpack robot that could explore planets

A new generation of Super Ball robots could help us explore planets.

Prince's music is coming to streaming services this Sunday

After months of rumour, it's been confirmed Prince's music will become available to stream this weekend.

Video shot on Inverness Coastguard helicopter's tail camera

Aerial footage of the Highlands recorded on a camera fitted to the tail rotor of a helicopter is released by the coastguard agency.

The robot helping children to code and other tech toys

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the latest gadgets at London's Toy Fair.

Samsung chief in second grilling over corruption claims

The South Korean conglomerate is accused of giving donations in exchange for political favours.

UK targeted by 'dozens' of serious cyber attacks each month

Many of the attacks in the last three months "threatened national security", a government expert says.

Valve to let developers pay to get games on Steam

Developers will pay a fee to publish their games directly onto the popular Steam service

Microsoft and Amazon open up AI

This year is set to be the year AI breaks through into mainstream computing, and the major IT firms are gearing up

Data breaches affect all parts of business, Verizon report shows

Verizon’s second annual Data Breach Digest provides common scenarios to help organisations improve preparations for, and responses to, the most popular types of cyber attack

Motorcycle technical data available through Tibco managed API

Aftermarket vehicle information company Autodata uses Tibco Mashery to extend its developer platform

Security Think Tank: Integrity attacks tough, but not impossible to spot

What type of organisations is likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate against such attacks?

Security Think Tank: Data integrity breaches – the challenge facing banks

What type of organisation is likely to be targeted by data integrity breaches and how best can they detect and mitigate such attacks?

Rubbish digital collection needs to be addressed

Services like rubbish collection, that are usually outsourced, need greater digitisation to join up to council processes

HPE's Simplivity purchase keeps hyper-convergence in the spotlight

Hyper-converged infrastructure is well and truly mainstream. 451 Research finds hyper-converged all set to become the number one platform for core datacentre workloads

MWC 2017: 4G still has plenty of mileage, say mobile analysts

5G is likely to be a hot topic at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which kicks off at the end of February, but operators should be paying more attention to getting more out of their 4G networks

FDM Everywoman in Tech: 2017 winners announced

Women’s network Everywoman announces the winners of its 2017 Everywoman in Technology awards, sponsored by FDM

Restaurant apologises after rejecting waitress with emoji

The restaurant chain Miller & Carter claims it accidentally sent 18-year-old Megan Dixon for a job with a crying emoji.

The device for catching drones mid-air and other news

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

BBC reporter v Game of Thrones' Bjornsson

As computer game For Honor is released, Marc Cieslak and Hafthor Bjornsson test their strength.

Apple 'optimistic' about post-Brexit UK

Apple boss tells PM the firm is "optimistic" as the US Chamber of Commerce says some US firms are delaying investment.

Can I trust a fertility app to stop me getting pregnant?

Sexual health experts say there needs to be more research into how effective fertility tracking apps are at preventing pregnancy.

Google coding champion whose Cameroon hometown is cut off from the internet

Africa's first Google Code-in winner has left his hometown, because Cameroon has cut the internet there.

ISP raided by Spanish police over 'football piracy'

Police in Spain raid an internet service provider suspected of hosting an illegal TV streaming business.

Wordpress blogs defaced in hack attacks

More than a million pages have been defaced by hackers exploiting the bug, say security experts.

Cyber security lessons offered to schools in England

Lessons in schools will seek to identify teenagers who could defend the UK against cyber attacks.

Kaminario upgrades K2 all-flash to Gen6 with new controller CPUs

All-flash array maker puts Intel Broadwell processors into its controllers to boost I/O performance and increases capacity to multi-petabytes with 3D TLC flash drives

Saab CIO Mats Hultin says be open, flexible and agile – or die

Saab CIO Mats Hultin is directing the Swedish defence company’s IT function globally to be streamlined and standardised, but open and flexible for a future that includes the internet of things

Cardiff University opens Twitter ‘cyberhate’ centre

Cardiff University researchers are to monitor Brexit-related hate crime on Twitter with funding from the Economic and Social Research Council

Three million personal and commercial drones to ship this year

Research from Gartner sees no let-up in drone sales despite increasing regulation

South African children’s hospital uses video to train cardiologists

The Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town is using remote video learning to teach paediatric cardiology surgery to medical students

The politics of things: Policymakers must help shape the IoT

Saverio Romeo, principal analyst at Beecham Research, explores the role of policymakers in the rapidly expanding internet of things

