Vodafone says it's on the right track in Europe as £19bn investment programme boosts 4G capabilities
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Hutchison: Merged Three-O2 Would Freeze Prices And Invest £5bn
CK Hutchison defends proposed takeover, saying its promises to retail and wholesale customers will maintain competition and allow it to compete with BT and Vodafone
Mirantis Ramps Up In Europe With German Office, New Hires And OpenStack Engineers
OpenStack vendor Mirantis turns attention to European sales as company closes 2015 with "outstanding" growth
Google Pulls Samsung Ad Blocking App From Play Store
Ad blocking app for Samsung phones pulled from Google's Play Store for breach of terms and conditions
Smartphones, 4G, IoT To Boost Mobile Data Traffic To 367 Exabytes In 2020
Cisco figures suggest huge increase in mobile data use, fuelled by more devices, faster and more plentiful networks, and video applications
Majority Of Businesses Not Confident In Achieving 2018’s GDPR Compliance
Netskope survey finds that with just two years to go, IT pros still have concerns about to to meet GDPR regulations
How To Survive The End Of The World Wide Web
Companies must place user experience at the heart of digital innovation as the traditional web model dies, says Richard Knights, UK head of creative technology, Wipro Digital
Online Dating: UK Romance Fraud Booming
Around 500,000 UK adults have fall victim to online dating or romance scams
London’s Black Cabs Are Going Contactless
Card payments will be installed in all black cabs by October, TfL confirms
Ireland’s Technology Teachers Strike Over Funding Cuts
Budget cuts blamed in Ireland as lecturers down tools and distrupt tech teaching to students
Why Virtual Reality Could Be The Real 6 Nations Winner
Accenture’s virtual reality app looks to put fans in the thick of the match
Oracle Launches New Cloud Partner Programme
Four tiers offered to encourage partner cloud growth
DCMS: £10m ‘Alternative’ Broadband Trials Will Help Smaller ISPs Win BDUK Deals
Government claims pilots of satellite, fixed wireless and hybrid broadband will help smaller ISPs battle BT and Virgin Media for BDUK money
Porsche Turns Down Driverless Cars
Consumers would much rather enjoy driving a sports car themselves, Porsche boss says
Microsoft Turns On Yammer For Office 365 Customers
Enterprise social network push. Microsoft activates Yammer for all eligible Office 365 business customers
Google Will Show ‘Counter-Narrative’ AdWords To Users Searching For Terrorist Websites
Users searching for content related to terrorism will be 'anti-radicalisation' wesbites in Google's new trials
These ‘Hack-Proof’ RFID Chips Could Stop Your Cash Being Stolen
MIT researchers have created RFID chips, which they believe will vastly improve security of credit cards, key cards and warehouse goods
Dutch Police Unleash Drone-Killing Eagles
Birds of prey trained to take down drones that pose a threat to public safety
Software Glitch Delays Delta Airlines Flights
Software outage delays two dozen Delta flights in the US, adding to growing number of aviation-computer incidents
eBay ‘Won’t Fix’ JavaScript Flaw That Exposes Users To Malware, Phishing
Flaw in eBay custom descriptions could allow for the execution of malicious JavaScript, but no fix appears to be on the horizon
Vodafone And Liberty Global Discuss Joint Venture
Vodafone and Liberty Global could create a joint-venture in the Netherlands to take on former state-owned telco - could they do the same in the UK?
M-Tickets Could Spell The End For Paper Train Tickets
Proposals to introduce ‘m-tickets’ could allow for mobile and smartcard ticket travel across the UK
Microsoft Snaps Up UK Startup SwiftKey For £174m
Microsoft gains yet another productivity app and AI technology in SwiftKey
Salesforce Says Latest Apps Let Users Run Business On Mobile Devices
Salesforce.com is introducing new and updated products based on its Lightning application technology that are designed to enable businesses to run their sales operations entirely on mobile devices
Yahoo Cuts Workforce By 15 Percent As Part Of ‘Strategic Growth’ Plan
Yahoo looks to save £278m annually as Internet business sale is mulled over
Ethical Hackers – What They Do And Why
Mark Amory, ethical hacking expert at IT training firm QA, explains why ethical hackers are the unsung heroes of the IT world
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Safe Harbour 2.0: EU And US Reach New Transatlantic Data Sharing Deal
EU happy with new Safe Harbour data sharing framework after US provides written assurances protecting against mass surveillance
Windows 10 Starts Forcibly Installing Itself On Older PCs
Resistance is futile, it seems, as “recommended update” begins self-installing
EC: EU Nations Must Reassign 700MHz For Mobile Broadband By 2020
EU proposals would require EU countries to release 700MHz frequencies by 30 June 2020 so they can be used for mobile broadband and cross-border applications