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Business News Apple adds Yves Saint Laurent CEO to executive team Who better to advise on design, marketing of wearable tech than a fashionista? British Bebo founder buys back social network for $849m profit Saw AOL coming a mile off Facebook's Winklevoss Bros file to launch Bitcoin Trust for investors Zuck's terrible twins plan first IPO for virtual currency UK.gov to be fully BIM-enabled 'by 2016' Buildings information modelling cuts risk 'The Apprentice' is a load of old codswallop, says biz prof Flogging your gran for a bag of chips is actually a crap deal Channel News Big Blue man Hansford to straddle saddle of Azlan's UK horse Will he be able to whip more sales out of trusty nag? Data Centre News Citrix open sources XenServer hypervisor to chase clouds Forget the complexity: One edition, pay or don't as you please Apple's new data center to be solar powered, 100% green PR stunt or canny business move? Ask Barack Obama PC decline whacks 2013 IT spending projections The falling US greenback does its part, as well DataDirect Networks' COO throws in towel Keen 'to pursue other interests', apparently Sources mutter of 'disarray' among EMC's quadruple object products 'Come off it, we're set to hit a $1 BILLION bullseye', insist company chiefs Mellanox coughs nearly $130m for optical networkers to fight off Chipzilla Lighting up your network, from end to end In 2017, a pack of hybrid mutants stuffed with NAND flash will descend How many of 'em? We can't say. But HDD vendors have nothing to fear South African kids win global cluster glory at HPC fest HPC blog App-cracking first-timers take the trophy Hardware News MagicPlay creator crafts Raspberry Pi demo 'Open source AirPlay' unleashed on the world Apple launches global 'iWatch' trademark blitz So far: Turkey, Chile, Colombia, Taiwan, Mexico, Japan, Russia Surface Pro for enterprise: We name the dates and the lucky partners Also the Pros and cons (and quid Pro quo) of Pro for the pro Apple Time Capsule 2013: Next-gen wireless networking, anyone? Review 802.11ac comes to Cupertino’s NAS-cum-Wi-Fi router India's low cost tablet dream lives on with Aakash IV But Brit biz Datawind may not get contract this time around Networks News ACMA lines up 'bill-shock' standard Phase-in starts September Nominet resurrects second-level namespace plan: 'Before you say no...' Businesses rejected previous consultation Watch out Tesco Mobile: Vodafone, Sainsbury's want to eat your lunch Ringing your granny can now earn you Nectar points, folks Project Loon won't blind radio telescopes Google notices astronomy Policy News Fugitive Shadowcrew suspect hauled into US court... 9 YEARS on Bulgarian cybercrime forum member flogged dodgy IDs - DoJ Dubya: I introduced PRISM and I think it's pretty swell Ex-prez heartily endorses indiscriminate government snooping France sets antitrust watchdog loose on Apple, raids premises Oh là là, fruity firm accused of anti-competitive practices China's e-petitioners crash government site on first day Chinternet suspects Beijing has its fingers in its ears Ecuador: Snowden is Russia's problem Not considering asylum request Security News Droid X2 plus ActiveSync equals DATA SLURP Oh no, Moto Ubisoft admits major hacking breach, advises password change Will latest straw make Assassins seek a new Creed? 'Weev' appeals AT&T iPad hack conviction Bug hunters asked to help data-slurping grey hat hacker's bid for freedom What's the most secure desktop operating system? Tech Panel We're asking YOU... We don't know Crimelords: Stolen credit cards... keep 'em. It's all about banking logins now Also, Crimeware-As-A-Service is a thing. Really Lights, camera, action: Snowden movie hits the web Hong Kong amateurs rush out mini movie Software News Windows 8 apps pass 100K, Windows 8 passes Vista Faster to 100K than iPad, Android Bigger than Twitter: Opera releases rebuilt Chromium-based browser Some of the functionality's gone... but it'll come back Firefox OS mobilises HTML5, without the added Steve Jobs Review Succeed or fail, you'll still have a working web app Science News Space miners reach funding goal for telescope Planetary Resources' Arkyd passes $US1.5 million mark Carbon capture to biofuel process gets go-ahead Algae.Tec signed up for Bayswater facility Boffins build telescopic contact lenses to battle blindness But you'll still need to wear glasses 3-2-1... BOOM: Russian rocket launches, explodes into TOXIC FIREBALL Video Three satellites worth $200m smashed to smithereens D-Wave IS QUANTUM, insist USC scientists Sceptics remain wary

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