Schools must get the basics right before splashing out on technology
Jan 15, 2016 09:03 am UTC| Technology
For years, schools and education experts have debated whether technology belongs in the classroom. Now the discussion has shifted and even schools that had thus far resisted the educational tech revolution are being swept...
Twitter, terror and liability: who gets to pay?
Jan 15, 2016 08:57 am UTC| Law Technology
If ISIS and its supporters use Twitter to facilitate terrorist action or merely spread propaganda, is the social network liable? A lawsuit against Twitter in the United States in which a family is seeking compensation...
When it comes to Internet security and privacy, the public remains confused
Jan 14, 2016 13:50 pm UTC| Technology
The UK government is proposing to follow Australia with the introduction of their version of data retention legislation called the Investigatory Powers bill. This will require Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to maintain...
Nokia celebrates first day of combined operations with Alcatel-Lucent
Jan 14, 2016 07:08 am UTC| Business Technology
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent today celebrate their first day of combined operations, marking the completion of Nokias latest transformation and the creation of a global leader in technology and services for an IP connected...
Motorola brought us the mobile phone, but ended up merged out of existence
Jan 13, 2016 16:10 pm UTC| Technology
If you own a mobile phone, chances are that it isnt made by Motorola. But it was not always this way: Motorola was once the brand most associated with the mobile phone, and the firm whose products first popularised them....
The cyberattack on Ukraine's power grid is a warning of what's to come
Jan 13, 2016 15:58 pm UTC| Technology
When more than 100,000 people in and around the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk were left without power for six hours, the Ukrainian energy ministry accused Russia of launching a cyberattack on the countrys national...
In a driverless future, what happens to today's drivers?
Jan 13, 2016 15:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Self-driving cars are becoming a very real technology. The latest Tesla car has an autopilot feature. The CEO of Uber has stated that he will buy every self-driving car Tesla can produce for a year (about 500,000). The...