Shellshock leaves servers vulnerable

The technology world is reeling from the news that the Shellshock security threat could leave networks – including Bitcoin – and end-user devices vulnerable.

Acer expands Chrome devices

Building on the success of its award-winning and best-selling Acer C7 Series Chromebook, Acer has announced the expansion of its Chrome OS devices with the new Chromebox CXI and Chromebook 11. Acer’s Chrome devices are ideal for education, businesses, organisations,...

Employees slow to report stolen devices

As the rate of stolen mobile devices increases, the average time it takes IT departments to respond to this security threat grows. This is according to a Kaspersky Lab survey of global IT security professionals. The cause of this delay is employees becoming slower to...

Consortium aims to drive IoT connectivity

Intel is leading a consortium of technology leaders who aim to ensure the interoperability of the billions of devices projected to come online by 2020.These include devices ranging from PCs, smartphones and tablets to home and industrial appliances and new wearable...

BlackBerry commits to its handset business

BlackBerry has scotched rumours, following a Reuters article, that it may exit the handset business. Interim CEO John Chen, writing on the company’s official blog, stresses the importance of devices in BlackBerry’s end-to-end strategy. “Reuters published an article...