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Cybersecurity company Surfshark’s Naked People campaign in London raised awareness about social media security practices and the exploitation of user data (Image supplied)

Surfshark’s Naked People campaign calls out top social media companies for privacy invasions

Huawei's Watch Fit 3 is a very well packaged and priced fitness wearable

Huawei dominates global wearable market

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Brand Finance 2024: Apple leads, Microsoft’s value surges to $340bn on back of AI innovations

29 Aug 2024

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia says that Luxembourg is cooperating with the investigation and has supplied documents it needs in the probe into whether Amazon's tax deal amounted to state aid. Image:

Amazon facing EU probe over tax deals

8 Oct 2014

Rovio's Mikael Hed says that falling sales have forced the company to cut jobs and look for new sources of revenue. Image:

Angry Birds not selling so jobs going

6 Oct 2014

Funai is asking the Court of Arbitration to rule in its favour that Philips pay it €312m in compensation for a failed deal in which Funai attempted to by the electronic products division from the Dutch company. Image: Wikipedia

Funai demands €312m from Philips

6 Oct 2014

The Samwer brothers, Oliver, Marc and Alexander run Rocket Internet that debuted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Rocket Internet controls 66 companies and has about 20,000 employees worldwide. Image:

Rocket Internet loses value in IPO

3 Oct 2014

Apple, with its iPhones, iPads and iPods has made billions of euros in Europe and yet paid just a fraction in taxes even though it is actually one of the richest companies in the world. Image:

Apple's "sweet" tax deal with Ireland being scrutinised

1 Oct 2014

EU Digital Commissioner Guenther Oettinger has been berated by the German press for saying celebrities who are "stupid enough" to put nude images on the internet cannot be protected. Image:

German papers ridicule Oettinger for comments

1 Oct 2014

British MP Stella Creasy was the victim of abuse from Twitter user Peter Nunn who was jailed for 18 weeks for his campaign against her by a judge in the UK. Image: Flickr

Twitter abuse: man jailed for 18 weeks

30 Sep 2014

The TomTom Pro 8275 that provides fleet operators with more control and information for trucks that are on the road. Image: TomTom

TomTom's new Pro 8 series driver terminals

25 Sep 2014

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is likely to press ahead with his plans to create Sky Europe by amalgamating BSkyB with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. Image: Wikipedia

Sky Deutschland against BSkyB offer

18 Sep 2014

Orange's Chief Executive Stephane Richard is confident that shareholders will approve the deal worth €3.4bn to buy Jazztel. Image:

Orange seeks to buy Spain's Jazztel for $4.4bn

17 Sep 2014

More than 500 Phones 4 U shops are likely to close in Britain as network operators have refused to supply services to the group, making it impossible for it to trade. Image:

Phones 4 U collapses in UK putting jobs on the line

16 Sep 2014

Telefonica Deutschland is to raise €3.62bn to pay for its rival E-Plus. Image:

Telefonic to raise cash to pay for E-Plus

11 Sep 2014

Rodez Prosecutor Yves Deperie is trying to prosecute members of a Facebook page who tip of the public about speed traps in Aveyron. Image:

Facebook members in court for speed trap tip-offs

10 Sep 2014

Infineon, Philips and Samsung and been fined €138m for its control of smartcard markets in Europe. Image: Samsung

Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined for cartel

4 Sep 2014

Samsung's new VR headset that said to give gamers an immersive 3-D experience while playing games. Image:

Samsung's new 'phablets' and smartwatch

4 Sep 2014

Uber's European boss Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty says Uber is looking to change its service to comply with the court ruling but also says it is unfazed by the setback. Image:

Uber's services halted in Germany

3 Sep 2014

EU to convert TV frequencies to mobile

EU to convert TV frequencies to mobile

2 Sep 2014

The WEF is using a crowdsourching approach to bring the best brains together to devise ways to better control and run the internet says Accenture's Pierre Nanterme. Image: Accenture

WEF's 'Crowdsourcing' push to find ways to control internet

29 Aug 2014

European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci says that while this is a setback for the programme he is confident it will continue to go ahead as planned. Image:

Space experts try to fix Galileo satellites

26 Aug 2014

The Dresden court where a former German policeman, Detlef Guenzel, is being tried to killing and dismembering a 'willing victim'. Image

