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Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

28 Mar 2022

New report offers solutions to gaping digital gap between Commonwealth countries

New report offers solutions to gaping digital gap between Commonwealth countries

24 Feb 2020

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This photograph of Dougie McDonald, taken from the BBC's website shows that searches for the disgraced Scottish referee on Google in South Africa are still working. Image:

Google starts 'forgetting' BBC and UK newspaper stories

4 Jul 2014

Foreign Ministry official Peter Stenlund says Finland has been the target of a huge spying racket for a number of years. Image:

Finland's government offices hacked, documents taken

3 Jul 2014

Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of News Corporation has held talks with his staff after Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking charges. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch heads to UK after phone-hacking trial

27 Jun 2014

Aurelelie Fillippetti, France's Culture Minister has welcomed the ban against Amazon's free shipping and discounted prices. Image: Wikipedia

Anti-Amazon bill adopted in France

27 Jun 2014

Head of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Alexander Skipis says Amazon is 'blackmailing' publishers for bigger discounts. Image:

German publishers lodge complaint against Amazon

25 Jun 2014

John Hoadley, Taqua's Chief Technical Officer says voice-over-WiFi is a reality that offers advantages over using the cellular networks. Image: LinkedIn

Taqua solution for voice calls via WiFi networks

25 Jun 2014

YouTube's Robert Kyncl says the streaming service will start blocking artists and record labels that have not signed its onerous terms and conditions. Image:

YouTube blocks artists on paid music service

19 Jun 2014

Solucom's Gerome Billois says Rex Mundi has tried on several occasions to extort money from companies in return for not publishing stolen data. Image: Solucom

Worthless extortion demand against Domino's Pizza

18 Jun 2014

Bouygues Telecom's Olivier Roussat says it will cut its workforce by 1,516 people in an effort to reduce costs. Image:

Bouygues Telecom cuts workforce by nearly 20%

12 Jun 2014

Whistle-blower Edward Snowden's lawyer has sold the rights to a book he has written about Snowden's exploits to Oliver Stone. Image:

Oliver Stone gets rights to Snowden movie

12 Jun 2014

Scientist Alan Turing who devised the Turing Test in the 1950s. Image: Wikipedia

Supercomputer so good it's almost human

11 Jun 2014

TomTom's Corrine Vigreux says the new developer portal will allow businesses to provide customised solutions for users of its devices. Image:

Developer portal at TomTom Bridge

11 Jun 2014

Vodafone admits that its phone are being tapped in at least 29 countries around the world. Image:

Vodafone admits phones on global networks are tapped

9 Jun 2014

Germany's Federal Prosecutor Harald Range has opened a criminal case to probe the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Image: Zimbio

Criminal probe into Merkel phone snooping

6 Jun 2014

Products sold by El Asira are not typical gadgets or movies found in most other sex shops around the world. Image:

Dutch halal sex shop bonds with Germany's Beate Uhse

5 Jun 2014

Head of Deezer Simon Baldeyrou says he is proud to have done a deal with Disney Films to bring songs and animation streaming to France and eventually to the 182 countries that Deezer serves. Image:

Disney and Deezer to stream music, animations

3 Jun 2014

The Pirate Bay's Co-founder, Peter Sunde was arrested in Sweden over the weekend and will now have to serve his eight month sentence for copyright infringement. He had been on the run for two years. Image: Wikipedia

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Sweden

2 Jun 2014

Warren Buffett's NetJets is proving that partial ownership of private jets makes a viable business. Image:

Catch a private jet for €550 an hour

27 May 2014

WIN Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says YouTube's terms and conditions are indefensible for independent music producers. Image:

YouTube resists WIN's music streaming ultimatum

26 May 2014

WIN's Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says that YouTube is trying to force independent music labels to accept its terms of service for a new music streaming service. Image:

WIN gives YouTube streaming ultimatum

23 May 2014

Eminem is the most-played artist on Spotify's free streaming music network. Image:

Eminem tops Spotify's 40m listener list

22 May 2014

At least 100 people have been arrested for buying malware from BlackShades and using it to extort money from innocent victims. Image:

