Spammers and hackers are jumping on the royal wedding bandwagon in order to make some quick cash
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Google Apps Follows MS Office 365 With Flexible Billing
Google Apps for Business gets a flexible payment plan but businesses with more than 10 users must pay up
Mobile Operators Brace For Royal Wedding Demand
Mobile operators in the UK are gearing up for the royal wedding with a boost in network capacity
Novell Merger With Attachmate Completes At Last
Novell will operate under the Novell and SUSE Linux business units and brands as Attachmate merger finalises
Cyber-Criminals Are Phishing From Free Domains
A survey finds phishing gangs' abuse of free allocations has rocketed an atoll group to be a top country domain
Westminster Abbey Blocks Twitter At Royal Wedding
Signal jamming technology will be deployed at Westminster Abbey to avoid disruptions to the royal wedding
Cisco Criticises Its Networking Critics
Cisco is seeking to reassert its networking credibility, lambasting rivals advocating “good enough” products
VMware Buys Online Presentations Specialist
SlideRocket's SaaS-based presentation service adds to VMware's growing catalogue of cloud applications
First Round To Oracle In Google Android Java Suit
In Oracle's lawsuit against Google, the judge has sided with Oracle on the interpretation of certain patent terms
Google Adds Sales Reports To Android Market
Android Market developers now have the option to view monthly reports of their application sales
Gartner Sees Healthy Growth In Operating System Market
The operating system market was worth £18.3 billion in 2010, predictably with Windows leading the way
RIM Beefs Up Calender Services With Tungle Buy
RIM has acquired calender application maker Tungle in its latest effort to combat Android and iOS
British SMBs Lagging In Cloud Adoption Rates
New research claims that UK SMBs are lagging behind their European counterparts for cloud adoption
Half A Billion To Adopt Mobile Ticketing By 2015
Mobile ticketing is set to take off, with 500 million people using the technology on public transport within 3 years
Nokia To Axe 4,000 Jobs And Outsource Symbian
Thousands of jobs are to go at Nokia as the handset giant shakes up its core operations going forward
Sky Signs Three Month Ducting Trial With BT
Sky is considering installing its own fibre network in the UK after signing a deal with BT to use its ducting
Amazon EC2 Outage Will Not Be Forgotten
Amazon has waved the all-clear flag, but there still are a lot of smoldering IT managers who haven't yet cooled off, says Chris Preimesberger
Spammers And Cold Callers Face £500,000 Fine
The Information Commissioner will be cracking down on unwanted email and phone marketing from 25 May
Akamai Rates Bradford As UK Broadband Speedster
Bradford holds the UK's fastest overall broadband record but it is only 99th in the world rankings
US Call For Public-Private Alliance To Fight Cyber-Threat
US DHS Secretary calls for the public, government and private industry to work together against cyber-attacks
Microsoft Walks Into Phone Tracking Controversy
Windows Phone 7 is also logging users' movements as the smartphone tracking controversy deepens
WebM Project Attracts Support For Cross-Licensing
The WebM Project has circled its wagons around a cross-licensing pool as MPEG-LA prepares to attack
Amazon Battles Apple Over Claims To ‘App Store’ Name
Amazon has overturned Apple's cart by issuing a counter-suit against its "App Store is a trademark" claim
PlayStation Network Breach Compromises 77m Users
Sony takes a week to tell customers their personal data has been put at risk by PlayStation Network hack
Android Stretches US Lead To 37% Smartphone Share
Android's ascent in numbers is reflected in Nielsen's discovery of a preferential shift from Apple
Apple And Google Confront Increased Location Scrutiny
Both Apple and Google are facing privacy probes over their respective location-tracking practices
Motorola Xoom Faces More Poor Sales Reports
An analyst estimates that Motorola has sold at little as 25,000 units of its tablet device, the Xoom
Virtualisation Should Prompt Disaster Recovery Rethink
A new report has warned SMBs to reconsider their disaster recovery procedures in virtual environments
Nokia Already Testing Windows Phone 7 Handsets
A leak has revealed that Nokia is currently testing Windows Phone 7 on two smartphone handsets
LG Licenses ARM Cortex Mobile Processor Designs
LG is licensing mobile chip designs from ARM, bringing it into greater competition with other chip makers