Twitter has acquired Smallthought Systems to help the microblog add analytical capabilities for its eventual paid accounts
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
BT Denies Engineering Ban Is For England Match
BT has denied that it has banned engineering work on Saturday evening because of the England football match against the USA
WordPress Grows Up with 3.0: Review
WordPress 3.0 is more powerful and flexible than previous versions, but has lost some of the simplicity that made it popular in the first place
Lenovo To Show Face-Recognising Laptop
Lenovo is preparing to showcase several "breakthrough" technologies at its Innovation Tour this month, including face recognition software
Foxconn Considering Chinese Exit, Reports Say
The maker of the iPhone is considering closing its mainland Chinese plant, in a move that could see up to 800,000 workers lose their jobs
Exploding Energy Myths And Cutting Costs
Training employees to recognise their responsibility towards the environment is the best way reduce carbon emissions, says Sage MD Paul Stobart
Panasonic Offers Rugged Laptop For The Enterprise
The Toughbook F9 is the lightest 14-inch laptop in its class, at just 3.6 pounds, and is capable of taking the knocks of enterprise mobility
iPad Breach Could Heavily Impact Privacy
The AT&T security breach that exposed some Apple iPad owners' email addresses could help attackers carry out "IMSI catching"
Google Engineer Exposes Microsoft Windows Bug
Microsoft has issued a security advisory in response to the publication of attack code for a Windows zero-day vulnerability by a Google employee
Amazon Speeds Up Data Transfer For S3 Storage
AWS Import/Export speeds up the movement of large amounts of data into and out of the Amazon Web Services platform by using portable storage
Collaboration Apps Top Enterprise Wish-List
Mobile application developers view collaboration tools as the most important enterprise applications for mobile devices, Evans Data reports
Tech Giants Team Up For Net Neutrality
Google, Intel, Microsoft, Cisco and Verizon are working with others to find a consensus on issues relating to net neutrality
Universities To Cut Internet Energy Use
Two British Universities will investigate how to reduce the energy consumption of the Internet, which currently consumes 3 to five percent of the world's power
Google Calls For Crackdown On Chinese Web Censorship
The Chief Legal Officer of Google has called upon the US and European governments to put pressure on China over its censorship of the Internet
Inventor Of Low-Cost Solar Cells Gets Award
The man who invented low-cost solar cells that replicate photosynthesis is nearly $1 million better off thanks to the award of the 2010 Millennium Technology Prize
Cisco Targets SMBs With Smart Storage Line
Cisco continues its push into network storage targeted at small and medium-size businesses with the launch of its NSS 300 Series unit
Public Sector Clueless On Secure Data Transfer
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request by Software AG has revealed that most public sector bodies have no idea about secure data transfer
O2 Dumps Unlimited Data Bundles
Mobile operator O2 is scrapping its unlimited data plans, in the face of traffic overload from bandwidth-hungry smartphones
Privacy Group Says Google Broke The Law
Google is damned by the audit it commissioned into its Wi-Fi snooping, according to Privacy International
3 Completes UK Lineup For iPhone 4
With the addition of 3, the iPhone 4 will come from five UK mobile operators - but will the pricing add up?
HP Settles ‘Legacy’ EDS lawsuit With BSkyB
Failed CRM project was from before HP acquired EDS - but could hit the outsourcing market
UK Donates Skills – Not Cash – For EU Supercomputer Plan
The EU initiative will allow sharing of supercomputers across Europe, but the UK is only donating "resources and expertise"
Continuity In The Cloud Depends On Accessibility
Businesses planning to use the cloud as a continuity solution need to address several critical issues, including the accessibility of data and applications
Small Businesses Support Move To Clean Energy
A survey of small business owners finds strong support for clean energy policies
Confessions Of A Tech Addict
Tech addict Andrew Donoghue won't be buying an iPhone 4 until his old phone wears out. And that goes for all future gadgets
BP Buys ‘Oil Spill’ Search Engine Keywords
BP, which unleashed the worst oil spill in US history in the Gulf of Mexico, has purchased key search terms from Google
Hackers Crack AT&T iPad Email Addresses
AT&T confirmed a group of hackers exploited a vulnerability that reportedly compromised the e-mail addresses of 114,000 3G iPad owners
Brocade Takes On Cisco In Converged Data Centres
Brocade has announced its converged data centre strategy, dubbed Brocade One, which is designed to bring many data centre operations onto the network
Google AdMob Creator Hits Out At Apple Over iAd
Google's AdMob Founder Omar Hamoui is angry that AdMob and Google's mobile display ad technology cannot be used on the iPhone and iPad
Samsung Unveils Answer to Apple iPhone
Yet another iPhone contender has emerged onto the market after Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S smartphone