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All rights reservedTue, 09 Jul 2013 23:49:47 +01005http://uk.news.yahoo.com/tech/ http://l.yimg.com/os/mit/media/m/index/img/Yahoo_logo_en-GB.gif<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-reports-hackings-linked-report-google-researcher-224947442.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/d4fz08Lxxu2srWnboz_acg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T224947Z_1_CBRE9681RF900_RTROPTP_2_MICROSOFT-JUSTICE-INVESTIGATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest" align="left" title="The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said hackers have attacked some computers by exploiting a bug in Windows first disclosed two months ago by a Google Inc researcher, who came under fire at the time for publicizing the flaw without going to the software company first. Microsoft provided few details about the attacks. In an advisory on Tuesday, it said hackers had launched &quot;targeted attacks,&quot; a term generally used by security experts to refer to cyber attacks on corporate or government targets, with espionage and sabotage as the motive. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-reports-hackings-linked-report-google-researcher-224947442.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 23:49:47 +0100Reutersmicrosoft-reports-hackings-linked-report-google-researcher-224947442<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/microsoft-reports-hackings-linked-report-google-researcher-224947442.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/d4fz08Lxxu2srWnboz_acg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T224947Z_1_CBRE9681RF900_RTROPTP_2_MICROSOFT-JUSTICE-INVESTIGATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest" align="left" title="The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest" border="0" /></a>By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said hackers have attacked some computers by exploiting a bug in Windows first disclosed two months ago by a Google Inc researcher, who came under fire at the time for publicizing the flaw without going to the software company first. Microsoft provided few details about the attacks. In an advisory on Tuesday, it said hackers had launched &quot;targeted attacks,&quot; a term generally used by security experts to refer to cyber attacks on corporate or government targets, with espionage and sabotage as the motive. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dell-shareholder-yacktman-backs-icahn-buyout-proposal-182701760.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QHhX5QuEm7DYuQgC0GDQzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T182701Z_1_CBRE9681F9500_RTROPTP_2_DELL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" align="left" title="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Dell Inc shareholder Yacktman Asset Management threw its support behind Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management&#039;s buyout proposal for the PC maker. Yacktman, which holds 14.8 million shares of Dell, said it believes Dell founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell&#039;s $24.4 billion (16.4 billion pounds) buyout offer is depressing the stock. &quot;A change in the board of directors could significantly improve this and other issues and lead to enhanced shareholder value,&quot; Yacktman said in statement on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dell-shareholder-yacktman-backs-icahn-buyout-proposal-182701760.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:27:01 +0100Reutersdell-shareholder-yacktman-backs-icahn-buyout-proposal-182701760<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/dell-shareholder-yacktman-backs-icahn-buyout-proposal-182701760.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QHhX5QuEm7DYuQgC0GDQzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T182701Z_1_CBRE9681F9500_RTROPTP_2_DELL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" align="left" title="A company logo of Dell is seen on the cover of its laptop at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Dell Inc shareholder Yacktman Asset Management threw its support behind Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management&#039;s buyout proposal for the PC maker. Yacktman, which holds 14.8 million shares of Dell, said it believes Dell founder and Chief Executive Michael Dell&#039;s $24.4 billion (16.4 billion pounds) buyout offer is depressing the stock. &quot;A change in the board of directors could significantly improve this and other issues and lead to enhanced shareholder value,&quot; Yacktman said in statement on Tuesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/france-eliminates-threat-cut-off-internet-pirates-180332666.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tApVUQeezaGVaxZOqu9wzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T180332Z_1_CBRE9681E6000_RTROPTP_2_SOCCER-FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="France&#039;s Culture Minister Filippetti looks on before the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Stade Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain in Rennes" align="left" title="France&#039;s Culture Minister Filippetti looks on before the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Stade Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain in Rennes" border="0" /></a>PARIS (Reuters) - France has put an end to the most controversial element of a copyright piracy law that allowed the government to cut off the Internet subscriptions of repeat offenders. The Socialist government of Francois Hollande published an official decree on Tuesday to erase the provision in the law that allowed courts to deprive copyright violators of their internet connectivity if they transgressed on three occasions. However, other sanctions, such as fines, will remain in place. