Broadband firms must improve speed info, says Ofcom

16 May 2012

Ofcom has urged broadband providers to give consumers clearer information about internet speeds.

Facebook increases size of IPO

16 May 2012

Facebook will increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 per cent, and could raise as much as $16 billion.

AMD unveils Trinity processors for laptops

15 May 2012

AMD has launched its 'Trinity' processor family, the 2nd-Generation AMD A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs).

Museum celebrates Strowger exchange’s 100th anniversary

14 May 2012

The centenary of the UK’s first automatic telephone exchange will be marked by a three-day celebration beginning on Friday 18 May at the Avoncroft Museum, home of the National Telephone Kiosk Collection.

Yahoo CEO leaves after CV controversy

14 May 2012

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has left the company after scrutiny into inaccuracies on his biography and in company filings.

Virgin Atlantic passengers can use mobile phones

14 May 2012

Virgin Atlantic passengers will be able to call and text while in the air.

Yahoo investor calls for CFO or head of media to be interim CEO

10 May 2012

Yahoo’s largest outside investor is calling for an interim CEO to be appointed after the controversy surrounding the current chief executives educational background.

Technology city in New Mexico to be developed

09 May 2012

A city in New Mexico is to be developed that will have no residents, but provide a place for researchers to test new technologies.

Microsoft pledges to go carbon neutral

09 May 2012

Microsoft has vowed to go carbon neutral by implementing a company-wide carbon accountability programme.

Facebook kicks off roadshow to promote IPO

08 May 2012

Facebook has kicked off a cross-country roadshow to promote its $10 billion initial public offering.

Google's Android infringed on Oracle copyright, jury finds

08 May 2012

Google infringed some of Oracle's copyrights on the Java programming language, a U.S. jury has found.

New search engine for silver surfers

04 May 2012

The over-50s support website Mabels.org.uk has developed a new search engine, AskMabels.co.uk, which is designed with 50+ surfers in mind and tailored to search preferences suited more towards the mature audience.

Cyber attack shuts down Soca crime agency website

03 May 2012

The Serious Organised Crime Agency website has been taken offline after it was targeted by computer hackers.

Irish tech industry gets boost from SAP

03 May 2012

German business software group SAP AG is to hire 250 more people at its Irish operations.

Enterprises turning to encryption to keep data safe

02 May 2012

Data privacy laws are driving a big rise in corporate spending on encryption, according to a new report, with deployment in the UK companies surveyed rising by 15 per cent a year over the last six years.

Criteo launches competition to find Europe’s top engineers

02 May 2012

Criteo has launched its "Code of Duty" competition which aims to recruit top engineers for its Research and Development team.

SKA project drives first ‘extreme Big Data’ computing systems

26 April 2012

ASTRON and IBM have embarked on a €32.9M project to develop the computer systems needed to support the SKA radio telescope.

Trade act could 'threaten' privacy and data protection

24 April 2012

A global trade deal to stop copyright theft could give Internet providers the right to spy on users.

Iran investigates suspected cyber attack on oil industry

23 April 2012

Iran is investigating a suspected cyber attack on the country's main oil export terminal and on the Oil Ministry itself.

Inadequate security on mobile devices exposes businesses to risk

18 April 2012

Employees using their own mobile devices for work leaves systems open to security risks, according to new research.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee slams government's monitoring plans

18 April 2012

Inventor of the world wide web Sir Tim Berners-Lee has called for plans to increase internet monitoring to be scrapped.

FCC fines Google

16 April 2012

Google has been fined $25,000 for impeding a US investigation into its data collection for its Street View project.

Apple accused of being slow to eradicate Mac malware

12 April 2012

Cyber security experts have criticised Apple for being slow to address malware affecting Mac computers.

Apple reaches $600bn mark

11 April 2012

Apple, already the world's most valuable company, has reached the $600 billion (£378 billion) level for the first time.

Facebook buys Instagram for $1bn

10 April 2012

Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram for $1 billion comes just months before the social network is expected to go public.

Google unveils augmented reality glasses

05 April 2012

Google has unveiled concept designs for augmented reality glasses which can take photos, send emails and display directions.

Anonymous hacks into Chinese government websites

05 April 2012

Anonymous has hacked into several Chinese government websites in an apparent protest against the country’s internal restrictions.

