The Chinese manufacturer posts record sales, record profits, says it will turn Motorola around in two to five quarters
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EU Wants A Deadline For ‘Globalisation’ Of ICANN
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes says it’s time to change the way the Internet is governed
Half TechWeek’s Readers Will Stay Put In 2014
A lot of TechWeek readers plan to stay at their current employers this year and some expect a promotion, like Satya Nadella, but a third plan to change bosses
Wireless Charging Groups A4WP And PMA Team Up Against Qi
A4WP and Power Matters Alliance announce partnership to combine knowledge on wireless charging technology
Microsoft Claims ‘System Error’ Blocks Chinese Bing Search Results
Microsoft denies censoring its Chinese language search results, but blames a 'system error' for Bing omissions
Mozilla To Introduce Advertising Into Firefox
The new feature called ‘Directory Tiles’ will display curated, sponsored content
Malicious Flappy Bird Clones Fly Around Dodgy App Stores
Flappy Bird clones do nasty things to people's phones
Vodafone Rejects Requests For Free Access To Facebook
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao says Facebook asked him to carry its data for free on the Vodafone network in developing countries, by dropping the social network from data plans
Bitcoin Battered By DoS Attacks
Attackers take advantage of a weakness in the cryptocurrency protocol known as “transaction malleability” and a number of exchanges suspend trading
Google Asks Congress To Revise Privacy Laws
Google asks US Congress to revise American privacy laws and takes part in "The Day We Fight Back" campaign, in the wake of revelations of NSA surveillance
Microsoft Surprises With IE Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft springs a surprise and decides to include a massive IE update in its Patch Tuesday release. Meanwhile, Adob e fixes a small Shockwave flaw
PayPal President Has Credit Card Hacked
Online payments chief had card ‘skimmed’ whilst in the UK - and says it wouldn't have happened if we all used PayPal
Rackspace CEO Retires As Firm Looks Towards Hybrid Cloud
Rackspace CEO Lanham Napier retires and is replaced by co-founder Graham Weston, who will steer the company to higher-level services
Safer Internet Day: Neelie Kroes Says Parents Must Protect Children Online
EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes says the government cannot keep your kids safe online
Cloudera Offers Apache Spark For Hadoop Big Data
Creator of Hadoop Doug Cutting says the use of MapReduce engine for Big Data projects will decline, replaced by Apache Spark
Virgin Atlantic Launches Google Glass Staff Trial
Pilot scheme will see airline staff use Google Glass to make VIP travellers more comfortable
CloudFlare: Biggest DDoS Ever Hits Europe
DDoS weighing in at nearly 400Gbps targets unnamed CloudFlare customer in Europe, as attackers use NTP to amplify attack
Android-Powered Nokia Normandy Set For MWC – Report
Nokia Normandy is strongly tipped to land at MWC 2014, as a low-cost complement to Windows Phone for emerging markets
The Mask: One Of The Sneakiest Government Malware Campaigns Ever Uncovered
Super-smart attacks targeting various government and activist bodies in Morocco, France, Spain and the UK
New York City Police Department Testing Google Glass
New York's police have taken delivery of two Google Glass devices for testing, as the devices continue to spark legal questions
LinkedIn Pulls Intro Service After Only Five Months
Integrated iPhone email service sparked security concerns after being introduced last October
Bitcoin In Crisis: Mt Gox Claims To Be Fixing Network-Wide Vulnerability
The exchange resumes currency withdrawals, but refuses to send Bitcoins to third-party wallets until further notice
HTC Settles Patent Row With Nokia, But Revenues Fall Again In Q4
HTC to focus on mid-range to engineer a recovery as sales slump again
Russian Government Says Bitcoin Is Illegal
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office says Bitcoin is used for money laundering, and should be avoided
Dyson Pledges £5 Million Investment In UK Robotics
Money from Dyson will contribute towards formation of new robotics lab at London Imperial College
Met Police To Go Mobile With Tablet Rollout
The Metropolitan Police Service has released its IT transformation plan, which includes a broad tablet deployment and increased use of cloud and social media services
Vodafone Bids £5.8bn For Spanish Cable Company Ono – Report
Vodafone reportedly looks to boost European fixed line network with another acquisition
Whistleblower: Barclays Customer Data Stolen And Sold For Scammers’ Use
Bank says it is looking into a report that data was stolen before being used and sold by rogue traders
Microsoft Offers Resources For Switching Off XP
Microsoft has published a variety of tools for helping small businesses and consumers make the switch away from Windows XP ahead of its end-of-support date in early April
World’s ‘Largest Guest Network’ To Power Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
Avaya tells TechWeekEurope about its role in creating the network for Sochi 2014