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Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

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Yelp has been fined $450,000 by the FTC for allowing under-age children to register on its site and for not protecting their privacy. Image:

Yelp agrees to pay fine for child privacy violations

18 Sep 2014

Ernst & Young's John Nendick says that media companies are starting to make serious profits from the digital content that they are producing. Image:

Media, entertainment starting to profit from digital services

17 Sep 2014

The Android One smartphone will debut in India and cost just $105 although this price could drop further as more manufacturers venture into the Indian market with phones powered by Android. Image:

Android One smartphone to cost $105 in India

16 Sep 2014

Apple has received pre-orders for more than 4m of the new iPhone 6 and this is slowing down delivery with some customers only likely to get their new phones sometime in October. Image: Apple

Record demand for iPhone 6

16 Sep 2014

RadioShack's Joseph Magnacca has warned that RadioShack may face bankruptcy as the company continues to lose money in the face of competition in the mobile and online markets. Image:

RadioShack faces bankruptcy

12 Sep 2014

The FBI's Andrew McCabe says that for more than ten years HP was involved in paying bribes to government officials to win contracts. Image:

HP fined $59m for bribing Russian officials

12 Sep 2014

Bono, frontman for U2 has released an album on iTunes that is free to those users who have an iTunes account. Image:

U2's new album free on iTunes

11 Sep 2014

Apple Chief Executive believes the combination of the new iWatch, iPhone 6 and the Apple Pay system will appeal to users worldwide. Image: Apple

Details of Apple's iWatch and iPhone 6

11 Sep 2014

The real iWatch, launched by Apple at a special event in California. There are three models of the iWatch to choose from. Image: Apple

Apple launches iWatch and new iPhone 6 as predicted

10 Sep 2014

Jeff Bezos with Amazon's Fire smartphone. The phone is offered free to users in the UK if they have a contract with O2. In Germany and the US, users pay a dollar or a euro on contract. Image:

Amazon's new 'Fire' smartphone for Britain, Germany

10 Sep 2014

Reticle's Ross Rubin says public speculation about Apple fuels interest in what the company is doing. Image: Reticle Research

Apple frenzy but silence is maintained

9 Sep 2014

Twitter is testing a buy button to see if users want to buy products or respond to adverts on the one-to-many messaging service. Image:

Twitter adds 'buy buttons' to adverts

9 Sep 2014

Motorola's new Moto 360 smartwatch. Image:

Motorola's new smartwatch and smartphones

8 Sep 2014

The FCC's Travis LeBlanc has ordered Verizon to pay a fine of $7.4m for using private subscriber data for marketing purposes. Image:

Verizon to pay $7.4m for privacy violations

5 Sep 2014

The FTC's Edith Ramirez has ruled that Google must refund users whose children made purchase from the Google Play store without authorisation. Image: FTC

Google to repay $19m for apps bought by children

5 Sep 2014

Suroosh Alvi, the Founder of Vice Media has grown his online media business to a value of $2.5bn with a recent investment of $500m from two investors. Image:

Vice Media valued at $2.5bn

5 Sep 2014

USA mobile wallet company has changed its name from Isis to Softcard to distance itself from the militant Islamic group of the same name. Image:

US mobile wallet Isis rebrands as Softcard

4 Sep 2014

Security expert Graham Cluley says most people are unaware that iPhones automatically back-up their information to the iCloud service where it is accessible to anyone with the right passwords. Image:

'Cloud' focus after internet hack

3 Sep 2014

IDC's Jean Philippe Bouchard says ships of personal computer are not expected to decline as sharply as originally predicted. Image:

Tablet sales slow as PC sales rise

2 Sep 2014

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, another victim of hackers, says that the hacking activity was particularly creepy as the pictures were taken in the privacy of her own home. Image:

Celebrity iCloud hack investigated by Apple, FBI

2 Sep 2014

Barack Obama's Facebook page. New technology may allow users to search and retrieve old posts from the Facebook archives. Image:

Facebook may let users search for old posts

1 Sep 2014

Speculation is rife about the likely launch of an Apple iWatch at an event rumoured to be taking place in the US in September. Here is one of the possible designs for the new device. Image:

iWatch expected to be launched at Apple next event

28 Aug 2014

FBI spokesman J Peter Donald says the source of the attack on JPMorgan Chase has not been established but US authorities are working on the problem. It is unclear what information may have been compromised. Image:

Russian hackers break into JPMorgan

28 Aug 2014

Apple has been awarded damages of almost $120m in its legal dispute with Samsung – just a fraction of the more than R2bn it claimed in its application to the US District Court for patent infringements. Image:

