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Broadcasters Say Freeview TV Is More Valuable Than Mobile Data
Ofcom should not neglect digital terrestrial TV in favour of 4G, say broadcasters
Lawyer: EU Privacy Laws Will Lead To Fining Frenzy In UK
As Viviane Reding says greater fining powers are needed, top data protection lawyer warns about incoming laws
80,000 BlackBerry Devices Drafted In By The Pentagon
US Department of Defence relies on Blackberry devices for a revamped mobile working programme
Microsoft To Prepare 160,000 Teachers For The New Curriculum
The Switched On Computing initiative offers instructions in areas including "computational thinking"
Ofcom Authorises Faster Satellite Wi-Fi For Ships, Planes And Trains
Ofcom expects to issue first licenses for earth stations in February
HP Is Advertising The Benefits Of… Windows 7?
The company has launched a campaign aimed at people who just can’t get to grips with Windows 8
Health-Oriented Apple iWatch To Have LG’s OLED Screens – Reports
Apple hires bio-sensor experts, while rumours say LG will make the iWatch's screen
South Korea Bank Data Breach Hits 15m
Epic data breach affecting a third of all South Koreans - believed to have been an inside job
Amazon Looks To Ship Stuff Before You Order It
Patent for ‘Anticipatory Shipping’ looks to deliver products to shoppers before they even know they want them
Jimmy Wales To Lead Charity MVNO The People’s Operator
Jimmy Wales targets "viral growth" and US expansion in his role as co-chair
Baboom! Kim Dotcom Previews Music Service, Launches Debut Album
Good Times by Kim Dotcom is out on Baboom, iTunes and Google Play
NTT DoCoMo Delays Tizen Smartphone Launch
Samsung-backed operating system suffers yet another setback
US Authorities Set For Silk Road Bitcoin Sale
The state gets drawn into the virtual currency game
Google Chrome Feedly And Twitter Extensions Pulled In Adware Scare
Two extensions to Google's Chrome browser concerning social media were apparently spamming users with ads
Sky And Vodafone Discuss Possible Alliance To Combat BT – Report
Fearing challenges to their TV and mobile businesses, Sky and Vodafone could team up
Microsoft Accused Of Buying Manufacturer Support For Windows Phone
Microsoft has denied claims that it pays OEMs millions of dollars to produce devices supporting its Windows Phone OS
Obama: NSA Phone Surveillance Will Be Controlled… Some Day
President Obama defended the creation of a phone call database but promised access to it will be controlled
Government Universal Credit IT System Woefully Understaffed
New government service to support a flagship reform is only supported by three employees
Cisco: DDoS And Infrastructure Attacks Among The Biggest Threats In 2014
Meanwhile, the industry is missing almost a million cyber security professionals
Tech City CEO Joanna Shields To Be Replaced By BlackBerry’s Gerard Grech
Joanna Shields steps down as Tech City CEO next month. She's now on the board of the London Stock Exchange
China Launches ‘Independent’ OS For Smartphones, PCs
China OS is a Linux-based OS designed to break foreign dominance
Snowden: NSA Collects 200m Texts A Day And GCHQ Can See Them Too
GCHQ has access to NSA Dishfire database of texts and phone numbers, according to leaked documents
Google Glass Driver Cleared By US Court
Ceclila Abadie was wearing Google Glass but there was no proof it was switched on
IBM To Invest $1.2 Billion Into New Cloud Data Centres
Big Blue is looking to expand its cloud capabilities across the globe
Vodafone Demands Right To Publish Government Surveillance Requests
Vodafone writes to 24 governments to ask for more freedom to be open
Microsoft Extends Windows XP Protection To 2015
The company will continue providing anti-malware updates, but nothing more
4G Data Roaming To Generate £26bn For Operators By 2018
New report says 4G will increase roaming revenues, but warns EU legislation will start to bite
Man Jailed For Refusing To Reveal USB Password
Syed Hussain, already serving time for helping to plot attacks against UK targets, got another four months
Neul Launches A Network For The Internet Of Things
BT is testing a network created by Cambridge start-up Neul for the Weightless machine-to-machine communication standard