BBM brings Voice and Channels to iOS And Android and a number of new features to all platforms
February 13, 2014
Google Sees UK Sales Increase To £3.4 Billion
However 16 percent rise in sales is the company’s lowest growth rate for three years
Bots Make Up Majority Of Website Traffic
A study from Incapsula claims that over 60 percent of all website traffic is not actually from humans, but rather from bots
European App Economy Will Be Worth £52 Billion By 2018, Says EU
There will be plenty of developer jobs, but lack of education and skills could sabotage European success
Gartner: Smartphones Outsell Feature Phones For The First Time
Gartner expects Android to dominate in 2014 and for local manufacturers to increase market share
Microsoft Surface ‘Used More At Work’ Than iPads
New survey also finds that the differences between iOS and Android tablet users might be smaller than they think
Vodafone
Will Vodafone Spending Spree Buy It A UK Fixed Network?
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao has a £24 billion warchest for acquisitions, but will it move into fixed line services in the UK?
Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside To Join Dropbox
Dennis Woodside leaves Motorola to become Dropbox’s first ever Chief Operating Officer
Police Shut Down Dark Web Drug Site Utopia And Arrest Five
Dutch law enforcement announce the arrest of five individuals in investigation into Utopia and Black Market Reloaded
Knock-To-Unlock LG G Pro 2 Makes Debut Ahead Of MWC 2014
LG G Pro 2 can be unlocked by 'knocking' the screen in any one of 86,367 combinations
Hacking Team Spyware ‘Hits Ethiopian Journalists’
"Lawful intercept" tech allegedly used in attacks on Ethiopian journalists, as civil rights activists fret about abuse of the software
Lenovo Quarterly Profits Grow 30 Percent
The Chinese manufacturer posts record sales, record profits, says it will turn Motorola around in two to five quarters
Vodafone In Talks To Build Government-Assisted €400m Irish Fibre Network
State-owned ESB names Vodafone preferred bidder to construct fibre network in rural areas using electricity infrastructure
Comcast Agrees £27bn Deal For Time Warner Cable
Potential deal would combine the top two cable operators in the US with 30 percent total market share
Google Partners VMware For Chromebook Business Push
Google and VMware team up to cause another headache for the desktop sector and Microsoft in particular
Microsoft Turns On Multifactor Authentication For Office 365
To minimise the risk of breaches, Microsoft turns on multifactor authentication for the user base of Office 365
Cisco Profit Plummets As Weak Demand Bites
Cisco predicts more pain ahead but is optimistic about its direction, despite slides in both profit and revenue
Big Switch CEO Touts New SDN Strategy
The boss of Big Switch explains how a strategic change gives it an edge in the competitive SDN space