Apple may be censoring adult-themed apps from its App Store, according to developers
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Boeing Lays-Off Hundreds Of Tech Staff
Boeing has laid-off more than 1,000 employees of its Engineering, Operations and Technology division
Using Google Doesn’t Make You Stupid Says Research
Google doesn't make people stupid, a survey of Internet experts by the Pew Internet & American Life Project and Elon University seemed to suggest
US Student Accuses School Of Cyber-Spying
The FBI is investigating that US school officials used a remote-controlled Webcam to spy on a high school student.
Flash A Doomed Technology Says Apple’s Jobs
Apple's Steve Jobs allegedly called Adobe's Flash a dying technology in a meeting with Wall Street Journal executives earlier this week
Kneber Botnet Preys On Social Network Data
Researchers have found a 75,000-strong botnet which harvests login credentials for Facebook, Yahoo and other sites
Google Book Search Deal Still In Limbo
A US District judge has declined to rule on the Google Book Search deal, saying that he would instead write an opinion on the deal
Dell Made Less Profit On Bigger Revenue
Dell's revenues grew in all areas, but its profits fell by five percent - because component costs went up and it;'s not getting consumer
EU and DOJ Clear Micorosoft’s Yahoo Deal
Google will get more competition, now Microsoft and Yahoo's search agreement has been approved by both the US Department of Justice and the European Commission
Microsoft Refuses To Confirm ‘Windows Phone Classic’ Rumour
Despite it being mentioned in a blog interview, Microsoft has refused to confirm rumours that Windows Mobile 6.x will be rebranded as Windows Phone Classic
Cisco And HP Decide To Part Ways
IT giants Cisco and HP will continue to honour contracts with existing customers, but the intensified competition to build data centres of the future has driven the two apart
Neon Expands Mainframe Complaint Against IBM
Neon Enterprise Software has expanded its mainframe lawsuit against IBM after it provided 'specific examples' of how Big Blue is allegedly abusing its monopolistic position
Microsoft Blames Malware For XP’s ‘Blue Screen Of Death’
Microsoft has confirmed that the “blue screen of death” that last week plagued some Windows XP machines following Patch Tuesday, was caused by a rootkit
Orange, T-Mobile To Swap Spectrum For Merger Approval
Mobile operators Orange UK and T-Mobile have offered to sell part of their combined radio spectrum to persuade the EU to approve their merger
Reports Say Apple Wants To Control eBook Prices
Apple is asking major publishers for the right to choose a price for electronic versions of best-sellers, according to reports
HP And Apple Rumours Hint At Looming Tablet Price War
HP is reportedly looking to undercut the price of the Apple iPad with its upcoming tablet PC, triggering speculation of a price war in the burgeoning tablet PC segment
Stonewood Offers Ultra-Secure SSDs
A British company is now offering an ultra-secure solid state drive (SSD) that is approved to carry top secret government data
Windows Mobile 7 May Struggle In Businesses Market
Pundits have been suggesting that the need to redesign and redeploy specialised applications will deter corporate users from buying Windows Mobile 7 devices
Cisco Donates Green Tech To Help Emerald Isle
Networking specialist Cisco has pledged to make an Irish innovation competition more sustainable through the use of video-conferencing
Security Expert Rejects MP’s Twitter Hacking Claims
UK MP David Wright failed to tell the truth over an insulting Twitter message, according to Sophos security expert Graham Cluley
Google Surprised By Negative Backlash Against Buzz
Google did not expect the negative backlash to Google Buzz when it launched, and has had to work around the clock to address privacy concerns, says Google Product Manager Bradley Horowitz
ITC Investigates Apple and RIM After Kodak Complaint
The International Trade Commission is examining smartphones from Apple and Research In Motion, following a patent complaint from Eastman Kodak
UK Criticised For Surveillance Culture
Updated: The UK government was criticised for having allowed a surveillance culture to develop, at a Westminster meeting
Google Patches Buzz Security Hole
Google has fixed a bug affecting the mobile version of its new social networking service, Google Buzz, that left users' accounts vulnerable to hijackers
Salesforce Takes On SharePoint With Chatter Beta
Salesforce.com has launched a private beta of its Salesforce Chatter enterprise real-time enterprise collaboration application and platform
Microsoft: Downed Server Caused Windows Live Outage
Microsoft has suggested that a Windows Live outage on 16 February was caused by a crashed server
Microsoft Sponsoring, Speaking At Open Source Show
Microsoft will be active at the Open Source Business Conference, acting as a sponsor and providing a keynote speaker
Ebay Pledges To Fix Security Flaw
eBay is working to patch a cross-site request forgery vulnerability recently uncovered by a security researcher
Google Donates £1.3m To Support Wikipedia
Google has given a $2 million (£1.3m) grant to support Wikipedia, the massive encyclopedia that contains more than 14 million articles
Conservative Anti-Surveillance Plans Will Boost ICO
Conservative plans to curb government misuse of data in the UK will include a big boost to the powers of the Information Commissioner