Ofcom's decision will mean lower costs for fixed line operators, while mobile carriers will feel the pain
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Public Sector Struggles To Achieve IT Savings
The government's £3.6bn IT spending cuts are leaving public sector financial directors in a tizzy
3UK Says 4G Auction Is A ‘Boot On Its Head’
Vodafone and Ofcom deny 3UK's claim that 4G spectrum auction will put it out of business
How Did Japan’s Internet Service Survive?
Good planning and a “dense mesh” design kept the Internet intact in Japan despite the earthquake, says Wayne Rash
Opera Releases Beta Of Dragonfy Debugging Tools
Opera has delivered the beta of its Dragonfly JavaScript debugging suite at the South By Southwest conference
T-Mobile Unveils Android-Based 4G Sidekick
T-Mobile has brought back the Sidekick as a smartphone running Android 2.2 and using a QWERTY keyboard
Bing Tests Tailored Search
Microsoft's Bing is testing technology using collaborative and AI techniques for tailoring search results
3UK Joins Orange And T-Mobile In Selling iPad 2
3UK will be selling the iPad 2 alongside Orange and T-Mobile, most likely with competitive data bundles
EU Lowers Targets For New E-Waste Rules
The EU Council has lowered e-waste targets from the 85 percent proposed by the European Parliament
Twitter Ordered To Hand Over Data To US Government
Twitter has been ordered to hand over users' data to the US government in the ongoing Wikileaks investigation
iPad 2 Manufacturing Cost Only Slightly Up On Original
Despite pricier components, the overall bill of materials for Apple's iPad 2 is similar to the first edition
Apple Executive Says White iPhone Coming In Spring
Philip Schiller has tweeted that the long-rumoured white iPhone will arrive with the spring
Oracle Launches Developer Tool For Mobile Business Applications
Oracle's Application Development Framework allows developers to put business apps on mobile devices
HP Chief Talks Up WebOS On The Desktop
HP CEO Leo Apotheker says public clouds, broad WebOS distribution and data analytics are HP's top priorities
Report Highlights Weak Xoom Sales, Honeycomb Bugs
Motorola's Xoom tablet is struggling to sell as analysts criticise Google's Android Honeycomb operating system
Google Denies Rumours Of ‘Circles’ Social Network
Google has denied reports that it is preparing a Facebook competitor called Circles
Politician Is First Brit To Be Fined For Twitter Libel
Colin Elsbury has been ordered to pay damages and legal costs for a libellous tweet during a local by-election
Blekko Antispam Search Engine Could Teach Google A Thing Or Two
Google should learn from Blekko, a search engine startup that helps users avoid spam with slashtags, said Clint Boulton
Microsoft To Delay March Windows Phone Update
Problems with a previous Windows Phone update have forced Microsoft to push back its planned March update
Japan Earthquake Could Shake Up Semiconductor Industry
The recent earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan could have a major impact on the semiconductor industry
New Apple MacBook Pro Is More Than An Upgrade: Review
Intel's Thunderbolt and sparkling graphics make the new Macbook Pro more than just “this year’s model”
4chan Founder: Zuckerberg Is Wrong About Anonymity
4chan founder Christopher Poole says Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is wrong to equate anonymity with cowardice
Developers Lash Out Against New Twitter Restrictions
Twitter has restricted third-party programmers from building new client apps for the platform, causing uproar
‘Super-Efficient’ Server Chips Imminent From Calxeda
Calxeda will soon begin sampling quad-core ARM-based system-on-chip processors for super-efficient servers
iPad 2 Sees Big Initial Sales In US
Apple's iPad 2 sold at least 500,000 at its launch weekend in the US, according to Piper Jaffray
Spamina Launches UK-Based Cloud Email Security
Spamina has teamed up with In-Tuition Networks to offer cloud email security from a London-based data centre
Apple iPhone 5 Won’t Sport NFC Technology
Apple's iPhone will not include NFC technology until the 'sixth-generation' smartphone is released in 2012
ISPs To Offer Details Of Internet Throttling
The Broadband Stakeholders Group's code of practice encourages ISPs to be transparent about traffic management
VMware’s WaveMaker Acquisition Is A Smart Buy
VMware’s acquisition of WaveMaker is the perfect move to help it find a place in the cloud akin to Microsoft and Google, says Darryl K. Taft
DuPont Allegedly Hit By Chinese Attack
Stolen emails reveal that DuPont was another victim of the Operation Aurora attack carried out by Chinese hackers