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November 29
- Three men charged over FA hacking offences
- Linux worm discovered in "internet of Things" devices
- Several UK banks hit by hackers
November 28
- Hack prompts European Parliament to shut down public Wi-Fi
- MP calls on IT industry to help tackle "dark net" criminals
- Google removes Cyanogenmod Installer from Play Store
November 27
- Twitter toughens security against government snooping
- Seattle restaurant bans Google Glass
- Icann to release nine new top-level domain names
- BT and Cisco team up for cloud voice and collaboration push
November 26
- Windows RT could be axed, suggests Larson-Green
- Severn Valley SMBs compete for £500k cyber security funding
- Tablets to account for nearly 50 per cent of 2014 PC shipments
- Julian Assange unlikely to be charged by US government
November 25
- Microsoft tip-off prompts six arrests for suspected fake software sales
- Apple splashes out $360m on PrimeSense
- iPad and iPhone users urged to switch to Android by Eric Schmidt
- IT Pro Leaderboard launches
November 22
- Google search blocks, ugly smart watches and Acer's issues: IT Pro's web comments round-up
- O2 claims 4G rollout six weeks ahead of schedule
- Apple and Google accused of "fleecing" customers with inflated storage prices
- Ofcom sets out spectrum efficiency plans to support mobile broadband growth
- We need more women, claims Salesforce CEO
November 21
- HP Autonomy lifts lid on self-aware backup and recovery offering
- ICO flags temporary staff data protection risk following GOSH breach
- Acer's incoming CEO quits before 1 January start date
- Google to improve internet access in Africa via Project Link
- Smart watch sales falter due to high prices & ugly designs
- Employee carelessness poses security risk to businesses
- Yahoo CEO: Keep it simple when it comes to design
November 20
- Dell launches £10m tech fund for UK entrepreneurs
- Nominet to launch .uk domain name registration in 2014
- Mobile workers need more secure support, research suggests
- Google extends open source bug bounty programme to Android and Apache
- Apple's Spaceship campus gets the go-ahead
November 19
- Barclays brings Pingit mobile payment service to the enterprise
- Yahoo steps up data encryption in light of NSA revelations
- NetApp steps up its flash storage fight
- Samsung pulls Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S3 smartphones
- Google settles Safari cookie case for $17 million
- Nokia shareholders expected to rubber stamp sale
November 18
- Virgin Media Business bags West Midlands PSN deal
- Blue Coat takes the wraps off Advanced Threat Protection
- Google and Microsoft search blocks won't halt spread of online child abuse, warn experts
November 15
- IT skills gap, Hotmail problems, and software woes: IT Pro's web comments round-up
- Europe set to allow full mobile use on flights
- Pwn2Own hackers break Google Chrome on Nexus and Samsung Galaxy smartphones
- HP Chromebook 11 sales halted because of overheating chargers
- AWS brings real-time analytics and low-cost VDI to the cloud
November 14
- Microsoft opens anti-cybercrime centre at Redmond HQ
- PRISM fallout could damage business, claim Google and Cisco
- MacRumors attackers: 860k password hack was 'friendly'
- BlackBerry market share crashes below two per cent
- Yahoo auctions off dormant web domain names
November 13
- Moto G smartphone with Android 4.3 arrives for £135
- Home Office bids to revive Snooper's Charter despite Snowden revelations
- iPad mini 2 release date arrives
- Microsoft ditches employee ratings to encourage team work
- Firms are still unprepared for consumerised IT management
November 12
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses exploited IE zero-day
- Virgin jacks up prices but boosts broadband speed
November 11
- GCHQ 'hacked oil body OPEC'
- Oxford University develops nanotrains
- EE turns on superfast 4G in Cumbria
- Google breaks silence on barge project
November 8
- Google Glass, Steve Wozniak, PC market crash: IT Pro's web comments round-up
- EE unveils 4G/3G petabyte data bundles for business users
- Dell playing 2e2 game, Fujitsu exec warns
November 7
- Vodafone falls short of Ofcom's 3G coverage target in UK
- Intel hails the possibilities of the Internet of Things
- Monitoring scandals must not lead to balkanisation of the cloud, says Box CEO
- Windows Phone making gains in Europe: 1 in 10 handsets run Microsoft OS
- Tim Berners-Lee slams encryption-busting surveillance agencies
November 6
- Microsoft rushes out security fix for Office and Windows Vista users
- Apple reveals details about government data collection
- EMC claims Pure Storage stole trade secrets and staff in lawsuit
November 5
- Acer CEO resigns amid poor Q3 results
- IT pros with more than one programming language get bigger pay packets
- EE to switch on 300Mbps 4G service in East London
November 4
- BlackBerry CEO out as Fairfax buyout bid fails
- Healthcare security and privacy certification unveiled by (ISC)2
- Google barge in peril over lack of permits
- Samsung and Google should share tech with Apple, says co-founder Steve Wozniak
November 1
- Computing skills debate should be more nuanced, claims Tata executive
- US in-flight phone and tablet use could have ‘knock on effect’ for UK
- NSA leaks, Berners-Lee blasted and Tax dodgers: IT Pro web comments roundup
- Android KitKat 4.4 release date arrives