Apple is to increase production for its second generation tablet device, over and above existing levels
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Apple-Nokia Patent War Begins New Round
In an all-out patent row, Nokia has issued 13 complaints against Apple in Europe
Rackspace Buys Cloudkick For Cloud Management
Rackspace will use Cloudkick's dashboard to manage multivendor clouds
BCS Launches Data Centre Efficiency Scheme
Data centres looking to follow energy efficiency best practice can now gain independent accreditation under a new green scheme from the BCS, says Zahl Limbuwala
Could Google Android Merge With Chrome OS?
Some are suggesting that Google should merge Chrome and Android. Clint Boulton says it might happen, but not any time soon
All Not-So-Quiet On The WikiLeaks Front
WikiLeaks-related issues have quietened down, says Eric Doyle. This is just the lull before a storm that will ring in the New Year
Film Industry Orders BT To Block File-Sharing Site
The Hollywood film studios'association has demanded that BT blocks access to Usenet indexing site Newzbin2
Quieter Storage With Synology DS211+ NAS Server
The special material used for its snap-on front cover absorbs hard drive vibrations to offer quieter operation
Apple Prepares Mac App Store For Launch On Jan 6
Apple plans to launch an App Store for its Macintosh users in the hope of attracting third-party developers
Assange Defence Fund Backed By Pilger And Others
A legal defence fund for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has been set up, backed by journalist John Pilger
Redundancy Axes Fall At Nokia And Yahoo
Nokia cuts staff in Finland and a leaked memo from Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz confirms layoffs began this week
Despite Pressure, RIM Sees Record BlackBerry Sales
RIM, under siege from Apple and Android, had record BlackBerry sales for Q3 and a 40 percent revenue jump
Corporate Tablet Use Driven By Apple, HP And Dell
Tablet use in business could double within the next three months, claims a ChangeWave Research report
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Adds Tags Automatically
Facebook is adding a facial recognition capability to tag friends' images automatically on the social network
March Launch For HP WebOS Tablet, Says Analyst
BMO Capital Market analyst Keith Bachman reckons HP’s WebOS-based tablet will appear in March, 2011
World’s First Dual-Core Smartphone Announced By LG
The Nvidia Tegra 2 chip in LG Electronics' Optimus 2X makes it the world's first dual-core smartphone
WikiLeaks’ Assange Released On Bail
At the hearing that confirmed Julian Assange's release on bail, the judge banned live Twitter updates
Microsoft’s Partners In Novell Patent Buyout Revealed
Apple, Oracle and EMC are apparently the joint owners, with Microsoft, of 882 patents bought from Novell
BPI: Illegal Music Downloads Far Exceed Legal Ones
Piracy is robbing the music industry of its income, claims BPI, but rights activists dismiss this as 'whinging'
Why Do Virtualised Servers Need Real Support Staff?
Long term, virtualisation and the cloud will be less labour-intensive than today's IT, says Peter Judge. But in the short term users will need their hands held
TfL Restores Real-Time Tube Data Feed
London commuters will soon get tube information direct to their mobile phones after TfL restored its data feed
Twitter And LinkedIn Users Urged To Change Passwords
The hack of Gawker Media over the weekend has prompted other major sites to advise users to change their passwords
Scotland Yard Has Been After Anonymous for Months
Scotland Yard has confirmed it has been investigating Anonymous since before the WikiLeaks wars broke out
Atos To Buy Siemens’ Services Arm For £720m
Merger of Atos and Siemens creates a European services giant second only to IBM
Intel And Microsoft Hurt By Late Tablet Move, Analyst Warns
The Wintel alliance (Intel and Microsoft) are set to miss out on the tablet goldrush, at least initially, according to Goldman Sachs
Microsoft Brings HTML5 Video Plug-in To Firefox
Firefox users who use Windows can now enjoy HTML5 video in their browser, thanks to Microsoft
FBI Fingered For Installing OpenBSD Backdoors
A former government contractor has gone public and accused the FBI of planting a number of back doors into the encryption software used by OpenBSD
Oracle Makes MySQL 5.5 Database Generally Available
Despite previous fears over Oracle's commitment to MySQL, the company has made the new version of the open source database generally available
Apple And Google Gun For Nortel LTE Patents
Both Apple and Google are said to be considering the LTE patents belonging to bankrupt Nortel when they come up for auction
IGEL Donates Thin Clients For Homeless Charity
IGEL is donating 240 thin clients for use in the “Crisis at Christmas” initiative for homeless people in London