Users of LifeSize's Passport HD conferencing system now have access to Skype's 600 million users
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Tablet Sales To Hit £34 Billion by 2015
Strategy Analytics has predicted a rosy future for the tablet form factor, with sales driven by demand from Asia
Google Ploughs £70m Into World’s Largest Wind Farm
Google has followed its solar investments with funding for a giant wind farm
Twitter In Talks To Buy Tweetdeck
Twitter is said to be close to buying British Twitter client Tweetdeck
Android v iPhone: Not A Fight To The Death
If you think either Android or iPhone can eliminate the competition, you are missing the point, says Clint Boulton
What Windows 8 Wants: Kinect And Cloud
The next version of Windows will have an App Store, cloud integration and a Kinect-based UI, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Greenpeace Praises Facebook’s Solar Effort
Facebook gets a cheer for using a bit of solar energy, but Greenpace isn't satisfied yet
ACS:Law Could Pay Legal Costs
ACS:Law may be forced to pay defendants' legal costs due to its 'chaotic and lamentable' actions
UAE Restricts BlackBerry Use For Smaller Businesses
In the Uniated Arab Emirates, only larger organisations will be allowed BlackBerry enterprise security
Cisco Opens Green Data Centre In Texas
Cisco's new data centre will be a showcase for technologies to reduce power and cooling costs
Apple Sued Over Child’s Game Currency Purchases
A father has sued Apple over his daughter's purchase of $200 in Game Currency via an iPod Touch
Sophos Demands Facebook Do Better On Privacy
Facebook should enable privacy and security by default, according to an open letter from Sophos
Samsung May Sell Struggling Hard Disk Division
Samsung is considering offloading its hard disk business as tablets drive huge growth in solid-state technology
iRobot Sends Army Droids Into Japanese Nuclear Plant
Robots originally designed for the US military are surveying the damage at the Fukushima nuclear power plants
Data Centre Cabling Gets Built-In Monitoring Capability
TE Connectivity's Quareo uses chips in data centre cabling to trace, monitor and authenticate every connection
Microsoft Opens Up Office 365 Beta
Microsoft's cloud based Office package is now ready for users to try: does it match Google Apps?
Apple Installs Faster SSD In MacBook Air
Apple has quietly replaced a Toshiba solid state drive in the MacBook Air with a faster alternative
Microsoft To Use Windows Update To Push IE9
Redmond will use Windows Update to push out Internet Explorer 9 and rapidly increase adoption rates
Google Faces Android Complaints In South Korea
Two companies are complaining that Google is blocking their mobile search apps on Android
Security Conference Season To Break All Records
London is host to two security conferences this week and the past "annus horribilis" has given them plenty to analyse, says Eric Doyle
European Space Agency Confirms FTP Server Hack
Romanian hacker TinKode has taken user names and passwords from the European Space Agency
RIM Should take Criticism On the Chin
After a botched BBC interview and criticism of the PlayBook, BlackBerry maker RIM should move on and not stress out, says Wayne Rash
Asus Delays Eee Pad Transformer UK Launch
Initial UK stock of the Asus EEE Pad Transformer honeycomb tablet is sold out till May or June
Government To Go Easy Enforcing New EU Privacy Law
The UK government will take its time enforcing new EU privacy laws affecting cookies
Dell Simply Storage Platforms
RIM May Bid Against Google For Nortel Patents
RIM is considering topping Google's £553m bid for Nortel's wireless technology patents
RIM PlayBook BlackBerry Tablet
RIM's PlayBook tablet is a good effort, if you have a BlackBerry phone and don't need many apps
Skype Android Client Leaves User Information At Risk
Skype users on Android devices could have personal information exposed due to a security flaw
Oracle Shifts OpenOffice.org To Full Open Source
Oracle has said it will turn the OpenOffice.org office suite into a fully community-based project
MoD Leaks Nuclear Sub Secrets In Cut-And-Paste Gaffe
Nuclear submarine safety details were blacked out wrongly by Ministry of Defence staff