A Wall Street Journal report has it that Amazon will release an Android-powered iPad competitor in October
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
RIM Readies New Handsets Amid Management Debate
RIM execs believe that upcoming BlackBerry handsets hold the key to combating its current difficulties
Quad-Core Chips To Reach Half Of Notebooks By 2015
Quad-core chips will appear in 49 percent of notebooks by 2015 according to a new report
Cisco Rounds Out Enterprise Support For Cius Tablet
Cisco's enterprise focused tablet now has app support from the likes of Sybase, Lexmark and others
European Data Centres Set For Impressive Growth
The data centre sector will grow another 28 percent, according to a report from Tariff Consultancy
Facebook Launches App For Feature Phones
Facebook's Every Phone app brings social networking to phones dumber than a smartphone
Smart Grids Face Health Backlash
Campaigners against smart grids say the radio networks they use will cause cancer. Peter Judge thinks they are overstating the case
Julian Assange Accused Of ‘Coercion’ By Prosecution
Julian Assange's court fight continues, with prosecutors accusing the Wikileaks founder of coercion
ITU To Highlight Green Role Of ICTs At COP17
The International Telecommunication Union will back IT's green credentials at the UN's next climate conference
Malware Threatens 60% Of Adobe Reader Users
Users who fail to update Adobe Reader are a sizeable and tempting malware target, says Avast
Health Department Lost Hundreds Of Laptops
More than 250 laptops have gone missing from the DoH over the last 10 years - many of them unencrypted
Analyst Predicts 20m Google+ Users By Weekend
One analyst predicts Google's social networking site could reach 20 million users by this weekend
Wales Gets £57m Broadband Injection
The UK government has given Welsh broadband a boost, with a cash allocation of nearly £57 million
Government: Social Networks Pose Terrorism Threat
New technologies are being used to plan terrorist attacks, according to the government's new security strategy
YouTube: Profits Still In The Pipeline
YouTube is growing at a staggering rate, but its profits are always just round the corner, says David Jamieson
Citrix Buys Cloud.com To Bolster Cloud Development
Citrix is seeking to build out its cloud infrastructure using assets acquired from Cloud.com
IBM Announces ‘Entry-Level’ Mainframe
IBM's new zEnterprise system is aimed at medium-sized organisations
Cisco Outlines Restructure Plans
Cisco's CEO is planning a structural overhaul, as well as plans for collaboration, virtualisation and video
Oracle Launches Expansion Rack For Exadata Storage
Oracle is rolling out a Storage Expansion Rack for adding storage to Oracle Exadata database machines
Microsoft Shows Off Upcoming Windows Phones
At its developer conference Microsoft talked up big plans for its smartphone platform
vSphere 5 Aims To Make Infrastructure Transparent
vSphere 5 is VMware's largest integrated product ever, touching on storage, networking and security
Android Smartphones Used By One-Third US Adults
Android is the leading smartphone platform in the United States, according to Pew Research
Polycom Adds Lync Support To Telepresence System
Polycom broadened its relationship with Microsoft by including Lync in its new telepresence system
Cloud Thriving As Enterprise Uptake Rises
More than 30 percent of enterprises are deploying at least one cloud solution, a survey has found
Yammer Opens European HQ In London’s Tech City
Enterprise social network Yammer has opened a new European headquarters at London's 'Silicon Roundabout'
Smart Meter Penetration Set To Rise, Berg Finds
Rising energy costs and national rollouts are driving the uptake of smart meters into homes and businesses
NASA Plants Sustainability Base On Planet Earth
NASA's new office in San Jose is said to be the US government's most sustainable building
Oracle Android Patent Battle Could Hurt Google
If Oracle starts to take licensing from Android phone makers, Google's share of the smartphone market could plummet, says Clint Boulton
New Wi-Fi Access Points Tailored For The iPhone Age
Aerohive's new Wi-Fi access points are designed to help organisations cope with battery-powered devices
Death Knell Sounds For Windows XP
Microsoft has named the date in 2014 when the decade-old Windows XP will finally be laid to rest