100 arrests in global raids on 'BlackShades' hackers

20 May 2014

Google's Kent Walker says the investigation by the European Commission was "very thorough". Image:

Digital companies demand new Google anti-trust probe

16 May 2014

A Norwegian mother and her British lover were sentenced to jail after the woman killed her child during a video chat. Image: Sattva

Online torture and murder of Norwegian child

16 May 2014

Danish journalist Ken B. Rasmussen has been charged for snooping on private credit card information. Image:

Danish journalists charged over credit card snooping

15 May 2014

Princess Catherine's phone was hacked 155 times by News of the World according to evidence at the London trial. Image:

Trial told how News of the World hacked Kate 155 times

15 May 2014

A group of Iranian women flouting the strict dress code demanded by morality police in Iran. Image: Facebook

Iranian women flout dress code in Facebook campaign

14 May 2014

The Imperial War Museum is setting up a free digital archive of the lives of soldiers who fought in the First World War. Image: Wikipedia

British museum launches online archive of WWI stories

13 May 2014

Rupert Murdoch is working on plans to create a Pan-European major television broadcasting company. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch targets creation of pan-European pay TV company

13 May 2014

Alcatel-Lucent expects to get back to a positive cash flow next year after recording another loss in the first quarter of this year. Image: Idea go free

Alcatel-Lucent trims loss, aims for positve cash flow

12 May 2014

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This photograph of Dougie McDonald, taken from the BBC's website shows that searches for the disgraced Scottish referee on Google in South Africa are still working. Image:

Google starts 'forgetting' BBC and UK newspaper stories

4 Jul 2014

Foreign Ministry official Peter Stenlund says Finland has been the target of a huge spying racket for a number of years. Image:

Finland's government offices hacked, documents taken

3 Jul 2014

Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of News Corporation has held talks with his staff after Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking charges. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch heads to UK after phone-hacking trial

27 Jun 2014

Aurelelie Fillippetti, France's Culture Minister has welcomed the ban against Amazon's free shipping and discounted prices. Image: Wikipedia

Anti-Amazon bill adopted in France

27 Jun 2014

Head of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Alexander Skipis says Amazon is 'blackmailing' publishers for bigger discounts. Image:

German publishers lodge complaint against Amazon

25 Jun 2014

John Hoadley, Taqua's Chief Technical Officer says voice-over-WiFi is a reality that offers advantages over using the cellular networks. Image: LinkedIn

Taqua solution for voice calls via WiFi networks

25 Jun 2014

YouTube's Robert Kyncl says the streaming service will start blocking artists and record labels that have not signed its onerous terms and conditions. Image:

YouTube blocks artists on paid music service

19 Jun 2014

Solucom's Gerome Billois says Rex Mundi has tried on several occasions to extort money from companies in return for not publishing stolen data. Image: Solucom

Worthless extortion demand against Domino's Pizza

18 Jun 2014

Bouygues Telecom's Olivier Roussat says it will cut its workforce by 1,516 people in an effort to reduce costs. Image:

Bouygues Telecom cuts workforce by nearly 20%

12 Jun 2014

Whistle-blower Edward Snowden's lawyer has sold the rights to a book he has written about Snowden's exploits to Oliver Stone. Image:

Oliver Stone gets rights to Snowden movie

12 Jun 2014

Scientist Alan Turing who devised the Turing Test in the 1950s. Image: Wikipedia

Supercomputer so good it's almost human

11 Jun 2014

TomTom's Corrine Vigreux says the new developer portal will allow businesses to provide customised solutions for users of its devices. Image:

Developer portal at TomTom Bridge

11 Jun 2014

Vodafone admits that its phone are being tapped in at least 29 countries around the world. Image:

Vodafone admits phones on global networks are tapped

9 Jun 2014

Germany's Federal Prosecutor Harald Range has opened a criminal case to probe the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone. Image: Zimbio

Criminal probe into Merkel phone snooping

6 Jun 2014

Products sold by El Asira are not typical gadgets or movies found in most other sex shops around the world. Image:

Dutch halal sex shop bonds with Germany's Beate Uhse

5 Jun 2014

Head of Deezer Simon Baldeyrou says he is proud to have done a deal with Disney Films to bring songs and animation streaming to France and eventually to the 182 countries that Deezer serves. Image:

