Wi-Fi is great, but it's not always as easy as it should be. Edgar Figueroa wants to fix that
September 24, 2013
Oracle Moves Prime Focus From Big Data To Big Memory
Oracle hopes Big Memory Machine will give it a shot in the arm, says Chris Preimesberger
Apple Updates iMac With Intel Haswell Processors
Apple adds faster storage, Wi-Fi and processors to iMac range
Valve Announces SteamOS – A Linux-Based System For Gaming
The open source OS will be used to stream PC games and access media services on a living room TV
Dropbox Joins Cloud Giants Calling For NSA Transparency
Dropbox says it needs to show detailed figures on national security requests if it is to be transparent
Boxworks 2013: Box Eyes Future IPO As Expansion Continues
Box CEO Aaron Levie and COO Dan Levin say IPO is on the cards
Safety First At Portugal Telecom’s New €90m Data Centre
Quizzed about PRISM, PT promised data "safety" at Europe's largest data centre
Quantum Computing Firm D-Wave Leaps To Higher Level With New Lab
The world's only commercial quantum computing company has moved to new premises as it builds bigger chips
China Eases Internet Restrictions To Allow Facebook In Shanghai
China is opening up access to the likes of Facebook and Twitter in an area of Shanghai, whilst allowing foreign firms to compete against state-owned giants
Microsoft Offers 200GB SkyDrive Plan
Users can pay $100 a year for a whopping 200GB of storage on SkyDrive, Microsoft announces
Fake iOS 7 Waterproof Advert Convinces Users To Destroy Their iPhones
Some iPhone users are fooled by a fake advert telling them to drop their iPhones in water
Mozilla Launches Firefox Preview For Windows 8 Tablets
The company wants user feedback ahead of the official release in December
Apple Boasts Of 9m iPhone 5S And 5C First Weekend Sales
Apple does not reveal individual sales figures, but iOS 7 has been downloaded 200m times
Gmail Outage Hits Up To 212 Million Users
Google has restored service to Gmail after an outage of several hours, affecting nearly one-third of all Gmail messages
eBay Announces Argos Deal For Click And Collect
eBay expands click and collect strategy in the UK, but may draw more attention to its tax practices
Cisco Takes Surveillance Into ‘Internet Of Things’ Era
Cisco has updated its VSM7 video surveillance management platform, allowing it to operate on a large scale and making application development easier
1970s Voyager 1 Spacecraft Conducts Interstellar Experiments
Voyager 1, launched in 1977, is now carrying out experiments with particles released by stars other than Earth's sun
IBM To Open $17m Colombian Cloud Facility
IBM is to invest $17m in a new cloud data centre in Bogota, the 25th such facility the company has opened around the world
BlackBerry Reaches Preliminary Sale Agreement With Fairfax
Fairfax Financial Holdings, headed by star investor Prem Watsa, has signed a letter of intent to acquire the smartphone maker