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August 31
- Office 2016 vs Office 365 vs Office Online: what’s the difference?
- Dropbox vs Box vs Google Drive: AI upgrade makes it easier to find files in Google Drive
- IT staff believe their own companies are keeping cyber attacks secret
- Firefox will block ad tracking by default in privacy revamp
- Exponential-e upgrades The Ritz to 10GB ethernet
- California bill gives net-neutrality campaigners new hope
- Email on your commute? That should count as work
- Apple snaps-up AR lenses startup
- Box developing AI to hunt for data breaches
- Box unveils AI-building toolkit
- Google, Facebook and Twitter to testify at US Senate
August 30
- How resellers can cut through the GDPR fatigue
- Microsoft's AI-powered Sketch2Code can build apps from whiteboard sketches
- Passport details potentially lifted from Air Canada app
- Dell announces its first premium 2-in-1 Chromebook
- Institute of Coding launches £2.3m Future Projects Fund to boost digital skills
- UK gov to build a cyber centre in Kenya and tap into African tech potential
- Box's Activity Stream feature lets users see what colleagues are up to
August 29
- IBM Watson powers player analysis at US Open
- Microsoft brings AI transcription to OneDrive
- Microsoft adds automated transcription to OneDrive
- Lenovo ThinkSystem ST550 review: A towering achievement
- Samsung Portable SSD X5 review: The world’s fastest external hard drive
- Flaw in Fiserv banking platform exposed personal data
- Intel's new Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake chips promise faster Wi-Fi, longer battery life
- Government faces legal challenge over immigrant data rights
- Red Hat patents use of blockchain to track cloud use
- UK faces post-Brexit tech skills shortage
- VMware updates multi-cloud platform
- GDPR hasn't sparked rise in spam - so far
- Why reskilling isn't just about learning new technology
August 28
- These are officially the most hated email phrases
- Google denies Trump's claim that it's meddling with search results
- TP-Link Omada EAP225 V3 review: Scalable wireless at a giveaway price
- Vulnerability spotted in Fortnite Android installer
- GPs allowed to ditch paper prescriptions for digital
- HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10 review: A perfect balance of power and value
- DCMS commits £1.4m to boost diversity in the tech industry
- HPE revamps Partner Ready Program with higher rewards
- Slack developer creates Windows 95 app for MacOS, Windows, and Linux
- Google Drive vs Microsoft OneDrive head-to-head review
August 25
- Don't buy a premium phone, buy a crap one instead
August 24
- Acer Swift 5 SF514-52T review: Lightweight - in every sense of the word
- Growing 'anti-vaxx' online debate pinned on Russian botnets
- Microsoft accused of 'bribery and corruption'
- West Ham accidentally leaks hundreds of supporters’ personal data
- How blockchain could help prevent another Windrush scandal
- AMD EPYC powers Dropbox through its data centre refresh
- LinkedIn update adds remote job searches and salary data
August 23
- Facebook pulls Onavo app after violating Apple's privacy rules
- Broadberry CyberServe Xeon SP1-P04S review: A great-value tower
- Google tracks user data even when they go 'Incognito'
- ICO website knocked offline for more than 24 hours
- "Incredibly dangerous" RCE flaw found in Apache Struts 2
- M-Files releases M-Files Online to break down cloud barriers
- ScanSource acquires Canpango to expand CRM partner services
- Companies 'ignore compliance risk in race to adopt cloud'
August 22
- Leaky API exposes Black Hat attendees’ personal data
- Office 365 adoption up 50%, while AWS dominates EMEA cloud market
- Armari S32T-RD1000G2 review: Move over, Intel
- CEOs frustrated with company boards' short-termist view on digital transformation
- Superdrug warns customers to change passwords after hacking threat
- Three UK universities recognised for excellence in cyber security
- Silver Peak's channel programme puts best practice first
- Slack now worth a whopping $7bn
- AI poses an 'existential threat to traditional distribution models'
August 21
- How to choose the right phone for your VoIP needs
- Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 review: A data centre in a box
- The NHS lost almost 10,000 patient records last year
- Six Degrees acquires CNS Group in security consultancy drive
- UK ISPs exploit 'shocking acceptance of mediocre broadband'
- Is tech as addictive as drugs and alcohol?
