Mobile operators have vetoed Apple's plans for proprietary SIMs in its iPhone 5, but reports say its going ahead in iPads
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Apple Releases iOS 4.2 Update
Apple has brought multi-tasking to the iPad with the iOS 4.2 update
Microsoft Gets Novell IP In $2.2 Billion Carve-Up
Open source vendor, Novell will become part of Attachmate - but just what intellectual property will Microsoft get?
Jolibook Cloud Netbook To Launch in UK
French company Jolicloud is launching a low-cost cloud-based netbook in the UK
Dell Under Fire Over Response To Faulty PC Issue
Dell is facing fresh questions over its response to faulty OptiPlex computers shipped between 2003 and 2005
Cloud Industry Forum Launches Code Of Practice
The Cloud Industry Forum has today officially launched a Code of Practice of the provision of cloud services
Vaizey Spells Out His Views On Net Neutrality
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has clarified his stance on net neutrality, the unbiased running of Internet service access
Berners-Lee Warns Facebook Could Harm The Web
Walled gardens like Facebook and iTunes could restrict the openness on which the web relies, warns Tim Berners-Lee
Facebook Messages: The Security Fall-Out
Facebook Messages is the end of email, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Peter Judge thinks it's going to have privacy issues
News Corp To Launch Digital Paper For iPad
Apple and News Corp are reportedly joining forces to launch “The Daily”, a digital newspaper made exclusively for iPads
3UK Deploys Human Hotspots Across Britain
Mobile operator 3 is sending out people with MiFi hotspots in their pockets, to promote the idea of mobile broadband
Microsoft Azure Blasts Into Research Field
Microsoft shows Windows Azure running NCBI Blast medical search tool at the Supercomputing 2010 conference
Motorola Droid Pro Falls Short Of BlackBerry: Review
The Android-based Motorola Droid Pro for business users may be the ideal smartphone if you have small fingers, but if not, get a BlackBerry
Camera Module And Broader Networking For Next iPad
Latest reports and analyst notes claim Apple's iPad will add a front-facing camera and support for GSM and CDMA networks
Could Office Integration Make Business Like Facebook?
Facebook's Messages is tightly integrated with Microsoft Office. Nicholas Kolakowski thinks that could make the social network more of a business tool
IT Departments Struggle With Downtime And Security
Network downtime concerns most IT, security and operations professionals but only two-thirds have a planned response
Analytics Speeds Doubled By IBM Storage Architecture
Announced at the Supercomputing 2010 show, IBM’s new architecture can double the speed of analytics processing
No Chrome OS Netbooks For Christmas, says Google
Chrome OS has been delayed said Google CEO Eric Schmidt, though no one at Google or the computer makers will say why
Experts Say China Web Traffic Hijack Was ‘Overhyped’
Data analysis of the China Telecom Internet traffic hijack show claims are incorrect and overhyped, experts say
Nokia Admits Boot-Up Problem With N8
Nokia has said that it has identified the issue causing some of its flagship N8 smartphones not to boot up
Most Businesses Failing To Erase Sensitive Data
Most businesses are failing to 'retire' their sensitive data, according to a new survey from Kroll Ontrack
BT Hits Back At Virgin’s ‘Stop The Con’ Campaign
Virgin Media's 'stop the con' campaign over broadband web speeds has angered rival ISPs
Oracle Support ‘Too Costly’, Say Customers
The majority of customers believe that Oracle's support charges are too costly, and many think it is only to get more expensive
Google To Delete UK WiSpy Data
Google has signed a commitment to improve data handling following the infamous 'WiSpy' incident, says the ICO
Government Delays ‘Green Stealth Tax’ Until 2012
The government has delayed the implementation of the CRC scheme after its controversial change last month
Fundraiser To Gift Turing’s Works To Bletchley Park
An appeal has been launched to buy a collection of published works by Alan Turing – arguably the father of digital computing theory
MP Counters Government Stance On Net Neutrality
Labour MP Tom Watson has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for further political debate on the thorny issue of net neutrality
Apple Co-Founder: Android To Overtake iPhone
Steve Wozniak told a Dutch newspaper that Android devices will eventually beat the iPhone's market share
Chinese Web Hijack Poses Huge Security Risk
The apparently innocuous rerouting of Internet traffic through a Chinese ISP is a warning that next time it could be malicious, says Wayne Rash
China Telecom Denies Internet ‘Hijack’ Intent
The ISP claims that an incident in April, where 15 percent of the world's Internet traffic was re-routed through servers in China, was an accidental failure