Winter Olympics 2018 critical systems will all be in the cloud

Atos is on course to hit its target of having all core Olympic IT systems in the cloud by next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea

Cancer Research UK drives donations with proximity Wi-Fi network

Cancer Research UK used Devicescape’s virtual Wi-Fi network and marketing platform to engage support and drive donations on World Cancer Day

Government transformation strategy aims to 'restore faith in democracy', says minister

Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer outlines his ambitious hopes for the new government transformation strategy at its launch

SAP connects S/4 Hana in the cloud with ‘intelligent’ ERP

SAP has announced an intensification of S/4 Hana cloud delivery, together with an infusion of its enterprise resource planning with artificial intelligence

The NBA is creating its own eSports league for the basketball game NBA 2K

 The rise in popularity of eSports has mainly been focused around leagues that play games like League of Legends, Dota and Counter-Strike – all games that aren’t actually sports-related. But eSports games that are modeled after actual sports are also extremely popular – for example the Madden NFL and FIFA soccer franchises are some of the most popular games made for Xbox… Read More

The Analogue Nt Mini is the perfect NES console for video game lovers

 The Analogue Nt Mini is the NES console you’d create in your imagination if you were dreaming one up today, without concern for cost and with a focus on most perfectly recreating the Nintendo experience, but with support for modern TV hardware. I’m lucky enough to have scored an NES Classic, despite the general lack of supply and continued sellouts, and yet during my time testing… Read More

Twitch launches Communities to help gamers organize around their shared interests

 Twitch’s push to broaden the scope of its video game streaming site to include more types of content continues today with the launch of a new section on its site called “Communities.” Designed to cater to users’ unique interests, this section initially contains hundreds of categories, some of which build on top of gamers’ interests as well as those that don’t. Read More

Zuckerberg shows off Oculus gloves for typing in VR

 Oculus wants to one day let you fingerpaint, act like a super hero, and even type in virtual reality. Oculus already has its Touch controllers that are great for wielding virtual guns or picking up digital objects, but today Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed a new prototype for VR gloves in photos from his tour of the Redmond, Washington Oculus Research. Zuckerberg writes,… Read More

Mood music

How roboticists and programmers are trying to make their creations more empathetic and "human".

Rubbish, waste and recycling collection frequencies

The time between waste collections in some areas has been getting longer, and a handful of areas now have to wait for a month.

Twitter shares dive as losses widen

Twitter's fourth-quarter losses nearly double as user numbers grow but advertising revenues do not.

Firms split on who handles aftermath of cyber-attacks

The confusion could leave companies open to future attacks, suggests BAE research.

NBA creates e-sports league for basketball

The US basketball league and a video games maker launch contest starting in 2018.

Sports Direct 'hid data breach from staff'

Sports Direct staff were not told when their unencrypted data was stolen, according to reports.

The internet of things gains traction in business

While consumers are buying more IoT, the wheels are starting to turn in an industry set for an IoT revolution

US weighs email and cloud privacy law

US privacy advocates and tech firms push for updated email and cloud privacy legislation that has been approved by the House of Representatives, but still requires approval by the US Senate

CityFibre and Gamma strike long-haul dark fibre deal

Gamma plans to connect 15 datacentres and exchanges around the UK using CityFibre’s long-distance and metro networks

Gemalto seals digital identity card deal in Sweden

Swedish tax agency signs single supplier contract with digital security firm to provide physical and digital ID cards

Two-thirds of educators say 3D printing is hard for teachers to use

Many schools and educational establishments are implementing 3D printing technologies to help with the curriculum, but teachers are struggling to use the technology

5G deployments will address burgeoning data demand, says Cisco

In its latest Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) report, Cisco says it expects large-scale 5G infrastructure deployments to be well in hand by the end of the decade as more and more data is consumed

Facebook Schrems legal case will have ‘sweeping’ impact on EU-US privacy

The US government says the legal case by the Irish data protection commissioner could have sweeping ramifications for EU-US data sharing and could undermine international co-operation

Just Eat uses startup accelerator to stay ahead in foodtech

Online food ordering service’s head of corporate ventures explains how helping startups through its accelerator programme helps it to keep in the centre of the food technology ecosystem

Middle East and North Africa public cloud spend to hit $2bn by 2020

Middle East-based organisations are turning to public cloud services, with software as a service driving a major year-on-year spending increase

Interview: How security approaches are evolving in Southeast Asia and beyond

Bill Smith, senior vice-president of worldwide field operations at LogRhythm, talks to Computer Weekly about the big shift in cyber security from traditional security models to behavioural anomaly detection, continuous data monitoring and analytics

Eco-car wins eight Indonesian students their F1 dream

Eight Indonesian students spend a week with Ferrari's F1 team in Italy after designing a prize-winning eco-car.

