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First Twitter, now Candy Crush King. So who ISN'T 'filing a secret IPO'?

Brit games biz plots Wall St affaire de coeur, says source

Would you hire a hacker to run your security? 'Yes' say Brit IT bosses

We don't have enough securo bods in the industry either, reckon gloomy BOFHs
John Leyden, 30 Sep 11:46

OUCH: Google preps ad goo injection for Android mobile Gmail app

Don't worry, fandroids, wallet-plumping serum won't hurt a bit
Bill Ray, 30 Sep 11:23

Clear this week's diary - Twitter just might flash its secret $15bn IPO in public

Unless Prez Obama drops the ball tonight, say pals close to inane whittering site

WHY didn't Microsoft buy RIM? Us business blokes would have queued for THAT phone

Sysadmin blog Nothing cuts it if you're a sysadmin
Aaron Milne, 30 Sep 09:00

Explosion predicted in Myanmar's mobe and slab markets - analysts

Device prices plummeting in Burmaemerging Asian nation
Phil Muncaster, 30 Sep 07:58

VMware vSAN test pilots: Don't panic but there's a chance of DATA LOSS

AHCI SATA controller won't play nice with Virtzilla's robo-storage beta
Simon Sharwood, 30 Sep 01:23

Violin Memory falls through basement in first day of trading

World's smallest (publicly listed) violin plays a sad IPO tune
Jack Clark, 27 Sep 22:32

Global execs name Apple 'most innovative company' – again

Google bumped down to number three by Apple arch-rival Samsung
Rik Myslewski, 27 Sep 19:14
Manneken Pis statue, Brussels

Samsung proposes 'remedies' to EU antitrust chief in fine dodge hope

Smartphone maker hopes to avoid penalties for its heated Apple patent war
Kelly Fiveash, 27 Sep 14:44
BlackBerry bleeding

BlackBerry Black Friday: $1bn loss as warehouses bulge with hated Z10s

Biz plan in full: (1) Keep pumping out phones NO ONE WANTS (2) ??? (3) Er, no profit
Andrew Orlowski, 27 Sep 13:03

Opinion

yellow measuring tape - black writing

How do you choose your vendors?

Sysadmin blog Trevor Pott has a little list. What has he missed?
Trevor Pott, 17 Sep 08:29

OK, so we paid a bill late, but did BT have to do this?

Opinion Just between us, they told everybody...
Dale Vile, 16 Sep 10:00

News

BOOGIE BALLMER: Steve Dirty Dances at tearful Microsoft leaving do

Nobody puts outgoing Steve in the corner
Gavin Clarke, 27 Sep 12:28

Have PIXmania. In fact, have £59m with it too, Dixons tell German VCs

Venture capital bods take gadget souk off hands of high street retailer
Paul Kunert, 27 Sep 12:03

Google FAILS in attempt to nix Gmail data-mining lawsuit

No, Mr Ad Giant, you can't scan world+dog's emails without explicit consent
Kelly Fiveash, 27 Sep 11:19

TalkTalk's commercial director WalkWalks away from telco

Veteran David Goldie exits ISP after 14 years
Kelly Fiveash, 27 Sep 08:57

BlackBerry manufacturing partner Jabil looking to cut ties

In talks to 'wind down the relationship'
Neil McAllister, 26 Sep 21:16

Bill Gates: Yes, Ctrl-Alt-Del salute was a MISTAKE

Vid Billionaire software baron still smarting over 2001 on-stage burn?
Jasper Hamill, 26 Sep 17:43

PayPal pays pals $800m for Braintree

It's an eBay no-brainer: buy a rival to branch out biz
Kelly Fiveash, 26 Sep 16:03

Don't wait up for BBM on iPhone, Android – BlackBerry

Botched launch means another delay (till at least next week)
Andrew Orlowski, 26 Sep 11:38

'Wacky' Spanish VoD squad launches people-picked online vid service in UK

We pick the best - from what we can actually lay our hands on
Tony Smith, 26 Sep 10:18

Microsoft to execs: Please don't leave us. Here, have some shares

Needs 'continuity' after Ballmer's departure
Paul Kunert, 26 Sep 07:58

T-Mobile pulls BlackBerry products from US retail stores

Stocking product that no one buys deemed 'inefficient'
Neil McAllister, 26 Sep 00:29
wall_street

Chinese tat bazaar Alibaba snubs Honkers, eyes up Wall St float

$70bn IPO plotting has begun in New York, say 'sources'
Team Register, 25 Sep 14:07

Elop's enlarged package claim was a cock-up, admits Nokia chairman

'Twas an 'accident' to say whopping £15.6m payoff was unremarkable
Andrew Orlowski, 25 Sep 13:18

Google tentacle slips over YouTube comments: Now YOUR MUM is at the top

Ad giant tries to dab some polish on the cesspit of the internet
Kelly Fiveash, 25 Sep 11:24

Look out, world! HP's found a use for Autonomy - rescuing Win XP bods

Life-support switch-off deadline looms, wouldn't want anything to happen to your lovely data
Chris Mellor, 25 Sep 10:43

Revolting peasants force Wikipedia to cut'n'paste Visual Editor into the bin

When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the Wiki Man?
Andrew Orlowski, 25 Sep 09:58
three amigos movie poster + three speaking in tech podcast hosts: Greg Kniereman, Sarah Vela, Ed Saiptech

Speaking in Tech: 'Why are you talking on your iPad Mini?'

Podcast Everyone has to conquer their own personal El Guapo. For Sarah, it's the blinged-up iPhone 5S
Team Register, 25 Sep 08:28

Robocars, backseat fun, satnav 2.0: Meet the bit of Nokia Microsoft didn't buy

Interview Exec veep on the 'slow' pace of Windows 8, Ballmer, patents and more

HTC staring down the barrel of a US sales ban after Nokia's patent coup

Taiwanese giant stumbles over Finns' guarded radio boffinry
Bill Ray, 24 Sep 12:38
Flag of Republic of China

Redmond plants flag in Chinese game dev market

Joint venture with new media darling BesTV could spell end for console ban
Richard Chirgwin, 24 Sep 03:34

Apple ups revenue estimates in wake of nine million–phone weekend

Now predicts total take to squeak past that of same quarter in 2012
Rik Myslewski, 23 Sep 20:26