Google+ has added badges for popular users and celebrities to show they are who they say they are
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Google+ Hangouts Get YouTube Integration
Youtube users can now initiate Google+ Hangout video chat sessions from within YouTube itself
Motorola Smartphone Images Appear Online
Leaked images of Motorola's Droid HD and Droid Bionic smartphones have appeared online
Lenovo Looks To SMBs With New ThinkPad Notebooks
Lenovo is looking to the small to medium business sector with two new Thinkpads and a mobile monitor
Google Has Protected Motorola Against DoJ Scrutiny
A block on Google's Motorola purchase by the US Justice Department or the EC will net Motorola $2.5 billion
Orange Confirms Email Outage For Broadband Customers
Orange has confirmed its broadband customers are having problems accessing their email accounts
HP’s Autonomy Buy Marks Decisive Software Shift
HP's acquisition of British software firm Autonomy indicates a redirection towards cloud and software services, says Chris Preimsberger
Microsoft: IT Graduate Decline Could Jeopardise UK Jobs
Microsoft's education director warns the UK of the consequences of a drop in IT A-level students
Firms Warned Again About Impending .XXX Domain
The clock is ticking for companies keen to shield their brands from the .xxx domain name
LEDs Could Brighten The Future Of Wireless Comms
Wireless communication using off-the-shelf room lights is attracting researchers like moths to a flame
Security Most Pressing Issue For Readers
Security concerns you more than broadband coverage and patents. Next up: Did you take work on holiday?
Android App Use Dominated By A Handful Of Players
Android users spend most of their time on just a tiny fraction the apps available, according to a survey
Angry US IT Worker Wreaked Havoc At Drugs Firm
A disgruntled US IT administrator deleted multiple virtual hosts at Japanese pharmaceutical firm Shionogi
IBM Chip Prototypes Mirror The Human Brain
IBM's prototype “cognitive computing” chips act like a brain, collecting and analysing information
Android And Win8 Only Real iPad Challenge Says Dell
CEO Michael Dell names two platforms as only options to the iPad tablet, calling remaining OSs “other noise”
Defence Contractor Breached By Anonymous AntiSec
Anonymous continued its AntiSec rampage, targeting US defence contractor Vanguard's documents
HP Drops webOS, Spins PC Business, Buys Autonomy
Against a dire financial backdrop, HP kills mobile unit, plots spinning-off its PCs and buys UK's Autonomy
HP’s webOS Ambitions Were Doomed To Fail
Hewlett-Packard is killing, or selling, its much-publicised webOS but a Gartner analyst said it never stood a chance, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Microsoft Windows 8 To Include App Store
Microsoft has confirmed that the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system will include an app store
Skype Offers iPhone Users Wi-Fi Access
Skype is offering Apple users the chance to utilise their Skype Credit to access Wi-Fi hotspots
HP Mulls WebOS Move To Cars
HP is considering porting webOS to other environments including cars and household appliances
Government Skunkworks Boss Hails e-Petition Success
Just two weeks old and the government's e-petitions website is proving popular, with 12,000 petitions
Facebook Hacked By British Student
A student has appeared in court to face charges that he allegedly hacked into the servers of Facebook
Scotland Complains Over Broadband Cash Allocation
The Scottish government is not happy over the amount of money it has been allocated for broadband
Dodgy Bills Land Talk Talk And Tiscali £3m Fine
Billing customers for phantom services has landed Talk Talk and Tiscali with a multi-million pound fine
Apple Has A Bad Day With Samsung And iPad 3
Apple faces a turnover of the Samsung injunction and iPad 3 may be delayed with screen supply problems
UCAS Website Back Online After Crash
The UCAS Track website is now back online, after an agonising period of down time on A-Level results day
Nokia Claims Motorola Buy Justifies WinPhone Move
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop says Google's Motorola acquisition justifies his decision to embrace Windows Phone
ViewPad Tablet Runs Android Over Windows 7
ViewSonic's ViewPad 10pro runs Android "Gingerbread" in Windows 7, thanks to application virtualisation
Apple Faces 27,000-Strong South Korean Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple in South Korea, for violations of privacy