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Technology Strategy Board Gives Almost £400,000 To Security Start-Ups
Seven cyber security companies located in the Severn Valley will receive generous grants from the UK government
First .London Addresses Go Live
Addresses using the new top-level domain have gone on sale, with the first few .london addresses launching under a pilot programme
Facebook Boosts Mobile Advert Sales
Facebook's first-quarter profits tripled, aided by significant growth in its mobile user base and mobile ad sales
Lavabit Loses Contempt Of Court Appeal
Failure to hand over encryption keys could land Lavabit founder Levison with hefty fines
Mt Gox Abandons Hope, Prepares For Liquidation
CEO of the bitcoin exchange Mark Karpeles has been replaced by court-appointed provisional administrator
Samsung Plans Two Tizen Smartphones And Android-Powered Smartwatch
Samsung executive reveals more on Tizen plans and how a twin-operating system strategy will work
Smartphone Manufacturers And US Operators Agree To Anti-Theft ‘Kill-Switch’
US operators relent and agree to basic anti-theft kill-switch for smartphones sold in the country
Open Source Code Has Fewer Defects Than Proprietary Software
The latest Coverity Scan Open Source Report suggests that the quality of programming in free C and C++ projects is improving
Avere: SSD Plus Cloud Storage Beats Local Drives
Independent SPEC tests back up the claim by solid state cloud storage maker that we can all chuck out our hard drives
Ethical Hackers Crack Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Sensor
Researchers re-use fingerprint mould they used to break into the iPhone 5S
Hackers Steal Up To 480,000 Patient Records From UK Plastic Surgery Clinic
Attackers try to extort Harley Medical Group
Intel Benefits From XP Migration But Mobile Dips
The move from Windows XP helped the performance of Intel's PC group, but mobile chip sales decline
Ofcom: 1 In 4 Users Now Have Superfast Broadband, Average Is 17.8Mbps
Ofcom says broadband connections in the UK are getting faster, but warns more must be done to ensure rural areas are not left behind
Fujitsu And Panasonic To Combine Chip Design Efforts
The new venture will be fabless, hire employees from both companies
TalkTalk And Sky Challenge BT With York Fibre Network
TalkTalk, Sky And CityFibre join forces to offer FTTP services in York and model is set to expand to other cities
Barcoder Zebra Buys Motorola’s Enterprise Arm For $3.3bn
Barcode printer maker buys Motorola Solutions to build am Internet of Things giant
Facebook Is About To Enter The Money Services Market
The social network is negotiating with Ireland’s central bank to become a licenced financial services operator
SoftLayer Cloud Customers Get IBM Disaster-Recovery Services
Following its acquisition by IBM last year, SoftLayer is now integrating its parent company's security and disaster-recovery offerings
Google Gets Explicit On Email Scanning With Fresh Terms
Tech giant takes action after facing criticism for not being clear over Gmail scanning
Heartbleed Hackers Hit Mumsnet
Canadian tax authority also compromised, as Heartbleed affects masses of companies
Google Buys Drone Maker Titan Aerospace
The acquisition is intended to boost Google's plans to spread Internet access more broadly, and could also benefit its Maps division
Chris Beard Takes Over As Mozilla Interim CEO
Beard, Mozilla's former CMO and most recently an executive at venture capital firm Greylock Partners, has stepped in following the resignation of Brendan Eich
NSA Denies Prior Knowledge Of Heartbleed Vulnerability
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says disclosing the vulnerability would be “in the national interest”
Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 8.1 Preview To Developers
Windows Phone 8.1 is made available to developers to test and build applications in a real-life environment ahead of consumer release
Geeksphone Revolution Lets Users Dual-Boot Android And Firefox OS
Geeksphone Revolution arrives in the UK, allowing users to choose between Android and any other open source OS without voiding any warranty
The UK Is Taking Its Courtrooms Online
Police, legal professionals and defendants will get access to new digital tools and services by 2016
Research Team Uses Water Vapour Planes For Interactive Display Screens
A Bristol University team has produced "touch-enabled" images that float in the air on a cloud of vapour
BlackBerry Plans Heartbleed Patches But Says Its Own Phones Unaffected
BlackBerry works on Heartbleed patches for some services, but says its own handsets, BES 10 and its infrastructure aren't affected
Government Launches Digital Inclusion Strategy
The Cabinet Office has launched a strategy that aims to all but eliminate digital illiteracy by 2020, an effort backed by major private, public and voluntary-sector groups