Demand for electronic goods in an improving economy should spell success for semiconductor makers this year, says iSuppli
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Microsoft Plans Two Fixes For Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has a small Patch Tuesday planned for May that features just two critical bulletins
US Government Weighs In On Facebook Privacy
Privacy groups have complained to the US FTC, while others fear proposed privacy rules will hurt online commerce
Media Groups Petition For iPhone 4G Search Warrant
Media organisations have petitioned a California court to unseal the iPhone prototype search warrant affidavit, that was behind the police raid on the home Gizmodo's editor
SMBs Struggle To Understand Social Media
Blogs, Facebook and Twitter are now used by most small to medium businesses in the US, although many remain unsure how to best use them
Nokia, Samsung, And LG Dominate Handset Market
The usual suspects are leading the global handset market, after the first quarter saw the shipment of an impressive 303 million devices
Man ‘Opens’ iPad 3G With Meat Cleaver
A man has explained how he used a meat cleaver to turn a conventional SIM card into the micro-SIM favoured by the Apple iPad
HP: It’s Time For Users To Question Cisco’s Role
It's time to stop creeping round the gorilla, and start demanding simpler networks, says HP Networking CTO Paul Congdon
Arabic Scripts Approved For Internet Addresses
As part of the move to make the web more inclusive, net regulator ICANN has permitted full web addresses to contain no Latin characters, for the first time ever
NHS Hospital Could Face ICO Fine For Data Breach
A Scottish hospital could be facing a fine from the ICO, after an NHS worker lost a USB stick containing patients' medical records
UK Lags On EU Demands For Open Spectrum
EU wants harmony, but the future of the UK's spectrum is still up in the air according to experts
Facebook Fixes Flaw That Exposed User Chats
Facebook has plugged a security hole that exposed users' live chat sessions and pending friend requests
Europe Suffering From Digital Poverty, Warns EC
Member states must cooperate on improving skills and infrastructure to compete better with the US and Asia, the EC believes
Moorestown Platform Gives Intel Shot At Mobile Space
Intel’s new Atom-based “Moorestown” mobile platform will give Intel a legitimate shot at gaining market share in a space dominated by ARM-designed processors
Google Lets Users Slice And Dice Searches
Google has added more ways for users to pose, or slice and dice queries
Are Smart Meters A Dumb Idea?
The government's ID Card scheme failed because it wasn't thought through, says Andrew Donoghue. Smart meters could go the same way, if security is not worked out
Researchers Reveal Online Money Laundering
Security researchers say sites such as eBay and Amazon are being roped into schemes by cyber-criminals
Skype Launching Group Videoconferencing
Skype plans to introduce a group video chat feature that will help it better compete with the likes of Cisco, Polycom and LifeSize
Time To Cast A Tech Vote?
Whether your vote is swayed by technology or not, it's important to get out and use it, says Peter Judge
Microsoft Launches Social Aggregation Site
Microsoft revealed a technical preview of Spindex, a new Web service designed to aggregate users' social-networking feeds
Microsoft announces Dates For Kin Launch
Microsoft formally announced that its Kin One and Kin Two phones would be available for online pre-order starting on 6 May, with an in-store rollout to follow on 13 May
Tech Workers Believe Economy Is Improving
Over a third of technology workers believe the economy is improving, and confidence levels are starting to firm up
T-Mobile Ponders WiMax/LTE Options
T-Mobile is reportedly trying to make up its mind over whether to support a WiMax or LTE-based 4G network
Google Touts Speedy Chrome 5.0
The Google Chrome team are claiming that the new beta of the Chrome 5.0 web browser is up to 35 percent faster than previous releases
Skype Offers New Calling Subscription Plans
In yet another sign of Skype's heavyweight presence in the global voice arena, the VoIP provider has unveiled new calling plans for more countries
Microsoft Releases Free UC Client For Nokia Handsets
Microsoft has released a free unified communications (UC) client that will allow workers to access their business communication system via their Nokia handsets
Intel Labs Builds Routers From Clustered Servers
Intel researchers have used an open source software package called Click Router to tie unused servers together to create routers
Network Housekeeper Infoblox Buys Netcordia
Infoblox's boxes handle network chores like DNS management. Now Netcordia adds change management
How Smart Printing Practices Reduce Environmental Impact
Up to 80 percent of a printer's environmental impact comes from paper consumption. Lexmark's John D. Gagel shares his advice on how to reduce the volume of pages you print
Cisco Claims Top Spot In Greenpeace IT League
Cisco has taken pole position in Greenpeace's green tech league, pushing previous leader IBM down to third place