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BlackBerry Recruits SAP Exec John Sims As Enterprise Head
BlackBerry hires "seasoned executive" to lead its push into enterprise mobility
Nortel Networks Settles Bankruptcy Claims
Nortel reaches a bankruptcy settlement with a number of Europe entities, including a UK pension fund
Tech Titans Meet Obama To Urge NSA Surveillance Reform
Obama faces the dream team of Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, Eric Schmidt and Tim Cook
HP Recalls Defective Chromebook 11 Chargers
HP issues a recall for overheating chargers of the Chromebook 11, after it 'paused sales' of the machine
The IEC Creates A Universal Laptop Charger
The new standard will be published in early 2014, but it’s unclear whether companies like Apple will get on board
EE 4G Network In UK Opens Up To Roaming Visitors
EE opens up its LTE network to AT&T and hopes to let its users roam on 4G from next year
BT And Eight Local Councils Team Up For £15m BDUK Manchester Deal
An additional 39,000 premises to receive fibre by March 2016 as part of BDUK Manchester project
Facebook Is About To Launch Video Advertising
On Thursday, social network users will be treated to an exclusive trailer for ‘Divergent’
BT Forces Customers To Make Parental Controls Choice
BT will offer network level parental controls to customers - and there's no sitting on the fence
Avago Buys Storage Chip Maker LSI For $6.6bn
HP spin-off Avago gets into the big league with LSI's network and storage chips
Cisco: Snowden Leak Hit Chinese Sales ‘Unfairly’
Questions about Cisco's role in NSA surveillance have hit Cisco's sales unfairly, the UK director of security tells TechWeek
Big Android Botnet Sends SMS Messages To China
South Korean phones send stolen messages to Chinese email addresses
Microsoft Updates Windows Azure Automation Features
Microsoft has added management automation and monitoring features to its Azure cloud service
Amazon Employees In Germany Go On Strike During Holiday Season
The first day of the industrial action corresponds to last year’s busiest day
Home Office Leaks Details Of More Than 1,500 Illegal Immigrants
The confidential information was visible on the Home Office website for two weeks
EE Plans £275m Voice Upgrade And VoLTE Trials
EE will upgrade 2G and 3G sites as part of plan to have best voice in Europe
Google Acquires Robot Leader Boston Dynamics
The legendary DARPA contractor will become part of the new robotics unit led by Andy Rubin
French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA
France complains of NSA surveillance - but has given French intelligence services more powers to monitor calls and emails
BT Complaints Rise Following BT Sport Launch
Complaints about BT's landline, broadband and pay TV service increase, according to Ofcom
Phishing Crook Jailed Over Attempts To Steal £1.5m From Students
Man sentenced to three years and nine months after he tried to steal vast sums from hundreds of victims
Google Seeks To Throw Out UK Safari Tracking Lawsuit
Google will argue in a jurisdiction hearing today that privacy lawsuits over alleged tracking of mobile and desktop users' browsing activities should not be heard in the UK
IBM Invention Protects Mobile Devices
IBM's patent improves the security of cloud applications for mobile devices
Sky Customers Cut Off As Failed Copper Thieves Steal BT Fibre
At least the dimwitted criminals didn’t make any money
Dell World 2013: Dell EMM Is More Than Just MDM
Dell software boss John Swainsom promises EMM will pretty much do everything
Microsoft Cloud OS Gains Partner Network Support
Microsoft has gathered together a global network of 25 partners for its hybrid cloud strategy
Quiz Of The Week: 3D Printers
Are you ready for the world of 3D printers? Try our quiz!
Dell World 2013: We Are The “World’s Largest Startup” – Michael Dell
Michael Dell says company is now free to make long term bets and innovate now it is a private company once again
Apple Investigators Clear Chinese Factory After Worker Dies
Apple dispatched medical experts to investigate after the death of a worker at a contractor factory in China
Samsung Fails To Get Older iPhones Banned In South Korea
The judge rules that two of the patents asserted by Samsung are invalid, and the third was never infringed