- IBM launches AI travel platform
August 20
- Faulty cable takes out Gatwick Airport departure boards
- Asus Chromebox 3 review: Miniature PC, maximum productivity
- Application Development challenges and opportunities in six charts
- Half of the world’s most popular sites are 'at-risk'
- This live map of every London Underground tube train will make you appreciate open data
- AI will cause 'technological unemployment'
- EU will fine social media firms for failing to remove extremist material
- Superfast broadband gives UK businesses £9 billion boost
- Marks and Spencer selects Twilio chatbot over human customer service call centre operatives
- Google hands over data centre cooling controls to AI
- Samsung creates 'world first' 6Gb/sec 3GPP 5G modem
- Intel snaps-up startup Vertex.AI
August 18
- Goodbye Windows Update, hello Chromebook
August 17
- Home Office hunting for a vendor to move Police data to AWS
- Vulnerabilities in web applications at the heart of 73% of breaches, Kaspersky finds
- Systal appoints new CTO in marketing expansion
- Australian teen 'hacked Apple mainframe', sparking FBI investigation
- Twitter kills support for third-party clients
- Should I be buying refurbished IT kit?
- Google staff rally against censored Chinese search engine
- Hybrid cloud: the best of both worlds
- Imperva uncovers Google Chrome vulnerability
- Google One launch brings cheaper storage for US customers
- Worldwide security spending to exceed $124 billion by next year
- UK banks must publish IT outages and data disasters online
- What Google knows about you
August 16
- Best tab managers for Google Chrome
- Dell EMC's VP of EU channel: Brexit needs clarity, but it's not stopping me
- A-level results day 2018: University uptake for STEM subjects flat despite more A-level entries
- Basic Wi-Fi could be used to detect weapons and bombs
- F5 Networks recruits David Helfer as EMEA SVP sales
- M&S to replace call centre staff with an AI chatbot
- ScanSource acquires Intelisys Global for UCaaS expansion
August 15
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9 hands-on: To buy or Note to buy?
- Tenda Nova MW3 review: Cheap but very cheerful mesh Wi-Fi
- Zyxel Multy X review: Screamingly fast mesh Wi-Fi
- Three new Spectre-style flaws revealed that affect Intel chips
- Digital transformation firm Shaping Cloud gets £1.4m boost
- Systems 'attacking each other by accident' the greatest risk of military AI
- Instagram users locked out by mysterious Russian hack
- Weetabix calls up Marval MSM for support services
- How to change Wi-Fi channel
- Multi-cloud stakes "super high" for channel
- How to avoid becoming a redundant MSP as clients move to the cloud
- What Open Banking means for the security of our money
August 14
- ICO unveils new tech strategy to tackle digital hurdles
- Nvidia reveals Turing GPUs, the chip at the heart of its series 11 cards
- Mobile apps now most common method of fraud
- TP-Link Deco M5 review: A brilliantly affordable mesh networking kit
- Acer Aspire U27-880 review: All-in-one, but none for all
- DeepMind’s AI can detect eye disease as accurately as world-leading doctors
- Nvidia's new GPUs can handle real-time ray tracing
- Peer-to-peer networks: What are they and what role do they play?
- Sainsbury's uses smart tech to launch till-free shopping initiative
- ALDO chooses Digitate's Ignio platform to automate its IT
- How to master your passwords on all your devices
August 13
- Dell EMC SC5020F review: Not just a Flash in the pan
- Vulnerabilities in fax machines could let hackers infiltrate a network
- GCHQ: 5G could open doors to 'cyber rogues'
- Cisco's services provider chief quits
- Dell EMC launches new preferred channel program for enterprise
- Butlins data breach hits 34,000 users
- Gov ploughs a further £780m into tech hub innovation drive
- Tesla chief engineer heads to Apple for a secret car project
August 10
- BlackBerry Key2 review: The best physical keyboard no one asked for
- Google's new job tool 'could kill job board market' if monetised
- Smart city hacks could turn criminals into "supervillains"
- What is change management?