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/france-eliminates-threat-cut-off-internet-pirates-180332666.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:03:32 +0100Reutersfrance-eliminates-threat-cut-off-internet-pirates-180332666<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/france-eliminates-threat-cut-off-internet-pirates-180332666.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tApVUQeezaGVaxZOqu9wzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T180332Z_1_CBRE9681E6000_RTROPTP_2_SOCCER-FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="France&#039;s Culture Minister Filippetti looks on before the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Stade Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain in Rennes" align="left" title="France&#039;s Culture Minister Filippetti looks on before the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Stade Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain in Rennes" border="0" /></a>PARIS (Reuters) - France has put an end to the most controversial element of a copyright piracy law that allowed the government to cut off the Internet subscriptions of repeat offenders. The Socialist government of Francois Hollande published an official decree on Tuesday to erase the provision in the law that allowed courts to deprive copyright violators of their internet connectivity if they transgressed on three occasions. However, other sanctions, such as fines, will remain in place. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-app-store-marking-birthday-140049239.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0LQymr6n7JtoZ4Z73QaPdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology090720131500561-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="More than 375,000 apps have been designed specifically for the iPad" align="left" title="More than 375,000 apps have been designed specifically for the iPad" border="0" /></a>Apple&#039;s App Store celebrates its fifth birthday on Wednesday, weeks after customers clocked up the 50 billionth download.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-app-store-marking-birthday-140049239.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 15:00:49 +0100Press Associationapple-app-store-marking-birthday-140049239<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/apple-app-store-marking-birthday-140049239.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0LQymr6n7JtoZ4Z73QaPdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology090720131500561-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="More than 375,000 apps have been designed specifically for the iPad" align="left" title="More than 375,000 apps have been designed specifically for the iPad" border="0" /></a>Apple&#039;s App Store celebrates its fifth birthday on Wednesday, weeks after customers clocked up the 50 billionth download.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/britain-battles-build-tech-giant-home-grown-talent-110956122.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bjMIEhE4e6C2t2V0uzDi1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T110956Z_1_CBRE9680V1700_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-TECH-FUNDING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Buildings surround the Old Street roundabout dubbed &quot;Silicon Roundabout&quot; in London" align="left" title="Buildings surround the Old Street roundabout dubbed &quot;Silicon Roundabout&quot; in London" border="0" /></a>By Paul Sandle, Dasha Afanasieva and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - East London&#039;s technology hub is established well beyond start-up status: Thousands of new web firms now work in the offices around Old Street and on any given day the area&#039;s coffee shops buzz with young hopefuls meeting advisers and investors. Britain&#039;s government has christened the area &quot;Tech City&quot; and makes no secret of its hope that the entrepreneurial ventures being dreamed up there can spearhead an economic boost to lift the country out of a long recession. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/britain-battles-build-tech-giant-home-grown-talent-110956122.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 12:09:56 +0100Reutersbritain-battles-build-tech-giant-home-grown-talent-110956122<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/britain-battles-build-tech-giant-home-grown-talent-110956122.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bjMIEhE4e6C2t2V0uzDi1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T110956Z_1_CBRE9680V1700_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-TECH-FUNDING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Buildings surround the Old Street roundabout dubbed &quot;Silicon Roundabout&quot; in London" align="left" title="Buildings surround the Old Street roundabout dubbed &quot;Silicon Roundabout&quot; in London" border="0" /></a>By Paul Sandle, Dasha Afanasieva and Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - East London&#039;s technology hub is established well beyond start-up status: Thousands of new web firms now work in the offices around Old Street and on any given day the area&#039;s coffee shops buzz with young hopefuls meeting advisers and investors. Britain&#039;s government has christened the area &quot;Tech City&quot; and makes no secret of its hope that the entrepreneurial ventures being dreamed up there can spearhead an economic boost to lift the country out of a long recession. