iPad Mini unveiled by Apple in small tablet market battle
Apple has unveiled its widely anticipated 7.9 inch (20.1cm) tablet, the iPad Mini.The device, which is 0.3 inch thick and weighs 0.68lbs (0.3kg), was announced…
GCHQ recruiting Generation Xbox for spy jobs
Up to 100 members of “Generation Xbox” will be offered a career by GCHQ security services under a scheme announced by Foreign Secretary William Hague.The…
Snoopers Charter Communications Bill will uncover wrong targets warns data watchdog
Plans to monitor all Britons’ online activity risk uncovering “incompetent criminals and accidental anarchists” rather than serious offenders, the Information Commissioner has warned.Ministers want to…
Telecom regulator gets tough with record £800,000 fine for premium phone line
The regulator for premium rate telehone lines has imposed a record fine on a company that runs competitions in national newspapers.Churchcastle Limited was fined £800,000…
OFT cracks down on leading online retailers
In a crackdown on leading online retailers the Office of Fair Trading has found that more than a third could be breaking UK consumer laws.A…
Alan Turing’s legacy praised by GCHQ boss
GCHQ director Iain Lobban has said there were “enduring lessons” to be drawn from the work of Alan Turing.In a rare public speech the intelligence…
Google closes book scanning lawsuit
Google has closed a seven year legal lawsuit with the Association of American Publishers (AAP).The legal battle started in 2005 after Google announced a plan…
ICO data watchdog starts cookie crackdown
Websites which do not comply with new red tape on collecting cookie data from online customers will be contacted within weeks by the Information Commissioner’s…
Apple Maps frustration- Tim Cook apologises
Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook has published an apology following criticism caused by it’s switch to a new maps system.Tim Cook acknowledged that users had…
Libraries to get digital transformation
The UK government is looking at ways to transform libraries and make the borrowing of ebooks more commonplace.Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has asked publisher William…