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Handle Your Own Publicity

Thu, 5th Jul 2012
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Small businesses can struggle with publicity, but founders Jules Brooke and Simone Heydon are changing that with Handle Your Own PR, now expanding in the UK.
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Twitter cuts links with LinkedIn

Tue, 3rd Jul 2012
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Twitter slashes its social ties with LinkedIn, stopping the automatic syncing of user tweets to their LinkedIn profiles.
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Hacking claims dog Diablo III

Fri, 25th May 2012
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Blizzard assures users the only breaches it has seen have come from password theft - but a lot of people aren't convinced.
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Servers stretched in latest Guild Wars 2 beta

Mon, 30th Apr 2012
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Guild Wars 2 beta packed as 'hundreds of thousands' test the servers, sparking positive buzz. The game's unique questing and no fees impress.
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2011: the year of living and working dangerously online

Wed, 1st Feb 2012
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2011 saw further development of security risks for IT users – both as individuals and as employees of businesses.
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Symantec spends US$115m on cloud archive company

Tue, 17th Jan 2012
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Symantec broadens its tech horizons by acquiring cloud archive firm LiveOffice for $115m, enhancing info governance services amidst hacker threats.
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Tips and tricks you can use on the internet

Sun, 1st Jan 2012
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Discover the internet's best-kept secrets: from mastering screen shots, essential keyboard shortcuts, to eco-friendly travel planning.
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Urinal video games launched in the UK

Wed, 30th Nov 2011
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UK pubs to introduce urinal video games, turning bathroom breaks into gaming sessions, controlled purely by one's aim.
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Southwest scandal

Tue, 1st Nov 2011
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L Word star Leisha Hailey kicked off Southwest flight for kissing her partner, sparking a Twitter storm and allegations of discrimination.
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The smartphone threat

Wed, 12th Oct 2011
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As Android's popularity soars, AVG and Symantec warn against rising smartphone cyber threats, highlighting scams like 'Premium SMS'.
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Battlefield 3 to require EA's Origin

Tue, 16th Aug 2011
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DICE confirms that Battlefield 3 will require EA's Origin client on PC, sparking disappointment among Steam users who must install another game client.
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Cyclic trend for social media spam

Fri, 1st Jul 2011
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A study shows social media spam attacks follow a cycle of rise and fall, peaking every 20 days, affecting platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
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Sony hacked again; more user details compromised

Fri, 3rd Jun 2011
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Sony suffers another major data breach as hacker group Lulzsec leaks personal details of over 1 million users.
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Cyber threats 'skyrocket'

Tue, 5th Apr 2011
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Targeted attacks, social networking threats, mobile device security and attack toolkits are all on the rise, says Symantec.
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Dynamic, sophisticated and potentially deadly - Imperva details security trends for 2011

Wed, 17th Nov 2010
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Imperva reveals top 2011 security trends, highlighting threats from mobile devices, cloud data security, and social network privacy.
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Future perfect: telco in 2015

Sat, 1st May 2010
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In the throes of change, 2015's telco landscape reshapes under demand for advanced connectivity, hinting at a collaborative future.
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Report: YouTube draining corporate bandwidth

Tue, 20th Apr 2010
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YouTube videos now consume 10% of corporate bandwidth, outpacing all other internet usage, reveals Network Box report.