Microsoft overhauls Azure 'cloud' services

16 April 2013

Microsoft is cutting prices for hosting and processing customers' online data in an aggressive challenge to Amazon.

Google looking for 'map makers'

12 April 2013

Google has asked its users to become "citizen cartographers" by adding cafes, restaurants, shops and sports centres to its maps.

InfoSec Skills launch cyber security competitions

12 April 2013

InfoSec Skills will launch competitions testing IT security skills of business leaders as part of the Cyber Security Challenge.

Google launches after-death tool

12 April 2013

Google has launched a tool that lets users decide what happens with their email, Google Plus and other accounts after they die.

PC sales in biggest decline in 20 years

11 April 2013

Personal computer sales plunged 14 per cent in the first three months of the year, the biggest decline in two decades.

EE aims to sign up one million 4G users by year end

09 April 2013

EE, the UK's biggest mobile operator, is on track to sign up 1 million customers for its 4G service by the end of the year.

Microsoft leads campaign calling for Google inquiry

09 April 2013

A group led by Microsoft wants the European Commission to launch an anti-competition investigation into Google.

Education sector is embracing impact of technology

08 April 2013

The education sector is more optimistic about the impacts of technology than financial services, healthcare or the public sector.

Cyber attacks hit businesses once every three minutes

05 April 2013

Companies experience cyber attacks up to once every three minutes, a report says.

British Library to archive digital world

05 April 2013

The British Library will begin to preserve the digital age for future generations when new regulations come into force.

Speculation Vodafone may sell Verizon Wireless stake

04 April 2013

There is speculation British telecoms firm Vodafone may sell its $115 billion stake in Verizon Wireless.

EE launches 4G taxis in London and Birmingham

04 April 2013

Mobile network EE has unveiled a fleet of 4G enabled black cabs which will hit the streets of London and Birmingham.

North Korea social networks hacked

04 April 2013

Hackers have apparently broken into at least two of North Korea's government-run online sites.

Google faces EU privacy action

03 April 2013

Google's new privacy policy is under legal attack from regulators in its largest European markets.

Mobile phones celebrate 40th birthday

03 April 2013

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the first public mobile phone call, but there is “a lot more innovation to come”.

Facebook smartphone homescreen launch expected

03 April 2013

Facebook is widely expected to unveil a homescreen for smartphones tomorrow at an event in California.

Apple iPhone 5 is UK's most popular smartphone

02 April 2013

The iPhone 5 became Britain's most popular smartphone in March, six months after it went on sale in September.

BlackBerry announces one million Z10 sales

28 March 2013

BlackBerry has sold around one million of the new Z10 smartphones it hopes will restore the firm to the industry's top table.

Thousands start testing Google Glass

27 March 2013

Google has picked 8,000 people in the US to test Google Glass, the company's new Internet-connected glasses.

'Fusion cell' cyber security centre launched

27 March 2013

Cyber security experts from industry are to operate alongside the intelligence agencies for the first time.

Mobile app turns iPhone into hearing aid

27 March 2013

Researchers have developed a mobile app that turns an iPhone into a hearing aid.

BT announces £146m Scotland broadband deal

27 March 2013

BT has unveiled a £146m investment project delivering high speed fibre broadband across the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Open software group files complaint against Microsoft

26 March 2013

A Spanish association representing open-source software users has filed a complaint against Microsoft to the EU.

4G rollout predicted to boost mobile retail by £1.8bn

25 March 2013

High-speed 4G could boost the British retail sector by an estimated £1.8bn in a year, a new study suggests.

Google seeks tech-savvy social ventures

25 March 2013

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Richard Branson have linked up with Google to find Britain's most innovative social entrepreneurs.

Apple acquires smartphone GPS mapping startup

25 March 2013

Apple has acquired a Silicon Valley startup, WiFiSlam, which makes mapping applications for smartphones.

S Korea cyber attack may not have come from China

22 March 2013

This week's cyber-attack on South Korean broadcasters and banks may not have originated in China.

EE launches 4G in Cumbria

22 March 2013

Britons living in one of the UK's most rural regions have been given access to high-speed 4G services for the first time.

South Korea cyber attack traced to China server

21 March 2013

A hacking attack on three South Korean broadcasters and two major banks has been identified by most commentators as North Korea.

Thermal modelling for non-specialists speeds up product design

21 March 2013

Mentor Graphics has launched an electronics cooling simulation package that design engineers as well as thermal specialists can use right through the design process, from concept to verification, significantly shortening the time needed to finalise the designs of electronic products.

Google's Chrome and Android systems to stay separate

21 March 2013

Google's Chrome and Android operating systems will remain separate products but could have more overlap.

BBC Twitter accounts hijacked by pro-Syrian hackers

21 March 2013

Several official BBC Twitter accounts were hacked today by what appeared to be pro-Syrian government hackers.

North Korea hackers blamed for South Korea shutdown

20 March 2013

Computer networks at two major South Korean banks and three top TV broadcasters went into mass shutdown today.

Laser-like photons could lead to ‘quantum internet’

20 March 2013

New research shows high-quality photons can be generated from solid-state chips bringing a “quantum internet” a step closer.

Data protection challenge could hit search providers

20 March 2013

The European Court of Justice is considering a test case on the tension between freedom of expression and individual privacy.

Samsung countersues Ericsson over patent claims

20 March 2013

Ericsson said it was confident it would win a dispute over patents with Samsung after the Korean firm filed a counter-claim.

Virtual talking head can express human emotions

19 March 2013

A virtual talking head created by scientists in Cambridge can express human emotion.

Wireless charging soon available for small devices

18 March 2013

Wireless charging will soon be available for devices smaller than mobile phones.

Internet and web pioneers win £1m engineering prize

18 March 2013

The creators of the Internet and the World Wide Web have won the inaugural £1m Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

North Korea blames US for cyber attack

15 March 2013

North Korea has blamed South Korea and the United States for cyber attacks that temporarily shut down websites.

Bill Gates brings Grand Challenges summit to close

14 March 2013

Yesterday, Microsoft founder Bill Gates closed a two-day summit aimed at overcoming the world’s most pressing challenges.

Average UK broadband speeds hit double figures

14 March 2013

Average residential UK broadband speeds reached 12.0Mbit/s in November 2012, Ofcom research has revealed.

Cahaya Malaysia cable completed

14 March 2013

The full route of Telekom Malaysia’s first private international submarine cable system, Cahaya Malaysia, has been completed.

Cyber security competition winner announced

12 March 2013

Cyber experts said it was important to recruit a broad range of people after a chemist won a cyber security competition.

Thought leaders meet to discuss Grand Challenges

12 March 2013

Business, research and policy leaders come together today to discuss how to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.

Cloud-computing platform for robots launched

11 March 2013

Researchers of five European universities have developed a cloud-computing platform for robots.

Google to cut further 1,200 jobs at Motorola Mobility

08 March 2013

Google's Motorola Mobility unit is to shed another 1,200 jobs as the smartphone maker tries to return to profitability.

Engineers boost cloud computing efficiency

08 March 2013

Computer scientists have found a approach that makes the massive infrastructure powering cloud computing as much more efficient. 

Riverbed accelerates Android access for mobile enterprise

07 March 2013

Riverbed is demonstrating an Android version of its WAN optimisation software at the CeBIT trade fair, Hannover, this week.

BT to create 1,000 fibre broadband jobs

07 March 2013

Communications giant BT is to create 1,000 jobs as it continues to invest in fibre broadband.