Surrey Police have launched an app helping the public to report crimes and monitor police activity
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Government Consults Social Media Chiefs On Riots
Representatives from Facebook, Twitter and RIM will meet Theresa May on Thursday to discuss the recent riots
Has HP’s TouchPad Led The Way to £90 Tablets?
HP's TouchPad has been a runaway success at a giveaway price, says Nicholas Kolakowski. What a shame other vendors can't follow suit
Slower Disk Drives Could Slash Data Centre Power
Disks that slow down when their data goes 'cold' could cut power in data centres, says a Facebook engineer
BA Flight Attendants Get iPads
BA is to test a scheme for using the iPad 2 to improve in-flight customer service
RIM Launches New BlackBerry Curve
Research In Motion has unveiled the newest version of its best-selling BlackBerry Curve smartphone
Atos Healthcare Accuses Online Critics Of Libel
The company responsible for doling out government incapacity benefit is waging war against its online critics
Microsoft Drops Respawning Cookies From MSN
Microsoft removed cookies that were able to regenerate even after the user deleted them
Dell Updates EqualLogic Storage
Dell has updated two models of virtualisation-aware storage arrays along with VMware-related firmware
Developers Compete To Put Android On HP TouchPad
Cheap discontinued HP TouchPads could run Android Gingerbread, if a community project takes off
Apple Phasing Out iPhone Tracking Feature
Apple has told developers that it is 'deprecating' a feature that allows companies to track unique users
Android Posts Highest US Market Share To Date
Google's Android controlled 52 percent of the US smartphone market for the second quarter, according to NPD
Microsoft Opens Windows Phone Mango Marketplace
Developers can now submit applications to the Windows Phone Mango 'App Hub', according to Microsoft
HP Blames Oracle For Falling Server Sales
HP has blamed Oracle’s decision to end support for Intel’s Itanium for a 9 percent fall in high-end server sales
Microsoft Touts Bing ‘We’re In’ App For Win Phone 7
Microsoft has launched the Bing 'We're In' app so Windows Phone 7 users can find their friends
US Operator Mulls Further Investment In WiMax Player
American mobile operator Sprint is reportedly mulling an acquisition of WiMax service provider Clearwire
Former Wikileaks Staffer Admits Deleting Files
A former employee of the whistleblowing site has admitted to deleting thousands of unpublished files
Currys And PC World To Sell TouchPads For £89
Dixons Group is slashing the price of HP's TouchPad tablet, and may give refunds to those who paid full price
Mobile Phones – The Weakest Link In The Chain
Letting workers bring their own devices to the office allows malware to outpace the security measures available, says Eric Doyle
Internet Back Up After Libyan Rebels Storm Tripoli
Internet services seem to have been restored in Tripoli after the rebel forces stormed the Libyan capital
Vodafone First To Charge Android Apps To Phone Bills
Vodafone's Android users can now charge app purchases direct to their phone bill
HP Channel Partners Left Sitting On TouchPads
Retailers offering the TouchPad are wondering what to do with their stock, as HP tries to reassure customers
Microsoft Makes Play For WebOS Developers
Microsoft is coaxing webOS developers left in the lurch by HP's shock move to switch to Windows Phone
Skype Buys GroupMe Messaging Provider
GroupMe gives Skype a group messaging application to face off with Facebook, Apple, Google and RIM
HP’s Panic Is Not A Good Look
Last week HP abruptly abandoned the consumer market. What was it thinking, asks Wayne Rash
BT Installs Free Wi-Fi In London Pubs
BT and Heineken have teamed up to offer BT Broadband customers Wi-Fi access in 100 London pubs
Google Adds More Sitelinks To Search Results
Google has boosted the number of links displayed for each search result and improved the ranking alogrithm
Google Could Reap $10.5bn By Taking Android Proprietary
Google could generate big profits by imitating Apple's iPhone business, according to a Piper Jaffray analyst
Hackers Use Social Tricks To Get Bank Passwords
Auditors at Trace Security used social engineering tactics to obtain sensitive information and infect systems
Rumour: Apple To Launch iPad 3 In Early 2012
Apple will release the iPad 3 in early 2012 with a high-res 'retina display', according to the Wall Street Journal