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All MPs To Receive iPad Air 2 After General Election
All 650 MPs will be entitled to an iPad Air 2 but opposition demands device agnostic strategy
White House Hires Ex-Facebook Director For Tech Modernisation
Former engineering boss at Facebook hired as the first ever director of IT at the White House
The Rise Of Mega Cities And Data’s Work – Did The Budget Get It Right?
Sean Jackson, CMO at EXASOL, an analytic database management software company, believes the UK Government is finally getting something spot on
Budget 2015 – Has The Chancellor Done Enough For UK Tech Industry?
How has the promise of 100Mbps ultrafast broadband and investment for the IoT in the Budget gone down with the industry?
BT Fined £800,000 For Next Generation Text Relay Delay
BT says delay caused by problems with dealing with emergency calls
Shh! 70 Libraries And Community Centres Get BT Wi-Fi To Tackle Digital Divide
BT and Barclays team up to help tackle digital divide by offering Wi-Fi and support to the 'heartbeat' of the community
University IT Departments ‘Failing’ Students
University IT research shows many departments are struggling to keep up with latest tech trends
EU To Model New Security Force On British Counter-Terrorism Unit
Plans for a Europe-wide counter-terrorism unit are being considered to tackle Jihad John and his pals
Ofcom To Hold First Major Communications Review In Ten Years
Ofcom seeks a balance between competition, consumer choice and incentive to invest
Three Digital Catapult Centres Created To Help Foster Innovation Outside London
Digital Catapult promises £9 million of benefit to local digital economies as new centres officially open
Worst UK Broadband Street ‘135 Times Slower’ Than Fastest
Research hints at huge disparities in service and suggests the north is better than the south for broadband
Met Police Says Tablets Save Officers One Hour Every Shift
Met Police wants to expand trial of Vodafone 4G-enabled tablets after success in the field
Government – UK Is ‘Not Prepared’ For Driverless Cars
Commons transport committee report says that more needs to be done to make Britain ready for the automotive revolution
Pentagon Seeks Hacker Proof Weapon Systems
The top American arms buyer wants future US weapon systems to be hacker-proof
Governments Want EU Roaming Charges To Stay Until At Least 2018
European governments oppose end to EU roaming charges and don't give net neutrality their full backing, going against the European Parliament
China Hits Back At Obama Over Software Backdoors
The war of words escalates between America and China over its demand for a backdoor in foreign software
Ofcom: 32% Of Broadband Connections Are Superfast, But Urban-Rural Divide Is Widening
Ofcom says rural and suburban broadband speeds did not rise in the six months leading up to November 2014 and are just one third of urban speeds
FBI Offers Biggest Ever Reward For Admin Of Gameover Zeus Botnet
Russian hacker behind the Gameover Zeus botnet is hit with world's largest ever reward for his arrest
UK Is ‘Sixth Best Digital Nation’ In The EU
European Commission report places Denmark top, and praises UK on availability of cheap, fast broadband
Twitter Voices Support For Net Neutrality
Twitter says net neutrality legislation essential for US economy and for freedom of speech
Ordnance Survey To Release OS OpenMap To Help Developers Build Mapping Apps
Ordnance Survey says it wants to help developers create new kinds of application through open data and better licences
NSA Analysis Of Sony Hack Identifies North Korea
The NSA backs FBI conclusion that North Korea was responsible for the damaging hack of Sony Pictures
GCHQ And NSA ‘Hacked’ SIM Card Firm To Spy On Calls And Texts
GCHQ and NSA accused of hacking Gemalto in documents allegedly leaked by Edward Snowden
Government Dismisses House of Lords’ London Broadband Concerns
Ed Vaizey says the situation in the capital is much better than the House of Lords thinks
Welsh Government Offers £3m To Boost Business Broadband
Welsh Government issues tender for contracts to improve broadband coverage in the country
Treat Broadband Like A Utility, Says House of Lords
House of Lords says presence of broadband notspots in rural areas is "unacceptable"
Motorola Solutions ‘Seeks’ Buyer Amid Slowing Revenues
Is the last part of Motorola about to be sold off?
O2 Offers Public Sector And Charities £100 For Tablet Purchase
O2 'No.10' tariff offers 5GB of data for £10 a month, along with £100 connection credit
Government Turns Attention To ‘Final Five Percent’ As BDUK Connects 2m Homes To Fibre
Government-funded BDUK projects have connected two million homes and businesses to superfast broadband