Facebook accuses Yahoo of patent infringement

04 April 2012

Facebook has made a counterclaim against Yahoo, accusing Yahoo of infringing 10 of its patents, according to a court filing.

Microsoft closes German distribution centre over patent dispute

03 April 2012

Microsoft is moving its European software distribution to the Netherlands after patent disputes with Motorola Mobility.

EU opens antitrust probe into Motorola

03 April 2012

EU regulators are investigating whether Motorola Mobility breached antitrust rules after complaints from Microsoft and Apple.

GCHQ monitoring condemned by MPs

02 April 2012

Plans for a major expansion of the UK Government’s powers to monitor the email exchanges and website visits of every person in the UK are being condemned by MPs.

Capita to cut 400 IT jobs in UK

30 March 2012

Capita has said that 400 UK jobs in its IT division are under threat.

Scheme to tackle technical skills shortage launched

26 March 2012

A scheme to help employers and individuals deal with the shortage of technical skills in the UK has been launched today.

First round-the-world submarine cable network launched

26 March 2012

Tata Communications has announced the completion of the world’s first round-the-world fibre optic cable network.

Facebook acquires 750 IBM patents

23 March 2012

Facebook has acquired hundreds of patents from IBM to bolster its intellectual property portfolio after a lawsuit filed by Yahoo.

US ISPs to help customers with botnets

23 March 2012

US internet service providers (ISPs) have told communications regulators they will work to detect botnets on customers’ computers and help them get rid of the malicious software.

Researchers aim to squeeze billion-core supercomputer into one-litre box

20 March 2012

An research initiative backed by the European Commission aims to develop a one-litre, billion-core supercomputer in a programme that its participants believe will bring Europe back into the computing-hardware industry on the back of the continent’s pioneering work in mobile communications and safety-critical systems.

Apple sets dividend and stock buyback

19 March 2012

Apple says it will start paying a regular quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share in July and will buy back up to $10 billion of its stock starting in the next fiscal year.

Samsung fails to ban Dutch sales of iPhone and iPad

15 March 2012

Samsung's bid to ban sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad in the Netherlands has been rejected by a Dutch court.

Queues begin for Apple's new iPad in Australia

15 March 2012

Apple fans in Australia have rushed to queue for the iPad 3, its latest 4G-ready tablet computer.

BBC target of ‘sophisticated cyber-attack’

14 March 2012

The BBC’s boss says the company suffered a ‘sophisticated cyber-attack’ after an attempt by Iran to undermine its Persian Service.

Ofcom proposes 4G mobile services for 2012

13 March 2012

Ofcom is proposing to allow 4G mobile services in the UK this year.

Mobile connection to be installed inside Channel Tunnel for Olympics 2012

09 March 2012

A €14m partnership between Eurotunnel and French mobile operators Bouygues Telecom, Orange SFR and Free have planned to install a Wi-Fi service inside the Channel Tunnel in preparation for the London Olympics 2012.

Apple unveils new 4G iPad

08 March 2012

Apple has unveiled its latest 4G-ready iPad which critics say has enough technology advances to safeguard its market share.

Samsung files new Seoul lawsuit against Apple

07 March 2012

Samsung has filed another lawsuit against Apple, claiming the iPhone 4S and iPad2 infringed on three of its patents.

NASA says it was hacked 13 times last year

05 March 2012

NASA has said that hackers gained access to mission-critical projects in 13 major network breaches last year.

Weightless M2M standard initiative plenary announced

02 March 2012

The Weightless Special Interest group (SIG) is to hold its inaugural Plenary Session next month as the first conference dedicated to the proposed standard for a machine-to-machine communications technology that makes use of the so-called ‘white space’ bandwidth.

MasterCard continues to chase grow in ‘mobile wallets’

01 March 2012

MasterCard has unveiled three new partnerships enabling it to reach ‘the next billion consumers’ through mobile payments at Mobile World Congress.

Europe's future with 450mm chipmaking

01 March 2012

Europe risks being left behind in the move to the next step up in wafer size if it does not address problems caused by the geographically dispersed nature of its electronics industry and the European Union’s complex rules on state subsidies.

Google is breaking law, say EU agencies

01 March 2012

European data protection agencies believe Google's new privacy policy is in breach of European law, the EU has said.