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London Stock Exchange Appoints Joanna Shields And Sherry Coutu
Sherry Coutu and Joanna Shields are on the London Stock Exchange board to boost its tech appeal
Five Banks Sign Up For Zapp Mobile Payment Service
Zapp hopes to establish itself as industry standard in the UK
Fairfax Purchases $250m More Of BlackBerry’s Debt
Largest shareholder asks for seconds of BlackBerry crumble
BlackBerry Posts Huge £2.7bn Loss After Asset Write-Down
BlackBerry troubles continue but the company hopes restructure and new partnership with Foxconn can give it a break
Bitcoin Value Slumps Following Chinese Bank Ban And French Concerns
Chinese government says banks can't use Bitcoin, while the French central bank says its too risky to use electronic currencies
JPMorgan Warns 465,000 Of Data Breach
Banking giant JPMorgan says a lot of its UCard customers could have had their details taken
Baddies Bash Bountiful Bitcoins
As the value of a Bitcoin increases, so does the scale of attacks on the currency, says Sean Michel Kerner
RBS Promises Compensation After Yet Another IT Failure
RBS, Natwest and Ulster Bank customers are fuming after being unable to make payments last night
Alderney Wants To Become A Financial Hub For Bitcoin
Island wants to mint physical bitcoins, which it sees as a pathway to financial independence
HP Profits After Data Centre Gains, But PC Competition Hurts
Hewlett-Packard posts mostly positive results thanks to sales growth in data centre systems and commercial PCs
Amazon Coins Pre-Payment For Kindle Fire Apps Arrives In Britain
The Amazon Coins scheme can only be used for Kindle Fire owners to buy apps, games and in-app purchases
Google Wallet Adds Card For Payments And Cash Withdrawals
Google Wallet Card aims to make payment system more accessible - but only in the US
Dropbox Values Itself At £5bn As It Seeks Fresh Funding – Report
Dropbox wants £156m to help fund its push into enterprise cloud storage
US Government Hearing Boosts Bitcoin Value To Nearly £500
The virtual currency soars in value as US Senators hear that Bicoin is a legitimate form of money
Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Disappears, Along With £3 Million Worth Of BTC
Customers have been unable to contact the administration of Global Bond Limited for over two weeks
Box Chooses Bankers For 2014 IPO – Report
Box IPO reportedly moves closer as cloud firm selects bankers ahead of flotation next year
Twitter IPO Values Company At More Than £11 Billion
70 million shares priced at £16 will be available at Twitter IPO on the New York Stock Exchange
Research Suggests A Conspiracy Of Miners Could Destroy Bitcoin
A team from the Cornell University proposes changes to the Bitcoin protocol to make it safer
Samsung Posts Another Record Profit In Q3, Offloads LCD Venture
Samsung posts another record profit amid concerns about slowing smartphone sales
Amazon Loses £25m In Q3 Despite 24% Increase In Sales
Amazon expects sales to continue to rise during lucrative Christmas shopping season
Modest Twitter IPO Values Firm At £6.8bn
Shares will cost between £10-12 as Twitter aims to avoid repeat of Facebook floatation
Barclays Offers Free Document Hosting Service To Online Banking Customers
‘Cloud It’ allows users to upload and manage an unlimited amount of documents in the cloud
BlackBerry Can Thrive If It Goes Private
Let's not write BlackBerry off, says Wayne Rash,. Its network and its QNX embedded software can see it through
BlackBerry Could Put Itself Up For Sale
BlackBerry forms special committee to investigate 'strategic alternatives' for the company going forward
All Bitcoin Wallets On Android “Vulnerable To Theft”
Google's not-so-random number generator allows thieves to hijack wallets if certain conditions are met
BlackBerry Considers Going Private – Report
BlackBerry board is considering radical change in strategy, according to a report
Samsung Records Record Profits During Q2
Samsung makes £4.49bn in Q2, but warns of slowing smartphone growth
EE 4G Now Has 687,000 Subscribers As Adoption Accelerates
EE says it is on track to meet its target of one million 4G customers by the end of 2013
Vodafone Revenues Fall As European Woes Continue
Vodafone revenues fall again, but emerging markets are providing some comfort