Channel 4 documentary finds 25 confidentiality breaches per week at the Department for Work and Pensions
May 16, 2012
Can Carbon Accounting Survive Government’s Cold Shoulder?
Government support for carbon accounting has withered, but Peter Judge sees a surprising return in private sector enthusiasm
Mobile Sales Dip As Samsung Leapfrogs Nokia
Mobile sales fall for the first time in almost three years, as Samsung officially becomes top dog
Barnet Borough Council Fined £70,000 For Data Loss
Council fined after second offence in two years, but further loss prevented by laptop encryption
We Join Anonymous In IRC Chat During The ICO Blackout
TechWeekEurope is invited into an Anonymous team's IRC session to learn about the group's aims and watch its big botnets in action
Nvidia Launches Kepler GPU For Super-Powered Clouds
Nvidia plans to accelerate cloud computing with VGX and GeForce GRID platforms
HTC Devices Held At US Customs
Apple injunction sees HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE held by US officials
Don’t Trust The Cloud To Secure Your Storage
SMBs may be putting their storage in the cloud with their fingers cross. Lisa Vaas says, at least encrypt your data first!
GM Nixes Facebook Adverts, Cites Low Consumer Impact
General Motors quits advertising on Facebook as Zuckerburg and Co prep for this week's IPO launch
Apple Changes Siri’s Embarrassing Nokia Favouritism
Nokia accuses Apple of bias after Siri no longer says that the Lumia 900 is the best smartphone ever
TalkTalk Revises Speed Checker After ASA Smackdown
TalkTalk is ordered to change its broadband speed checker after the ASA said it was misleading customers over line speeds
Apple Applauded For QuickTime Patching
Apple patches 17 vulnerabilities in QuickTime, getting by with a little help from its friends
Greenpeace Activists Picket Apple HQ In “iPod” Survival Dome
Apple faces Greenpeace pressure to power its iCloud with renewable energy
G-Cloud To Get G-Hosting Brother
The government's G-Cloud gets a hosting brother for "heavy lift hosting" of older applications
Judge Rejects Oracle Motion Against HP In Itanium Case
HP and Oracle continue to trade blows after a judge refused Oracle's attempt to get HP's Itanium lawsuit thrown out
Nokia Targets Emerging Markets With 110, 112 Handsets
Nokia has introduced the Nokia 110 and 112 handsets targeted firmly at emerging markets, such as India
US 4G Network LightSquared Goes Bust
The US 4G network LightSquared has declared bankruptcy but insists Chapter 11 is not the end
VMware Looks To ‘Cloud-Ready’ Apps With vFabric Suite 5.1
VMware has updated its vFabric Cloud App Development Suite to include enterprise open-source support
Polycom Touts Video Streaming For iOS And Android Devices
Polycom has enhanced RealPresence platform to extend video streaming to Apple and Android devices