Apple has been handed a £750,000 fine for misleading customers in Italy over statutory product guarantees
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Jive IPO Sets Stage for Social Cloud Collaboration Boom
Jive Software's initial public offering earlier this month opened some eyes for skeptics of social enterprise software. Expect major consolidation in the space to commence in 2012
Top Glitches Played Havoc With Reputations in 2011
As the year winds to a close, Susan Chadwick, of Edge Testing Solutions explores the minefield that is risk-based software testing and rates her top glitches for 2011
Schneider Electric Buys Viridity To Increase Power Management Offerings
With Viridity, Schneider Electric is the latest UPS hardware maker to add power management to its product portfolio
Yahoo Leans on Facebook For New Users
Yahoo is relying on rival Facebook to add social activity, bringing in a younger audience, and boosting ad revenues
Thinfilm Teams With Xerox PARC For Printed Memory Device
The Palo Alto Research Center has teamed up with Thinfilm to develop non-volatile memory on plastic sheets
Google To Pay Mozilla £577m For Search Deal
Google is to pay Mozilla a staggering £192m every year for the recently agreed Firefox search deal
Oracle, Salesforce Dominate CRM Market
According to analyst house IDC, Oracle and Salesforce.com dominated the CRM market during 2011
Mozilla Patches HTML5 Bugs In Firefox 9
Mozilla has fixed six vulnerabilities in its Firefox 9 web browser, two of which concern issues with HTML5
Lincolnshire Police Outsource IT Systems In £200m Deal
Lincolnshire Police Authority agree deal with G4S which could save £28m
Siri Continues To Struggle With Strong Accents
Siri has been slated by strongly accented users for not understanding what they are saying
Raspberry PI Low-Cost PC Set For January Release
Computer Charity Raspberry PI says its computer is in the final stage of testing
3UK Readies 4G Trial In Thames Valley
3 becomes latest operator to announce plans to trial 4G technology next year
Survey Says UK Businesses Must Embrace Social Media
Reluctant UK companies must cave to pressure and opt-in as social media blossoms in 2012, says KPMG
Malicious Android App Exploits “Old Vulnerability”
Security researchers develop app which bypasses Android security permissions
Rambus and Broadcom Settle Patent Dispute
Broadcom negotiates five year licensing deal to use Rambus technology in its products
Samsung Launches White Galaxy Note In South Korea
Samsung Android device launches with Long Term Evolution support
Market Swings Allow Intel To Increase Its Lead Over AMD
Intel's chip sales figures have been damaged by booming tablet sales but the cloud has helped to balance its performance
Apple iPad 3 Could Have Siri, Retina Display, And Faster Processor
In 2012, Apple's iPad 3 may add Siri and a high resolution display to other features already within the iOS ecosystem
Two SIM Cards Feature In Samsung Galaxy Y Duos Phones
Samsung's dual-SIM Galaxy Y Duos and Pro Duos smartphones aim at users who need two phone numbers on one device
Self-Healing Electronics Breakthrough Promises Device Longevity
US researchers have created a 'self-healing' circuit board, a development that could have big implications for space travel
Telefonica Hits Out At EU Roaming Reform Plan
Telefonica has told the European Parliament that mobile roaming proposals are too strict and will reduce competition
German Court Likely To Allow Samsung Galaxy 10.1N Sale
A German regional court says that the device is sufficiently different from Apple's iPad
AMD Unveils Faster Processors And Graphics
AMD has taken the wraps off a number of more powerful CPUs and GPUs in the Christmas run up
Facebook, Twitter Dominate Social Networking Growth
Bad news for Google+ after comScore found that Facebook and Twitter dominate the growth of social networking
Sony Xperia ICS Upgrade Slated For March
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) will arrive on Sony Ericsson Xperia handsets in March next year
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‘Microsoft Has Left The Building’ Shocker For CES, Las Vegas
After January, Microsoft will no longer play a major role at the Consumer Electronics Show, the company says
iPhone Market Share Grows In UK, Falters Elsewhere
Apple enjoys iPhone 4S sales boost in the UK but is not doing so well in continental Europe and Asia
Google Claims Over 700k Android Activations Daily
Google's Android is activated on over 700,000 mobile devices every day, according to its creator Andy Rubin