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Digital Britain: £6 Levy For Faster Broadband
Final report also includes plans for Ofcom to police file-sharing and universal broadband service
“Spooks” Caught Up In Digital Britain Debate
UK TV spy series producer calls for the government to crack-down on file-sharing
UK Still Lags At Open Source
Despite a recession which could promote open source, the UK is less likely to use it than Mali
Opera Wants To Unite Web, Critics Argue For Boycott
Opera has integrated a web server into its browser but Windows fans are calling on computer users to shun the Norwegian company
Modernising Legacy Apps Key To IT Cost Cutting
A report from Forrester Research suggests enterprises and cost-conscious businesses alike are looking for ways to modernise key legacy applications
May Force.com Be With You Says Cloud Pioneer
Salesforce.com has been aggressively focused on expanding its cloud-based capabilities as the enterprise shifts its emphasis away from on-premises infrastructure
Hunch Decision Engine Takes On Google, Bing
An alternative to ChaCha, Mahalo and Yahoo Answers, Hunch is a deviation from search engines such as Microsoft Bing and Google, offering recommendations to users in a crowdsourcing, collaborative fashion
IBM Embraces Corporate Cloud
IBM is making available a new portfolio of cloud computing products and services that it claims will provide corporate users with ease of use to rival the consumer Web
Windows Fan Calls For Opera Ban
David Taraso of the JCXP.net Website argues that Microsoft should be allowed to put its Internet Explorer browser in Windows without having to promote a competing browser
Upgraded MiFi Pocket Hotspot Comes To Europe
Share a broadband link with up to five devices - without any set-up
IT Charity Holding ‘Twitterthon’ To Bridge Digital Divide
Computer Aid is calling on all Twitter fans to donate PCs to developing world
Government: Communications Minister Always Meant To Go
The man behind the Digital Briain report, Lord Carter, didn't quit says government, leaving after the publication of the document was always part of the plan
IBM Breakthrough Could Benefit Solar Tech
The results hold potential to impact a variety of fields such as catalysis or photovoltaics
Hacking Ring Breaks Into US Telephony System
US DOJ claims hacking ring broke into the telephone systems of large corporations and sold the information to Pakistani nationals residing in Italy
Security Holes Found In Chinese Blocking Software
The Green Dam software Chinese officials want on all PCs by 1 July blocks more than just adult content, researchers the University of Michigan are reporting
Dell Recruits Sales Help From Twitter
Twitter has helped Dell sell its products, suggesting a model by which the popular social networking site could assist other companies in generating revenue
Google Showcases Cloud Data Management
Google is showcasing an alpha version of a cloud-based data management system designed to make it easy for users to integrate data from tables in disparate databases. Google is calling the technology 'Fusion Tables.'
VMware vSphere 4.0 Kicks Rivals Into Touch
A host of improvements and additional functions takes vSphere 4.0 ahead of the competition, easing the creation of large scale virtual machine infrastructure.
The Green Lining In The Retail Crisis Cloud
Low consumer confidence could mean less gas-guzzling trips to the shops, but e-commerce continues to thrive and that presents a huge opportunity, says Rebecca Ward
It’s Time Video Killed Business Class Travel
The airline industry still dreaming about phoney low-carbon fuels. Instead it should seize the opportunity of video-conferencing to produce real change, says Simon Perry
Opera 10 Hits The Turbo
Opera 10 beta includes tabs with thumbnails and turbo mode - all with exemplary Web standards support
Does Your Business Need Mac’s Snow Leopard Or Windows 7?
The latest Mac OS runs faster 64 bit apps and supports MS Exchange, but will that be enough to convince companies to take it onboard?
EU Will Confound Critics With Speedy Telecoms Decision
European authorities have a reputation for slow decision making with they must prove wrong says the EC's Viviane Reding
Government’s Tech Revolving Door Spins Faster
Lord Carter could be on his way out while Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox is in say reports
Windows 7 Will Feature Improved Power Management
Some of the new features also are designed to give IT professionals more control and flexibility over management of the energy-efficiency capabilities of Windows 7 OS systems
Companies Given More Cloud Back-up Choices
The Asigra Hybrid Cloud Backup and Recovery platform allows enterprises to back up their data in a private cloud, public cloud or hybrid of the two.
First Speech From US CTO Focuses On Health IT
The nation's first-ever chief technology officer, Aneesh Chopra, used his keynote address at the CEA Line Shows conference in New York to talk about innovations to health care IT and government IT
Microsoft Readying Free Morro AV Software
Analysts see the move as a competitive threat to those companies, which make anti-virus products that have long been a part of the Microsoft Windows ecosystem
Palm Appoints Former Apple Exec As CEO
Palm announced it has promoted Jon Rubinstein, a former Apple employee and the man behind the Palm Pre, to the position of chairman and CEO