Orange, T-Mobile merge networks
Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks, reveals The BBC.
The deal is one of the first practical benefits from the recent merger of the two firms, which have 30 million customers combined.
The network sharing deal is limited to 2G signals, meaning customers will see little benefit when using the mobile Web.
USB stick with anti-terror training found
A memory stick containing anti-terror training manuals and other sensitive material was reportedly found on a street outside a Manchester police station, reports The Register.
The Greater Manchester Police-branded stick, which also held personnel files, was found by an unnamed businessman outside a cop shop in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, the Daily Star on Sunday reports.
The device was branded with the GMP POTU initials of the Greater Manchester Police Public Order Training Unit and contained 2 000 files, including some produced by the National Police Improvement Agency about counter-terrorism tactics. Names and ranks of officers were also found on the reportedly unencrypted device after its finder plugged it into his PC.
Phishers exploit tax blunder
Cyber-criminals have launched phishing campaigns to try and profit from the news that up to six million people have overpaid or underpaid their taxes for the past two years in UK, writes Softpedia.
It was recently uncovered that taxation blunders have lead to 1.4 million UK taxpayers paying less money in taxes and 4.3 million paying in excess.
In consequence, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), UK's taxation authority, will begin sending letters to inform affected individuals that they have to pay or receive money.
IBM mulls cutting 299 000 jobs
IBM could see its permanent workforce of 399 000 staff shrink by three-quarters over the next seven years, says Computing.co.uk.
The company would then re-hire the workers as contractors for specific projects as and when necessary, a concept dubbed "crowd sourcing", according to a report by Personnel Today.
Tim Ringo, head of IBM Human Capital Management, is quoted as saying that by 2017, there will potentially be just 100 000 people working full-time on a permanent basis at the firm.
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