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July 31
- 6/10 UK firms think service availability won't affect customer retention
- Samsung revamps Series 5 Ultrabook for the enterprise
- Is there a Sony Xperia Tablet on the horizon?
- Telefónica UK pursues public sector push
- Netflix lets Chaos Monkey run riot on AWS virtual machines
- Government broadband plans criticised for being too "speed-focused"
- Apple iPhone 5 pegged for 12 September launch
- Oracle acquires Xsigo
July 30
- Cloud industry watchers call for clarity on international privacy laws
- UPDATED: Privacy group hits out at ICO's handling of Google Street View case
July 27
- ICO confirms not all UK Google Street View data was destroyed
- Reviews roundup: iPad 3 vs Nexus 7, OS X Mountain Lion and more
- GFI trumpets discovery of Olympic 2012 smartphone malware
- Google, Microsoft and Twitter users hit by outage triple whammy
- Facebook shares hit record $24 low as growth slows
July 26
- UPDATED: Nationwide blames duplicate payments glitch on human error
- Citrix reports Q2 revenue growth despite fall in consumer confidence
- Apple iPad 3 vs Google Nexus 7 head-to-head review
- UK consumers confused by software updates
- BYOD: Friend or foe?
July 25
- Symantec board ousts CEO
- Zerigo falls victim to DDoS attackers
- Samsung Galaxy S3 loses local Google search
- Google unveils cloud partner programme
- McAfee expands MSP programme
- NCC notes marked rise in hack attacks from US, China and Russia
- O2 rolls out free London Wi-Fi
- AlienVault names EMEA channel director
- Apple blames rare miss on iPhone 5 anticipation
July 24
- Red Hat warns "Big Boobs" could sink Microsoft Azure
- Survey: UK parents would pay for mobile child protection controls
- VMware confirms Q2 revenue growth and new acquisitions
- Anglia Ruskin University plays Violin's virtualisation tune
- O2 customers to be hit with pornographic copyright claims
- Ofcom sets date for 4G spectrum auction
- Trusteer flags up Facebook malware scam
July 23
- Meetupcall debuts LinkedIn integration
- Campaign group calls for clampdown on surveillance tech exports
- Venafi predicts rise in London smartphone theft during Olympics
- Samsung Galaxy S3 breaks 10 million sales mark
July 20
- World's third largest botnet taken down
- Tumblr co-founder airs Dropbox data security concerns
- UKFast flags alleged council data breach
- Yahoo to offer Marissa Mayer $70 million pay package
July 19
- Microsoft SkyDrive accounts suspended for alleged T&Cs abuse
- SmartReach rolls out smart meter comms trial in Ipswich
- Nokia posts €826m Q2 loss and ships 4 million Lumia devices units
- Apple ordered to publish Samsung "did not copy us" notice
July 18
- Ofcom survey sheds light on popularity of mobile devices
- EMC hits out at rivals ahead of Q2 results
- Varonis sheds light on Dropbox security challenges
- Olympic press centre to become East London technology hub
- EU to revisit Microsoft browser case
- O2 Wholesale reveals new signings
- VMware CEO Maritz headed for new role at EMC
July 17
- Google adds cloud video calling to Chrome beta
- Vodafone and Three pool resources for Irish network push
- New Apple MacBooks "fail" the green IT test
- Paul Maritz to step down as VMware CEO?
July 16
- Microsoft releases Office 15 consumer preview
- Home Office takes wraps off police-led ICT company
- Apple's green U-turn welcomed by EPEAT
- Dell-Intel shed light on SMB attitudes to server virtualisation
- Symantec update blamed for Windows XP crashes
July 13
- O2 customers hit by phishing scams
- Report: Staff pose greatest risk to data security
- Datacentre fault knocks BBC iPlayer offline
- Microsoft unveils new look Bing UK
- Yahoo plays down size of password breach
July 12
- Logica debuts Microsoft private cloud service
- Hackers claim to have stolen 400,000 Yahoo passwords
- ICO hits London NHS Trust with £60,000 fine
- GFI launches cloud platform
- Vaizey fleshes out Freeview interference combat plans
- O2 network outage leaves 100,000s without service
July 11
- Fujitsu withdraws from Cumbrian broadband race with BT
- Malware discovered in Super Mario and GTA 3 Google Marketplace apps
- Salesforce services blighted by power outage
- Steljes names head of marketing
- Arrow thinks Kee to success
- GreenBytes adds to UK channel line-up
- Apple takes down rogue iOS6 developer sites
- Amazon could ship smartphone at the end of the year
July 10
- ZyXEL appoints channel trio
- LogRhythm names new channel marketeer
- Microsoft Windows 7 sales top 630m
July 9
- Microsoft: Windows 8 to RTM in August
- Gartner revises up its IT spending forecast
- Parslow to lead MTI's European sales
- Two jailed over £1.5m student phishing scam
- Microsoft Windows 8 tablet upgrade preview
- Enta takes on Kaspersky B2B line
- Samsung tipped to launch Windows RT tablet in October
July 6
- Embotics mounts channel challenge
- Google refutes Microsoft's Android malware claims
- Tech pros vent fury over Microsoft SBS axe
- Cisco backtracks on cloud-based router strategy
- Amazon prepares for smartphone market push
July 5
- Microsoft to axe Small Business Server?
- Dating site dumps Amazon over outages
- Ofcom outlines plans for BT price caps
- Arrow ECS debuts cloud aggregation platform
- E-Skills reveals record demand for IT workers
- Aruba appoints Exclusive Networks
- ICO lauds success of data breach fines
July 4
- FireScope integrates cloud-based ITSM with ServiceNow
- Arrow unveils cloud platform
- European Parliament votes against ACTA
- EU second-hand software ruling could prompt tightening of licensing laws
- HP to focus on Intel-based Windows 8 tablets for business
- Big data “key to unlocking economic growth”
July 3
- Facebook to fix email syncing phone bug
- Gartner shines a light on mobile device usage trends
- Samsung picks Azure to manage its Smart TV infrastructure
- Ernst & Young: Bad attitudes to BYOD put off prospective employees
- Zurich: Supply chain issues lose UK tech firms £207,000 a year
- Freeview renews calls for mobile operators to foot 4G interference bill
- Samsung loses bid to lift ban on US tablet sales
- Red Hat launches hybrid cloud software
July 2
- Ingram to buy BrightPoint
- Dell to acquire Quest Software for $2.4bn
- Avnet to acquire Magirus
- Amazon outage knocks out Netflix, Pinterest and Instagram
- IBM testing augmented reality shopping app