The Amazon Coins scheme can only be used for Kindle Fire owners to buy apps, games and in-app purchases
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CA Expo: DevOps Still Top Of The Agenda
CEO Mike Gregoire says CA's fascination with rapid development practices is not going away
eBay’s Data Centre Innovation Won’t Stop With Fuel Cells
Fuel cells and recovered energy are nothing. eBay's Dean Nelson has more ideas up his sleeve
Samsung Ordered To Pay Apple £179m Damages
Jury decision means that Samsung must pay Apple a total of $930 million (£574m) in damages
Canadian Pension Fund AIMCo Says BlackBerry Lacks Recovery Plan
AIMCo CEO hopes BlackBerry can stage comeback, but says he wont invest just because its Canadian
Windows Phone Developer Numbers To Double In 2014
The number of developers working on Windows Phone apps will double in 2014, says new study
Microsoft’s Scroogled Store Opens For Google Haters
Microsoft's Scroogled Store provides the perfect Christmas gifts for those people who hate Google
Green500 Supercomputer List Reveals Intel, Nvidia Surprise
Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs are used in the world's top 10 most energy-efficient supercomputers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Arrives With Precision Timing
Red Hat's new enterprise Linux release launches and offers new security, virtualisation and time-keeping features
Instagram, Waze Join Windows Phone 8 App Ecosystem
The Windows Phone apps ecosystem gets a boost with the arrival of the Instagram and Waze apps
Quiz Of The Week: Women In Tech
Women have been at the heart of tech since the industry began. Our quiz charts their success
Salesforce: Customers Hungry For Better Encryption After NSA Snooping
Salesforce says it will deliver better, wider encryption services for customers concerned about the Edward Snowden leaks
Facebook Suing Alleged Bieber Sex Spammer
Social network files complaint about alleged mass spam campaign
Review: iPad Mini With Retina Display
Is the new iPad Mini with Retina Display more than just a pint-sized iPad?
British Security Chiefs Let NSA Store UK Email Addresses And Phone Numbers – Snowden
Latest documents give strongest confirmation yet that UK citizens have been spied upon by the NSA
Apple’s Futuristic Cupertino HQ Receives City Approval
Apple can finally start building its 'spaceship' headquarters after Cupertino council gives approval
Nexus Wireless Charger To Magically Power Google Devices
Qi-powered wireless charger works with Google Nexus 4, 5 and 7
Ofcom Identifies ’25 Times’ More Spectrum For Mobile Broadband
Ofcom wants to release more spectrum for mobile broadband to cope with expected demand
Google Wallet Adds Card For Payments And Cash Withdrawals
Google Wallet Card aims to make payment system more accessible - but only in the US
Green Grid Takes Data Centre Efficiency Fight To Government
Governments need to handle data centres with care, The Green Grid and techUK argue
New Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 Supports Ultra HD 4K Video
Qualcomm's new chip promises video at Ultra HD 4K resolution, while the IPQ chipset targets the 'Internet of Things'
BlackBerry Porsche P’9982 Smartphone Targets High End Market
Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry launches high-end Porsche P'9982 smartphone
Intel To Open Retail Stores For Christmas Period
Intel is the latest tech vendor to open retail stores to reach out to consumers, but the shops will be temporary
Google Offers More Control With Glass Development Kit
Google Glass developers will get more control of their designs with the new Glass Development Kit (GDK)
Unify Upgrades OpenScape 4000 For Unified Comms Push
Unify launches the OpenScape 4000 IP communications platform to pave the way to its UC solution
Current Smartwatches Are Ugly And Lack Functionality – Gartner
Gartner says consumers are unconvinced by smartwatches and will stick to tablets this Christmas
Salesforce: Microsoft Doesn’t Get Social or Mobile
Cloud giant still has some bad words to say about its rivals
When Salesforce Connects Us All, Privacy Becomes Impossible
Tech companies are pursuing the hyper-connected dream, and we will follow, regardless of the massive impact it will have on our privacy and security, says Tom Brewster
Google And Facebook: Green Goals Clash With Libertarian Leanings
The Internet giants may be cleaning up their energy act, but Peter Judge asks how deep is their care for the planet
Samsung Looks To The Enterprise As The Smartphone Market Saturates
Samsung' wants to replace BlackBerry and be a major enterprise provider, Jae Shin and Andrew Mills tell TechWeekEurope