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Apple, Google brands worth $100bn each

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Computer games reduce depression in elderly

6 Aug 2014

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

16 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

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

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

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Apple, Google brands worth $100bn each

10 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Computer games reduce depression in elderly

6 Aug 2014

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

Cameron tweets to twits who lost their jobs

16 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

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

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

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

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

Second annual global customer service survey: The findings

Second annual global customer service survey: The findings

10 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

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

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

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

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

The evolving business model for m-governance

The evolving business model for m-governance

Vijay Sai Pratap 27 Mar 2014

'Comrade, take this tablet...' Russian officials dump iPads over spy fears

'Comrade, take this tablet...' Russian officials dump iPads over spy fears

27 Mar 2014

Kaspersky Lab: How Turla and 'worst breach of US military computers in history' are connected

Kaspersky Lab: How Turla and 'worst breach of US military computers in history' are connected

14 Mar 2014

Mozilla's Firefox OS is becoming increasingly popular for inexpensive new smartphones. Image:

Firefox to power US$25 smartphone

3 Mar 2014

BlackBerry's new Q20 Image:

Nokia, BlackBerry, Motorola search for lost glory

27 Feb 2014

Huawei's new Talkband. Image:

Smartphones dissect lives of navel-gazing owners

27 Feb 2014

Nokia's new X phone, uses Android's operating system rather than Windows Phone. Image:

Nokia's new Android smartphone despite Microsoft

26 Feb 2014