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Give this list to your kids, partners, parents or whoever and get what you want on Alan Turing via Peter Thiel with a dash of Anonymous and Eric Schmidt, As you wind down from another busy year in the IT industry, the festive season is an ideal time to reflect on what has happened, as well as prepare for the future.

What tech workers need to know about George Osborne's speech to parliament. Today's Autumn Statement by George Osborne, the British chancellor of the exchequer, is certain to stir controversy in all business sectors. But what do the policies outlined in the speech foreshadow for the tech sector? CBR asked the experts.

Innovations in beacon technology are making the UK retail sector more intelligent. Beacons are low-energy Bluetooth devices that push location messages to smartphones. While the technology is still quite new today, it's set to become one of the key enablers to connect the Internet of Things (IoT).

CBR lists 7 reasons why you should care about net neutrality. Net neutrality is the principle that ISP's and governments should treat all data on the internet as equal. This means that there should be no discrimination or charging of separate rates to different users, content, sites, platforms or applications.

CBR rounds up some of the FinTech startups to watch in the near future. Of all the sectors where digital is having an impact, financial technology or "fintech" has been one of the biggest growers in recent years. Here are some of the finest fintech startups currently in the business.

Numerous options are available for the app developer when it comes to PaaS providers, but who is the best? CBR has compiled a list to help you out. Finding the right PaaS provider can prove to be a difficult choice, many appear to offer the same or very similar services.

CBR looks at ten different start-ups from around the world and what they have to offer. IoT is changing the world, and has probably changed your life already even if you haven't noticed it. Until 1831, door-bells didn't exist. You had to knock or pull a cord to announce your arrival.

Did you fall for CBR's April Fool's story today? A few hours ago, we published a piece on smart kitchen appliances rejecting junk food. Toasters refusing to toast anything other than wholegrain bread, freezers shutting down when ice cream is detected. A truly Smart horror. April Fools!

News: Number of tech jobs advertised in London is falling.

News: Conflict is rife amid battles for resources and personality clashes.

The quickest way to print your boarding passes, emails, or any picture, is to print directly from your iPhone using AirPrint. If you haven't tried this before or having trouble printing through in printing, read the article here that has a step by step process to find any printer's compatibility for AirPrint. Also, the steps to connect and print from an iPhone. Tips: To get best prints at lowest price don't forget to use compatible toner cartridges.

List: Motion gestures, voice commands and Bluetooth calls. The wearables market has had a more rocky start than companies were hoping for. Alongside the usual issues involved with launching a new product category, such as ironing out the user experience and finding effective branding, one of the big hurdles is inventing a series of use-cases that makes people need a smartwatch.

News: Google again reinforces its position in the IoT space. Google is promising a busy year in the IoT space, with the Californian tech giant set to bring driverless cars to the streets of London, launching a new virtual reality (VR) headset and pitting its artificial intelligence (AI) software against a world champion in a head to head Go match.

News: It is estimated that customers can save about 70% of costs by switching to Google Apps for Work.

The appearance of horizontal white lines is one of the most common problems for users of laptops and computers. You can try the these methods for laptop screen repair.

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the world's sprawling, complex supply chains in a practice known as 'island hopping'. In a cybersecurity context, island hopping is when attackers gain access to part of an organisation's network and then use it to attack other systems within the network, as well as separate - but associated - companies.

An exhaustive report of the state of cybersecurity among businesses has found that the number of companies reporting cyberattacks grew dramatically compared to the previous year - yet cyber-readiness has actually decreased over the same period.

The financial industry is undergoing unprecedented changes. Focusing on how to navigate through new regulations has become a challenge, especially while keeping security a priority.

The Bangladesh embassy in Cairo website is under the control of cybercriminals in a serious case of cryptojacking escalation, according to infosecurity company Trustwave.

PayPal has introduced a new feature, which will enable customers to transfer money to their bank accounts from the app instantly.The new Instant Transfer to bank feature is powered by a tie-up with banking group JPMorgan Chase.