Apple's bid to stop sales of Samsung products denied

28 Aug 2014

Instagram has developed an app for the iPhone that allows users to take time-lapse videos and share them with friends. Image:

iPhone time-lapse video app from Instagram

27 Aug 2014

Amazon's Jeff Bezos has agreed to pay $970m for Twitch Interactive, which operates a streaming platform to allow people to watch online gamers playing tournaments. Image:

Amazon buys Twitch for $970m

26 Aug 2014

Although thousands of apps are available for iPhone and Android devices most people in the USA use only three or four of their favourites according to research by comScore. Image: [[http://www.reviewbank.net ReviewBank.Net

New apps abound but people stick to a few of their favourites

26 Aug 2014

Retailers have been warned about the Backoff malware threat that is targeting point of sale machines to harvest credit card numbers and passwords. Image:

Backoff: malicious computer software for PoS systems

25 Aug 2014

Amazon is set to launch and advertising service in competition with Google later this year. Image:

Amazon to tackle Google's advertising dominance

25 Aug 2014

Uber's Chief Executive Travis Kalanick says it is now possible to book a car, find a restaurant and book a table for dinner and book flights via the Uber app. Image: Wikipedia

Uber now offers dining, travel services

21 Aug 2014

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Yelp has been fined $450,000 by the FTC for allowing under-age children to register on its site and for not protecting their privacy. Image:

Yelp agrees to pay fine for child privacy violations

18 Sep 2014

Ernst & Young's John Nendick says that media companies are starting to make serious profits from the digital content that they are producing. Image:

Media, entertainment starting to profit from digital services

17 Sep 2014

The Android One smartphone will debut in India and cost just $105 although this price could drop further as more manufacturers venture into the Indian market with phones powered by Android. Image:

Android One smartphone to cost $105 in India

16 Sep 2014

Apple has received pre-orders for more than 4m of the new iPhone 6 and this is slowing down delivery with some customers only likely to get their new phones sometime in October. Image: Apple

Record demand for iPhone 6

16 Sep 2014

RadioShack's Joseph Magnacca has warned that RadioShack may face bankruptcy as the company continues to lose money in the face of competition in the mobile and online markets. Image:

RadioShack faces bankruptcy

12 Sep 2014

The FBI's Andrew McCabe says that for more than ten years HP was involved in paying bribes to government officials to win contracts. Image:

HP fined $59m for bribing Russian officials

12 Sep 2014

Bono, frontman for U2 has released an album on iTunes that is free to those users who have an iTunes account. Image:

U2's new album free on iTunes

11 Sep 2014

Apple Chief Executive believes the combination of the new iWatch, iPhone 6 and the Apple Pay system will appeal to users worldwide. Image: Apple

Details of Apple's iWatch and iPhone 6

11 Sep 2014

The real iWatch, launched by Apple at a special event in California. There are three models of the iWatch to choose from. Image: Apple

Apple launches iWatch and new iPhone 6 as predicted

10 Sep 2014

Jeff Bezos with Amazon's Fire smartphone. The phone is offered free to users in the UK if they have a contract with O2. In Germany and the US, users pay a dollar or a euro on contract. Image:

Amazon's new 'Fire' smartphone for Britain, Germany

10 Sep 2014

Reticle's Ross Rubin says public speculation about Apple fuels interest in what the company is doing. Image: Reticle Research

Apple frenzy but silence is maintained

9 Sep 2014

Twitter is testing a buy button to see if users want to buy products or respond to adverts on the one-to-many messaging service. Image:

Twitter adds 'buy buttons' to adverts

9 Sep 2014

Motorola's new Moto 360 smartwatch. Image:

Motorola's new smartwatch and smartphones

8 Sep 2014

The FCC's Travis LeBlanc has ordered Verizon to pay a fine of $7.4m for using private subscriber data for marketing purposes. Image:

Verizon to pay $7.4m for privacy violations

5 Sep 2014

The FTC's Edith Ramirez has ruled that Google must refund users whose children made purchase from the Google Play store without authorisation. Image: FTC

Google to repay $19m for apps bought by children

5 Sep 2014

Suroosh Alvi, the Founder of Vice Media has grown his online media business to a value of $2.5bn with a recent investment of $500m from two investors. Image:

Vice Media valued at $2.5bn

5 Sep 2014

USA mobile wallet company has changed its name from Isis to Softcard to distance itself from the militant Islamic group of the same name. Image:

US mobile wallet Isis rebrands as Softcard

4 Sep 2014

Security expert Graham Cluley says most people are unaware that iPhones automatically back-up their information to the iCloud service where it is accessible to anyone with the right passwords. Image:

