April 5, 2012
Quiz Of The Week: Piracy
See how much you know about internet piracy, with this week's quiz
Dell On Spending Spree As Make Technologies Acquisition Announced
Dell has announced that it will acquire legacy modernisation software provider Make Technologies
Sky News Defends Hacking Email of Canoe Fraudster John Darwin
Sky News says it hacked the Darwins' emails as it was "in the public interest"
Ice Cream Sandwich Delays Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
Company says it needs more time to work on Ice Cream Sandwich
Apple To Replace Wi-Fi-Challenged iPads
Apple instructs staff to 'capture' affected tablets for examination
Eastern European Hackers Blamed For Utah Medicaid Data Breach
Hackers are thought to have taken 24,000 sensitive files from the Utah Health Department
US Scientists Plan On-Demand Robots
A team from MIT wants anyone to be able to go to a shop, get a design and print their own cybernetic machines
Belfast Gets Ready For Ultrafast 1Gbps Broadband Network
Belfast is reportedly using its broadband cash from George Osborne to build a broadband network apparently capable of speeds of 1Gbps
Hacker Claims Hit On China Defence Contractor
Hardcore Charlie claims breach of the computer system at Beijing-based CEIEC
HMRC ‘Investigating’ Amazon Over Corporation Tax
Amazon paid no corporation tax on its £3.3 billion UK sales in 2011
Microsoft Ups Desktop Virtualisation Game With Fresh Betas
Microsoft's new virtualisation betas look to improve user experience across machines
Mac Attack: 600,000 Infected With Flashback
Over half a million Apple Macs are infected with the Flashback Trojan, a Russian security firm has warned
Canonical Busts Out Metal-as-a-Service For Cloudy Days
MaaS looks to bring cloud-like server management to IT teams
Good Technology: BlackBerry Mobile Fusion Just More Ineffective MDM
RIM's MDM product doesn't do much different to competitors, says Good Technology
Google’s Project Glass Offers Sneak Peek At Future
Google has offered a tantalising glimpse of the future with a short video showcasing its Project Glass plans
SwiftKey Android Keyboard Offers Better Typing Experience
The popular Android app Swiftkey now offers a better typing experience thanks to its predictive capabilities
Zeus Bots Remain Active Despite Microsoft Takedown
A few Zeus botnets reportedly remain active despite Microsoft closing down the bulk of them last month
Cisco And EMC Team Up For Data Centre Training
Cisco has partnered with EMC and VMWare to provide training for areas that impact the data centre, such as the cloud and networking
Open Source Joomla CMS Hits 30m Downloads
The open-source Joomla content management system has now been downloaded 30 million times