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October 31
- Microsoft Azure outage hits worldwide FTP users
- Changes across all industries reinforce need for new computing education
- NSA intercepts data from Google and Yahoo servers
- UK government data is most open, according to Sir Tim Berners-Lee
- Superfast broadband not available in any British cities
- Android drives strong tablet sales
October 30
- Intel aiming for tablet design wins with global 4G support
- Government department opts for cloud-based finance system
- Intel foundry to manufacture ARM chip
- Microsoft introduces new SharePoint Online search and publishing tools
- Samsung develops new SDKs to encourage innovative app development
- Tech Data calls on resellers to redouble Windows XP upgrade efforts
- G-Cloud 4 suppliers announced
October 29
- Apple breaks $1 billion revenue mark in education market
- EE continues to expand 4G rollout: 14 towns and cities added
- In the editor's chair: Mark Evans, RLB
- BT supports IT apprenticeships in new partnership
- Smartphone and tablet revenues will outstrip consumer electronics in 2013
- Daisy Group acquires Indecs to enhance cloud service portfolio
October 28
- New security mindset needed for internet of things
- Rackspace takes the wraps off Hadoop big data offering
- Driverless cars operated by smartphone hit streets of Milton Keynes
October 25
- Mozilla Lightbeam to shine light on web's hidden connections
- Twitter IPO values firm at $11 billion
- PHP.net hacked to serve exploits
- Cloud boosts Microsoft profits and revenue
- HP confirms 7,000 workers to go across Europe
- NSA in hot water for spying on world leaders
- Silicon Valley hiring practices lawsuit gets class action status
October 24
- Fingerprint-based biological cryptography tech could spell end to PIN codes
- Free iWork offer for iOS and Mac users blasted by Microsoft
- RM Education to cut 300 jobs and exit PC market
- HP to enter 3D printer market in 2014
October 23
- EMC accuses former staff of taking trade secrets to rival Pure Storage
- Workday bags Sanofi cloud HR contract
- McAfee signs preservation deal with Bletchley Park Trust
- Michael Dell: No longer constrained by “short-term” minded investors
October 22
- Intel Haswell: everything you need to know
- iPad Air & iPad Mini 2 with retina display launch: live blog
- OS X Mavericks now available to download for free
- EMC reaffirms flash storage commitment
- EU votes to overhaul data protection rules
- Surface 2 release date arrives
- Nokia tablet finally get unveiled with Windows 8.1 RT
- Ministry of Justice hit with £140K data breach fine
October 21
- Spectra Logic to channel: Catch up with demand for tape
- MacBook Air recall: users offered free replacements by Apple
- Sage takes the wraps off Sage One Accounts Extra
- NSA accused of hacking Mexican President’s email
- Microsoft pulls Windows RT 8.1 update
- HTC CEO gets hands-on with product development
- SAP to wind down Business By Design software
October 18
- EU wants mobile devices to have universal charger
- IBM brings two-factor authentication to Android handsets
- Twitter rumoured to be developing standalone messaging app
- Ofcom wants bids for MoD's 4G spectrum
- Fujitsu and Cisco land Gatwick cloud UC contract
- Microsoft launches Remote Desktop app for Android and iOS
October 17
- Ubuntu 13.10 desktop OS goes on general release
- Flexible working gains ground
- Westcoast to offer resellers HP cloud
- Windows 8.1 release date arrives and is available to download now
- HP offers marketers real-time big data insights with Digital Marketing Hub
- NSA chief to step down, but not because of PRISM leaks
October 16
- Have your say about Cloud Pro...
- BT MeetMe with Dolby Voice ears-on review
- BT and Dolby launch MeetMe service to end pain of conference calls
- Microsoft offers education sector Office 365 sweetener
- ICO sounds alarm over BYOD in light of Royal Veterinary College data loss
October 15
- Sanderson Group acquires cloud firm One Iota
- Fusion-IO debuts small business-focused hybrid Flash array
- Zuckerberg and Gates join forces to teach kids coding skills
- iPhone 5s outselling cheaper 5c by 2:1
- BT launches hunt for technology start-ups
- Google Watch expected to drop end of October
- Logicalis bolsters Channel Island operations with iConsult acquisition
October 14
- George Osborne welcomes Huawei's UK involvement
- Windows Phone update will support larger 1080p screens
- Skype scrutinised over PRISM in Luxembourg
- Scottish Government banks on Windows 8 for mobility push
October 11
- Microsoft cookie replacement plans cook up security storm
- Windows XP, Ofcom fees and Touch ID: IT Pro's web comments round-up
- Foxconn confirms intern working conditions violated company policy
- Apple iPhone to get larger display in 2014
- NEC sells Enterprise Solutions business to Getronics
- Microsoft looking to replace CEO Ballmer by the end of 2013
October 10
- BT inks MVNO deal with EE sparking consumer market return rumours
- Google launches open source bug bounty programme
- AWS gives startups a boost with new cloud packages
- Vodafone "disappointed" by Ofcom spectrum price hike plans
- Windows XP enterprise users urged to ditch aged OS now
October 9
- Doctors use speech recognition to cut NHS waiting times
- Leeds Building Society joins HP's private cloud Shared Services Alliance
- Office for iPad set for release once Windows tablet version drops
- BBC to draw on broadcasting might to educate kids in tech
- Synology signs Beta Distribution
October 8
- IFS bags Azure certification
- European Commission floats voucher scheme to help SMBs go digital
- Raspberry Pi Foundation confirms 1 million milestone in UK
- Tim Berners-Lee wants to give internet access to world’s poorest people
- Four British men arrested following Silk Road bust
October 7
- Unitrends ramps up UK channel activity
- New Avaya programme targets midmarket
- Government calls on mobile operators for superfast broadband boost
- UK banks to take part in cyber attack simulation
- Ultra-low cost smartphones set to shake-up market
- CompTIA debuts cloud certifications for IT pros
- Privacy groups raise £20K for surveillance legal case against UK Government
October 5
- Micro-P acquires Cohort Technology
October 4
- iOS 7 bugs, BBM delays and banking security: IT Pro's web comments round-up
- Adobe data breach affects 2.9 million users
- Superfast Berkshire bags BDUK funding for BT fibre broadband rollout
- Twitter aims to raise $1bn for IPO
- Silk Road shutdown will have "little effect" on cybercrime levels
October 3
- Staffordshire County Council takes flight in ANS Group's private cloud
- Scottish NHS Board finds fix for two-day IT glitch, but cause remains unknown
- Yahoo rushes in reworked security bug bounty programme
October 2
- Dell Venue Pro tablets to ship in November with Window 8.1
- Dell Venue Pro 8 tablet review: Hands on
- Ofcom launches white space pilot to free up spectrum for wireless devices
- Apple under pressure as Android sales skyrocket
- iOS 7 iMessage bug: Apple confirms it's working on a fix
- Scottish NHS board's "major" IT problems enter second day
October 1
- Splunk Cloud enters general availability
- Splunk launches Enterprise 6 for faster analytics
- Motorola Solutions debuts enterprise-ready Android handset
- Malwarebytes unveils computer virus killing 16GB USB stick
- HP sets out software-defined networking app store plans
- Google's improved antitrust concessions win over EU regulators