Lloyds Bank has revealed how using service virtualisation has helped it cut app development costs by reducing testing times and highlighting defects earlier so that they can be fixed more cheaply.
Bitcoin playing bit-part, but gaining momentum
Bitcoin scored several big wins this week, including endorsements from U.S. federal officials and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, signalling …
California sues SAP over ‘significant errors’ in payroll software project
SAP has been slapped with a lawsuit by California’s state controller over a payroll software implementation that cost taxpayers vast sums, but has never worked correctly.
Twitter tightens security against unethical snooping
Twitter has implemented new security measures that should reduce eavesdropping on communications between its servers and users, and is calling on other Internet companies to follow its lead.
Apple victorious in Samsung patent battle
A jury has ordered Samsung to pay US$290 million to Apple for infringement of several of its patents in multiple Samsung smartphones and tablets.
Apple and Samsung wait on jury verdict
A California jury has begun deliberating how much money Samsung should pay to Apple for the infringement of several patents in multiple models of Samsung smartphones.
Beware: data centres advertising spurious reliability credentials
How reliable is your data centre service provider? Perhaps not as reliable as you think.
German court rules Google must change privacy policy
Google’s privacy policy and terms of service violate German data protection law, the Regional Court of Berlin ruled Tuesday.
Qualcomm wants to equip mobile devices with ‘brains’
Qualcomm wants to make tablets and smartphones more perceptive by giving the devices a “silicon brain,” company CEO Paul Jacobs said Wednesday.
Microsoft to deliver Office 2013 SP1 in early 2014
Microsoft today said it will ship the first service pack for Office 2013 sometime early next year.
Uganda first recipient of Google’s fiber-optics upgrades
Google has kicked off a project to build high-speed fiber-optic networks in parts of the world that lack fast broadband connections, starting with the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
‘Kill switch’ for stolen phones rejected by operators
Mobile carriers are opposed to the plan for a smartphone ‘kill switch’ that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, claiming that it could be misused by hackers to block critical services.
US senators challenge NSA claim that dragnet surveillance is necessary
Three prominent U.S. senators have in a federal court filing questioned the claim of the National Security Agency that its bulk collection of phone records is required for intelligence purposes.
In focus: Top 10 trends that will impact IT organisations in 2014
In 2014, enterprise IT teams should seek to harness the power of change. Savvy IT organisations understand that the right technology can positively impact their business.