Apple is now as arrogant as Microsoft used to be, says Tom Jowitt. With its attitude to Flash, it looks like it's become equally stupid
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2010
Microsoft Shutting Down 4200 Outdated Newsgroups
Microsoft plans to close the more than 2,000 public newsgroups and 2,200 private newsgroups devoted to its various products and services
More Details Emerge In Webcam Spying School Incident
A report commissioned by the Lower Merion School District says school officials failed to implement appropriate policies governing the use of tracking software
Google Launching Electronic Book Service
Google will begin selling electronic books online as early as June through Google Editions
Apple Facing Antitrust Over iAd Platform
Apple could face an investigation over iAd, a feature of its upcoming iPhone OS 4
Bill Gates Denies Rumours Of Microsoft Tablet Death
In an interview with Fox Business Network, Bill Gates says Microsoft is at work on a number of different tablet projects
Intel Shows Moorestown Atom Phone Chips – But No Products
Intel claims Moorestown puts Atom ahead of ARM. If that is so, where are the design wins?
Can Intel Really Muscle Into Smartphones?
Can Intel bend the mobile phone industry to its will and get operators and device makers onto Atom processors? Pankaj Kedia believes so
Chrome Gains As IE Slips Below 60 Percent
Microsoft's Internet Explorer has slipped below the 60 percent mark market share for the first time in years, as Chrome continues to grow
Google Makes Startup Investment Pledge
Google Ventures has pledged to invest £66 million per year into “best-of-breed” startups, as the search engine giant looks to continue its support for entrepreneurs
Twitter Adds Embedding Option For Tweets
Twitter is to launch embeddable tweets so that people can easily insert tweets into their blog and news stories
Google Brings Gmail Back To Britain
Users of Google's email service in the UK will be able to use @gmail.com domain names from this week
Alcatel-Lucent To Boost BT Bandwidth
Alcatel-Lucent will provide the architecture for BT's 21st Century Network, boosting the IP network's bandwidth capacity
Green Data Centre To Boost Shetland Broadband
Excess heat and 100Mpbs broadband from the proposed facility in Shetland could be made available to local residents and businesses
Google Invests In Wind Energy For Cleaner Future
Search giant Google has put over £25 million into turbine farms in one of the most wind efficient areas of the US
Security Still Being Ignored In Virtual Environments
Enterprise adoption of virtualisation is still going strong, but security for those environments is not
Apple Hits 1 Million Mark For iPad Sales
It took Apple less than a month to sell 1 million iPads. According to the company, the milestone was reached on 30 April.
Microsoft Kin Mobiles Available For Pre-sale
Microsoft will make its Kin One and Kin Two social-networking phones available on 6 May
HP To Buy McAfee? Don’t Make Me Laugh
Persistent rumours say HP should buy McAfee. Larry Walsh has four good reasons why it won't happen
IBM Planning Green Sim City Game For Sustainability Training
The systems giant has created what it calls a "serious game" to help individuals recognise the importance of solving problems with the environment
Apple Facing Anti-Trust Threat Over App Store
Apple could find itself the target of either a Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission, according to an unnamed source
Security Pros Are Your Best Defence, Says Study
Negligence causes most breaches, but the malicious ones cost most money, according to a study
Conviction For Sarah Palin Email Hack
A federal jury has convicted the son of a prominent Tennessee Democrat of illegally accessing the e-mail account of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
Twitter To Open Source Android App
Twitter has released the Twitter for Android application to the Android Market
Apple Says Bye Bye To LaLa Music Service
Apple's plans to shut down Lala, the online music service it acquired in December 2009
HP To Use WebOS To Compete On Tablets
Hewlett-Packard, following its acquisition of Palm, is expected to use WebOS to gain new leverage in the tablet market
Critics Hit Out At Facebook Instant Personalisation
MoveOn.org added a Facebook group petition page to protest Facebook's instant personalisation tool
Apple Readies iPad 3G Launch As Component Suppliers Reap Benefit
As Apple prepares for the launch of the iPad 3G, component suppliers stand to benefit from the sales success of the tablet device so far
O2 And Carphone Cancel Palm Pre Orders
Both the Carphone Warehouse and O2 have said they have enough stock of the Palm Pre and have stopped ordering new units
Stressed Workers Feel Need For Constant Connection
More and more stressed workers, struggling to do more work with less resources, feel the need to remain online for work, even during weekends and holidays