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Sky Sports Seeks To Grow Pub Business With Free Wi-Fi Goal Clips
Viewing figures are down and the cost of showing football in pubs is rising. Sky wants to make the pub like your living room with free in-play highlights over The Cloud Wi-Fi
Twitter To Reduce Its Workforce ‘By 8 Percent’
The company will reportedly fire about 300 staff as efforts to find a buyer fall through
Tales In Tech History: Skype And How It Changed Worldwide Communications
It was not the first VoIP package on the market, but global uptake of Skype changed how the world communicated
Startup Showcase: Tailster
Indy Sangha, CEO of Tailster, talks about how his pet care service uses GPS and real time data to give owners piece of mind and how Brexit might impact his company
TfL And Waze Agree Data Exchange To Manage London’s Streets
Transport for London (TfL) will share street data with Waze in exchange for access to real time traffic information
Tech Giants Aware VR Adoption Is As Much About Content As Technology
ANALYSIS: Recent investments show Facebook, Google and others are aware that people need more than just technology to convince them about VR
Vodafone Pay Can Make Contactless Payments From A PayPal Account
From today, Vodafone Pay users can add a PayPal account within Vodafone Wallet App and make contactless payments using Android smartphone
IBM’s The Weather Company Deploys Real-Time Cold & Flu App
The IBM division is to provide real-time local maps of cold and flu outbreaks based on social media data
Spotify: Malware Pop-ups Affected ‘Small Numbers’
Music service fixes the problem that displayed virus laden websites for “small numbers of users”
Metro Bank And Co-op Enable iPhone And Apple Watch Payments With Apple Pay
Apple Pay is increasing its share of contactless payments by signing up two high street banks
Businesses Can Speak To Facebook Messenger Lite Users From ‘Day One’
Facebook Messenger head says stripped down version for Android might not have some functionality, but is still attractive for businesses
Google Apps For Work Becomes the Machine Learning-Powered G Suite
Google says its intelligent apps can save workers time and make them more productive thanks to a decade of AI research
Salesforce And Slack Integrate Messaging And Cloud CRM
Salesforce has teamed up with Slack with the aim of integrating features from each other’s services over the coming months.
Ofcom Android App To Assess Mobile Network Performance
The app will be used to bolster Ofcom's research into mobile telecoms operators
Microsoft StaffHub Helps Companies Organise Shift And Deskless Workers In The Cloud
IGNITE 2016: Microsoft StaffHub goes into public preview, letting restaurants, bars and other businesses manage their 'deskless'
The Essential Download: macOS Sierra, Google Trips, Ryder Cup
Get more productive, active and entertained with our weekly roundup of the best new and updated iOS, Android and Windows apps
Firefox 49 Adds Android Offline Viewing But Removes Firefox Hello From Desktop
Firefox 49 improves the stability, expands reading mode and adds offline viewing but plug-in-less chat is gone
Tech Quiz Of The Week: Startups And Investments
What do you know Uber, Airbnb and the startup scene? Test your knowledge here
Startup Showcase: Karhoo
This week we hear from Daniel Ishag, CEO of cab comparison app Karhoo, about his startup and its ambitions
IT Life: Andy Burton, CTO, Sky Bet
Sky Bet CTO Andy Burton talks about his career, love of UNIX and how he helped launch the Virgin Mobile MVNO
Apple To Remove Unsupported Apps And Ban Long Titles
Apple launches quality drive by suggesting that abandoned apps be removed from App Store
FreedomPop Mobile Network Offers Free WhatsApp
FreedomPop says it doesn't fear over the top players like WhatsApp and will embrace them instead
The Essential Download: Android N, iOS 7.3.5, Opera VPN
The essential apps and updates for your iOS and Android device. This week sees operating system upgrades, free VPNs and Deus Ex Go
EE Offers Free Apple Music To 4G Subscribers
EE agrees another content deal to ensure it maintains 4G lead, while Apple Music gets chance to expand reach in the UK
Researchers Warn Of ‘Epidemic’ Money-Flipping Malware On Instagram
Bank followers on Instagram beware of money-flipping 'epidemic', but photo-sharing platform says scams are "low volume"
WhatsApp Changes Privacy Policy To Let Businesses Send Messages
WhatsApp changes terms and conditions to allow businesses to send users messages and to give Facebook more information for ad targeting
Amazon Offers ‘Unlimited’ Consumer Cloud Storage For £55 A Year
Amazon targets consumers with unlimited storage but personal market has impact on enterprise sector too
Yandex Offers ‘Complaint’ Button And AI As Alternative To Ad Blocking
Yandex, a major search engine in Russia, hopes to reach a compromise between users and advertisers as an alternative to indiscriminate ad blocking
Microsoft Office And Skype Will Come Preloaded On Lenovo Smartphones
Microsoft and Lenovo agree software and licensing deal