New data caps will not affect existing customers, says T-Mobile in a humiliating climb-down
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Pure Green IT Strategies Are Dead, Says Analyst
Green IT was just a fad. What you need is an overall sustainabilty strategy, says Verdantix
2011 To Be A Major Year For Mobile
2011 will be a major year for mobile and wireless devices, says J. Gerry Purdy, in his analysis of upcoming mobile and wireless trends
Euro Child-Porn Gang Hijacks Legitimate Servers
An Eastern European child pornography ring doctored server links to point to their illegal wares
Blue Coat Targets SMB Protection With ProxyOne
Blue Coat is touting the ability of its ProxyOne appliance to protect SMBs from growing online threats
How Do You Forge A Digital Identity?
IT is now charged with the job of extending existing IDs or incorporating new ones to accommodate a digital presence, says PJ Connolly
Microsoft Patches Flaws But Still Works On IE Fix
In its first Patch Tuesday of the year, Microsoft has fixed three Windows bugs, one of which was rated critical
Cisco To Combat Google TV With Videoscape
Cisco has placed Google TV firmly in its crosshairs with the arrival of Videoscape at the CES show
Billions Of Visits To Sophisticated Piracy Websites
A report from MarkMonitor found 43 well-managed digital piracy sites gained over 53 billion visits per year
Verizon Will Maintain Apple’s iPhone Momentum
Analysts report that Verizon's CDMA iPhone launch will boost overall sales of Apple's smartphone
LG Optimus 2X To Arrive In UK This February
LG's flagship handset, the Optimus 2X, finally sees its price tag and release date in the UK
Government To Cut Costs With Cloud Computing
The government will look to outsourcing and cloud computing to cut costs in 2011, predicts Ovum
Let’s Bundle PC Power Management!
Desktop management saves power, but it won't be universal until we see cloud-based services bundled with new PCs, says Peter Judge
Phone 7 HTC Revealed As A Nexus One Make-Over
The Windows Phone 7 HTC Surround was found to be incredibly similar to the Nexus One in an iFixit teardown
Mobile Broadband Subscribers To Top 1bn In 2011
Ericsson expects the number of mobile broadband users will hit 1 billion in 2011, boosting the telecoms sector
SAP Financial Analytics Module Unveiled By Oracle
Court battles over, Oracle still sees value in releasing a BI analytics application for SAP databases
Microsoft Investigates WP7 ‘Phantom Data’ Reports
Microsoft is checking reports that some Windows Phone 7 handsets are sending 'phantom data'
Sony Aims For No 2 Tablet Place By Year End
Sony has no tablets for sale yet but it still plans to be chasing Apple - or Samsung - by the end of 2011
Spam Returns With a Vengence After Christmas Lull
The number of spam messages is now back to its normal painful levels after the Christmas break
IT Spending To Rise But Tablets Impact PC Sales
Forrester and Gartner have forecast higher IT spending in 2011, but tablets will steal PC sales
Storage Admins To Increase Data Protection Budget
Storage administrators are set to allocate an increasing amount of their budget for data protection
Vasco Strengthens Authentication With DigiNotar Buy
Vasco has acquired a Dutch authentication specialist to enter that country's e-government market
Irish Opposition Party Website Hacked By Anonymous
The Anonymous group has hacked Fine Gael's website, and stolen thousands of confidential details
Muglia Resignation Could Harm Microsoft Morale
The resignation of Bob Muglia, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, signals ongoing executive shakeups, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Judge Sets Assange Extradition Hearing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face an extradition hearing on 7 and 8 February, a judge has pronounced
T-Mobile To Impose 500MB Cap On Data
Mobile operator T-Mobile is cutting data limits in half, and telling customers to stream video at home
RIM Playbook Tablet Has A Slick UI: First Look
We liked the tablet user interface when RIM let us play with the PlayBook at the CES show
£10m Chinese Investment Fuels Soho Data Centre
A Chinese media firm has invested £10m into the construction of a media-oriented data centre in London
Google Lets Android Speak For Itself At CES
Google quietly hovers over CES like a proud father; Android has grown to be a big baby, says Clint Boulton
Concerns Raised Over OpenSUSE Spin-Off
Linux version OpenSUSE could move to its own foundation, in Attachmate's acquisition of Novell