BT promises 'ultra-fast' broadband
03 February 2012 08:28 AM
Telecoms firm BT stepped up the pace of its broadband expansion today by promising "ultra-fast" speeds of up to 300Mb by next spring.
Facebook updates its status – by $100bn
02 February 2012 12:00 AM
The social networking site changed the way we communicate. Now, as it floats on the stock market, all the talk is about how much it is worth. By Stephen Foley
ARM thrives as it inhabits Apple's core products
01 February 2012 12:00 AM
Call it the iPad effect: the British designer of chips forthe Apple tablet yesterday saw its shares surge as much as 7 per cent after strong sales in the past quarter.
A genius career move ... the man who went from Dixons (in Hemel) to boss of Apple stores (in California)
01 February 2012 12:00 AM
The chief executive of Dixons Retail is to swap Hemel Hempstead and an arduous retail turnaround for the Californian sunshine and highly coveted role of running the global stores of the technology giant, Apple.
Megaupload user data may be deleted, say US prosecutors
30 January 2012 01:45 PM
Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday.
New apps could bring a revolution in consumer choice
29 January 2012 12:00 AM
Wider access to personal data will make it easier for customers to know when they're losing out
Twitter faces user backlash over move to censor messages
28 January 2012 12:00 AM
Critics say technology to block tweets in individual countries breaks website's free-speech principles
Nintendo hurt by free mobile games
27 January 2012 12:00 AM
The soaring popularity of free and cheap games on tablets and smartphones appears to be hitting traditional consoles manufacturer Nintendo.
O2 sorry over leaked numbers
26 January 2012 12:00 AM
Mobile phone numbers of customers surfing the web via O2 have been leaked to every site they visited in the last two weeks.
O2 investigating phone numbers privacy breach
25 January 2012 02:12 PM
Mobile users’ phone numbers are being leaked to every website they visit because of a security glitch, it has been claimed.
Apple posts record quarterly results
25 January 2012 09:33 AM
Technology giant Apple posted record quarterly results after it sold a greater-than-expected 37 million iPhones worldwide in the last three months of 2011.
Carphone Warehouse hit as pre-pay customers hang up
25 January 2012 12:00 AM
Carphone Warehouse has suffered from tumbling pre-paid revenues during the consumer downturn, which hit its third-quarter underlying sales by nearly 5 per cent.
Facebook to offer free advertising
24 January 2012 06:00 PM
Facebook announced plans today to help thousands of small firms by offering free advertising to boost their chances of growing their business.
Apple loses Dutch appeal to ban Samsung tablet
24 January 2012 05:50 PM
A Dutch court has ruled that Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet is not a copy of Apple's popular iPad, handing the Korean consumer electronics maker its latest legal victory over its American rival.
Coldplay 'wrong' on download boycott
24 January 2012 12:00 AM
Legal action against illegal file-sharers has helped to bring an 8 per cent rise in global digital-music revenues, but an industry report claims stars should stop boycotting streaming services such as Spotify.
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