Chinese cyber espionage activities are fueling a rapid modernization of the country's defense and high tech industries, the Pentagon said in an unusually candid assessment of China's military and security developments last year. In a ...
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New publishing, seasonal confectionery and electronic learning partners have been secured for pre- school hit Something Special, BBC Worldwide has confirmed. The popular Cbeebies show stars Justin Fletcher and his alter ego, Mr Tumble, ...
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Simba Smoby has appointed Alex Kovacevic as Marketing and Licensing Manager. Kovacevic has previously worked at toy suppliers such as Goldfish & Bison, Re:creation and Hy-Pro. A statement read: "Simba Smoby has been one of the fastest ...
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Trade show Toys & Kids Russia 2013 enjoyed more space and visitors than ever before. 10,090 trade visitors attended the fair - up 11.6 per cent year-on-year - which spread across 14,481 square metres of show space. International visitor ...
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Supermarket Sainsbury's says sales of its general merchandise - including toys - is continuing to grow at more than twice the rate of food. The grocer also said it is planning to expand its non-food range over the coming year. "We know ...
A so-called "watering hole" hacking attack on the US Department of Labor website last week has spread to nine more global websites over the weekend, including those used by European aerospace and nuclear researchers. Originally discovered ...
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The traditional structure by which payments are made in the UK needs to be vastly simplified, with retailers and other merchants dealing directly with customers' banks - not via "merchant acquirers" and other middlemen. The new structure ...
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The European Commission (EC) could hit Google with a significant fine for its attempts to enforce an injunction to stop Apple selling its iPhones in Germany. The Commission made the antitrust finding against Motorola Mobility, which ...
Several media outlets in the Washington DC area have had their websites hacked and used to spread malware. WTOP, the largest radio station in the region, and Federal News Radio, along with the website of technology blogger John Dvorak ...
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US retail giant Target is rolling out a system that can offer customers discount vouchers over social networking sites in a bid to lure them back into bricks-and-mortar stores. The systems enables people to select the deals marketed to ...
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The government has snuck in new proposals to investigate cybercrime in the Queen's Speech, after the controversial Communications Data Bill was dropped. The Bill, dubbed a 'Snooping Charter' by critics, was to allow unparalleled ...
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Los Alamos National Labs, the famous US government laboratory founded in 1943 to develop the atomic bomb, has been operating a "quantum internet" for two-and-a-half years, the organisation has revealed. A quantum internet system ...
Sainsbury's Bank, the 50/50 joint venture between the supermarket chain and Lloyds Bank, will outsource its entire banking IT platform when Sainsbury's takes complete control of the financial services organisation. Further reading ...
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Co-founder and CEO of systems integrator Cloudreach Pontus Noren has warned firms that the US government is capable of taking data it deems important to its security, without needing to rely on the Patriot Act. Many firms are wary of ...
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Mobile telecommunications provider Everything Everywhere has stated it is "absolutely focused" on the enterprise, in responding to recent comments from enterprise provider Teliqo accusing EE of being "crazy not to embrace" the enterprise ...
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