What is Bitcoin? Understanding BTC and other crypto-currencies By Nick Farrell, Jonas P. DeMuro, Mayank Sharma last updated 6 May 21 Updated We’ve updated our in-depth look at Bitcoin and the problems facing the virtual currency.
Hackers hit ATMs with SMS malware By Nick Farrell last updated 22 October 20 Cybercriminals have figured out how to get cash from a certain type of ATM using a modified SMS.
Micron increases DDR4 memory production By Nick Farrell published 4 April 14 Micron has announced it's ramping up production of DDR4 memory to support the upcoming Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 Haswell-EP chips.
Secret computers could halt Lenovo's IBM server acquisition By Nick Farrell published 4 April 14 Lenovo's deal to buy IBM's server business has hit a snag in that the US's most secret computers run on IBM hardware.
Intel pushes photonic tech for the data center By Nick Farrell published 2 April 14 Intel is rallying industry and customers around its 100G CLR4 technology, which it wants to be a key part of the data center boom.
Renesas offers Apple stake in smartphone display chip unit By Nick Farrell published 2 April 14 Renesas Electronics is talking with Apple about buying a stake in its smartphone display chip unit.
Gartner claims Internet of Things will require business model shake-up By Nick Farrell published 1 April 14 The Internet of Things will shake up manufacturers who will have to scrap their current business models if they want to profit, according to analyst company Gartner.
Samsung changes tactics in Apple patent war By Nick Farrell published 31 March 14 Samsung lawyers have changed their strategy in the war against Apple and are now claiming that the disputed patents are not worth anything.
DARPA calls for advanced big data ideas By Nick Farrell published 28 March 14 The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has begun working on advanced big data solutions.
ThinkPad battery packs could be fire hazard By Nick Farrell published 28 March 14 Lenovo is recalling certain ThinkPad battery packs that could be a fire hazard due to overheating.
Cisco patches six holes to stop DoS attacks By Nick Farrell published 27 March 14 Six flaws plugged in its Internetwork Operating System software that could theoretically be exploited by hackers to launch cyber attacks on its customers.
Amazon and Microsoft follow Google in price cuts By Nick Farrell published 27 March 14 Computing giants Amazon and Microsoft have followed the lead of rival Google by slashing the prices of its cloud services by as much as 65 per cent.
ASA ruling says Microsoft can use pig latin in anti-Gmail ads By Nick Farrell published 26 March 14 An advertising campaign by Microsoft which attacked the privacy of Gmail has been given the thumbs up by the UK advertising watchdog.
Symantec boss axed after revenue takes tumble By Nick Farrell published 21 March 14 Symantec has fired Chief Executive Steve Bennett as the company faces slumping revenue and a brain drain of top executives.
Adobe finds silver lining as cloud subscriptions soar By Nick Farrell published 19 March 14 Adobe forecast current-quarter profit and revenue above analysts' estimates, citing strong demand for its Creative Cloud suite and digital marketing software.
Microsoft serves up SQL Server 2014 By Nick Farrell published 19 March 14 Microsoft has released to manufacturing the latest version of its SQL Server database, SQL Server 2014, and it's pinpointed a date to customers too.
HDD industry positively spinning By Nick Farrell published 18 March 14 Figures from Futuresource Consulting show that the EMEA External HDD market is recovering.
Google suffers hacker deja vu as Play Store goes down again By Nick Farrell published 18 March 14 New Android apps and updates were recently blocked from appearing in Google's Play Store after a hacker attacked Google's app publishing system.
Google opens Add-On stores for Docs and Sheets By Nick Farrell published 12 March 14 Google Docs and Sheets users can now install add-ons that bring new document and spreadsheet-editing capabilities.
Uroburos malware switch flipped in the Ukraine By Nick Farrell published 10 March 14 A mysterious and nearly invisible piece of malware appears to have been switched on in the Ukraine confirming to security experts that its origin was Russian.
Fujitsu's low-power AIO PCs never need to be turned off By Nick Farrell published 10 March 14 CeBIT 2014 Fujitsu has created an always-on multimedia PC for businesses that features a special power-saving mode.
Tableau and Splunk team up in the cloud By Nick Farrell published 6 March 14 The development of the cloud is bringing together new business alliances to help companies get the most out of their data.
US airline ditches iPads for Surface 2 tablets By Nick Farrell published 5 March 14 A long-term iPad user, Delta Air Lines, is ditching its iPads for Microsoft Surface 2 tablets indicating that there is a move away from the iPad in the BYOD market
Microsoft Office Server not around until 2015 By Nick Farrell published 4 March 14 Microsoft will not be releasing new versions of its on-premises Exchange or SharePoint servers in calendar 2014.
Microsoft partners Laplink to provide Windows XP migration tool By Nick Farrell published 3 March 14 Microsoft is worried that too many people will not have migrated from Windows XP by the time it dies on April 8 and has released a new migration tool.
