Microsoft unveils stack of new features for Azure By Alex Hamilton published 4 April 14 Microsoft has revealed a number of new updates for its cloud platform Azure, including merged resource management groups and increased developer flexibility.
Mac Pro release date slips again, delayed by up to six weeks By Alex Hamilton published 3 April 14 Apple has pushed back the shipping date for its elusive Mac Pro, which has slipped back by at least a month.
Intel invests millions into smart technology in China By Alex Hamilton published 2 April 14 Intel's CEO has announced a new batch of investments into Chinese development by the company, part of an ongoing program in the country.
Worldwide IT spending to increase by 3% in 2014 By Alex Hamilton published 2 April 14 2014 will see a resurrection of IT spending as the global economy shows signs of recovery with data centers, devices and enterprise leading the growth.
Confusion over AET malware costing firms millions By Alex Hamilton published 31 March 14 Research has found that security professionals have a lack of understanding when it comes to Advanced Evasion Techniques used by hackers.
Four-fifths of businesses wary of the cloud in post-Snowden world By Alex Hamilton published 31 March 14 A large number of businesses are wary of using cloud services due to leaks published by NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden.
'Industrial Internet Consortium' announced by tech giants By Alex Hamilton published 28 March 14 AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM and Intel have unveiled the formation of the Industrial Internet Consortium, a membership group focused on breaking down barriers in tech.
China-based web company Baidu wins right to censor search results By Alex Hamilton published 28 March 14 Chinese internet company Baidu has won the dismissal of a US lawsuit by pro-democracy activists claiming that it repressed free speech.
Google targets AWS with massive cuts in cloud services prices By Alex Hamilton published 26 March 14 In order to compete with its competitors in the cloud, Google has started to slash prices for data storage and big data analysis.
Facebook and Paypal founders invest in secretive AI firm By Alex Hamilton published 26 March 14 Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Ashton Kutcher have invested around $40 million into a company that hopes to replicate the human brain in computer code.
Exploit in Microsoft Word lets hackers infiltrate systems By Alex Hamilton published 26 March 14 Vulnerability causing corrupted system memory has been allowed criminals to attack machines through the popular word processor
Tumblr locks up with two-stage authentication By Alex Hamilton published 25 March 14 Tumblr has added the option of enabling two-factor authentication on its site, giving users extra security for their accounts.
Survey finds four-fifths of businesses unprepared for cyber attacks By Alex Hamilton published 18 March 14 A report from Arbor Networks and the Economist Intelligence Unit has found that the majority of businesses are not fully prepared for cyber attacks.
Hynix sued by Toshiba, SanDisk over memory tech leak By Alex Hamilton published 14 March 14 Toshiba and SanDisk have filed separate lawsuits against South Korean company Hynix over reports that the latter stole flash memory data.
NSA took control of botnets to use as new spying resource By Alex Hamilton published 13 March 14 A slide leaked by Edward Snowden has shown that the NSA appropriated botnets to use as spying platforms, possibly infecting millions of computers.
D-Link outs new switches for SMBs to tame bandwidth demands By Alex Hamilton published 12 March 14 D-Link has released its new SmartPro switch series, the DGS-1510, with a host of new features to help SMBs improve their networking solutions.
IBM man thinks Windows Phone is best for business By Alex Hamilton published 11 March 14 A senior VP at IBM has said that enterprise customers prefer their employees to be using Windows Phone devices.
Sophos aims to deliver big protection for smaller companies By Alex Hamilton published 10 March 14 Sophos has announced updates to its Unified Threat Management solution, including new features for small and medium-sized businesses.
'Dark Web' fuelling criminal 'malware industry' By Alex Hamilton published 10 March 14 McAfee Labs has released its latest threat report, revealing how a dangerous malware industry is growing in the underground internet.
DocuSign outs Security Appliance to bolster document protection By Alex Hamilton published 5 March 14 DocuSign has unveiled a security appliance for its business customers, aiming to aid those in finance, healthcare and insurance protect their data.
More than 300,000 office and home routers infected in new mega-hack By Alex Hamilton published 4 March 14 Welsh researchers have found a massive compromise in the security of more than 300,000 routers across the globe.
Enterprise demand fuels rocketing Ethernet market growth By Alex Hamilton published 3 March 14 IDC report reveals that the Ethernet market experienced exponential growth in the last financial year, with 10GbE switches alone experiencing a 35% increase in sales.
Work on ultra-fast 400G Ethernet underway By Alex Hamilton published 3 March 14 One year after a call for interest in a 400 Gbit/s Ethernet standard, preliminary documentation has been submitted by the IEEE Group for approval.
Gartner predicts third of major firms will suffer information crisis by 2017 By Alex Hamilton published 28 February 14 Gartner has warned that a third of Fortune 100 companies could have an information crisis by 2017.
Chrome rubs beta users the wrong way with update By Alex Hamilton published 28 February 14 A new update on Chrome's beta channels has upset users, whose apps have been shut down unless they're downloaded from the Chrome store.