- Mobile point-of-sale exploit exposes customers to card fraud
- Amazon moves to make Alexa available for all car makers
- New ‘facial recognition’ tool could help white hat hackers harvest social media profiles
- How BMW embraced agile to hit new speeds
August 9
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9 release date, price, specs, features: Here's the first official look at the Note 9
- WhatsApp exploit lets hackers manipulate group chat messages
- Kaspersky extends Ingram Micro distribution deal to the EU
- Hackers take a swing at the Ryder Cup
- Western Digital unveils OpenFlex architecture to power big data
- A look at Duplex, Google's creepy AI chatbot
- What is hacktivism?
- How to stay anonymous online
August 8
- How to keep your business printers secure
- Gemini PDA review: The Psion Series 5, reborn
- Meltdown and Spectre: Samsung Galaxy S7 vulnerable to Meltdown hack
- UK-based IT professionals twice as likely to moonlight as cyber criminals
- UK CEOs see data scientists as a key skill for the future
- Elon Musk: Taking Tesla private is best path for the company
- Oracle CEO: 'It's kind of embarrassing when Amazon uses Oracle'
- OpenEMR flaws left millions of health records exposed
- JDA completes acquisition of Blue Yonder to boost AI tech
- Acronis buddies up with Microsoft to offer integrated Azure backup
- Best Windows Phone apps for 2018
- TSMC cyber attack was apparently caused by WannaCry
- Why partner collaboration is crucial for channel innovation
- How open source is fuelling an explosion in fintech innovation
August 7
- FCC admits net neutrality DDoS attack was work of fiction
- Facebook will revamp Pages for small businesses to fight declining organic reach
- Duo unravels massive three-tiered ‘crypto-giveaway’ botnet
- Gov to inject STEM centres with £13 million of funding
- AMD 2nd gen Ryzen chips now available worldwide
- Epson launches pay-as-you-go ink refill service
- Android Pie release date, features, and news: Google unveils Android Pie, but what is it filled with?
- GTT appoints UK and EU presidents following Interoute acquisition
- AI considered 'silver bullet' for cyber security challenges
- Amazon Prime Day: A lesson in how not to handle an IT outage
August 6
- SAP expands S/4HANA’s AI tools
- Avast pulls latest CCleaner update following privacy outrage
- Asus ProArt PA32U review
- Quarter of Brits worried about losing jobs to automation
- The dreaded IT audit: How to get through it and what to avoid
August 4
- Disc inferno: A Windows licence to print money
August 3
- DDN swoops in to save Tintri customers after company implodes
- Arm acquires Treasure Data to boost Pelion IoT platform
- Cisco to buy Duo Security for $2.4bn
- Hackers use 200,000 insecure Brazilian routers to mine cryptocurrencies
- Apple becomes the world's first trillion-dollar company
- We're addicted to our phones, according to Ofcom
- How Planet Organic endured a five-year-long IT nightmare
August 2
- Amazon apparently planning to ditch Oracle 'within two years'
- Asustor AS6404T: Four bays, no waiting
- Amnesty International blames ‘hostile government’ after Israeli-made spyware targets staff
- US joint taskforce arrests three members of FIN7 cybercrime group
- What does your boss know about you?
- Starbucks to use Alibaba to froth up presence in China
- Huawei pips Apple to second place in the smartphone market
- Reddit suffers massive breach as all user data before 2007 is compromised
- WhatsApp will start charging businesses to chat with customers
- Facebook cuts off user data access for thousands of apps
- Best cloud storage for the UK
- Android P developers plot battery power boost
August 1
- HP acquires MPS player Apogee to advance A3 printer strategy
- Apple results: Tim Cook "thrilled" by sales of pricier iPhone X models
- Need a chief data officer? Maybe you should rent instead of hire
- How to manage your work/life balance when away on business
- Cloud spending now swallows 20% of IT budgets
- Best free project management tools
- AI investment will soar to $232 billion by 2025
- Businesses urge government to roll out full fibre by 2025
- How the UC market is revolutionising attitudes to working
- What the disruptive rise of fintech startups means for your business