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pictures-nokia-windows-tablet-show-lumia-slate-action-105800425.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nsZvAA7e7aDxMS6D4aP6mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phplfolns.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pictures of Nokia Windows tablet show Lumia slate in action" align="left" title="Pictures of Nokia Windows tablet show Lumia slate in action" border="0" /></a>Pictures of the long rumoured Nokia Windows 8 tablet have appeared on line. The images show the Lumia Tablet&#039;s design to be similar to that of Lumia smartphones, alongside a fairly predictable set of specifications.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pictures-nokia-windows-tablet-show-lumia-slate-action-105800425.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 11:58:00 +0100Pocket-lintpictures-nokia-windows-tablet-show-lumia-slate-action-105800425<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pictures-nokia-windows-tablet-show-lumia-slate-action-105800425.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nsZvAA7e7aDxMS6D4aP6mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/phplfolns.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pictures of Nokia Windows tablet show Lumia slate in action" align="left" title="Pictures of Nokia Windows tablet show Lumia slate in action" border="0" /></a>Pictures of the long rumoured Nokia Windows 8 tablet have appeared on line. The images show the Lumia Tablet&#039;s design to be similar to that of Lumia smartphones, alongside a fairly predictable set of specifications.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/developing-games-both-xbox-one-ps4-challenge-says-095400104.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VVm_zasgOtiWw2O9lJGt1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/php1szpti.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Developing games for both Xbox One and PS4 a challenge says Bethesda" align="left" title="Developing games for both Xbox One and PS4 a challenge says Bethesda" border="0" /></a>Bethesda, the developer behind the Elder Scrolls series of games, has revealed that cross-platform developing for the Xbox One and PS4 isn&#039;t as straightforward as previously hoped.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/developing-games-both-xbox-one-ps4-challenge-says-095400104.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 10:54:00 +0100Pocket-lintdeveloping-games-both-xbox-one-ps4-challenge-says-095400104<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/developing-games-both-xbox-one-ps4-challenge-says-095400104.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VVm_zasgOtiWw2O9lJGt1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/PocketLint/php1szpti.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Developing games for both Xbox One and PS4 a challenge says Bethesda" align="left" title="Developing games for both Xbox One and PS4 a challenge says Bethesda" border="0" /></a>Bethesda, the developer behind the Elder Scrolls series of games, has revealed that cross-platform developing for the Xbox One and PS4 isn&#039;t as straightforward as previously hoped.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/boost-internet-rural-areas-091044683.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fGpoVe72yFNPhQBlp4SQ.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology090720131052581-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ninety-five per cent of properties in Scotland should have access to fibre broadband by the end of 2017" align="left" title="Ninety-five per cent of properties in Scotland should have access to fibre broadband by the end of 2017" border="0" /></a>Households and businesses across Scotland will be connected to high-speed broadband in a multimillion-pound plan described as one of the most ambitious in Europe.</p><br clear="all"/>http://uk.news.yahoo.com/boost-internet-rural-areas-091044683.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 10:52:30 +0100Press Associationboost-internet-rural-areas-091044683<p><a href="http://uk.news.yahoo.com/boost-internet-rural-areas-091044683.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fGpoVe72yFNPhQBlp4SQ.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_uk/News/pressass/Technology090720131052581-1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ninety-five per cent of properties in Scotland should have access to fibre broadband by the end of 2017" align="left" title="Ninety-five per cent of properties in Scotland should have access to fibre broadband by the end of 2017" border="0" /></a>Households and businesses across Scotland will be connected to high-speed broadband in a multimillion-pound plan described as one of the most ambitious in Europe.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a hre

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