Alex Hamilton

ICO issues penalty to First Financial for unlawfully sending millions of text messages to consumers.

Tech patented by AT&T could block piracy attempts by locating and isolating files-sharing website subscribers.

Loophole found in old Safari browsers through which a user's IDs and passwords can be easily found and read.

Google's claim that it doesn't come under British jurisdiction needs to be challenged, test lawsuit claims.

Shareholder sues IBM in wake of the NSA spying controversy, claims cover-up of Chinese sales drop.

A report has surfaced that Google is looking into designing its own server processors, tapping ARM-developed designs.

Steve Mollenkopf, shortlisted for the Microsoft CEO position, has been made CEO of Qualcomm.

It's not just Google looking into dropping Intel chips for custom models, Facebook is making moves too.

Google Sheets gets its long-awaited update to allow offline editing, along with a number of performance tweaks.

UK mobile network has revealed new tariffs on 4G network for small and medium businesses after hitting its network coverage six weeks ahead of schedule.

The new release of the open-source browser gets five critical security updates as well as a click-to-play functionality for plug-ins.

Microsoft has launched a new network of more than 25 Azure providers covering 90 regions to improve customer data service.

The FIDO Alliance has gained Microsoft as another of its major supporters, aiding their campaign to consign passwords to the dustbin of history.

The rise of powerful malware and ransomware has lead to calls for a "creation kit" from criminal circuits, reports Sophos.

IBM researchers are working on a cloud aggregator that offers seamless integration of up to 20 public and private cloud systems.

Nomad Digital and First Great Western trains have agreed a deal that sees free Wi-Fi installed for customers in 2014.

Samsung has lost a South Korean court battle this week in the long patent war between Apple and itself.

Details of Intel's next generation have been leaked, codenamed 'Broadwell', offering laptops and netbooks increased efficiency and power.

Thirteen people who took part in hacktivist group Anonymous' protest against Paypal and other companies in 2010 plead guilty.

A challenge made by Cisco Systems to the merger of Skype and Microsoft earlier this year has been rejected by Europe's second-highest court.

Google is making use of the fastest growing internet market, Asia, with brand new data centres.

Cloud foundation OpenStack has gained sponsorship from Oracle as the latter moves further into the cloud management market.

Microsoft's latest patch fixes a number of issues in older versions of software, showcasing the benefit of upgrading to their newer models.

2013 is 'the year of the mobile Christmas' as profits from mobile retailing soar.

Yahoo Mail has been having connectivity issues since Monday night, and, according to angry users, still hasn't resolved them.