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Microsoft Corp. is creating a version of the Windows 10 operating system that will run on laptops powered by Qualcomm Inc. chips, a move that could erode Intel Corp.’s dominance in PCs and help the software maker gain a bigger foothold in mobile computing.

Android malware that targets large German banks by masquerading as an email application and avoids detection from mobile anti-virus software has been discovered by Fortinet’s security team.

IBM is opening four new data centres in the UK, claiming it needs to treble its cloud capacity in this country to meet growing demand for its portfolio of services – including cognitive computing through Watson. British customers will have access to Watson APIs, alongside IBM’s Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics platforms and will be able to run all workloads from within the UK.

As the war against malware rages, smart software could be the key to getting ahead of hackers It will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the technology world that the rate of cyber attacks, the development of malware, and the exploitation of zero-day flaws makes is very difficult for IT teams and security specialists to keep up with let alone get ahead of cyber threats.

The first availability region of Oracle’s new cloud platform, designed by some of the same people who built Amazon’s, Microsoft’s, and Google’s cloud infrastructure, has been launched, hosted by three data centers in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The bare-metal cloud platform will serve as the foundation for upcoming cloud VM and container services.

The first tests of a promising new technology in the U.S. based on Facebook’s open source switches, gets under way with the colocation leader in charge. In a sign of how far the Open Compute Project’s communications offshoot, the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), has evolved since its formation just last February, Equinix announced this morning its intention to begin trial deployments of new packet-optical transponders, designed under Facebook’s leadership for TIP, in two of the colo’s International Business Exchange data centers.

The true cost of Galaxy Note 7 fiasco to Samsung’s bottom line has been starkly illustrated in its latest financial results, which show a 30 percent fall in operating profit as well as an equally painful fall in revenue.

Google and Facebook are among the backers of a new 12,800 kilometre subsea cable between Los Angeles and Hong Kong which will be highest capacity transpacific connection to date.

The end is in sight for Google’s seven wilderness years in China. With none of the theatrics that accompanied its voluntary withdrawal from the country due to web-search censorship in January 2010, Google is now firmly on a path not only to return to China but also to potentially seize a spot alongside Apple as one of the most profitable tech companies there.

Microsoft has delivered its monthly Patch Tuesday update that includes fixes for the usual suspects such as Internet Explorer, Edge and Microsoft Office.

Samsung will acquire artificial intelligence (AI) platform Viv in a bid to take on the likes of Microsoft’s Cortana and Apple’s Siri virtual assistants. The Viv AI system was created by Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer and Chris Brigham who all created Siri before Apple snapped it up in 2010. This means Samsung has the opportunity to gain an insight into the programming behind Siri, and gives it a route into AI tech for its smartphones and tablets; an area it has not been prolific in when compared to the likes of Google and Facebook.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and VMware are set to join forces, despite being former rivals in the cloud computing arena. Fortune reported that the two companies are due to announce their partnership next week, in spite of VMware chief executive Patrick Gelsinger describing AWS as the mortal enemy of his company.

Microsoft will open Azure data centres in France to expand the reach of its cloud platform in Europe. The first French data centre will have availability staring from 2017, with Paris its likely location. Microsoft already has regions in the  UK, Germany and Ireland and he move stems from the $3 billion Microsoft has invested so far in bringing its cloud infrastructure to Europe.

Google says it can bring the power of artificial intelligence to everyone by combining its hardware and software and shows off Google Assistant-powered Pixel smartphone and Home appliance. Google says artificial intelligence (AI) will enable the era of ‘always on’ computing and that it will combine hardware and software development to take full advantage of the development.

Bank of America to collaborate with Microsoft on Blockchain to ‘transform’ financial transactions. The Microsoft Azure announcements keep coming after the Bank of America agreed to collaborate on blockchain technology to “fuel the transformation of trade finance transacting”.

Microsoft StaffHub goes into public preview, letting restaurants, bars and other businesses manage their ‘deskless’ Microsoft says its StaffHub application will make it easier for organisations with significant numbers of ‘deskless’ workers, such as bars and restaurants, to disperse information to staff and organise shifts.

Google’s driverless car has been involved in yet another crash, though the blame is laid firmly at the fender of another human-driven car.                                        

Microsoft has announced a spate of Windows 10 and Office 365 features, with the goal of boosting productivity but not at the expense of cyber security.

Microsoft will make Windows Server 2016 generally available in mid-October and has also released a new technical preview for Azure and its management tools as it seeks to win over cloud sceptics with a hybrid cloud approach.

The Federal Government says it is eyeing a 20 per cent increase in the contribution of the information communication technology (ICT) sector to its economic diversification agenda. Minister of Communications Technology Adebayo Shittu, who spoke during the Institute of Directors’ (IoD’s) new members’ induction as Special Guest of Honour/Guest Speaker at Eko Hotel and Suites, said to actualise this ambitious dream, a new roadmap had been drafted with substantial inputs from stakeholders in the sector. The document is awaiting the blessing of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).