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First ‘Online Murder’ Could Happen By The End Of The Year
The Internet of Things could turn out to be a killer, Europol report warns
Yahoo Set To Invest Millions In Snapchat
Investment could value the messaging app at around $10bn
Enterprise Mobility: iOS 8 Increases Its Lead Over The Competition
Cortado CEO Carsten Mickeleit tells us why Apple's latest release means it stays ahead of the pack
Facebook Gearing Up To Launch Messenger Payments Service
Images of upcoming service using Facebook's instant messaging service revealed by hacker on Twitter
Google Adds To IoT With Physical Web Standard
Google launches its open source Physical Web standard, that aims to open up interaction with different devices
The Xen Vulnerability That Rebooted the Public Cloud
More details are now public on the open-source Xen hypervisor vulnerability that triggered full Amazon, Rackspace and IBM cloud reboots
Revealed: Tesco Launches Hudl2 Tablet
£129 tablet goes on sale in Tesco stores from October 9
Facebook To Launch Healthcare Services
Support communities and Facebook fitness apps among offerings rumoured to be on the way
Dubai Police Force Gets Google Glass To Help Fight Crime
Judge Dredd-esque look will give officers facial recognition software to identify criminals
Microsoft Announces New Office 365 Plans For SMBs
Office 365 Business packages start at just $5 a month per user
Windows 10 Name Jump Blamed On Coding Shortcut
Developer suggests real reason why Microsoft decided not to name its new operating system Windows 9
FBI Shuts Down “Stalking” App
StealthGenie allowed users to monitor calls and texts and eavesdrop using device microphone
Interoute Snaps Up Vtesse To Extend UK Cloud Footprint
Vtesse network currently connects 55 data centres across 48 towns and cities
ARM Reveals Free OS For Internet Of Things
Life beyond smartphones as ARM seeks to capitalise on the growing Internet of Things sector
Twitter Funds MIT Research For Social Data Analysis
Twitter to hand over millions of dollars and all of its Tweets to American university researchers for social data study
London Phoneboxes Go Green To Become Solar-Powered Charging Stations
Free of charge Solarbox facility unveiled on Tottenham Court Road by LSE graduates
O2, EE, Vodafone, Bring Carrier Billing To The High Street
Operators team up with payments provider Boku to offer new service
MSN Gets A Mobile Makeover
In a nod to the post-PC era, Microsoft's long-lived Web portal is now optimized for tablets and smartphones
Edinburgh Airport To Welcome Arrivals With Google Glass
Trial follows similar rollout by Virgin Atlantic staff at Heathrow earlier this year
EE’s 4G Coverage Tops 75 Percent Of UK As It Promises Further Rollouts
Network now includes 18 new coverage areas across the UK, including Sandhurst and Abingdon
Samsung Confirms October 17 UK Launch Date For Galaxy Note 4
However company forced to deny rumours of possible design defect in phablet device
Dell Announces Data Analytics Solutions For Mid-Sized Companies
Dell and Oracle help customers deploy Oracle Business Intelligence applications
Confirmed: eBay To Split Off PayPal
Split to be completed mid-2015, with American Express executive Dan Schulman becoming PayPal President and CEO
Kuddle To Partner Microsoft For Child Friendly Tablet
A child friendly tablet is being developed by Microsoft and Norwegian picture sharing app Kuddle
Is This The New Google Nexus 6?
Rumoured specifications and images of new Motorola-made device emerge online
Tibco Goes Private After £2.6bn Buyout
Tibco Software becomes the latest enterprise software provider to be acquired by a private equity firm
Cisco Ramps Up Cloud Push With $1bn Investment
30 new partners including BT and Deutsche Telekom signed up for Intercloud network
O2 Customers Can Now Add iTunes Purchases To Their Bills
Any iTunes Codes will be included in monthly costs
Say Hello To Amelia, The Employee Of The Future
IPSoft’s creation is one of the most advanced AI programs around today