German cop appears on cannibalism charges

22 Aug 2014

Scottish National Party Leader Alex Salmond has fought had to lower the voting age to 16 but young Scottish voters to not seem to support his independence campaign. Image: Wikipedia

Scottish teens not keen on independence

20 Aug 2014

ESA's Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain says the satellite navigation system should start operating sometimes next year but its full capabilities will only materialise by about 2019. Image: ESA

ESA to launch two navigation satellites this week

20 Aug 2014

Julian Assange is keen to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy but will not do so without assurances that he won't be extradited to Sweden or the USA to face charges against him. Image:

Assange going nowhere until assurances are given

19 Aug 2014

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's resignation via Twitter was a hoak created by hackers who broke into his Twitter account according to Russian authorities. Image:

Hackers tweeted Medvedev's resignation

15 Aug 2014

Security fears prompt Manchester United to ban laptops

Security fears prompt Manchester United to ban laptops

14 Aug 2014

A look at new work trends

A look at new work trends

11 Aug 2014

One of Telecom Italia's base stations in Italy where the company is still feeling the effects of the recession as fewer people are making calls or using Internet services. Image:

Telecom Italia makes €543m but economic crisis continues

7 Aug 2014

Telefonica has offered Vivendi €6.7bn for its Brazilian subsidiary GVT. Image: Flickr

Telefonica wants to buy Brazil's GVT

6 Aug 2014

Computer games may be more effective than drugs in improving people with depression. Image:

Computer games reduce depression in elderly

6 Aug 2014

Russian bloggers take revenge over tough new law

Russian bloggers take revenge over tough new law

4 Aug 2014

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Rovio's Mikael Hed says that falling sales have forced the company to cut jobs and look for new sources of revenue. Image:

Angry Birds not selling so jobs going

6 Oct 2014

Funai is asking the Court of Arbitration to rule in its favour that Philips pay it €312m in compensation for a failed deal in which Funai attempted to by the electronic products division from the Dutch company. Image: Wikipedia

Funai demands €312m from Philips

6 Oct 2014

The Samwer brothers, Oliver, Marc and Alexander run Rocket Internet that debuted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Rocket Internet controls 66 companies and has about 20,000 employees worldwide. Image:

Rocket Internet loses value in IPO

3 Oct 2014

Apple, with its iPhones, iPads and iPods has made billions of euros in Europe and yet paid just a fraction in taxes even though it is actually one of the richest companies in the world. Image:

Apple's "sweet" tax deal with Ireland being scrutinised

1 Oct 2014

EU Digital Commissioner Guenther Oettinger has been berated by the German press for saying celebrities who are "stupid enough" to put nude images on the internet cannot be protected. Image:

German papers ridicule Oettinger for comments

1 Oct 2014

British MP Stella Creasy was the victim of abuse from Twitter user Peter Nunn who was jailed for 18 weeks for his campaign against her by a judge in the UK. Image: Flickr

Twitter abuse: man jailed for 18 weeks

30 Sep 2014

The TomTom Pro 8275 that provides fleet operators with more control and information for trucks that are on the road. Image: TomTom

TomTom's new Pro 8 series driver terminals

25 Sep 2014

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is likely to press ahead with his plans to create Sky Europe by amalgamating BSkyB with Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia. Image: Wikipedia

Sky Deutschland against BSkyB offer

18 Sep 2014

Orange's Chief Executive Stephane Richard is confident that shareholders will approve the deal worth €3.4bn to buy Jazztel. Image:

Orange seeks to buy Spain's Jazztel for $4.4bn

17 Sep 2014

More than 500 Phones 4 U shops are likely to close in Britain as network operators have refused to supply services to the group, making it impossible for it to trade. Image:

Phones 4 U collapses in UK putting jobs on the line

16 Sep 2014

Telefonica Deutschland is to raise €3.62bn to pay for its rival E-Plus. Image:

Telefonic to raise cash to pay for E-Plus

11 Sep 2014

Rodez Prosecutor Yves Deperie is trying to prosecute members of a Facebook page who tip of the public about speed traps in Aveyron. Image:

Facebook members in court for speed trap tip-offs

10 Sep 2014

Infineon, Philips and Samsung and been fined €138m for its control of smartcard markets in Europe. Image: Samsung

Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined for cartel

4 Sep 2014

Samsung's new VR headset that said to give gamers an immersive 3-D experience while playing games. Image:

Samsung's new 'phablets' and smartwatch

4 Sep 2014

Uber's European boss Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty says Uber is looking to change its service to comply with the court ruling but also says it is unfazed by the setback. Image:

Uber's services halted in Germany

3 Sep 2014

EU to convert TV frequencies to mobile

EU to convert TV frequencies to mobile

2 Sep 2014

The WEF is using a crowdsourching approach to bring the best brains together to devise ways to better control and run the internet says Accenture's Pierre Nanterme. Image: Accenture

WEF's 'Crowdsourcing' push to find ways to control internet

29 Aug 2014

European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci says that while this is a setback for the programme he is confident it will continue to go ahead as planned. Image:

Space experts try to fix Galileo satellites

26 Aug 2014

The Dresden court where a former German policeman, Detlef Guenzel, is being tried to killing and dismembering a 'willing victim'. Image

German cop appears on cannibalism charges

22 Aug 2014

Scottish National Party Leader Alex Salmond has fought had to lower the voting age to 16 but young Scottish voters to not seem to support his independence campaign. Image: Wikipedia

Scottish teens not keen on independence

20 Aug 2014

ESA's Director-General Jean-Jacques Dordain says the satellite navigation system should start operating sometimes next year but its full capabilities will only materialise by about 2019. Image: ESA

ESA to launch two navigation satellites this week

20 Aug 2014

Julian Assange is keen to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy but will not do so without assurances that he won't be extradited to Sweden or the USA to face charges against him. Image:

Assange going nowhere until assurances are given

19 Aug 2014

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's resignation via Twitter was a hoak created by hackers who broke into his Twitter account according to Russian authorities. Image:

Hackers tweeted Medvedev's resignation

15 Aug 2014

Security fears prompt Manchester United to ban laptops

Security fears prompt Manchester United to ban laptops

14 Aug 2014

A look at new work trends

A look at new work trends

11 Aug 2014

One of Telecom Italia's base stations in Italy where the company is still feeling the effects of the recession as fewer people are making calls or using Internet services. Image:

Telecom Italia makes €543m but economic crisis continues

7 Aug 2014

Telefonica has offered Vivendi €6.7bn for its Brazilian subsidiary GVT. Image: Flickr

Telefonica wants to buy Brazil's GVT

6 Aug 2014

Computer games may be more effective than drugs in improving people with depression. Image:

Computer games reduce depression in elderly

6 Aug 2014

Russian bloggers take revenge over tough new law

Russian bloggers take revenge over tough new law

4 Aug 2014

Beats headphones and music streaming system. The European Commission has approved the deal for Apple to buy Beats for $3bn. Image:

EU clears Apple's $3bn Beats deal despite Bose legal claims

29 Jul 2014

Nokia's Rajeev Suri says that having sold the phone division to Microsoft the company's networking products and services are showing strong growth and profitability. Image:

Nokia renaissance sees profits climb

25 Jul 2014

After 11 consecutive quarters of losses, STMicroelectronics has now returned to profit. Image:

STMicrolectronics disappoints investors despite profits

24 Jul 2014

Counterfeit battle between LVMH and eBay ends

18 Jul 2014

Telefonica has finally sold its Irish subsidiary to Hutchison Whampoa for €850. Image:

Telefonica concludes sale of Irish business

17 Jul 2014

Angela Merkel's Facebook page has been disabled after widespread criciticism from Ukranians for pictures of her enjoying the World Cup Final with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Image: Wikipedia

Hollande, Merkel targets for Ukrainian Internet trolls

17 Jul 2014

Dismissed BES Chief Executive Ricardo Salgado is blamed for the investment in the holding company that led to €847m not being repaid. Image:

Shareholder digs hole for Portuguese bank

17 Jul 2014

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

16 Jul 2014

A total of 618,725 tweets a minute were sent during the World Cup final but the highest number of tweets recorded for an event was 35,6m after Germany thrashed Brazil in the semi-final. Image:

Twitter records smashed in Brazil

15 Jul 2014

The European Union's Michel Barnier wants rules governing online gambling to be tightened and more strictly controlled. Image:

Internet gambling guidelines tighten rules in EU states

15 Jul 2014

Valery Seleznev says his son, hacker son, Roman might die in a US prison unless he's kept on appropriate medication. Image:

Hacking accused could die in US prison

14 Jul 2014

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