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September 30
- Windows 10: Live blog on Technical Preview release day
- Microsoft tells developers to target Windows 8.1, in-app purchases
- UK Digital Catapult Centre aims to make a success of data startups
- Apple under scrutiny by EU competition watchdog
- Lenovo will close IBM x86 server business deal tomorrow
September 29
- iOS 8 update problems continue as Apple withdraws iOS 7 support
- Liam Maxwell commits to government CTO role until 2018
- Exertis Micro-P and Exertis Gem emerge as Exertis UK
- Crime-as-a-Service lowers entry barriers to cybercrime world
- Lenovo lauds success of SMB recruitment programme
- Juniper Networks zones in on solution-focused partners
- Xen bug prompts AWS cloud server reboot
- Yahoo details government requests for data
- Tim Berners-Lee says freedom of internet under threat
September 26
- Cisco to roll out Intercloud Fabric to partners
- Shellshock: Apple assures OS X users over Bash Bug risks
- Barrie Desmond to replace Neil Ledger as Exclusive COO
- Google chief lays out rules for successful emailing
- Vodafone teams with Dresden University for 5G research push
- iOS 8.0.2 update arrives to fix iPhone 6 loss of service & Touch ID bugs
- BT trials copper fibre broadband for superfast speeds
- Will Tesco launch the Hudl 2 on October 3?
September 25
- Mac OS X & Linux users warned over Bash Bug risk
- Lenovo and IBM outline System X acquisition plans
- ARM launches chip to power Internet of Things devices
- Blackphone & Silent Circle debut bug bounty programme
- IBM helps Bancroft teach people with special needs using cloud
- Okta out for channel mindshare
- Microsoft opens up bug bounty programme for online services
September 24
- BlackBerry 10.3: Release date & features
- Passwords could be replaced with 'heartbeat' authentication
- Dropbox update for iOS 8 introduces notification centre widget
- iPhone 6 Plus users speak up about "bendy" devices
- Paper-based hospital records linked to thousands of deaths
- UK government overhauls broadband business voucher scheme
- Government announces funding for 5G and Wi-Fi research
- Ford jumps on tech train with connected car
September 23
- RNIB bags £5.8m lottery funding for digital inclusion project
- EE says 300Mbps 4G is coming in early 2015
- Huawei wants to make Cambridge UK's IoT innovation hub
- Hyperoptic to build gigabit fibre network for Glasgow
- Virgin Media Business launches SMB-focused broadband services
- 100 fake eBay listings put users' privacy at risk
September 22
- 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus' sold
- Buying an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus? 10 things you need to know
- Camara prepares first shipment after IT donations
- Gartner: CIOs must be more involved in business budget talks
- Sony releases Smart EyeGlass as Google Glass competitor
- BBC & Essex Police improve response times to FOI requests
- Home Depot finally admits to customer data breach
- EE strikes deal to acquire 58 Phones 4u stores for £2.5m
- Google+ accounts no longer needed to access Gmail
- iOS 8 adoption rate slower than iOS 7
September 19
- Google to auto encrypt users’ personal data
- iPhone 6 Plus "easier to repair" than Samsung Galaxy S5
- iOS 8 hoax ad claims users can re-charge iPhones in microwave
- Hackers use DoubleClick & Zedo ad networks to spread malware
- iPhone 6 & iPhone 6+ on sale in the UK today
- Larry Ellison steps down as Oracle CEO
- iOS 8 users protected from police information requests
September 18
- Android browser found to have big security flaw
- Microsoft said to be set on slashing more jobs
- iOS 8 HealthKit apps pulled before launch
- Murdoch’s News Corp labels Google “platform for piracy”
- eBay UK users warned of cross-site scripting attacks in listings
- Apple website gets a revamped privacy section
- iOS 8 & Dropbox’s compatibility issues continue
- iOS 8 download release date misery hits iPhone & iPad users
- Apple Watch could be ruled illegal while driving
September 17
- iOS 8 download release date arrives
- Vodafone & EE approached to buy Phones4u stores
- Facebook joins Google & Twitter in open source push
- NHS in "jeopardy" unless patient data access improves
- Virgin Media trials new digging method to cut fibre rollout costs
- Amazon fixes security flaw in Kindle ebooks
September 16
- Westcon ramps up services business
- Apple CEO takes shots at Facebook & Google over data collection
- NetJapan offers free disaster recovery
- Forum Systems saves UK from Heartbleed
- Windows 9 leak unveils OS ahead of 30 September launch
- iPhone NFC will only work with Apple Pay
- Steam accounts emptied by Twitch malware scam
- Dixons Carphone offers jobs lifeline to Phones 4u staff hit by administration
- Google sees 150 per cent jump in government user data requests
- TfL brings contactless payments to London's tube network
September 15
- iPhone 6 & iPhone 6+ notches up 4 million pre-orders in 24 hours
- Minecraft developer acquired by Microsoft for $2.5bn
- Scotland split could lead to higher mobile costs
- Yahoo reveals fine threats of up to $250,000 by US government
- SSD Grouptest: Crucial, Intel, Toshiba, Samsung and SanDisk
September 12
- BlackBerry acquires UK start-up Movirtu
- AVG outlines UK MSP programme plans
- Vodafone launches HD Voice tech for UK customers
- Microsoft in contempt of court for not handing over Dublin email details
- iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders hit problems
- Google iOS sync will be coming the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
September 11
- Wireless vendor Ucopia eyes UK growth
- Trustmarque acquired by Liberata UK
- Mobile apps demanding too much user information
- Mirantis signs first European distribution agreement with Arrow ECS
- Google plays down Gmail address & password leak
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday fills massive zero-day hole in Internet Explorer
- Google, Netflix & Mozilla spearhead Net Neutrality campaign
- Intel reveals Android Reference Program for budget tablets
- Apple Watch: Will anyone actually wear it?
