The British company behind the widely-used SCST target software stack is now part of Fusion-io’s ION Data Accelerator team. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Read more »
Content creators no longer need to brandish a Flattr button in order to receive micropayments through the service. All that’s needed is for a Flattr user to ‘like’ their video, tune or tweet. Read more »
Ericsson will take on the modem side of ST-Ericsson’s business, with the rest going to STMicroelectronics or being shut down. ST-Ericsson chipsets announced just this year have also been immediately discontinued. Read more »
The HTML5 development firm SC5, which recently took on one of the Bitcoin pioneers as an employee, is now giving its workers the option of taking part of their salaries in the crypto currency. Read more »
A group of data protection officials from across Europe has published its opinion on smartphone apps. It makes for ugly reading, as the fragmentation of the mobile ecosystem renders compliance near-impossible. Read more »
The German telco is preparing twin services called NetAnalyze and NetOptimize, which are geared towards companies that want to ensure CDN redundancy while optimizing performance-to-cost ratios. Read more »
The physics researchers at CERN are now much more confident that they have found the elusive particle, although questions remain that will require sifting through more data. Read more »
What was once a simple task-management service is now starting to expand in functionality. The new Add to Wunderlist browser extension makes the service stickier… and a bit more of a rival to Evernote. Read more »
Multiven, which has been embroiled in numerous legal clashes with Cisco in recent years, now claims the U.S. networking giant stole “thousands of its proprietary and copyrighted data files” from its systems. Read more »
The federated cloud outfit has begun selling directly to users, starting with flexible, pay-per-use content delivery network services. It’s a big step for OnApp and the hundreds of service providers in its network. Read more »
Silp creates jobseeker profiles by pulling data off Facebook profiles and other public sources, while x28 specializes in smart matching techniques. Together, they hope to build better recruitment technology. Read more »
Already under scrutiny by British accountancy authorities over its pre-HP-sale book-keeping, Autonomy’s former management are now also the subjects of a more serious fraud investigation. Read more »
After bidding hit the billion-dollar mark, the Czech telecoms regulator suspended the country’s 4G spectrum auction. Why? Because such high bids would have slowed investment and led to excessive mobile broadband prices for consumers. Read more »
Wunderlist Pro will be more geared towards project management, with features including the ability to assign to-dos to specific team members, and the introduction of unlimited subtasks to make it easier to split projects. Read more »
It can’t be cheap running the web’s de facto user-generated audio platform, so it’s promising to see SoundCloud simplify its paid-for tier structure and introduce new possibilities for deep-pocketed content partners. Read more »
HTC did not infringe on two of Nokia’s patents, a Mannheim court has found. Nokia had claimed that one of the patents covered app store functionality found in Google Play. Read more »
Arieso’s technology analyzes mobile connection events to spot exactly where the heaviest users are, so operators can deploy small cells in those locations. For JDSU, this makes for a more comprehensive network testing portfolio. Read more »
The Business Software Alliance has released its annual ‘Global Cloud Scorecard’. Given the source and ranking criteria, the results need to be taken with a bucket of salt. Read more »
If Google really did set off the process that led to Microsoft’s mammoth fine, then this was in a way just another episode in an increasingly nasty war between the two companies. Read more »
Danish weather app firm Robocat plans to move into hardware with Thermodo, a tiny digital thermometer for mobile devices. An SDK is promised, too, opening possibilities for new temperature-aware apps. Read more »
In the slicing-up of the mobile content pie, carriers have been left out over the last few years. But, according to a new analyst report, that situation’s starting to change. Read more »
Microsoft was naughty and got caught, and now it has to pay handsomely. Here’s the rundown on what happened, why it mattered, and why it may not happen again in quite the same way. Read more »
Customers of the UK fintech startup can now use their debit cards on the site, instead of having to visit their online bank in order to initiate a transfer. Canadian dollars will soon be supported, too. Read more »
From a unified search and address bar to curated content discovery and a reimagined Speed Dial, the first of Opera’s overhauled browsers appears as new on the outside as it is under the hood. Read more »
Germany’s largest mobile operators, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone, both support Joyn now. However, the service’s success depends on all carriers signing up, as has happened in Spain and South Korea. Read more »
Berlin-based GoEuro has just closed a $4 million seed round with impressive backers. Like its neighbour Waymate, the firm wants to make it simpler and clearer to book a multimodal journey. That’s no easy task. Read more »
The Wi-Fi-sharing community will gain a big boost through a tie-in with Deutsche Telekom’s operations in Germany and eastern Europe, while DT hopes the deal will take some of the strain off its mobile broadband networks. Read more »
The infrastructure-as-a-service company offers flexible instances, high performance across all service levels, and enterprise-grade redundancy. Right now it’s also undercutting key European rivals, but its international expansion plans will need further funding. Read more »
Tu Go extends essential functionality to Wi-Fi-connected devices, making the service you’re already paying for more relevant and easier to use. It may be the first time a telco has created a genuinely sensible OTT app. Read more »
The controversial ancillary copyright law has now made its way through the Bundestag, although the opposition SPD party will try to defeat it in the country’s second legislative chamber. Read more »
The U.S. tech firms are teaming up with Cancer Research UK in a bid to give citizen scientists a gene-analyzing game that they can play on their mobile phones for a few minutes at a time. Read more »
The deal will make Sky the UK’s second-largest fixed-line broadband and voice player. It also makes it more likely that the O2 UK mobile business will be open for a merger with one of its rivals. Read more »
The Slate7 isn’t terrible, but it ain’t great either. It looks like HP rushed this one, and it needs to do better next time if it wants to be a contender in consumer tablets. Read more »
Europe used to lead the world in mobile technologies, but with 4G it’s fallen behind. Neelie Kroes wants to change that by funding 5G research and improving EU spectrum coordination. Read more »
Stephen Elop wants to see how tablet platforms mature, and what value Nokia can add, before he dives in. With Windows RT/8 and Android as his options, we can expect quite a wait. Read more »
Nokia’s mapping and location-based services suite will be available on multiple platforms and open to third-party developers. This gives the company an OS-independent platform to exploit, and a chance to make the most of smart glass. Read more »
The Yandex.Store will be preinstalled on various Android devices being sold in Russia and other core Yandex markets, and offered as a whitelabel store to carriers in the rest of the world. Read more »
There is surprising unity in global carriers’ support of Mozilla’s open web-based smartphone platform. That’s because it offers them a chance to wrest some control from Google and Apple. Read more »
The small sequel to the ill-fated TouchPad opts for Android, running on a dual-core processor. The big selling points appear to be a stainless steel shell and the inclusion of Beats Audio. Read more »
The internet of things isn’t all about infrastructure. Evrythng wants to provide the identity management to enable smart new applications on top of that infrastructure, and it’s partnering with the right players to do so. Read more »
