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Pirate cops bust little girl and take her Winnie-the-Pooh laptop

In their zeal to excise the cancer of copyright-infringing downloads, a Finnish anti-piracy group sent police to the home of a nine-year-old girl, where the coppers confiscated her Winnie-the-Pooh laptop.
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Barclays iPad order could open door to wider bank use

Rollout to front-office staff follows pilot trial in 2011 by senior staff as tablet shows security benefits - and Apple gains enterprise credibility.
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Texan schoolgirl expelled for refusing to wear RFID tag

A plan by a San Antonio school district to continuously monitor its students using RFID has run into legal problems after one of them took a stand against being forced to use the tracking technology.
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Facebook criticised over decision to stop public privacy votes

Facebook is set to remove the ability for users to vote on changes to its data privacy policy, in a move that has angered campaigners.
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Orange launches smartphone app for free calls, texts

Orange, the mobile brand of FranceTelecom, launched a global free calling and texting application on Thursday, in direct competition with services such as Skype, WhatsApp and Viber.
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Global government panel files web domain objections

New domains due for introduction next year by Icann – including .islam and .casino – may face delays after GAC protests
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Google attacks UN's internet treaty conference

Google has warned that a forthcoming UN-organised conference threatens the "free and open internet".
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Growing SEONext moves to Sharp Project

Fast-growing digital company SEONext is investing more than £30,000 on a move to a new base at the Sharp Project in Manchester.
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Better growth than expected in Manchester

Revised forecasts for Greater Manchester suggest the region’s economy will grow more strongly than expected in the coming years.
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Data visualisation tool wins the first Manchester Hackathon

On Saturday 17 November, 16 teams, including five teams of under 21 years old took part in Manchester’s first Hackathon - a day of coding, hacking and software development - organised by FutureEverything, Open Data Manchester and Manchester City Council. There were six cash prizes given.
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UK's rural broadband project gets EU approval

The UK's plans to roll out broadband to rural areas has received EU approval.
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Dell profit falls 47 percent hurt by slow tech spending

Dell's profit slid 47 percent, hurt by lower PC sales and weaker demand from large corporations, but the No. 3 personal computer maker said it expects revenue to grow as much as 5 percent in the current quarter.
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Google Fiber offers super-fast broadband to Kansas City

Google has begun to connect US homes in Kansas City to super-fast broadband, offering residents speeds of up to 1Gbps (gigabit per second).
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Windows chief Steven Sinofsky pushed out of Microsoft

Microsoft staff stunned as chief executive Steve Ballmer pushes out man many had seen as his successor.
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RIM to introduce new BlackBerry 10 devices

Research In Motion Ltd plans to introduce its new line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones on January 30, the company said on Monday, giving investors a measure of confidence that the long-awaited devices are nearing completion.
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US Titan supercomputer clocked as world's fastest

The top two spots on the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers have both been captured by the US.
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Latitude forecasts growth despite 'challenging' economy

Warrington-based digital marketing agency Latitude reduced losses last year despite "little growth" in the marketing sector.
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US army builds its own 3D printer

The US military is developing its own 3D printer that it can use to produce spare parts for spacecraft.
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Apple and HTC settle global patent battle

Apple and HTC announced on Saturday a global patent settlement and 10-year licensing agreement that ends one of the first major conflagrations of the smartphone patent wars.
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Foxconn 'considers plan to open factories in US'

Taiwan company's reportedly evaluating LA and Detroit as site for TV assembly plants owing to rising labour costs at home.
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'Northern Quarter needs more quality space'

Manchester'sNorthern Quarter is not catering for creative business that have outgrown their humble beginnings.
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Broadband '2,000 times' faster aim of Bangor scientists

Broadband speeds that are 2,000 times faster without a massive hike in costs?
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Microsoft ditches Windows Live Messenger for Skype

Microsoft has announced it intends to "retire" its instant message chat tool and replace it with Skype's messaging tool.
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Government services go 'digital by default' to save almost £3bn

Website overhaul will see more transactions, such as driving test bookings and tax payments, move online.
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EU boosts radio spectrum for superfast mobile services

The European Commission is to release a swathe of radio spectrum to give mobile and internet companies more space for rolling out faster fourth-generation (4G) wireless services.
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Royal British Legion first with Thunderclap social media tool

The Royal British Legion says it is to be the first UK organisation to use a social media tool to encourage people to mark the two-minute silence.
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Facebook's Sandberg sells $7.4 million in stock

Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and two other executives at the social networking company sold millions of dollars worth of stock this week as restrictions on insider trading expired.
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