One of the defendants in the Pirate Bay trial says he will take his appeal bid to the Supreme Court in Sweden
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Last Of UK ‘WiSpy’ Data Deleted
Google has deleted the last of the payload data inadvertently collected by its Street View cars in the UK
Patent Monopolies Threaten Open Source Innovation
If patent holders start picking on members of the open source community, innovation will suffer, warns Eric Doyle
ISPs: Internet Porn Block Not Viable
Blocking porn sites from home computers is not plausible, say ISP chiefs in response to the government’s censorship request
Nine Millionth .uk Address Activated
The .uk domain breaks the nine million registration barrier, as Britain's top-level domain continues to grow
European Commission Pushes e-Government Openness
The new European Interoperability Framework and European eGovernment Action Plan both aim to make government services more open
FBI Arrests Four Over Apple, Dell Insider Trading
The FBI has arrested four men who allegedly sold the trade secrets of IT giants such as Apple, Dell and AMD
Gawker Outlines Tighter Security Methods
Gawker Media's CTO has outlined new methods for securing Gawker sites from future database attacks
Samsung Nexus S Gets Price Cut For UK Launch
Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy will have the Android-based Samsung Nexus S on December 22
VMware Outlines Hypervisor Security Plans
VMware is to move antivirus and antispam processing off of virtual machines and insert it directly into the hypervisor
Microsoft Ends Office Anti-Piracy Programme
Microsoft has quietly pulled the plug on its Office Genuine Advantage programme, hinting at new anti-piracy measures on the way
Researchers See Rise In Malware Posing As Desktop Utilities
Fake anti-virus scareware has recently given way to malware variants pretending to be disk utilities such as defragmentation tools
Nokia Considers Windows Phone 7 OS For New Phones
Nokia is rumoured to be considering deploying Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 on its new smartphones
Apple iPad Drives Christmas Hardware Spend
Consumer spending on computer hardware is being aided by the Apple iPad according to comScore
Google Faces Expanded EC Antitrust Investigation
The antitrust watchdog of the European Commission has expanded its investigation into search engine giant Google
High Court Judge Permits Tweeting In Court
Twitter has been approved as a legitimate method of reporting live from the courtroom
BA Confirms Website Problems Due To Snow Demand
British Airways has confirmed that its website is “operating intermittently” due to the sheer volume of requests
Social Media Tools Could Lead Business Innovation
Social collaboration tools are poised to increase enterprise productivity if implemented in such a way as to prevent separate silos, says Cameron Sturdevant
WikiLeaks Spurs MoD To Step Up Cyber Defences
The Ministry of Defence has allocated funds to improving its defences against cyber attacks and information leaks following the WikiLeaks debacle
Report: Intel McAfee Deal May Face EC Probe
The European Commission has expressed concerns over Intel's $7.68bn deal to acquire McAfee
Government IT Cuts Achieve Major Savings
Cuts in ICT and other sectors have helped the government achieve efficiency savings of £1 billion
UK Government Plans To Block Internet Porn
ISPs are asked to block porn sites as the government attempts to protect children from exposure to adult material
HP Trademarks Lead To Smartphone Speculation
HP has applied to trademark the names Gyst, Veer and Myte, which could turn out to be WebOS-based smartphones, according to some observers
Fritz!Box FON WLAN 7390 Router: Review
AVM continues its policy of putting as many features as possible into a well-designed router.
Google Tool Measures Phrase Popularity Over Time
Google's Ngram Viewer is designed to let researchers and users study the changes in word and phrase usage over 500 years
Study: Apple’s iPad To Continue Market Share Lead Through 2012
A study concludes Google Android tablets will make up 39 percent of the tablet market by 2012, while the iPad will continue to take a 44 percent share
Yahoo’s Delicious Looking For New Owner
As Yahoo reportedly plans to cut some of its services, bookmarking site Delicious is looking at its options beyond the company
Google Defends Chrome OS Cloud Model
Google has gone on the defensive following Richard Stallman's criticism of the cloud's privacy shortcomings
RIM PlayBook Launch Expected In March 2011
Updated: RIM insists that its Playbook tablet has not been delayed, but the device will arrive later than expected - at the end of Q1 next year
Bing Gains Ground At Expense Of Google, Yahoo
Microsoft's search engine Bing has picked up market share at the expense of both Google and Yahoo