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UAE government-linked spy app ToTok tells users to just ignore Google's warnings
ToTok boomed in popularity in the United Arab Emirates - after the government had banned all other messaging apps
Broadband and mobile phone providers must now tell customers when their contract ends
New rules from Ofcom require broadband, mobile phone and pay TV providers to notify residential and business customers when their deals are drawing to a close
Chinese researchers smash the record for realising two entangled quantum memories at maximum distance
Quantum entanglement can be used to create encrypted communications channels that are secured against hacking
Mobile World Congress 2020 cancelled over Coronavirus fears
The spread of the disease made it impossible for MWC to proceed, says event organiser GSMA
Government plan to regulate online platforms will hit more than 200,000 businesses in the UK
Government support for online regulation will encompass at least five per cent of UK businesses
Huawei can 'covertly access' mobile phone networks worldwide via secret 'back doors', claim US officials
Huawei denies claims that secret 'back doors have been built-in to Huawei mobile hardware for more than a decade
Now China urges France not to discriminate against Huawei on 5G networks
China warns that shutting out Huawei from EU networks could affect Nokia and Ericsson in China
Former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers dies
78-year-old Ebbers made WorldCom one of the world's largest telecoms company - committing one of the world's largest accounting frauds in the process
Government Huawei ruling will cost £500m over five years, claims BT
BT claims that it will need to remove Huawei equipment from the EE mobile network to comply with the government's ruling
Huawei granted 'limited' role in UK 5G and fibre network roll-outs
Government decides to allow Huawei to supply non-core 5G equipment
Smartphone sales to rise just three per cent in 2020, but slowdown in 2021 - Gartner
Worldwide sales to grow in 2020 following two per cent decline in 2019
UK decision on Huawei's participation in 5G networks due today
Prime Minister Boris Johnson under pressure from both sides over inclusion of Huawei in the UK's 5G networks
Deliveroo, Amazon tell CMA its antitrust probe is based on flawed assumptions
Deliveroo may need 'alternative sources of funding' if the CMS blocks Amazon's investment
Google to redesign its redesign after criticism it made adverts blend-in with organic search results
Google to experiment with its desktop search website following criticism over its redesign
Quantum communication breakthrough to enable secure data transmission across optical fibre networks
Researchers demonstrate multi-dimensional quantum communications with twisted light down legacy fibre networks
UK to grant Huawei limited role in UK 5G roll out
Government sources indicate that Huawei's role in the UK's 5G networks will be limited to the periphery
VMware to acquire AI-based network analytics firm Nyansa
VMware wants to add Nyansa's AI and machine learning capabilities to its security and network portfolio
House of Lords introduces private member's bill to resurrect age verification plan
Baroness Howe of Idlicote's bill intended to force government into implementing the so-called porn block
Apple's new low-cost iPhone to go into production in February
The new low(er) cost Apple handset is expected to be similar in size and aesthetic to the 4.7-inch iPhone 8
Proof of concept versus production deployments: The case for an enterprise IoT model
Connecting production IoT devices to a public network might be tempting, but a private IoT network will be more secure and reliable, argues Comms365's Nick Sacke
Apple U-turned on iCloud end-to-end encryption plan following FBI complaints
Apple backed down to avoid further disputes with law enforcement and over fears customers could be completely locked out of accounts, say sources
CityFibre acquires TalkTalk's FibreNation fibre network
CityFibre has also cut a deal with Vodafone enabling it to cut wholesale deals with other ISPs sooner than originally agreed
Telnet credentials for half-a-million IoT devices and routers released online
Telnet belongs in a museum, warn security specialists, but is still rolled into modern internet-connected devices
BT and Vodafone to lobby government over Huawei ban
Network operators fear higher costs if Huawei is barred from providing 5G and other network hardware in the UK
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