It's been over two decades since the first mobile phone networks introduced pay-as-you-go (prepaid) services; Now SAP is getting in on the act, unveiling a new consumption-based commercial model for its platform-as-a-service offering, SAP Cloud Platform, at Mobile World Congress. As well as making the payment model more attractive for businesses wanting to innovate and experiment with cloud services, it's also looking to make the mobile apps that connect to SAP Cloud Platform more attractive with an updated SDK for...

US chip maker Intel is thought to be working on a range of new 10nm processors, according to a leak. A video posted on YouTube gives the first glimpse into the semiconductor company's next generation of nanometer chips, including the rumoured Cannonlake and Ice Lake models. If the leak proves to be accurate, the company is likely to announce three new mobile processors within the coming months. They will be aimed at different target markets and price points, although there is no word of an official launch date...

Big-data vendor Splunk has bought cybersecurity specialist Phantom, in a move the San Francisco-based firm claims will cement its position as a dedicated "analytics-driven security company". Splunk paid $350m (£254m) for fellow Californian company Phantom, which focuses on security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR). Its founder and CEO Oliver Friedrichs will stay on and report to Haiyan Song, Splunk's general manager of security markets. Friedrichs welcomed Splunk's takeover offer...

A power outage in one of Samsung's South Korean factories has reportedly damaged 11 per cent of the vendor's monthly NAND output, causing fears that memory prices could be hiked. The damaged components equate to around 3.5 per cent of the global supply of NAND for March, according to DigiTimes, which cited Taiwan-based Tech News. The incident has sparked fears of a...

RSA is expanding its Identity Governance and Lifecycle product suite with the new 7.1 update that provides improved analytics, as well as best practice recommendations for deployment and configuration. RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle provides organizations with multiple capabilities to help understand and manage identities and access within an enterprise. The need for identity governance is not a new one for enterprises, though with new compliance efforts such as the European Union's General Data Protection...