February 2, 2016
Safe Harbour 2.0: EU And US Reach New Transatlantic Data Sharing Deal
EU happy with new Safe Harbour data sharing framework after US provides written assurances protecting against mass surveillance
Windows 10 Starts Forcibly Installing Itself On Older PCs
Resistance is futile, it seems, as “recommended update” begins self-installing
EC: EU Nations Must Reassign 700MHz For Mobile Broadband By 2020
EU proposals would require EU countries to release 700MHz frequencies by 30 June 2020 so they can be used for mobile broadband and cross-border applications
Decommissioned GPS Satellite Knocked Out UK Digital Radio Broadcasts
A GPS satellite taken out of service last week by the US Air Force caused a software glitch that affected digital radio broadcasts in the UK
Microsoft Vulnerabilities Grew Sharply In 2015
Report from IT security firm Avecto reveals huge increase in vulnerabilities in 2015, with almost half deemed critical
BT Broadband Customers Suffer ‘Nationwide’ Outages
BT Broadband services are down in parts of the UK as customers vent anger on social media
Lanware And Trend Micro Deliver ‘Deep Security’ Cloud Tech
The firms have partnered to offer fully outsourced cloud-based solutions
Xiaomi Hits The US – But Not At Full Power
Chinese phone maker expands to Western markets, but not all devices are present
Fujitsu Achieves Record 56Gbps Wireless Transmission
Fujitsu and Tokyo Institute of Technology create tech that could boost capacity of mobile networks in years to come
Government Surveillance ‘In No Danger Of Going Dark’ Thanks To IoT
Governments have access to more data on individuals than ever, and encryption is unlikely to alter the trend, finds Harvard
IDC: IPad Pro Claims Victory Over Microsoft Surface In Business Tablet Battle
Apple’s super-sized iPad takes top spot but overall tablet sales decline as premium devices become more popular than cheap slates
Researchers Invent Automated Software Patching Technique
MIT researchers say their machine-learning technique achieves results 10 times better than previous automated methods
Data Breach Costs TalkTalk £60m, 100,000 Customers
TalkTalk says it took longer than expected to get back to normal, but believes it has now recovered from data breach
Alphabet More Valuable Than Apple As Google’s Core Business Beats Expectations
But operating loss from Alphabet's self-driving cars and other moonshots increases to £2.5 billion
Wearables Sales To Reach Record 275m In 2016
Apple Watch and VR headset sales will continue to push wearable numbers ever higher, according to Gartner estimates
OpenStack Adoption In The UK Hits 80 Percent, Claims SUSE
But cost and complexity woes remain as public cloud adoption easily surpasses private cloud sales
Hackers Release Stolen NASA Data, Detail Drone Crash Attempt
Hacker group AnonSec claims it briefly altered the flight path of a £154m Global Hawk drone with the intent of crashing it
WhatsApp Tops One Billion Monthly Users
Facebook-owned instant messaging service looking for further expansion, says Zuckerberg
Blockchain And The Future Of Finance
Cognizant’s Tony Virdi tells us why it is backing the new alternative to cash
6 Things Every Brand Should Be Doing On Social Media
Laura Miller, director of marketing at KioWare Kiosk Software, explains how every brand can keep its social media game on point