German’s beating the US on the Internet of Things
US leadership not assured
It appears that when it comes to the Internet of Things, the US is not the key innovator and that the Germans are where all the innovation is.
US Nuclear shield out-of-date
Matthew Broderick might still have the gear to hack it
After decades, the US Defense Department is still using eight inch floppy disks in a computer system that coordinates the operational functions of the nation's nuclear forces.
UK hacker will not have to hand over passwords
Love one NCA nil
A UK computer scientist and activist Lauri Love has had a minor victory against the authorities who are trying to extradite him to the US.
Best year in the last seven for Huawei
Who needs the US markets when you have Chinese 4G adoption
China's Huawei posted its biggest annual revenue growth since 2008, thanks mostly to China's adoption of fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology.
Chinese fume over US’s ZTE ban
Could be bad news for ZTE fans
The Chinese government is cross that the Americans have slapped sanctions on telecom manufacturer ZTE.
Dell’s EMC deal could be taxed to oblivion
Tax theat
Michael Dell’s $67 billion plan to take over storage giant EMC could be killed off by the US taxman.
European ISPs exaggerate their speeds
But are cheaper and faster than the US
A new EU Commission survey shows that European ISPs don't deliver on the download speeds they advertise. While the US ISPs are a little more honest, the Europeans are cheaper and faster.
US not allowed to take EU data
Legal ruling puts US tech in a spin
The US technology industry is paying the price for the obsession that its government has on stealing data.
US's spying obsession could cost it EU business
Technology companies could be shut out
An advisor to the European Court of Justice, Yves Bot has declared that the "safe harbour" agreement for transferring data between the US and EU is "invalid," because of concerns over US spying.
Russians behind western malware attacks
But US blames China
It would appear that while the US has been blaming China for all its cyber break-ins it appears to be ignoring Tsar Putin's elite hacking team for the last seven years.