The US authorities return confiscated domain name to an "illegal" music blog without explanation
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Police Arrest Six Over £1m Phishing Scam
The Metropolitan Police have busted a phishing ring that defrauded students of £1 million
Twitter Redesign Promotes Business Branding Pages
Twitter is to receive a facelift which it claims will benefit users and give businesses prominence
GFI Releases LanGuard Patch Management Update
GFI's LanGuard 2011 allows administrators to set customised security criteria
Fujitsu And SuVolta To Cut Chip Power Consumption
SuVolta and Fujitsu plan to use PowerShrink CMOS technology to cut energy use with no performance loss
Motorola, Sony Give Ice Cream Sandwich Taster
Motorola and Sony Ericsson have said how they will deliver the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update
Microsoft Joins With HP On Cloud Services
Microsoft and HP are set to offer combined cloud products to businesses in the UK and elsewhere
Google Connects Gmail, Contacts To Social Network
Google+ will soon see closer integration with Gmail and Contacts as the social network develops
Symantec VIP’s Strong Cloud Authentication: Review
Symantec's VIP employs strong multifactor authentication ideologies to bring security to the cloud and beyond
Microsoft App Store Challenges Apple And Google
Microsoft's newly unveiled online shop in Windows 8 will challenge established stores as the market leader, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Windows 8 Faces Stiff Upgrade Challenge
Microsoft could struggle to convince the traditional PC market to make the jump to Windows 8
Cloud Computing Remains Top Investment Priority
Many businesses regard cloud computing as their top investment priority heading into the new year
IBM Buys DemandTec In Cloud Analytics Move
IBM is coughing up an impressive $440m (£280m) to acquire cloud analytics player DemandTec
Applications Riddled With Security Flaws: Veracode
The majority of applications scanned by Veracode's cloud-based testing tool held some kind of security flaw
Everything Everywhere Pledges £1.5bn Net Spend
Britain's largest mobile operator is to invest £1.5bn to improve its mobile network and prepare for 4G
Facebook-Based Ticketing System Launched
The Ticket Factory has launched an interactive ticketing Facebook page using the power of social networking
Yahoo Revamps And Rehomes Search BOSS
Yahoo has simplified the way companies can use its search facilities on their own websites
CSC Expecting £2bn For Botched NHS Project
The NHS NPfIT system fiasco is set to cost the British taxpayer another £2 billion in cancellation fees
Integrated Networks Will See Cloud Go Sky High
The shift from internet-based to integrated networks will act as a catalyst for cloud growth says Flexiant's Tony Lucas
Nokia Releases First Lumia 800 Smartphone Update
Before its US launch, Nokia has issued fixes for the European release of its Windows-based Lumia 800
Russians Deny England World Cup Bid Email Hack
FBI interviews members of England's 2018 World Cup bid team as part of its investigation into FIFA corruption
ICO Clamps Down On Spam Texters
ICO raids spam text office while survey finds 0.01 percent of people found spam texts useful
New HP TouchPad Sale Leaked
An internal memo reveals HP is to hold another sale of refurbished TouchPads this weekend
Greenplum Announces Unified Analytics Platform
EMC Greenplum has announced a more accessible Big Data platform that allows for easy collaboration
RIM Fixes PlayBook Flaw, Jailbreakers Find Bypass
RIM is playing a patching game with jailbreakers who have re-hacked the PlayBook just after it was fixed
Windows Store Offers Developers Better Earnings
Microsoft will reduce its cut from app sales to just 20 percent once app makes more than $25,000
Apple Loses iPad Trademark Case In China
The Chinese courts have rejected Apple's claim to the iPad branding because of a disputed prior claim
Hacker Runs Ice Cream Sandwich On Kindle Fire
Preliminary results of a project to get Android 4.0 running on Kindle Fire have been posted
SuccessFactors Buys Jobs2web As SAP Waits
SuccessFactors, under offer from SAP, bolsters its talent-management software with Jobs2web purchase
OpenDNS Releases Encryption For All DNS Traffic
DNS traffic encryption from the client computer to OpenDNS servers can prevent attackers eavesdropping