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UK Tech Industry Growth Outpacing UK Economy
But critics say there's still a North/South divide as even far-flung hubs like Cornwall hit massive growth
Surge In IoT Projects Helps ARM Shrug Off Smartphone Slowdown
Smartphone slowdown? ARM posts record profit and sales, but market frets over future and shares tumble
Cisco Buys IoT Specialist Jasper For £960m
Cisco sharpens its focus on the Internet of Things with purchase of Jasper Technologies
Alphabet More Valuable Than Apple As Google’s Core Business Beats Expectations
But operating loss from Alphabet's self-driving cars and other moonshots increases to £2.5 billion
Xerox Confirms Company Split, Denies Icahn Pressure
End of an era for tech titan as Xerox reveals it will split into two companies, but denies Icahn was the reason
IBM Boss Rometty To Pocket £3m Bonus For 2016
Despite 15 back to back quarters of revenue decline, Rometty's bonus boost is almost $1m more than last year's
VMware Prepares For Weak, Transitionary 2016 As 800 Jobs Axed
VMware announces 2016 revenues below analyst expectations after strong last quarter of 2015
7 Of The Most Successful Tech Companies In Scotland
From Aberdonian bedrooms to billion dollar companies, here's a selection of Scottish tech firms that are keeping Scotland top of the innovation food chain
Yahoo ‘Rejects’ Offers For Internet Business
Sources claim Yahoo will reveal its next strategic moves on 2 February, the day of its quarterly earnings call
MariaDB Gets £6.35m Funding, Appoints New CEO, CTO
Open source database MariaDB gets more funding from Intel and others as it seeks to expand
IBM Posts More Declines Despite Cloud Progress
Bad news for shareholders. Fifteenth consecutive revenue fall as Big Blue continues painful migration to cloud
Symantec Will Lose Out On $1bn Cash With Veritas Sale
Veritas buyer Carlyle Group and Symantec amend original $8bn deal after "uncertainties" arose
Worldwide IT Spending Plummets $216bn
But the data centre sector is faring well, according to Gartner, with a three percent growth in spending projected for 2016
Apple Wants To Analyse Your Face To Read Your Emotions
Phonemaker reportedly buys artificial intelligence firm Emotient to get more in touch with its users
UK Tech Firms Smash VC Investment Record
2015 marks a great year for UK tech firms as VC investment totals £2.4bn
The New Wave Of Challenger Banks: How Will Digital-Only Banks Shake Up Financial Services?
Simon Cadbury from Intelligent Environments tells us how digital-only banks are set to shake up banking as we know it
Capgemini Acquires Oinio To Boost European Salesforce Power
Munich's Oinio to help Capgemini offer Salesforce-based agile innovation to enterprise customers at scale
Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent Deal Gets Final Go-Ahead
Nokia will gain control of rival network equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent from January 14
One New Tech Start-Up Is Born In The UK Each Hour
Tech sector is the UK's strongest-growing area, KPMG report estimates
Dell Prepares SecureWorks IPO
Strong growth but increasing losses reported as Dell continues EMC-deal corporate shuffle
Oracle Beats Street On Profits, But Revenue Still Slipping
Total cloud revenue was up 31 percent, but total on-premises software (down 7 percent) and hardware (down 16 percent) sales continue to be problematic
Qualcomm Not Splitting Into Two, Board Of Directors Announce
Following a special committee and board of directors meeting, management decide not to restructure Qualcomm's chip and licensing businesses
South China Morning Post Purchase Is Perfect For An Alibaba That Wants To Go Global
Alibaba can only benefit from a better portrayal of Chinese business in the West
Yahoo Ditches Alibaba Spin Off, Creates New Company For Asset Transparency
After a week of deliberations, Yahoo's board of directors has shelved plans to spin off company's stake in Alibaba
Google Halts European Venture Capital Scheme
Google Ventures Europe to rolled into one entity with US operation after just over a year
Motorola Solutions Acquires Airwave For £817m
British firm's acquisition welcomed by trade union as Motorola spends close to a £1bn for Airwave
Worldpay Offers Loans To UK Small Businesses
Payments firm looks to offer new affordable funding option to small businesses
Yahoo Board Members Considering Sale Of Core Internet Business
Meetings are also being held at Yahoo to discuss potential spin off of $30bn stake in Alibaba
Dell, EMC, VMware Look To Boost Shareholder Support For Deal
Vendors reportedly are considering changes to a plan for Virtustream in hopes of improving investor confidence in Dell's $67 billion bid for EMC