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IT industry news: Advice on cyber crime 'needs to improve'
The government has been urged to make its advice about avoiding cyber crime and staying safe on the internet easier for people to understand.A new report from the Commons Science and Technology Committee...

IT industry news: Computer used to decode brain activity
Scientists have used a computer program to decode a person's brain activity and 'read their thoughts'.Published in the Public Library of Science Biology journal, the study has been hailed as...

IT industry news: MP seeks pardon for computer pioneer Turing
An MP has called for computing pioneer and code breaker Alan Turing to receive a posthumous pardon.The groundbreaking computer scientist was prosecuted for gross indecency in 1952, when homosexuality was...

IT industry news: Government ICT progress defended by Francis Maude
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said the government is moving in the right direction with its ICT strategy.A recent report from the Public Administration Select Committee claimed a number of...

IT industry news: G20's web economy 'to double by 2016'
The value of the digital economy in the G20 nations is set to reach $4.2 trillion (£2.7 trillion) by 2016, according to a new study.Research published by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) stated...

IT industry news: UK children 'would be sad without internet access'
Almost half of British children would be "sad" if they could not use the internet, a new survey has shown.Consumer research company Intersperience revealed that 49 per cent of people under the...

IT industry news: Steve Jobs was a genius, says Bill Gates
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has spoken about his rivalry with Steve Jobs, describing the late Apple chief executive as an "incredible genius".In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Gates...

IT industry news: Programming 'is modern-day wizardry'
Drawing attention to the creative possibilities of coding could help to boost interest in programming careers, industry experts have claimed.Speaking to the Independent, games programmer Jeff Minter explained...

IT industry news: Android gains share of tablet market
Research from Strategy Analytics (SA) has shown that Android's share of the tablet computer market rose significantly during the final quarter of 2011, although Apple remains out in front.The Google...

IT industry news: Facebook 'worth £2bn to UK economy'
Facebook contributes an estimated £2.2 billion to the UK economy each year, according to a new study commissioned by the social networking giant.Conducted by Deloitte, the research concluded that...