European approval is conditional on Intel keeping promises to ensure fair play against McAfee rivals
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Code Undamaged As Fedora Site Is Hacked
An attacker accessed Fedora servers but apparently failed to compromise any software packages or servers
Android Gaining On Apple In App Developer Interest
IDC and Appcelerator said Android apps are pulling in more developers and gaining on iPhones and iPads
Android Apps Support May Apple-proof RIM BlackBerry
Looking to beat back Apple's challenge, RIM may be building Android app support into its BlackBerry devices
Everything Everywhere To Launch Mobile Payments
The UK's largest operator will roll out contactless mobile payments this summer
Facebook Pushes Security Measures Up The Agenda
Facebook's plans to add https sessions and "social authentication" are pushed forward following Zuckerberg hack
Strong SAP Revenues Despite The Oracle Trial
Despite struggling with the Oracle lawsuit fallout, SAP announced strong fourth-quarter 2010 revenues
Google Voice Boosted With SayNow Acquisition
Google buys SayNow for comms software that adds calling features to Android, iPhone, Facebook and Twitter
Next iPads And iPhones To Support Mobile Payments
According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple's iPad 2 and iPhone 5 will include wireless mobile payments
IBM’s Swift Action Reduces Bank Of China Paper Trail
The Bank of China's London office will elimintate 95 percent of its Swift paper usage thanks to IBM
Windows Phone 7 On HTC HD7: Review
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 on the HTC HD7 gives a solid experience but needs more features to compete with Apple and Google
Zuckerberg Loses Face Over Hacked Page
The high-profile hack of the Facebook founder's fan page should serve as a lesson in social network insecurity
Specsavers Ditches Open Source For Google Apps
Open source fans may not have seen it coming, but Specsavers has ditched its open source email system
Well, Is The Cloud Really Green?
The cloud has green credentials, but are they genuine, asks Peter Judge
Egypt Bans Twitter Amid Historic Protest
The Egyptian government has blocked access to Twitter to prevent communication between protesters
Virgin Launches Fibre Schools Network In London
London's pupils and teachers could soon be on fast fibre optic networks, says Virgin
Personal Femtocell Takes Off For iPhone
A personal femtocell - called an attocell - will let users make calls abroad without roaming, says Keith Day of Ubiquisys
Nokia N8 Sees 15 Percent Price Slash
Nokia has cut the N8's price by £64 to compete with its own C7
O2 Offers Free Wi-Fi For All – With Ads
Anyone can use O2's public Wi-Fi - just hand over your mobile number
Spam Levels Fall To Two-Year Low, Symantec Finds
Despite a recent upsurge after the Christmas break, spam levels are at a two year low Symantec has found
IBM Joins Crowded Market With Virtual Desktop Platform
IBM has released its long awaited virtual desktop package to provide anytime and anywhere access to PCs
Smartphone Sales To Reach 850 Million By 2015
A researcher has predicted Android will overtake Symbian as sales of smartphones show no sign of slowing
Toshiba Reveals Three 1.8-inch HDDs For Tablets
Toshiba aims to be a tablet component supplier as well with three new high performance hard disk drives
Amazon Cloud Now Offers Bulk Email Platform
Amazon Web Services has launched a cloud-based bulk email system for businesses
Data Centre Consolidation Main Priority For 2011
Data centre managers have revealed their top concerns for the year ahead in a new survey
Cisco Beefs Up SMB Networking, Storage Offerings
Cisco continues its SMB push with more networking, security and storage products, as well as financing
10 Reasons Why Samsung And Motorola Threaten Apple
Samsung and Motorola pose more of a threat to Apple in the mobile market than Google
Breakaway Group Launches LibreOffice 3.3 Suite
The group that broke away from OpenOffice.org has launched its first version of the LibreOffice suite
Virgin Expands 100Mbps Broadband Service
Virgin Media has rolled out its superfast 100Mbps broadband service to five more locations in the UK
Is Google The New Antitrust Antichrist?
Google is under scrutiny for abusing search neutrality, but how much is it really harming the competition, asks Clint Boulton