September 10
- Druva hires Rick Powles as EMEA VP
- iPhone 6 vs iPhone 5s: What’s new?
- Kyle & Stan attack Amazon, YouTube & Yahoo with malicious ads
- Apple Pay: What is NFC & how secure is it?
- BBC says ISPs should cut off pirate connections
- Polycom launches Video as a Service with distributor Imago
September 9
- Apple Pay: iPhone 6 & iPhone 6+ bag NFC mobile payment support
- iPhone 6 & iPhone 6+, Apple Watch & new iPad Air: Apple launch day arrives
- Accellion rolls out kiteworks channel programme
- Alarm sounded over Peter Pan panto malware
- Tesco abandons Hudl smartphone plans
- ForeScout bolsters European operations
- Windows 9 notification centre details revealed
- Channel Q&A: channelfusion founder Bruce Hockin
- EU demands more concessions from Google over search dominance
- Grant Thornton offers Huddle cloud to 39,000 employees
- Shared network plans for UK "not-spots" rejected by mobile operators
- Amazon Fire smartphone UK release date set for 30 September
- Intel boosts Xeon E5 chip performance
- BBC addressing IT skills gap with Make it Digital project
- FBI shut down Silk Road using Captcha exploit
September 8
- Sony unveils SmartWatch 3 as HTC abandons wearable plans
- Windows 9 could just be called ‘Windows’
- Tintri “in position for growth”
- Peplink says “I do” to distributor 4Gon
- Smartphones pioneered for use in Parkinson's disease detection
- Vodafone to launch mobile wallet service in UK next month
- iPhone 6 5.5in phablet may have dual-pane display
- Microsoft boosts app cloud migration to Azure
- Facebook to get Privacy Checkup tool
- HP-owned Autonomy inflated accounts before acquisition
- Flappy Bird clone hacking plans revealed
September 5
- Barclays banks on finger vein authentication for account security
- Galaxy & Xperia devices aren't suited for enterprise use, says Panasonic
- iPad Air 2: Could it be set for a 9 September launch?
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4: Top 10 features
- Mobile phone-detecting drones pioneered as disaster relief aids
- Google to pay back $19m of in-app purchases made by kids
- Windows 8 adoption rates lower than Windows Vista
- Google teams up with Nasa to build quantum computers
- Lenovo unveils ThinkPad Helix hybrid with Intel Core M chip
- Apple steps up account security following celebrity pics leak
- US charity Goodwill has 900,000 customer details stolen in data breach
- Twitter to pay users $140 for finding security flaws
September 4
- Leaders need to be clock builders, not time tellers
- eBay outage: UK users fume over login problems
- iOS 8 HealthKit data could lead to wide-scale surveillance
- Intel unveils the MICA fashion-conscious smart bracelet
- Panasonic releases rugged 5in Android phablet
- Westcon Group acquires Verecloud
- Samsung, Philips and Infineon fined over chip price fixing by EU
- Two men arrested in fake software sting by PIPCU
- NATO adds cyber threats to collective response list
September 3
- Sony Xperia Z3 smartphones, tablets and smartwatches released
- Baidu Eye is Google Glass without the screen
- iOS 8 widgets first look revealed
- EU investigates Facebook-WhatsApp acquisition
- Police arrest man over illegal sports streaming website
- Apple: iCloud hack not to blame for leaked celebrity photos
- Apple denies iCloud hack resulted in leaked celebrity photos
- Nokia trials 5G network in Finland
September 2
- East Midlands Ambulance Service loses disk containing 42,000 patient forms
- Apple iCloud: Top 5 tips to protect your data
- Surface 2 price cut as Surface Pro 3 sells out in UK
- Researchers warn of connected car hacking dangers
- Vodafone to call time on Phones 4u sales from February 2015
- Apple App Store: Top 10 reasons why apps are rejected
- UK firm Arkivum welcomes storage exec Steve Mackey
- Apple patches Find My iPhone vulnerability
- Microsoft given 20 days to respond in Chinese antitrust case
September 1
- OneDrive users hit by file corruption bug
- Redstor services investment paying off
- Deutsche Bank fined £4.7 million over coding errors
- UK government launches research lab to develop digital services
- Apple teams up with Amex, Mastercard and Visa for mobile payments
- Microsoft refuses to hand over emails to US authorities