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Arabic Dot-Shabaka Domain Launch Signals New Internet Era
Arabic .web suffix is the first of many new domains to be licensed by ICANN
NHS Choices Website Typo Sends Users Into Malware Danger
Coding error added one letter to a linked domain, leading to threats affecting NHS site visitors
Internet Giants Reveal Secret Government Data Requests
Tens of thousands of requests were made by the FISA court in the first half of 2013
Microsoft Scales Back Touch Features In Leaked Windows 8.1 Update
An early version of Windows 8.1 Update 1 leaked on the web indicates Microsoft is planning interface features designed for non-touch PC systems
Windows 8 Tablets Speed Up London Underground Maintenance
Tube Lines says Windows 8 is better than paper (and the iPad) for keeping London moving safely
Vivaldi: A Privacy-Friendly Social Network Opens For Business
Co-founder of Opera Software Jon von Tetzchner unveils his latest project in Iceland
Cryptography Legend Quisquater: No Proof I Was Targeted By NSA Or GCHQ
Jean-Jacques Quisquater tells TechWeek media reports his machine was hacked by GCHQ or NSA snoops were "premature"
Ex-BBC CTO To Sue Over Digital Media Initiative Sacking
John Linwood, sacked last year, says the BBC's digital production project debacle was a result of changing requirements and business processes
Twitter Prepares In-Tweet Shopping To Boost Revenue
Twitter looking towards commerce as a way to convince investors it can monetise its platform
Syrian Electronic Army Hits eBay And PayPal
Hacking crew appears to carry out hit on DNS infrastructure serving eBay-owned sites
Marc Andreessen Talks Up Bitcoin’s Bright Future
Bitcoin could be an outright replacement for centralised banking, according to Internet entrepreneur Andreessen
BTC China Exchange Resumes Taking Deposits In Yuan
The largest Bitcoin exchange in the world says the memo banning virtual currency transactions was misunderstood
Yahoo Mail Passwords Breached In ‘Co-ordinated Attack’
Yahoo admits its Yahoo Mail service was breached by a co-ordinated attack using passwords gathered from elsewhere
Government Tweaks ‘Porn Filters’ To Prevent Over-Blocking
A ‘whitelist’ should reduce the numbers of legitimate websites blocked by ISPs
Quiz Of The Week: The Rise of Lenovo
Lenovo's buying IBM's servers and Motorola's phones for the Chinese New Year. What else do you know about the company?
.uk Domains To Hit The Web On 10 June
Shorter, snappier domains mark the first of many new site naming options ahead of further ICANN rollout
Chancellor Merkel Warns UK And US On Surveillance
Merkel says snooping “sows distrust” amongst allies in address to German parliament
Dell Launches Wyse Cloud Connect – Android PC On A Stick
The tiny device can run virtualised desktops, cloud content and Android apps
GoDaddy And PayPal Blamed In Twitter Handle Extortion
GoDaddy admits it was duped during extortion attempt to get @N Twitter handle, but PayPal denies it gave away any customer data
Google Sells Motorola To Lenovo For £1.76bn But Retains Patents
Google sells Motorola after just 19 months, saying it needs to focus on Android
At800 Stops Shipping Filters As 4G Freeview Disruption Fears Fade
Organisation revises strategy as it seeks to minimise Freeview disruption from 4G at 800MHz
ARM Publishes 64-Bit Server Standard For Data Centre Push
ARM continues to challenge Intel in the data centre with the release of its Server Base System Architecture specification
Facebook Beats Expectations With Record Earnings
Facebook has beaten analyst expectations after it revealed its best-ever quarterly results
EasyGroup Attacks Crowdsourced Delivery Startup Easybring
London-based parent of EasyJet claims the crowdsourced delivery service infringes on its trademarks
Maude: Open Formats Could Free UK Government From Microsoft Office
Government to save tens of millions of pounds through open formats instead of Microsoft Office software
Dutch Court Overturns ‘Ineffective’ Pirate Bay Ban
The 'ineffective' ban on the Pirate Bay website has been overturned by a Dutch Court
Cross-Platform Java Malware Used In DDoS Attacks
Kaspersky finds malware targeting unnamed bulk email service
Qualcomm Could Face Record Anti-Trust Fines In China
The National Development and Reform Commission could issue a penalty up to $1 billion - though the exact crime is obscure
SpyEye Banking Malware Mastermind Pleads Guilty
Russian national pleads guilty to creating and spreading the SpyEye malware with partner in crime