German developers behind OpenOffice.org have jumped from the Oracle-backed ship to the newly independent LibreOffice project
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Creative Sounds Out The Android Tablet Market
Creative has made a surprising entry into the tablet market with two models based on Android 2.1
1E Upgrades NightWatchman Power Control
New desktop management software saves Aviva the equivalent of the emissions from 500 cars
EU Chips In To Fund Symbian With €22 million
Symbian lives on with joint funding by the European Union and a new Symbeose consortium
Firms To Bid For New Short UK Domains
The UK's Internet registry is making one- and two-character domains available to the highest bidder
ICO U-Turn: Google Broke The Law
Google's Wi-Fi snooping was a "significant breach" of UK Laws - but the ICO is not fining the company
IBM: The Mainframe Is Back
IBM's Tom Rosamilia explains why the company’s hardware business, led by the mainframe, can continue to drive profit
Android Downloads Gain Lookout’s Mobile Security Support
Lookout's Privacy Advisor application allows security-minded users to scan every Android app they download
Microsoft’s Cloudy Thinking Could Stunt Windows 8
Microsoft is making wrong assumptions about cloud adoption in a world still tied to XP, compounding the risks surrounding Windows 8 development
Everything Everywhere Calls Off Spectrum Lawsuit
Spectrum auctions can go ahead, after the UK's largest mobile operator called off legal action
Twitter Promotes Advertising Tweets In Its Timeline
Twitter is testing non-intrusive advertising with Promoted Tweets in its timelines, bringing paid ads to its 175 million users
WiGig Teams Up With VESA For Wireless Display Standard
A standards deal by WiGig could send HD video between smartphones and screens - without wires
HP WebOS: Is It Too Late To Matter?
HP is working on getting Palm's new WebOS-based products to market, but where will WebOS sit in today's crowded smartphone market, asks Jack E. Gold
Broadcom Releases Samples Of Its 100Gb Ethernet Silicon
Broadcom unveiled the BCM88600 chip for 100GbE switches to meet the growing demands of data and video network traffic
Windows 7 Adoption Spurred On By General Tech Refresh
Microsoft's Windows 7 will see greater adoption by businesses in the coming years, according to Forrester Research
Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard Shipping In December For £70
The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard charges on solar or indoor light and can work in darkness for up to three months
Pogoplug File-Sharing For Business: Review
The business version of Pogoplug eases file sharing for photo, video and document transfer
Google Sues US Government Over Microsoft Contract
Google is suing the US Government, alleging that the Department of Interior unfairly restricted its ability to bid for a cloud contract
IBM Accelerates Analytics Push With Cognos 10
IBM expands its business analytics strategy with the release of Cognos 10 and other software and services at its Information On Demand conference
Oracle Snaps Up Art Technology Group for £624 Million
Oracle is once again splashing the cash, this time over half a billion pounds for e-commerce software provider Art Technology Group
ITU Sends Satellite Terminals For Pakistan Floods
To get links to flood-ravaged regions of Pakistan, the ITU has installed 100 satellite terminals
Jury Selected For Oracle-SAP Court Room Date
Eight people have been chosen as the jury for the legal tussle between Oracle and SAP, in which the latter stands accused of IP piracy
Preparing Wi-Fi Networks For The iPad Invasion
Enterprises need to re-evaluate their Wi-Fi networks as the wave of new 802.11n-enabled mobile devices make their way onto the network, says Andrew Garcia
F5 Brings Scalability To VMware View 4.5: Review
F5 Networks helps enterprises embrace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure technology with new WAN optimisation and acceleration technology
Serious Security Bugs Found In Android Kernel
An analysis of Google Android Froyo's open source kernel has uncovered 88 flaws that could expose users' data
PayPal Service Disruption Continues In UK
A worldwide PayPal outage on Friday is still continuing for some UK customers, according to reports
CloudSleuth Community Aims To Provide Cloud Insight
The partner-driven CloudSleuth community, launched by Compuware, aims to improve performance of the cloud's federated infrastructure
Bocada Tweaks Prism Data Protection Software
Bocada's new data protection service management software improves reporting on trend analysis and speeds up report rendering
Blekko Custom Search Challenges Google
Blekko, the latest rival to Google, uses crowd-sourced search results to weed out spam and irrelevant results
iSuppli: Samsung Galaxy Tab Beats iPad On Manufacturing Costs
Samsung's Galaxy Tab may not be starting a price war with the iPad in the UK, but it costs substantially less to make, according to iSuppli