HTC to focus on mid-range to engineer a recovery as sales slump again
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2014
Russian Government Says Bitcoin Is Illegal
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office says Bitcoin is used for money laundering, and should be avoided
Yahoo To Partner With Yelp On Local Search Results
Local reviews and information will boost and improve Yahoo search results
Dyson Pledges £5 Million Investment In UK Robotics
Money from Dyson will contribute towards formation of new robotics lab at London Imperial College
Met Police To Go Mobile With Tablet Rollout
The Metropolitan Police Service has released its IT transformation plan, which includes a broad tablet deployment and increased use of cloud and social media services
Vodafone Bids £5.8bn For Spanish Cable Company Ono – Report
Vodafone reportedly looks to boost European fixed line network with another acquisition
Whistleblower: Barclays Customer Data Stolen And Sold For Scammers’ Use
Bank says it is looking into a report that data was stolen before being used and sold by rogue traders
Snowden Used Basic Web Scraping Tools In NSA Breach
Use of basic web crawlers leads to concern over the quality of the intelligence agency's security
Cisco, Samsung Reach Patent Deal
The agreement between Cisco and Samsung follows similar arrangements between Cisco and Google and Samsung and Google
Report: Apple Receives Sapphire Equipment For iPhone 6 Display
Apple has reportedly received a delivery of sapphire-manufacturing gear, lending credibility to the rumour that the iPhone 6 will use a sapphire display
Microsoft Offers Resources For Switching Off XP
Microsoft has published a variety of tools for helping small businesses and consumers make the switch away from Windows XP ahead of its end-of-support date in early April
Study Finds US Government Running Insecure Systems
A report compiled by a US senator has discovered serious security shortcomings in US government agencies, including weak passwords and unpatched software
Apple Extends Imagination GPU Licensing Deal
Looks like iPhones are not going to feature Nvidia chips any time soon
Code Club Pro Aims To Arm Teachers With Vital Computing Skills
Government and Google-backed organisation looks to boost computing skills of primary teachers
World’s ‘Largest Guest Network’ To Power Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
Avaya tells TechWeekEurope about its role in creating the network for Sochi 2014
IT Life: Luckily, It’s Not Brain Surgery
Stewart Smythe wanted to be a brain surgeon. He wound up running a service provider
Tech Success: Mobile Devices As The First Line Of Defence
SitexOrbis is looking after lone workers through an always-on mobile app
Huawei Investigated Over Indian Hacking Allegation
Investigation relates to shady happenings around Indian state telecoms company
Google Doodle Offers Support to LGBT Community Ahead of Sochi 2014
Google becomes latest tech firm to offer support, while activists hijack McDonalds Sochi 2014 Twitter campaign
Google To Own Six Percent Of Lenovo As Part Of Motorola Mobility Deal
Search engine giant will complete deal upon completion of Motorola Mobility sale
Android BT Home Smartphone S Promises To Block Nuisance Calls
BT Home Smartphone S offers smartphone features to landline users
Apple Kills The Only iOS-Compatible Bitcoin Trading App
Apple has dumped the Blockchain application from its App Store – and Bitcoin users are threatening to dump their iPhones
IBM Considering Sale Of Semiconductor Business – Report
Goldman Sachs reportedly called in to examine possibility of sale
Glasgow To Offer Free City Wi-Fi For 2014 Commonwealth Games
BT agrees deal with Glasgow City Council to build Wi-Fi network
Government Invests £73m In UK Big Data
David Willetts has announced £73m of new funding for 55 projects related to data analytics, including the establishment of four research centres at English universities
Vidyo Lets Google+ Hangouts Connect To Enterprise Video Conferencing
VidyoH2O allows Google+ Hangouts video tools to communicate with the H.323 protocol used by products from Cisco, Polycom, LifeSize and others
Schneider Electric PowerChute Offers Extended Power Failure Protection
Schneider Electric's PowerChute platform allows users to migrate data to an unaffected area in the event of an extended power failure
Docker Container Virtualisation Comes To Mac OS X
With its latest version, Docker has introduced native support for Apple's Mac OS X, while also shifting to a scheduled release model
Microsoft Reassures Governments Over Cloud OS Data Security
Microsoft has said its global hybrid cloud platform will keep data safely within national borders as it looks for government customers
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