'Cloud' focus after internet hack

3 Sep 2014

IDC's Jean Philippe Bouchard says ships of personal computer are not expected to decline as sharply as originally predicted. Image:

Tablet sales slow as PC sales rise

2 Sep 2014

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, another victim of hackers, says that the hacking activity was particularly creepy as the pictures were taken in the privacy of her own home. Image:

Celebrity iCloud hack investigated by Apple, FBI

2 Sep 2014

Barack Obama's Facebook page. New technology may allow users to search and retrieve old posts from the Facebook archives. Image:

Facebook may let users search for old posts

1 Sep 2014

Speculation is rife about the likely launch of an Apple iWatch at an event rumoured to be taking place in the US in September. Here is one of the possible designs for the new device. Image:

iWatch expected to be launched at Apple next event

28 Aug 2014

FBI spokesman J Peter Donald says the source of the attack on JPMorgan Chase has not been established but US authorities are working on the problem. It is unclear what information may have been compromised. Image:

Russian hackers break into JPMorgan

28 Aug 2014

Apple has been awarded damages of almost $120m in its legal dispute with Samsung – just a fraction of the more than R2bn it claimed in its application to the US District Court for patent infringements. Image:

Apple's bid to stop sales of Samsung products denied

28 Aug 2014

Instagram has developed an app for the iPhone that allows users to take time-lapse videos and share them with friends. Image:

iPhone time-lapse video app from Instagram

27 Aug 2014

Amazon's Jeff Bezos has agreed to pay $970m for Twitch Interactive, which operates a streaming platform to allow people to watch online gamers playing tournaments. Image:

Amazon buys Twitch for $970m

26 Aug 2014

Although thousands of apps are available for iPhone and Android devices most people in the USA use only three or four of their favourites according to research by comScore. Image: [[http://www.reviewbank.net ReviewBank.Net

New apps abound but people stick to a few of their favourites

26 Aug 2014

Retailers have been warned about the Backoff malware threat that is targeting point of sale machines to harvest credit card numbers and passwords. Image:

Backoff: malicious computer software for PoS systems

25 Aug 2014

Amazon is set to launch and advertising service in competition with Google later this year. Image:

Amazon to tackle Google's advertising dominance

25 Aug 2014

Uber's Chief Executive Travis Kalanick says it is now possible to book a car, find a restaurant and book a table for dinner and book flights via the Uber app. Image: Wikipedia

Uber now offers dining, travel services

21 Aug 2014

Twitter's Dick Costolo says that images and videos of the beheading of US journalist James Foley have been removed from Twitter and posts will be monitored to remove any new postings of these gruesome pictures. YouTube has also removed the video posted on its site. Image: Twitter

James Foley's beheading removed from Twitter, YouTube

21 Aug 2014

Jetpac is an app that collects images from a number of sources such as Instagram and provides these to app users as part of its travel guides. The company behind the app has now been bought by Google. Image:

Google buys travel guide app Jetpac

20 Aug 2014

Microsoft's former Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has resigned from the board of directors and will focus on his basketball team bought last month for $2bn. Image: Microsoft

Ballmer finally steps down from Microsoft's board

20 Aug 2014

A typically satirical article published by The Onion. Facebook users battle to distinguish between real news and satire, so Facebook is trying to help them. Image:

Facebook users struggle to tell truth from fiction

19 Aug 2014

IDC's Research Manager Ramon Llamas says that cheap smartphones powered by Android dominated mobile phone sales in the second quarter of this year. Image:

Cheap smartphones boost Android platform

15 Aug 2014

Whistle-blower Edward Snowden tells Wired magazine that the NSA has developed a program called MonsterMind to thwart cyber-attacks by monitoring all Internet traffic and private communications all the time. Image:

MonsterMind monitors everything for NSA

14 Aug 2014

Google's Larry Page has confirmed that its Calico initiative for health and anti-ageing is going ahead and will provide guidance and advice on living longer. Image:

Google sets up anti-ageing platform

13 Aug 2014

Advertising content is available on Twitter and is based on a cost-per-view model for advertisers. Image: Twitter

Video advertising available on Twitter

13 Aug 2014

A local search app, Zofari has teamed up with Yahoo to improve search capabilities within specific locations. Image:

Zofari app will boost Yahoo's search capabilities

13 Aug 2014

Judge Lucy Koh has rejected the compensation offer from major technology companies in Silicon Valley who underpaid their employees as part of an anti-poaching agreement designed to keep salaries low. Image: Wikipedia

Silicon Valley staff anti-poaching settlement rejected

11 Aug 2014

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