BlackBerry axes 40 percent of its workforce as part of enterprise-focussed restructure
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2013
US And UK Operators Complain Of iPhone 5S Shortage – Reports
iPhone 5S is sold out amid suggestions Apple wants to drive iPhone 5C sales
CEOP Warns Child Abuse Online Is Evolving
Children as young as eight are being blackmailed into performing sex acts live on webcam
RSA Warns Customers About NSA Encryption Cracking
RSA is one of the first commercial companies to warn about issues with encryption after revelations about the NSA's meddling with standards
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop To Receive £16m Payoff Ahead Of Microsoft Return
Outgoing CEO set to get massive settlement before he rejoins old company
ICO To Investigate The Impact Of Snowden Revelations On Privacy
Christopher Graham wants to know if the NSA really had access to encrypted bank data
Ubuntu Touch Mobile OS Set For 17 October Launch
Ubuntu Mobile plans to press ahead despite crowdfunding failure of Ubuntu Edge
Google Revamps Logo And Integrates App Launcher
Google has tweaked its logo and revamped its home page with the inclusion of an App launcher menu
iOS 7 Bug Lets Users Bypass Passcode Protection
A flaw in iOS 7 is simple to exploit, requiring something resembling a cheat code to access photos and social networks of users
Tech City Is Not Enough: UK Firms Need Government Help to IPO
John Newton of Alfresco asks why are there so few British tech IPOs?
GCHQ ‘Hacked Belgium ISP Belgacom’
Belgacom, which counts the European Commission and the European Parliament as its customers, a target of British intelligence, leaks show
IT Life: Taking Customers To The Clouds
Ian Finlay may have made the first international WAN. At Abiquo he just wants to meet customer needs without undue complexity
Facebook Briefly Appears On Russia’s Internet Blacklist
The social network had three days to avoid being banned across the country
When Britain’s Green SMEs Go To China, Knowledge Goes Both Ways
When British cleantech companies visit the socialist state, Max Smolaks asks if they go to learn or to teach?
Barclays Bank Branch Bugged In £1.3m Breach
Branch hit by crude yet effective attack involving a KVM device
Internet Explorer 11 Preview Arrives For Windows 7 Users
Windows 7 users can now take the next version of Internet Explorer (IE11) out for a test drive
Intel Explains Open Source, OpenStack Commitments
Intel’s open source executive explains the chipmaker’s commitment to open source and the OpenStack cloud
IBM Buys British In Big Data Move
IBM is to acquire Daeja, a British maker of software that helps users view large documents and images
Coverity Tackles Open-Source Defects
Coverity's testing solution is now used by the ANTLR open-source project to find and fix critical software defects
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Community Bounty To Hack iPhone 5S Touch ID Hits Thousands
Crowd-funded bounty is on offer for anyone who can "break into an iPhone 5S by lifting prints (like from a beer mug)"
CERN Preparing Clouds For Big 2015 LHC Switch-On
As CERN prepares to restart the Collider, the IT guys are turning to OpenStack and a European Science Cloud for help
Linus Torvalds Jokes The NSA Wanted A Backdoor In Linux
Torvalds' LinuxCon keynote covered a lot more than the NSA backdoor joke, says Sean Michael Kerner
European Commission Set To Modernise Education Through IT
‘Opening Up Education’ initiative will aim to equip young people with digital tools and skills
Facebook Pays Out For SSL Weakness In Android App
Facebook admits it wasn't doing SSL right in its Android app
BBM Set For Android And iOS Arrival, Ahead Of Z30 Launch
BlackBerry’s popular BBM is to finally arrive on Android and iOS devices this weekend
Malware Disguised As Fake GTA 5 Downloads Spreading Fast
Sites offering free GTA 5 downloads are spreading across the globe and leading to malware
Mac Trojan With Links To Syria Uncovered
Syrian Electronic Army implicated in Mac malware attacks
Barclays Offers Free Document Hosting Service To Online Banking Customers
‘Cloud It’ allows users to upload and manage an unlimited amount of documents in the cloud