Ikea inspired Facebook's next data centre in Sweden, but Peter Judge says these are not the first flatpack racks
March 12, 2014
Livingston, Shields And Shadbolt Talk Up Open Data, Tech City And UK IT At CeBIT
Lord Livingston, Joanna Shields and Sir Nigel Shadbolt promote the UK technology industry in Hannover
European Parliament Approves EU Data Protection Regulation Draft
Overwhelming majority of MEPs vote in favour of measures like the ‘right to be forgotten’ and increased data breach fines
Martha Lane-Fox Named Chancellor Of The Open University
Former Digital Champion looks to further integrate digital learning to the UK’s largest learning institution
Twitter Says Sorry After Another Outage
Twitter says sorry after its network crashes again on Tuesday, just days after another outage
Microsoft And Samsung Back Qi Wireless Charging Standard
Qi secures major Windows Phone and Android support as it seeks to establish itself as industy wireless charging standard
Federal Judge Freezes US Assets Of Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles
The head of the defunct bitcoin exchange will not be able to access his money. Oh, the irony.
Canonical: Ubuntu Mobile Probably Won’t Appeal To iPhone Users – CeBIT 2014
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth says developers and Android enthusiasts are likely to be tempted by converged computing - not iPhone users
Ofcom: UK Leads European ‘Big Five’ On Superfast Broadband
Ofcom says UK leads France, Germany, Italy and Spain on superfast broadband adoption and coverage
Internet Needs Its Own ‘Bill Of Rights’ Says Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Founder of the World Wide Web speaks on the 25th anniversary of his creation
CIA ‘Searched Intelligence Committee Network’
Senator Dianne Feinstein goes on the offensive, as CIA denies accessing intelligence committee's network
Over 160,000 WordPress Sites Used In DDoS Attacks
WordPress pingback feature exploited for attack amplification to knock a WordPress site offline
Intel Touts 800Gbps Optical Cables For Data Centres
Intel to release new networking technology that will transfer data at speeds of up 800Gbps in each direction
VMware Offers Horizon Virtual Desktop Service
Vmware beats Amazon to market with the launch of its Horizon desktop-as-a-service offering
Brit Boffs Create Hardware Scrambler To Counter Password Leaks
British company road testing a dongle designed to make password leaks an non-problem, but not all are convinced by it
Patch Tuesday Update Tackles Critical IE Flaw
Microsoft patches 23 vulnerabilities, including the recently revealed Internet Explorer zero-day flaw
Microsoft Readies Power Cover For Surface Device
Microsoft will next week ship a keyboard-cover for its Surface tablets that will increase battery life
NAO: Ofcom 4G Spectrum Auction Kept UK Mobile Market Competitive
But its too early to say whether spectrum sale achieved economic efficiency