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February 28
- Augmented reality set to boost shopping experience for Tesco customers
- Mobile banking apps crash out on payday
- British man charged with hacking US Federal Reserve
- GCHQ spied on Yahoo webcam sessions, claims report
- Virgin Media introduces 150 Mbps broadband speeds
- Mobile malware research teams bag £3m funding boost
February 27
- Apple reveals inner workings of iPhone 5s Touch ID scanner
- BT to create more than 1,000 new tech jobs for grads and apprentices
- Snow Leopard users left exposed as Apple pulls support for OS
- Surge in mobile banking malware now biggest security threat
- Google denies trying to buy WhatsApp
February 26
- Sony Xperia Z2 tablet review: Hands on
- Unsecure Wi-Fi hubs fuel spread of computer viruses
- European Parliament delays vote to scrap roaming charges
- Samsung Knox 2.0 to launch with the Galaxy S5
- OS X Mavericks update to fix major security flaw in Macs
February 25
- Google removes unofficial Congestion Charge websites
- European Commission want 5G plans on the table by 2015
- Blackphone smartphone review: Hands on
- Qualcomm showcases 10in 4K tablet
- EU & Brazil to build undersea cable to thwart NSA snoopers
- IBM demos Watson customer retail experience at MWC
- Government unveils £1.5m open data project fund for public sector
- BlackBerry revamps mobile device management tool
- Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange down
- In the editor's chair: Brendon Petsch, Gritit
February 24
- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sets out vision to grant world internet access
- Vodafone exits US as deal to offload stake in Verizon Wireless closes
- Windows 8.1 update set for Spring release
- Android gets free McAfee security app
- Nokia XL Android smartphone review: Hands on
- MasterCard launches MasterPass in-app payments service
- HP unveils ElitePad 1000 tablet aimed at business users
- Nokia X Android smartphone family breaks cover
- Intel unveils 2014 Atom smartphone/tablet chip line-up
February 23
- Mozilla launches £15 Firefox OS smartphone and high-end Flame reference device
- Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch dumps Android for Tizen OS
February 21
- EE brings 4G to 14 more towns and 18 airports
- Virgin Media expands Underground Wi-Fi to ten more stations
- Adobe rushes out another emergency Flash Player patch
- Google unveils Project Tango 3D Android smartphone
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says software giant must reinvent itself
- Nokia rumoured to be mulling Juniper Networks purchase
February 20
- Intel CEO's Reddit AMA: Top 10 answers
- Canonical names first Ubuntu Touch smartphone makers
- Facebook to buy instant messaging service WhatsApp for $19bn
February 19
- Ex-armed forces staff urged to consider career in IT
- Controversial NHS patient database launch postponed
- Google issues tips on how not to be a Glasshole
- Apple iCar rumours fuelled by reports of Tesla merger talks
February 18
- UK flood victims receive helping hand from tech community
- Apple iWatch could predict heart attacks
- Privacy fears grow over £50m NHS care.data project
- Vodafone celebrates signing up half a million 4G customers
February 17
- SMB demand for .london web addresses looks set to soar
- HTC confirms collaboration on Windows Phone 8.1
- Google acquires sound authentication start-up SlickLogin
February 14
- FUD around new tech costs UK £30bn a year
- Windows XP upgrades & HP server update woes: IT Pro's web comments round-up
- Microsoft teams up with Europol to fight cyber crime
- Tesco customers' passwords and email details leaked online
- NSA employee resigned after Snowden used his password
February 13
- VMware and Google offer enterprise Windows XP upgrade lifeline
- Smartphone sales overtake feature phone demand for first time
- What can social business do for your company?
February 12
- US Congressman aims to cut water supply to NSA datacentre
- Yahoo snaps up diary mobile app maker Wander
- UK lagging behind US & Brazil in cyber security
February 11
- Google Glass: 10 use cases for wearable technology
- BBM chief Andrew Bocking departs BlackBerry
- Bill Gates opens up about Microsoft management changes
February 10
- European Commission hails cybercrime successes of EC3
- Microsoft under fire over "buy new PC" Windows XP upgrade advice
- HP to charge for server firmware updates & service packs from 19 February
- Flappy Bird withdrawn from Apple and Android app stores
February 7
- Nearly a third of businesses to use biometrics by 2016
- Mozilla preparing touch-enabled Firefox for Windows 8
- Cash Converters and CEX fail to wipe secondhand smartphones
- Apple to use 5-inch sapphire crystal display for iPhone 6
February 6
- Google unveils Chromebox for Meetings videoconferencing kit
- Cisco and Samsung ink patent cross-license agreement
- Three signs backhaul network upgrade deal with Virgin Media Business
- Google finally reaches settlement in European antitrust case
February 5
- Mobile data traffic to increase 11-fold by 2018
- GCHQ uses DoS tactics on Anonymous and LulzSec
- BT denies legacy broadband switch-off will be "catastrophic"
February 4
- Vodafone dodges Ofcom fine over 3G coverage targets
- Cisco and Google sign cross-licensing patent deal to halt trolls
- Facebook turns 10: A timeline of its memorable moments
- New Microsoft CEO confirmed as Satya Nadella
- Ex-BBC director general apologises for defunct IT project
- E-Ark gets £6 million to save digital data
- NHS web pages redirect visitors to malware sites
February 3
- Techspace expansion fueled by demand from UK start-ups
- PayPal and eBay hit in latest Syrian Electronic Army attacks
- ChewBacca malware steals data from retailers in 11 countries