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The price of Bitcoin has hit record highs in recent months, more than doubling in price since the start of the year. Despite these gains, Bitcoin is on the verge of losing its position as the dominant virtual currency. The value of Ether, the digital money that lives...

When Dropbox announced it was leaving Amazon Web Services (AWS) last year and bringing the bulk of the operation in-house, you had to figure it was working on a significant network expansion. Now Dropbox have announced a massive global network growth plan that is...

Mozilla believes it has found the sweet spot between multi-process and memory bloat and refers to it as the “Goldilocks Browser”. Google Chrome, in contrast, uses an infinite number of processes, eventually slowing down the browser and operating system to a crawl.

Microsoft has, for the second month in a row, released a critical security patch for its out-of-support-but-still-widely-used Windows XP operating system, and warned that another WannaCry-style attack could be coming for organisations (ie: the NHS) that don't take...

Dropbox might have gotten its start in the consumer market, but over the past several years it’s made huge steps toward getting enterprise users comfortable with using its products. It’s managed to sign up more than 200,000 Dropbox Business users, who need more...

Contact centres are 'rushing' to the cloud, as they struggle to overcome the limitations of legacy systems and inflexible business models. Those are the conclusions drawn by network infrastructure service provider West Corporation, in its new 'State of the Customer...

Microsoft has confirmed that it has acquired Israeli cyber security company Hexadite. The deal was first publicised just over two weeks ago by financial news website Calcalist. Microsoft is believed to have paid around $100m for the company. Hexadite developed a...

OK Google. Listen up, Alexa. Siri may soon have a say in the future of smart speakers. Amazon's sleeper hit Echo and its challenger Google Home have claimed spots on countertops and nightstands across America. More and more people can't stop talking to these...

The rapid adoption and popularity of cloud and SaaS applications such as Microsoft Office 365 have introduced a better way to collaborate and share data, providing businesses with improvements in efficiency and lowered IT costs. SaaS and cloud computing are changing...

Gatwick Airport has installed about 2,000 beacons across its two terminals, that it hopes will provide a more reliable navigation system than GPS for passengers. The beacon-based positioning system is one part of Gatwick's £2.5bn transformation programme. It will mean...