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Google Glass Faces Uncertain Future As Beta Is Halted
Google calls time on its beta test of Google Glass, but claims it is not abandoning the wearable device
Lookout Points To Ransomware Threat As UK Mobile Malware Declines
New report highlights growing awareness of cyber and mobile security, as tactics and threats change
Facebook Touts Free Internet For Colombians
Facebook continues Internet.org push with app that offers free Web access to people in Colombia
Tesco Launches Google Glass App For Hands-Free Shopping
Tesco Grocery Glassware lets shoppers view additional product information or buy goods using Google Glass
Hyprkey’s Mobile Wallet Uses Fingerprints To Authorise Payments
HYPR-3, which supports credit, debit and even Bitcoin, opens for pre-orders today
Google Stops Security Updates For Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
Google will now only fix WebView vulnerabilities itself if they affect Android 4.4 KitKat or later
Netflix Denies Change To VPN Policies
Netflix denies caving into pressure from Hollywood and TV studios over geographic licensing issues
Google Cloud Releases Trace Beta
Tool allows you to diagnose service performance bottlenecks on Google Cloud
Apple Boasts of ‘Record’ £331m App Store Spend In First Week Of January
Apple says New Year's Day was the must lucrative day in the App Store's history
Apple To Increase UK App Store Prices
Apple informs developers about price changes following tax rate and currency adjustments
Microsoft Office Apps For Android Tablets Now On Google Play
Microsoft Office apps now available for likes of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
CES 2015 – Alcatel Introduces Dual iOS / Android Smartwatch
$149 smartwatch sees Alcatel attempting to undercut Apple Watch and Android Wear devices
Don’t Worry – We Haven’t Forgotten About Windows Phone, Says Microsoft Office Team
Range of Office and Windows Phone announcements coming soon following iOS and Android launch
Microsoft To Ditch Internet Explorer For ‘Spartan’ Browser?
RIP Internet Explorer? Microsoft reportedly develops an entirely new web browser for Windows 10
Top 10 iPad Apps For Christmas
Fill your iPad with the best apps on the iOS App Store
Mobile Commerce Heads For £1.3bn Christmas Bonanza
Mobile payments are vital to Christmas and Boxing Day sales
BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers
BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA
How To Give Staff Apps They Want And Keep Them Away From Shadow IT
Angelo di Ventura, director of web solutions specialist Trustmarque, explains how businesses can bring cloud computing out from the shadows
Mobile Gamers Beware – Assassin’s Creed-Themed Malware Is Lurking In The Shadows
Malware disguised as Assassin's Creed app detected by Zscaler researchers
Apple And IBM Launch First Industry-Specific ‘MobileFirst’ Apps
New apps targeting public and private sector are made available to enterprise customers
Box Beefs Up Security With Box Trust Partner Network And EMM App
Box Trust and Box for EMM seek to help customers choose and combine security products more easily
Talk2Go App Lets TalkTalk Business Users Make Landline Calls On Their Mobile
TalkTalk Business says users will never miss a call again as next generation network sees busiest day in its history
Blackphone To Launch Security-Focused App Store
Launch comes as part of major update to PrivatOS Blackphone software
Microsoft Azure RemoteApp To Deliver Windows Apps To Android, iOS
Microsoft Azure RemoteApp available to everyone later this month, promising remote delivery is better than a native app
Apple’s Steve Jobs Provides Evidence In iPod Lawsuit
Steve Jobs and his actions are a central element in a lawsuit which alleges Apple 'wiped' rival songs from iPods
Braintree Brings Single Touch Shopping To Your Mobile Phone
PayPal-owned company extends reach of OneTouch service to nine new territories, including the UK
5 Things We Learned About Business Apps In 2014
IBM MaaS360 believes we can learn a lot from the evolving enterprise app landscape
Barclays Launches Face To Face Video Banking Service
Round the clock Barclays service works similar to Skype and FaceTime and is first to launch in the UK
GCHQ Former Boss Issues Smartphone Data Warning
Former boss of British spy agency says smartphone biometric security measures need more control and supervision