Apple has poached a Microsoft cloud computing and green data centre executive, say reports
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Bing Business Portal Allows Tailored Promotions
Microsoft's Bing Business Portal lets merchants build online listings with deals and promotions
Chip Giants Look To Tablets, Smartphones For Growth
As the PC market slows, Intel and AMD are about to take on ARM in the booming market for mobile devices
Oracle Director’s Flash-Mob Gay Rights Protest
Oracle senior director Paul Shetler organised an 800-strong gay rights flash mob outside a London pub
Stepping Up To Storage
Dell provides the systems that allow customers to vault up to a more powerful, manageable and agile storage environment.
YouTube Tackles Content Piracy With Copyright School
YouTube is sending users who upload coprighted material to its service to a Copyright School
Oracle Readies 73 Bug Fixes For Critical Patch Update
Oracle is to fix 73 vulnerabilities, some critical, across its product portfolio in its quarterly update
Acer Expands Server And Storage Portfolio With Hitachi Deal
PC maker Acer has increased its server and storage portfolio, geared towards the SMB sector
T-Mobile And Orange Play Down Charity Charge Jibes
Everything Everywhere drops charges for texted charity donations but claims it did not usually collect anyway
Police Make New Arrest In Anonymous Probe
The police have made an arrest of a person suspected of being involved in the pro-WikiLeaks DDoS attacks
Dell Streak 7 Priced At £300 For UK Users
UK users can get their hands on an Dell's Android tablet for just under £300
Turnkey Ubuntu-Based Linux for Amazon Cloud: Review
The Turnkey Linux service runs on Amazon Web Services and is good for test driving cloud apps
Intel And Micron Flash Memory Gets Even Smaller
Latest 8GB chip brings high capacity to smallest-yet form factor for tablets, smartphones and other devices
Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone: Review
With its sliding keyboard, Dell's Windows Phone 5 device is clearly aimed at Blackberry users
Microsoft: Windows Phone Runs Risk Of Losing Big
Windows Phone is a big gamble, says Brandon Watson, who runs Microsoft's mobile developer relations
Dell Targets SMBs With Servers And Storage Systems
Dell is rolling out servers, storage systems and networking devices to help SMBs deal with today's IT issues
HP Adds Real-Time Threat Analysis For Developers
HP Fortify's application security analysis tool can discover software vulnerability attacks in real time
Multi-tasking Mango Update For Windows Phone 7
Later in 2011, Microsoft's WP7 "Mango" update will bring multitasking but new tools arrive in May
FBI Severs Botnet Servers And Begins Manhunt
The FBI has shut down the massive Coreflood botnet and is hunting 13 criminals who stole millions of dollars
Google Shares Fall, As Execs Shift And Costs Go Up
Despite increased profits, Wall Street punished Google for higher costs as Larry Page take over
Oracle Pushed By HP Users Over Itanium Decision
HP’s largest user group Connect is trying to convince Oracle to reverse its decision to end support for Itanium
Toshiba Self-Encrypting HDD Brings Auto Data Security
Toshiba's latest hard disk drives secured with 256-bit AES encryption and proprietary data-wipe technology
White iPhone 4 Release Imminent
Following months of delays, Apple's white iPhone 4 may finally be released within the next couple weeks
IBM Commuter App Could Unravel Travel Tangles
IBM researchers are applying predictive analysis algorithms to dispel commuter traffic jams
Ailing MeeGo Finds Major Chinese Backing
China's Tencent has announced an interest in helping Intel bring MeeGo to fruition
Future Business Apps Could Use Kinect UI
Natural user interfaces derived from Kinect will boost productivity, says Microsoft Research
Virtual Desktops Split Work And Play
Give users virtual desktops, and you can stop supporting their personal-use apps apps, says Cameron Sturdevant
Each PC Holds £432 Of Unused Software
The UK could save £1.7 billion a year by reclaiming unused software licences, says 1E
Nokia Exec Hints At 2014 Symbian Support Cut-Off
Comments by a Nokia boss in Australia suggest that support for Symbian will end after 2014
Libyan Rebels Create Their Own Mobile Network
Rebels improve communications by taking a mobile phone network from Colonel Gaddafi