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Barclays Customers Can Finally Use Apple Pay
Barclays becomes the final major UK bank to support Apple Pay after months of delays
Is Office-Grade In-Flight Wi-Fi Ready For Take Off?
Satellite broadband providers are launching next generation in-flight Wi-Fi networks. TechWeek takes to the skies to test out Gogo's office in the sky
Google Pulls Taliban-Supporting Mobile App From Google Play
App spreading Taliban propaganda was live for two days before Google noticed its error and removed it
Vodafone Gets Closer To Businesses With Regional Support And Sales Units
Vodafone is restructuring its business division into local divisions, backed up by a major national unit for enterprises
BlackBerry Boosts BBM Privacy With Free Self-Destructing Messages And Recalls
BlackBerry abolishes subscription fee for 'retract' and 'timer' to give users "more control" over their BBM communications
FBI Offers To Crack More iPhones For US Local Authorities
The mystery technique used to crack Syed Farook's iPhone is expected to be patched before long
Slack Secures £141m In Fresh Funding For Business Collaboration Push
Three year old Slack is now worth £2.7bn as it looks to continue rapid rise from startup to business tool
Mobile And Wi-Fi Network Location Tracking ‘Places Users At Risk’
New studies highlight the user risks associated with round-the-clock tracking activity carried out by mobile and Wi-Fi companies
Teardown Shows iPhone SE Recycles Older Models’ Components
iFixit analysis reveals Apple’s latest smartphone recycles many components from iPhone 6S and even 2013 iPhone 5S
BlackBerry Service And Software Revenues Rise But Results Miss Expectations
BlackBerry doubles software and service revenues but gives no hardware figures as recovery continues
Samsung Brings Remote Support To Your Phone
Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge users among the first to enjoy upgraded service from Samsung+ support app
British Shoppers Are Being Ripped Off By Mobile Phone Shops
Watchdog claims that shoppers are often paying more than double what they should for mobile phone contracts in the UK
Quiz Of The Week: Technology’s Believe It Or Not
How good are you at spotting the real technology story from the fake? Find out with our quiz and don't be an April Fool!
Ofcom Will Issue VHF Spectrum Licences For IoT
Ofcom says VHF bands are suitable for IoT and will create a new business radio product later this year
Microsoft Is Letting Windows Phone Be (For Now)
Lack of focus on smartphones evident at Microsoft Build as company focuses attention elsewhere in 2016
Smartphone Sales Set To Stall In 2016
1.5bn devices will be sold this yet but growth is at lowest level ever as market saturation begins to bite, Gartner reveals
Microsoft Looks Beyond Mouse And Keyboard With Windows 10 ‘Anniversary Update’
Free ‘Anniversary Update’ will be available to all Windows 10 users from this summer
Ofcom: EE Is Fastest, Most Reliable Network In UK Cities
Ofcom tests all four mobile operators in major cities to give consumers a 'flavour' of network performance in urban areas
How To Stay Ahead Of The IoT Invasion
Rob Greer, CMO & SVP of products, ForeScout Technologies, explains how to deal with the current and impending IoT security threats
Vodafone Blames Huge Rise In Ofcom Complaints On New Billing System
Vodafone takes most complained about accolade for mobile, EE for broadband and TalkTalk for landline in latest Ofcom complaint figures
Boosty Combines Wi-Fi And 4G To Boost Broadband Speed, Targets Operator Partnerships
Sharedband CEO Paul Evans tells TechWeekEurope that technology powering Boosty could eventually be built natively into broadband providers' routers
Foxconn Finally Agrees Sharp Takeover
£2.4bn deal comes in far lower than original agreement following several wrangles
IT Life: Microsoft In The UK
Microsoft UK CEO Michael Van der Bel talks about his career in technology, admiration of Dyson and the power of artificial intelligence
Samsung Releases Ad-Blocking Mobile Browser
Enjoy an ‘uncluttered’ mobile Internet experience on Samsung devices now
Internet Of Seals: Vodafone Connects Marine Mammals To IoT
Harbour seals in Orkney will be connected to Vodafone's M2M network with tags that will help researchers understand why populations are falling.
Oracle Sets Google Java Damages At £6.5bn
Oracle and Google are set to return to court over the use of Java in Android in May
Samsung Pay Arrives In China
World’s biggest mobile market gets a competitor to Apple Pay
Apple Works On Fix For Buggy iOS 9.3
Apple solves activation bug but iOS 9.3 users now complain they can't open links on iPhone and iPad
Facebook Messenger ‘Plans’ In-Store Payments
Next evolution of Facebook Messenger looks to add direct payments and secret conversations