Saturday, 18 June 2016

YouTube 'star' Lonelygirl15 back after seven years

A YouTube vlog-style series, said to be one of the first examples of viral video, has uploaded new material for the first time since 2009.

Scality upgrades for enterprise adoption of object storage and S3

Object storage specialist Scality recognises de facto supremacy of Amazon S3 and includes directory features to allow enterprise production use of object-based private and public cloud storage

Builders kill Virgin broadband service to thousands of Londoners

Builders working in Brixton, south London, have severed a crucial link in Virgin Media’s trunk network, cutting broadband and cable TV services to thousands

Wimbledon deploys smartphone app to engage fans

The Wimbledon tennis championships previously used digital tech to engage fans unable to attend matches – but has switched focus to fans in the grounds for 2016

Why leaving EU would be disastrous for UK digital scene

Startups and government minister discuss the risks that leaving the EU would bring to the UK IT industry

Memset laments ‘pitiful return’ on G-Cloud datacentre investments

Memset managing director Kate Craig-Wood claims public sector buyers are too entrenched in old procurement practices to make the most of G-Cloud

CW@50: The Great British chip invention

There is a link between the world’s first working computer and the world’s most successful chip: they are both British