Green Tech
Digital Shoreditch 2013: Tech must solve waste and want
IBM's Kevin Farrar says effectively harnessing big data and other technologies can address major problems with waste and sustainability throughout the world.
Business & Finance
Thinking Digital 2013: all the news and best talking points
ITProPortal is spreading its wings up on Tyneside at the moment, taking in all the goings on at Thinking Digital 2013, one of the UK's leading ideas and innovation conferences.
Networks
A closer look at the new wireless network world record: 40Gbps over 1km
Millilink runs at the same speed as the fastest commercial fibre optic links, and represents a major wireless breakthrough.
Business & Finance
The thorny issue of illegal numbers
Could you break the law with mere maths? It sounds silly, but defining the legality of numbers and data is important for the future.
Software & Apps
CyberLink PowerDVD 13 Ultra review
PowerDVD 13 goes way beyond basic DVD playback, providing impressive image enhancements, social elements, 3D, and 4K playback too.
Tablets
Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 3G tablet now available from £129.98
The rivalry at the lower end of the tablet market is heating up with the price of 3G devices fast approaching £100.
Business & Finance
Gartner: Frequent project failure policies will increase company agility
The IT research firm believes that adopting a 20-28 per cent project failure rate will be the standard in 2016, and could make organisations faster-thinking and more responsive.
Mobile Phones
Ovivo gives 150 minutes, 200 texts and 500MB data every month for almost free
Nimble startup bounces back by offering a beefed-up plan while still maintaining its USP, an unbeatable price.
Tablets
Archos Xenon 80 3G rival to iPad Mini goes on preorder for £126.46
You can grab this just released Archos tablet from just under £127 if you agree to try Which? magazine for 30 days.
Software & Apps
Corel tries to position itself as an alternative to Adobe amidst Creative Cloud uncertainty
Canadian company says that it offers “powerful” alternatives to Adobe’s “Creative Cloud” solution as it tries to lure potential converts.
Security
Twitter intros two-factor authentication to quash hacking spree
Rolling out to user accounts now is an option to “Require a verification code when I sign,” which is accessible via settings and brings two-factor authentication to Twitter for the first time.
Business & Finance
Twitter simplifies branding with Lead Generation Card
Just expand the tweeted offer you like, click the call-to-action button below it, and Twitter will instantly and securely send your basic contact information to that business.
Public Sector
Government technology tsar confirms new Digital Procurement Framework in major boost for SMEs
Mike Bracken, the Executive Director of Digital for the UK Cabinet Office, announced government plans for a new Digital Procurement Framework at Thinking Digital 2013 in Newcastle-Gateshead.
Software & Apps
Google brings new features and display to Drive for Android
Drive can now recognise text in scanned documents thanks to optical character recognition (OCR) technology, meaning you can search by the contents of the document to find it later.
Developer
GIF creator Steve Wilhite: It's pronounced 'JIF'
The Graphics Interchange Format creator picked up a lifetime achievement award at this week's Webby Awards ceremony and finally put the issue of pronunciation to rest.