Google in east London hosted a two day “hackathon” last month to help demonstrate how open public sector data can …
IDC: Cloud, mobility exposing limitations of existing networks
The combination of highly virtualised environments inside enterprise networks, along with an explosion of mobile traffic, are exposing the limitations …
Spam’s birthday and Hotmail’s closure lead email milestones
This week was a week for email milestones. Spam – that scourge of the Internet – turned 35 years old. And …
Companies explore self-detonating data as security control
The popular Snapchat photo-messaging app used mainly by Android and iOS mobile device owners to share images that then self-destruct …
Dutch bill seeks to give law enforcement hacking powers
The Dutch government on Thursday presented a draft bill that aims to give law enforcement the power to hack into …
Younity 1.5 could render cloud storage obsolete
As we’ve become a more mobile society—working from virtually anywhere on our smartphones and tablets—we’ve also embraced various cloud storage …
Microsoft launches two-factor authentication for Microsoft Account
Following similar initiatives by Apple, Google and Facebook, Microsoft is enabling two-factor authentication for its Microsoft Account service, the log-on service for …
Microsoft exec lashes out at iOS, Android
Microsoft’s top executive for mobile phones took shots at both iOS and Android on Tuesday, calling Apple’s operating system “boring” …
Yahoo profits rise despite decline in revenue
Yahoo’s profits rose more than 30 percent in the first quarter, due to a variety of factors including lowered operating …
Citrix: Enterprise market favours iOS
iOS continues to lead in the enterprise space as the mobile platform of choice, according to cloud computing vendor, Citrix. In …
Divers caught cutting major undersea Internet cable in Egypt
Egypt said it has arrested three men suspected of slicing a crucial undersea Internet cable on Wednesday, causing widespread problems …
Network World Middle East Awards – winners announced
Over the years, the Network World Middle East Awards event has become a starring fixture on the region’s technology calendar. …
Apple praised over two-step authentication roll-out
Apple this week followed the lead of rivals like Facebook, Google and Microsoft, offering two-step authentication to help customers secure …
Kenya steers clear of online censorship
The Kenyan government has said that it has no intention of censoring what citizens do online or of closing access …
Dell in SDN standardisation push
Even though standards bodies like the Open Networking Forum (ONF) are leading the effort to standardise software-defined networking, Dell has …
Microsoft has access issues with Hotmail, Outlook, SkyDrive services
Microsoft experienced disruptions for several hours to its online suite of mail, calendar and storage services, leaving many users unable …
The Pirate Bay owns up to North Korean hosting hoax
You’ve got to hand it to the IT wizards at The Pirate Bay–they certainly know how to have fun with their …
6 ways to add social media to your web design
“Fewer people are experiencing your brand on your Website,” says Jeremy Dedic, the user experience practice leader at digital agency Rightpoint. …
Secure everything, everywhere ..and that includes performance and productivity
Dell SonicWALL’s Head of Product Marketing, Florian Malecki, talks devices, data, and security. We love our devices. IDC is predicting …
Evernote urges users to change passwords after attack
Evernote, developer of business and consumer productivity software for note taking and doing research, is forcing all of its 50 …