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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Mozilla Launches Speedy Firefox 4 For Android
Mozilla has made a mobile version of its Firefox 4 web browser available for Android-based devices
Websites Hit By Massive SQL Injection Attack
An outbreak of SQL injection attacks has infected over 380,000 sites
IEEE Approves Next Generation WiMax Standard
The IEEE standards body has given the nod to 300Mbps WiMax mobile broadband
Independent Internet Watchdog Proposed By ISPs
ISPs suggest an independent internet watchdog with the power to blacklist websites
Dropped Call For London Tube Phone Access Tender
Plans to take Wi-Fi underground on London’s Tube have hit the buffers over funding and access agreements
Samsung And Visa To Offer Olympic Mobile Payments
Visitors to London for the Olympics will be able to use NFC-equipped mobile phones to buy snacks and drinks
DAFT Investigations, iPad Frypans: April Fools!
Pointy-fingered smartphone users, green-fingered data centre managers. April Fools, or true?
Asus Pad Is A Split Personality Tablet: First Look
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer touches all bases against the iPad 2 and wins out - except for marketing
AMD Aims Its Enterprise Chips At The Cloud
The trend toward cloud computing and virtualisation dovetails with AMD's enterprise strategy, according to Vladimir Rozanovich
Monopolist Microsoft Complains About Google
If Microsoft wins its European antitrust case against Google, it won't be any moral victory, says Clint Boulton
Labour Government’s IT Record Faces Fresh Criticism
Previous Labour ministers are accused of ordering expensive IT projects to “sex up” their policies
Symbian Source Code Uploaded By Nokia
Nokia announces its transfer of the Symbian platform source code to the open community
Samsung Laptop Spyware Confirmed As False Alarm
Samsung "keylogger" spyware was a Windows Live Slovenian language directory detected as a false positive
Middleware Market Dominated By IBM In 2010
After over a decade at the top, IBM's hold on the middleware market continues to grow, says Gartner
Android Trojan Shames Illegal App Buyers, Steals Data
Users downloading pirated Android apps may get called out by a high-minded Android Trojan
Green Data Centre Research Facility Opened By HP
HP's new facility will serve as a data centre and test facility for new sustainability technologies
iPad-Wielding Watson Outsmarts Fry On Qi
Geek god Stephen Fry beaten in a Turing-esque iPad-fuelled face-off with IBM's new super-duper computer
Microsoft Points To Positive Windows Phone 7 Numbers
Microsoft is claiming strong developer support for Windows Phone 7, despite ongoing sales concerns
IEEE Reveals Massive Credit Card Breach
The engineering society IEEE has informed 800 members that their credit cards have been compromised
Google Chooses Kansas City For 1Gbps Network
A mid-western town in the US has been chosen by Google for a ultrafast 1Gbps broadband network
Acer Boss Resigns After Clash With Board
The boss of Acer has resigned after clashing with the board over the future direction of the company
Bagging Gosling Is A Major Coup For Google
Despite the Oracle Android case, Google wins big in hiring James Gosling, the creator of the Java language, says Darryl K. Taft
Ofcom Demands Cut In BT Broadband Price
BT will have to cut its wholesale prices for phone lines and broadband, according to an Ofcom consultation
AFCOM: Many Data Centres Vulnerable To Disaster
An AFCOM survey polled 358 managers from around the world and found many ill-prepared for disasters
Microsoft Files EC Antitrust Complaint Against Google
Microsoft claims that Google is abusing its dominance in the online search market to block out rivals
Samsung Installed Stealth Keyloggers On Laptops
A report claims Samsung admitted to shipping laptops with an active keylogger deliberately installed
Critics Slam Lack Of Android Honeycomb Apps
With Motorola's Xoom and Asus' Transformer due to bring Android 3.0 tablets to the UK, where are the apps?
HP Calls On Partners To Chip In To Oracle-Itanium Slur
HP urges channel partners to persuade Oracle to continue with Itanium software development
NASA Open Source Summit Offers Food For Thought
The US government needs to freshen up its IT apparatus and, with budgets being tight, open source looks like a good option