Paying by text to launch spring 2014

15 January 2013 Last updated at 11:58 ET UK mobile users will be able to send and receive money by sharing only their phone number by spring 2014, the Payments Council has said. Account owners will be asked by their banks if they want to opt-in...

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Facebook unveils social search tools

15 January 2013 Last updated at 13:24 ET By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News Facebook has announced a major addition to its social network - a smart search engine it has called graph search. The feature allows users to make "natural"...

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App charges cause anger for parents

16 January 2013 Last updated at 07:11 ET Anger over huge phone bills caused by purchases made within mobile applications has grown. Regulator PhonepayPlus has noted a 300% increase in complaints from consumers faced with an unexpectedly large...

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US employee 'outsourced job to China'

16 January 2013 Last updated at 08:50 ET A security check on a US company has reportedly revealed one of its staff was outsourcing his work to China. The software developer, in his 40s, is thought to have spent his workdays surfing the web,...

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Blockbuster enters administration

16 January 2013 Last updated at 12:51 ET DVD rental firm Blockbuster has become the latest UK High Street firm to go into administration after struggling against online competitors. The chain has 528 stores and employs 4,190 staff. Deloitte,...

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US plants hit by USB stick malware

16 January 2013 Last updated at 13:10 ET Two power plants in the US were affected by malware attacks in 2012, a security authority has said. In its latest quarterly newsletter, the US Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team...

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Facebook allows free calling on iPhone

17 January 2013 Last updated at 06:41 ET Facebook has added a feature in its mobile phone app that allows free calling for US iPhone users. Users can now make calls to each other via the Facebook Messenger app anywhere they have a wi-fi or...

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'Nightclub bouncer' cyber-scam found

17 January 2013 Last updated at 07:21 ET Cyber-criminals have invented a cunning new method of targeting victims by developing a system that behaves like a bouncer at an exclusive nightclub. Security firm RSA revealed how attackers assigned...

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Strong Christmas sales at Dixons

17 January 2013 Last updated at 08:57 ET Continue reading the main story Dixons Retail, owner of Currys and PC World, has reported robust sales growth over the Christmas period. Ignoring the effect of store openings and closures, sales in...

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eBay shares rise as sales jump

17 January 2013 Last updated at 10:08 ET EBay's sales for the last three months of 2012 topped analysts' forecasts as the online marketplace saw strong trading over the Christmas period. Sales rose 18% to $3.99bn (£2.5bn) in large part due...

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