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December 24
- 2012 Year in Review: Top 10 products
December 21
- Anonymous social network launched to encourage free online speech
- UPDATED: Government departments rapped for slow response to FOI requests
- Google flogs Motorola set-top box biz for $2.35bn
- Instagram denies it planned to sell users' photos to third parties
- Apple presses case for Samsung sales ban in appeals filing
- RIM shares slump as subscriber numbers dwindle
December 20
- SDG: To INFINITY and beyond
- CONTEXT: Business users shunning Windows 8
- Confusion reigns over Government porn blocking plans
- ARM launches smartphone security joint venture
- Magnificent seven enter Ofcom 4G auction
- Twitter lets users get to grips with their past
December 19
- Offensive tweeters may be spared from prosecution
- Lanway unveils new sales manager
- City of London extends Wi-Fi agreement with The Cloud
- ITC judge sides with Apple against Google on phone patent
- AWS dominates cloud market as Azure starts to accelerate
December 18
- MoD to sell off radio spectrum
- Government rejects ISP porn filter proposals
- Instagram users enraged by terms of use changes
- Microsoft and Google disagree over Xbox patent values
- Judge rejects Apple's bid to ban Samsung smartphone sales
December 17
- ICO blasts local councils for poor data handling
- Raspberry Pi app store launches
- CPS confirms Gary McKinnon will not face charges in the UK
- Apple iPhone 5 sales get off to good start in China
- Twitter offered $525m for Instagram, sources claim
December 14
- Apple iPhone infringes on Sony, Nokia patents, court rules
- Raspberry Pi founder has plans for a sequel in 2015
- HP SLAs better than AWS: Gartner
- John McAfee returns to the US after fugitive drama
- Super-fast broadband service goes live in North Yorkshire village
- Apple launches iPhone 5 in China
December 13
- Dell World 2012: Vendor claims PC business faces biggest threat from smartphones
- EMC Atmos updates hardware, gets native Amazon S3 support
- EE to bring 4G to 17 new towns and cities by March 2013
- Ofcom: UK tops world mobile data usage chart
- Imperva anti-virus study "flawed", claims IT security expert
- Dell World 2012: Smart CIOs need to think about touch today, warns Dell
- Google Maps finally lands back on the iPhone
- US federal agency puts BlackBerry 10 to the test
- Dell World 2012: Michael Dell sets out firm's big bets for growth
- Avnet reveals new exec line-up
December 12
- Cloud gaming: What can businesses learn from the realm of the joypad?
- 4G spectrum auction opened to bidders
- HP brings "cloud economics" to enterprise network procurement
- Dell World 2012: Dell must look beyond PCs for future growth, claims CEO
- FBI smashes botnet gang with help from Facebook
- Eric Schmidt "proud" of Google tax avoidance
- O2 misled customers over iPhone 5 deliveries, ad body rules
- Dell World 2012: BYO isn't just about devices, warns Dell
December 11
- Forrester predicts cloud and mobile convergence
- Privacy groups back calls for "Snooper's Charter" rethink
- IPv6 body calls it quits over lack of government support
- O2 Pay Monthly customers hit with New Year price hike
- Intel sets out small chip strategy
- Google Gmail outage hits users across the globe
December 10
- Microsoft's Ireland subsidiary accused of tax dodging
- Apple Maps leaves users lost in Australia, claim police
- Avnet eyes HPC growth
- Microsoft steps up Outlook.com upgrade push
- IBM ready to commercialise light pulse technology
- Google to replace M&A chief
- McAfee legal appeals bags him Guatemalan reprieve
December 7
- Cryptzone CEO gives his account of the events that led to NETconsent MBO
- TVShack founder O'Dwyer to cough up £20,000 to end copyright case
- Avaya opens ROADS to partners
- Government's £50m Tech City cash injection cautiously welcomed
- Free version of Google Apps for Business canned
- Facebook in talks to acquire Microsoft advertising tech, claim sources
- Apple-Samsung return to court over $1.05bn patent ruling
December 6
- Research: Data breach fears blight enterprise cloud adoption
- Apple Macs to be made in the US
- Google adds Private Channel to Play Store for enterprise app distribution
- Citrix to buy MDM player Zenprise
- Apple shares swallow biggest loss in four years
- Guatemalan police arrest John McAfee after several weeks on the run
December 5
- Autumn Statement: Chancellor outlines broadband and business investment plans
- HP ElitePad 900 review: First look
- Apple iCloud "effortless to use" claims cleared by ad regulator
- Securstore goes back to school with hybrid cloud offering
- EMC and VMware launch cloud and big data Pivotal Initiative
- US fails to win early limit on net regulation at global summit
December 4
- HP Discover 2012: HP still a big-hitter, claims Whitman
- Tumblr spammers blast blog site over slow response to attack warning
- WEBCAST: Prepare your datacentre for the BYOD explosion
- WEBCAST: Increase network performance without jeopardising security
- HP Discover 2012: Autonomy Legal/Compliance and Marketing suites beefed up for mobile use
- HP Discover 2012: Analytics provides 10x return on investment, claims HP SVP
- John McAfee claims to have left Belize
- NTT signs up to ArrowSphere
December 3
- HP Discover 2012: Firm offers "storage liposuction" with revamped portfolio
- Open Data Institute opens with $750,000 funding from eBay founder
- Computerlinks adds to mobility lineup
- UK government planning "Cyber Territorial Army"
- Cloud services offer new way for companies to reduce carbon
- Nokia Siemens in plans to sell off optical unit
- E-commerce accounts for 20 per cent of sales for UK biz
- Australia crack down on tax avoidance could scare away investors, sources claim