BPC Banking Technologies will help Palestine as it attempts to rebuild its national currency
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2013
Yahoo Kills Chinese Services
Yahoo is pulling out of China, meaning its relationship with Alibaba is changing for good
Google And Microsoft To Sue US Government Over Surveillance Transparency
They might not get on usually, but Google and Microsoft have joined forces to fight the US government over transparency around data requests
Big Switches See Growth Again
Network switches for carriers are seeing growth after some troubled times, according to research
Joel Monnier: ‘Kalray has decided to reinvent the processor’
Kalray's low-energy mujlticore chips have potential inside and outside the embedded market.
Kickstarter Project Flutter Proposes M2M Net With Half A Mile Range
Flutter is building a cheap Arduino-based tool for the Internet of Things
Syrian Electronic Army Denies Anonymous Exposed Its Members
Actors affiliated with Anonymous claim they have a load of the Syrian Electronic Army's data, but the pro-Assad group tells TechWeek that's not true
Microsoft Replaces Channel Chief
Jon Roskill stands down and 17-year Microsoft veteran Phil Sorgen takes his place
Leaked Photos: Samsung Smartwatch Prototype Looks Clumsy
In leaked photos, a Galaxy Gear smartwatch prototype looks like a shrunken phone
Vodafone Confirms ‘Advanced’ Verizon Talks On £84bn Buyout
Vodafone and Verizon are expected to finalise an £84bn deal which would see Vodafone exit the highly profitable US wireless market
HTC Execs Arrested In Data Leak Probe
Three design executives are arrested over allegations they were going to use HTC information to set up a new company
Imagination Prepares MIPS Expansion
Imagination is planning to extend the MIPS technology it acquired last year into servers, mobile devices and wearable technologies
Python Raises Bar On Code Quality
The defect density in the Python programming language now surpasses that of other open source and proprietary projects, according to Coverity
Big Data Market To Be Worth $46 Billion By 2018
A new study has predicted that the market for big data products will grow by 26 percent per year through 2018, driven by the rise of unstructured data and demand for predictive analytics
Google Adds Italy, Bulgaria To Crowdsourced Mapping Programme
Google has extended its Map Maker programme to Italy, Bulgaria, Vatican City and San Marino, allowing users to add local details
Former Microsoft Exec Steven Sinofsky To Moonlight At Box
The man praised for Windows 7 and blamed for Windows 8 will work for SkyDrive competitor
Poll: Who Should Take Ballmer’s Place At Microsoft?
Don't leave it to the Microsoft board! Have your say here on who should succeed Steve Ballmer in the Microsoft corner office
Android VP Hugo Barra Departs Google For Xiaomi
Personal issues blow up just as Barra's blows over to a Chinese smartphone manufacturer
BDUK Deal Makes Newcastle One Of Europe’s Best Connected Cities
BT wins more BDUK cash in the Northeast in £3.8m deal to extend fibre to 97 percent of Newcastle-on-Tyne
BT Calls Time On Old Dial-Up Service – Or Does It?
If you can't get broadband, you'll have to take your modem over to BT-owned Plusnet
Three Abolishes Roaming Charges For Data, Calls And Texts To UK In 7 Countries
Calling home and surfing the web is now much much cheaper in seven Hutchison countries
Facebook Wants All Profile Photos For Its Face Recognition Database
Facebook plans to expand controversial "Tag Suggest" feature, use more customer content for advertising purposes
TechWeek Readers Back BlackBerry
BlackBerry can survive as a private company, you say - or will it crash and burn?
New York Times Sowed Its Own Disaster
The Syrians hit the New York Times via Australia, but the newspaper had only itself to blame, says Sean Michael Kerner
Milton Keynes And Bedfordshire Agree £12m BT BDUK Deal
BT wins yet more BDUK cash in Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire
BlackBerry Is Too Late To Spin Off BBM
BBM is a great product, but BlackBerry missed its chance to give it a separate existence, says Michelle Maisto
IT Life: Ads On Automatic
Ruud Wanck wants to make media planning fully automated
Salesforce Beats Expectations And Raises Forecast
Salesforce has pleased Wall Street by beating its expectations and raising its forecast for the current quarter
Broadcom Targets Wearable Tech Role
Broadcom is to push into the wearable devices market after upgrading its WICED Direct chip platform
Google Beefs Up Street View Exploration
Google continues to add more detailed images to its Street View galleries of the world's top destinations