The Ocado warehouse run by robots

The BBC visits online grocery retailer Ocado's factory

Facebook in court over refugee selfie fake news stories

Facebook faces allegations that it failed to remove posts that defamed a Syrian refugee.

Uber hires 'flying car engineer' from Nasa

An ex-Nasa engineer is Uber's latest hire as it explores the possibilities of flying cars.

Rail firms mull iris scan train fares

Technology such as biometric scanning and smarter trains could improve rail travel for UK customers.

Twitter rolls out new anti-abuse tools

Twitter announces more changes for users, aimed at combating bullying on its platform.

CW500 video: Spencer Izard discusses key trends affecting IT leaders

In this CW500 video, Spencer Izard, chief analyst in the enterprise advisory team at Ovum, explores what's in store for IT chiefs in 2017

CW500 video: Chris Chandler discusses key trends affecting IT leaders

In this CW500 video, Chris Chandler, Chris Chandler, head of executive search at La Fosse Associates explores what's in store for IT chiefs in 2017

Moore’s Law is running out – but don’t panic

Can system performance continue to improve to cope with the burgeoning needs of datacentres

Storage 101: Queue depth, NVMe and the array controller

We look at queue depth and fan-out and fan-in ratios. With NVMe they could become a thing of the past, but for now there’s still a bottleneck at the storage array controller

Watch how Portal would work in the real world thanks to Microsoft HoloLens

 Valve’s Portal series is one of the more beloved in PC gaming, thanks to its debut of unique puzzle mechanics to inject some fresh life in the tired first-person action genre. The game looks even more interesting when you’re using its unique mechanics overlaid on the real world, with virtual objects interacting seamlessly with concrete things like tables, walls and floors.… Read More

Rock Band VR arrives on Oculus Rift March 23, pre-orders now open

 Harmonix has finally revealed when you can get your hands on Rock Band VR (virtually and physically, as it were): The game is set to debut on Oculus Rift on March 23, and fans can pre-order today if they’re interested in making sure they get in early. The Rock Band VR pre-order ships with a controller for $69.99, and the controller can also either work with your Xbox One or PlayStation… Read More

Superpower software

As the number of cyber-attacks escalates, can a new approach to security help keep us safe?

Stay in bed

Could a robot that enables staff to work remotely change how companies and their staff work?

Unlocking car parks

The Australian app that frees up parking spaces owned by hotels and offices for the public.

Turning to Twitter instead of the police

Why one Saudi woman turned to social media to help her regain custody of her baby.

Open source cloud community condemns President Trump immigration ban

Tech leaders from several major open source cloud initiatives condemn President Donald Trump's travel ban, and claim it could harm diversity and hinder the tech industry's wider innovation potential

How AI is disrupting the role of call centres and call centre staff

Artificial intelligence could eliminate many white-collar jobs in coming decades. Its effects are already being felt in the call centre industry, but there is still no substitute for the human touch

HMRC aims to ease transition to digital tax returns for UK businesses

HM Revenue & Customs sticks to 2018 deadline despite warnings from MPs, but three-year transition will cost firms £1bn before savings kick in

Gigaclear wins Northamptonshire BDUK contract

Rural fibre broadband supplier Gigaclear has been awarded a Stage Three BDUK contract covering remote parts of Northamptonshire

Data breach costs exceed 20% of revenue

The cost of data breaches topped 20% of revenue in the past year as cyber attacks became more sophisticated and defenders struggled to keep pace, the latest Cisco security report shows

Manufacturers collaborate to secure process control systems

Nearly 100 companies are working together to develop open standards for process control systems that will bring prices down and improve their resilience to cyber attacks

Apple iPhone, services, Mac and Watch drive record quarter

Apple has reclaimed the title of top smartphone seller after record sales of the iPhone, Mac and Watch delivered it a record quarter

Cloud project success gives Aster appetite for more

The success of a cloud project at Aster Group gives the IT department the task of having to curb enthusiasm for the cloud

Finnish city takes €10bn leap into digitisation

Tampere is encouraging its people, businesses and government organisations to come together to make digital transformation work for everyone

TalkTalk CEO Harding steps aside for public service role

TalkTalk CEO Dido Harding has stepped down, leaving the ISP in rude health

CIO interview: Alex Alexander, Yoox Net-a-Porter Group

It is not always the catwalk where the biggest trends in fashion take place. Tech is driving fashion today, says Yoox Group CIO Alex Alexander

