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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

Facebook's Joe Sullivan has confirmed the company has bought PrivateCore to improve security on all its servers. Image:

Facebook buys security startup PrivateCore

8 Aug 2014

The rumoured iPhone 6 may be unveiled on 9 September at an Apple event. The new phone is expected to have a larger screen and a new processor. Image:

Large-screen iPhone: 9 September's the day

7 Aug 2014

David Weil, Administrator of the Labour Department's Wage and Hour Division has ordered LinkedIn to pay $6m to employees and former employees who were entitled to overtime but didn't get paid. Image:

LinkedIn must pay $6m in backpay to workers

5 Aug 2014

Paedophile John Henry Skillern was arrested after Google tipped-off police about images he was send via Gmail. Image:

Google tips-off police over child porn suspect in Texas

5 Aug 2014

Microsoft's Deputy Counsel David Howard is confident Samsung will have to pay for using Microsoft's technology as per an agreement set up in 2011. Image:

Now Microsoft sues Samsung in US

5 Aug 2014

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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

Facebook's Joe Sullivan has confirmed the company has bought PrivateCore to improve security on all its servers. Image:

Facebook buys security startup PrivateCore

8 Aug 2014

The rumoured iPhone 6 may be unveiled on 9 September at an Apple event. The new phone is expected to have a larger screen and a new processor. Image:

Large-screen iPhone: 9 September's the day

7 Aug 2014

David Weil, Administrator of the Labour Department's Wage and Hour Division has ordered LinkedIn to pay $6m to employees and former employees who were entitled to overtime but didn't get paid. Image:

LinkedIn must pay $6m in backpay to workers

5 Aug 2014

Paedophile John Henry Skillern was arrested after Google tipped-off police about images he was send via Gmail. Image:

Google tips-off police over child porn suspect in Texas

5 Aug 2014

Microsoft's Deputy Counsel David Howard is confident Samsung will have to pay for using Microsoft's technology as per an agreement set up in 2011. Image:

Now Microsoft sues Samsung in US

5 Aug 2014

Dartmouth University's Jay Hull warns that video game players may become what they are pretending to be. Image:

Violent video games linked to risk of crime, alcohol abuse

5 Aug 2014

Fortify's Mike Armistead says that eight out of ten devices failed basic security tests. Image:

Your fridge could be behind an attack on you

1 Aug 2014

Keith McCarty, Founder of Eaze delivers dagga to a patient's doorstep typically within ten minutes of receiving the order. The dagga is for medicinal purposes and legal in many US states. Image: Twitter

App provides prompt delivery of dagga order

31 Jul 2014

BlackBerry's John Chen says the deal with Secusmart is part of a strategy to make the BlackBerry phone among the most secure in the world and build on its reputation for safe communication. Image:

BlackBerry buys Secusmart

31 Jul 2014

IDC's Melissa Chau says inexpensive well-built smartphones with a host of features from Chinese companies are boosting sales for Huawei and Lenovo. Image: YouTube

Smartphones from China sell record numbers

31 Jul 2014

NYT's Mark Thompson says while print advertising and subscriptions are falling, digital is doing well, showing growth in both subscriptions and advertising. Image:

New York Times profits halve, digital subscription revenue climbs

30 Jul 2014

Canada's Communications Security Establishment claims hackers from China have broken into key strategic computers to steal sensitive, often scientific data. Image: Flickr

Canada blames China for cyber-attack on science agency

30 Jul 2014

Amy Abernethy of Duke Medicine says people need to depend less on doctors and take more control of their own health issues. Image: Duke University

Mobile technology reshapes healthcare sector

29 Jul 2014

Zillow's Spencer Rascoff says economies of scale will reduce costs but increase the user base tremendously. Image:

Zillow online real estate company buys Trulia

29 Jul 2014

Strategy Analytics Researcher Peter King says Android has consolidated it position because so many manufacturers are using its operating system. Image: Strategy Analytics

Android's market share rises

24 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Satya Nadella says the company is focused on being a platform for users around the world with its cloud and mobile devices. Image: Wikimedia

Nokia hurts Microsoft revenues

23 Jul 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says he is "incredibily excited" about new operating systems and new products due to be released by Apple soon. Image: Apple

Apple's profits of $7.7bn in June quarter

23 Jul 2014

The Nvidia Shield has been built specifically for gamers who cannot bear to be away from their games for more than a few minutes. Image: Nvidia

On-the-go gamers get new Tablet

23 Jul 2014

US attorney Sally Quillian Yates says that each one of the people included in the indictments will be prosecuted under US law for piracy and theft of intellectual property. Image:

Android app pirates face prosecution

22 Jul 2014

A screen sample of how things can now be saved on Facebook to view in more detail at a later stage. Image:

Facebook update lets users save 'stuff'

22 Jul 2014

With the click of the 'Buy' button on Facebook, users will immediately be able to buy products directly from the distributors or retailers. Image:

Facebook tests 'buy' button on some pages

21 Jul 2014

Amazon's subscription service takes on other subscription services offering users access to titles in their stores for $9.95. Image:

E-book subscription deal from Amazon

21 Jul 2014

The Yo application lets users send a single word, Yo to other users. Now investors have put $10m into the venture. Image:

Why are investors putting money into Yo?

21 Jul 2014

Google's Patrick Pichette says the company plans to integrate Chrome and Android to offer users a seamless experience across all devices they use. Image:

Google's profit of $3.42bn in three months

18 Jul 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says the deal with IBM will take iOS 8, the iPad and iPhone directly into the enterprise arena, boosting sales to major companies worldwide. Image: Apple

Apple, IBM to work together building business apps

16 Jul 2014

Google remains at the top of the digital advertising spend, with Microsoft showing strong growth alongside Facebook and Twitter, while Yahoo's share continues to drop. Image: Isolated Images

Microsoft gets more ads than Yahoo

16 Jul 2014

Researcher Russell Clayton says there is no doubt that extensive use of social networks is damaging to relationships. Image:

Extensive use of Twitter bad for marriages

7 Jul 2014