Disney and Deezer to stream music, animations

3 Jun 2014

The Pirate Bay's Co-founder, Peter Sunde was arrested in Sweden over the weekend and will now have to serve his eight month sentence for copyright infringement. He had been on the run for two years. Image: Wikipedia

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Sweden

2 Jun 2014

Warren Buffett's NetJets is proving that partial ownership of private jets makes a viable business. Image:

Catch a private jet for €550 an hour

27 May 2014

WIN Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says YouTube's terms and conditions are indefensible for independent music producers. Image:

YouTube resists WIN's music streaming ultimatum

26 May 2014

WIN's Chief Executive, Alison Wenham says that YouTube is trying to force independent music labels to accept its terms of service for a new music streaming service. Image:

WIN gives YouTube streaming ultimatum

23 May 2014

Eminem is the most-played artist on Spotify's free streaming music network. Image:

Eminem tops Spotify's 40m listener list

22 May 2014

At least 100 people have been arrested for buying malware from BlackShades and using it to extort money from innocent victims. Image:

100 arrests in global raids on 'BlackShades' hackers

20 May 2014

Google's Kent Walker says the investigation by the European Commission was "very thorough". Image:

Digital companies demand new Google anti-trust probe

16 May 2014

A Norwegian mother and her British lover were sentenced to jail after the woman killed her child during a video chat. Image: Sattva

Online torture and murder of Norwegian child

16 May 2014

Danish journalist Ken B. Rasmussen has been charged for snooping on private credit card information. Image:

Danish journalists charged over credit card snooping

15 May 2014

Princess Catherine's phone was hacked 155 times by News of the World according to evidence at the London trial. Image:

Trial told how News of the World hacked Kate 155 times

15 May 2014

A group of Iranian women flouting the strict dress code demanded by morality police in Iran. Image: Facebook

Iranian women flout dress code in Facebook campaign

14 May 2014

The Imperial War Museum is setting up a free digital archive of the lives of soldiers who fought in the First World War. Image: Wikipedia

British museum launches online archive of WWI stories

13 May 2014

Rupert Murdoch is working on plans to create a Pan-European major television broadcasting company. Image: Wikipedia

Murdoch targets creation of pan-European pay TV company

13 May 2014

Alcatel-Lucent expects to get back to a positive cash flow next year after recording another loss in the first quarter of this year. Image: Idea go free

Alcatel-Lucent trims loss, aims for positve cash flow

12 May 2014

Britain is on the verge of publishing regulations that will take action against people who persistently download pirated video, music and software among other things. Image:

British online piracy deal close

12 May 2014

Argument is that private companies should co-ordinate Europe's cyber-security systems. Image: Yurly

Europe's cyber-security policy under attack

5 May 2014

Orange's Gervais Pellissier says that the company has managed to staunch if falling sales amid tough competition. Image: Orange

Orange says it has staunched sales drop

2 May 2014

New of the World's Andy Coulson says he 'rubber-stamped' payments to a Royal policeman. Image:

UK tabloid's Coulson admits paying policeman

23 Apr 2014

Telefonica's Stephen Shurrock says the advertising service will be a leading technology platform. Image: Telefonica

New US-Spanish firm targets rich mobile ad market

17 Apr 2014

The EU Court of Justice has struck down a law requiring telecommunications companies to keep records of all calls made from that device. Image:

European court scraps phone, email data collection law

10 Apr 2014

There has been an outcry over photographs being taken of women eating on the underground in London. Image:

Facebook craze of women eating on trains sparks anger

8 Apr 2014

Mobile company SFR is at the centre of a battle for control of its shares that are being sold by Vivendi. Image:

Bouygues boosts mobile bid for SFR, in French turf war

7 Apr 2014

The EU's Neelie Kroes says roaming charges between EU member states will be dropped by 2015. Image:

EU to scrap mobile roaming fees

4 Apr 2014

Recordings from previous Popes have been digitised and are available online to anyone ahead of the canonisation of Pope John Paul II on 17 April. Image: Wikipedia

Vatican Radio puts its radio archives online

2 Apr 2014