Junior developers to see 4.3% pay rise in 2017

Developers, junior developers and mobile applications developers are among the top 10 job roles expected to see the highest salary increases this year

Cyber Security Agency of Singapore and British security company sign agreement

Agreement between BAE Systems and CSA aims to develop national cyber security capabilities as part of Singapore’s cyber security strategy

European Union reaches final agreement on mobile roaming charges

Mobile roaming charges in the European Union will end by 15 June 2017 after final agreement was reached on the regulation of wholesale prices

DraftKings has received a Malta gaming license, paving the way for European expansion

 DraftKings was just approved for a Controlled Skill Games License from the Malta Gaming Authority, which is the entity that runs gaming in Malta – a small island nation south of Italy. While this may not sound like a big deal, (especially considering Malta has a population of under 500,000 people) the nation is part of the European Union, meaning DraftKings can now expand into some other… Read More

Razer acquires Nextbit, the startup behind the Robin smartphone

 Three months after acquiring iconic audio tech company THX, Razer is making another move to expand its business beyond hardware and software for the gaming community. The company has acquired Nextbit, the startup behind the Robin smartphone, founded by Android veterans who had set out with high hopes (and some decent funding) to rethink how to build a mobile phone that leaned on cloud… Read More

Around 5 percent of ‘Super Mario Run’ downloaders end up buying the game

 Some additional insight out of today’s Nintendo earnings. The gaming giant offered some key contextual information about Mario’s recent mobile debut. The title has racked up more than 78 million downloads globally, according to the company, pulling in a respectable $53 million or so since it hit iOS in December. The company puts Super Mario Run’s conversation rate at… Read More

Club Penguin is shutting down

 Club Penguin, the Disney-owned social network for kids, announced this morning it’s shutting down. In its place, the company will launch a new product for mobile, Club Penguin Island, which has been in development over the past several years. Club Penguin Island will launch in March, while the Club Penguin game on the desktop and mobile devices will shut down on March 29, 2017. The… Read More

Nintendo Switch’s online service will cost under $30 per year

 Nintendo worried many a gamer two weeks ago with its announcement that online play on its new console, the Switch, would be a paid service. But at least the damage is reasonable: Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima told the Nikkei that it would have an annual fee of ¥2,000-3,000 — around $17-26 at today’s exchange rates. Read More

Lucky money

Chinese New Year will see billions of cash-filled "red envelopes" sent digitally to friends and family.

Future school

How drones, robots and mixed reality are making their way into the curriculum.

My music

How the founders of Anghami created the biggest home-grown music streaming service in the Arab world.

Nintendo Switch console revealed

BBC Click's Marc Cieslak takes a look at Nintendo's long-awaited home console, the Switch.

Start-ups banned from India recruitment

Some universities are blacklisting start-ups from recruiting on campus in a row over them pulling job offers.

Lighter, upgraded spacesuit revealed and other news

BBC Click's Marc Cieslak looks at some of the best of the week's technology news.

Lunar New Year makeover for online game Overwatch

The update to the online game was influenced by Chinese literary classic Journey to the West.

Kaspersky security researcher arrested in Russia

A cybersecurity researcher working for anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab in Russia has been arrested

Sky TV to go satellite dish-free in 2018

Sky is to offer a complete subscription television package without a satellite dish for the first time.

Facebook snaps up Xiaomi's Hugo Barra

Facebook hires Hugo Barra to lead its development of virtual reality products.

Alibaba's Ant Financial buys MoneyGram for $880m

Alibaba's online payments arm is buying money transfer business MoneyGram for $880m.

Google parent Alphabet's shares fall as profits miss target

Shares in Alphabet, owner of Google, fall as tech giant misses profit estimates.

Apple sues chip-maker Qualcomm in China

Apple is taking legal action against Qualcomm in China alleging the chip maker abused its market dominance.

Virtual reality 'could help treat vertigo'

Virtual reality could be used to diagnose and treat visual vertigo, according to a team of Cardiff University scientists.

Emergency Services Network will not be ready in time, says PAC

A Public Accounts Committee examination of the Emergency Services Network concludes that the controversial project may need more testing and assurance than its delivery date allows for

US man jailed for hacking into celebrity accounts

Edward Majerczyk is jailed for 9 months and ordered to pay $5,700 compensation for hacking iCloud and Gmail accounts and stealing celebrity nude photos