Apple has filed another complaint against HTC, as its Samsung dispute escalates
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Study: Cyberstalking Victims Need More Support
The first ever British cyberstalking study reveals that two-thirds of victims want more support
Yahoo Denies Spying On Mail Users
Consumer group Which? claims that Yahoo is snooping on users' mail, but Yahoo says this is standard practice
Nortel Patent Sell-Off Gets Approval
A consortium including Microsoft and Apple gains approval for its $4.5 billion purchase of Nortel wireless patents
WikiLeaks’ Assange In High Court Extradition Appeal
New legal team for WikiLeaks' Assange will take human rights angle in two day High Court extradition appeal
Android Trojans Target Prime-Rate SMS
Two newly discovered Android Trojans steal from users by sending messages to prime-rate numbers
Avast Splices The Mainbrace With A New Release
Avast is based in Prague, a city of light and dark contrasts, which is a suitable backdrop for an anti- malware specialist, writes Eric Doyle
Anonymous Releases 90,000 US Military Passwords
Anonymous has disclosed log-ins for 90,000 military employees as part of 'military meltdown Monday'
Microsoft Talks Up Windows Phone’s Promise
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer said he is upbeat about Windows Phone despite 'very small' market share
Apple Rumoured To Be Planning High-Definition iPad
Apple may be introducing a successor device to the iPad 2 with a higher-resolution display and slimmer body
Questions Raised Over Google’s Government Access
Newspapers have suggested that Google could have too much influence with the British Government
Google+ User Estimate Hints At Rapid Growth
Google+ is estimated to have signed up at least 5 million users in the United States alone
Cisco Set To Axe 5,000 Jobs, Analyst Warns
Cisco could be about to cut as many as 5,000 jobs to save £626m as part of its global reorganisation
Homeland Security Warns Of Malware Infected Electronics
Homeland Security in the US has said that consumer devices are purposely being shipped with malware
Facebook Needs ‘Major Rewrite’ Warns Database Guru
Facebook's reliance on MySQL is unsustainable and requires a total rewrite, warns Michael Stonebraker
Malware Threatens 5 Percent Of Android And iPhones
Trusteer warns that five percent of iPhones and Android phones will be infected with malware in 2012
HTC Sets Gingerbread Desire Timetable
After some confusion, HTC is rolling out the long-awaited Gingerbread update for the Desire by the end of July
DLP Should Be A Help Not A Hindrance
Data loss prevention doesn’t have to be an "all-up" approach. Sometimes, it’s best to start with the simple things, says PJ Connolly
Artist Raided Over Apple Store Spy Snaps
A New York artist has been visited by the Secret Service after he used Apple Store computers to snap shoppers
Facebook Hit By Video Calling Scam
Just days after launch, the scammers have started hitting on Facebook’s video callers with a fake application
UK Approaching Smartphone Tipping Point
Data released today forecasts that in a year's time 50 percent of the UK’s mobile phones will be smartphones
Ofcom Asked To Reconsider News Corp BSkyB Bid
The culture secretary has written to Ofcom and the OFT asking for a fresh take on News Corp's bid for BSkyB
Video Calling Trend Adds A New Face To Social Networks
Facebook Video Calling with Skype is attracting interest from all sides of the industry, including scammers
Global SaaS Revenue To Reach £7.6bn In 2011
The SaaS market is expected to grow by 20.7 percent in 2011, driven largely by CRM applications
Hacker ‘Discovers’ Facebook Music Service
A clue in the coding of Facebook’s video chat service hints at ‘Facebook Vibes’ music app
Google Spams Google+ Users After Disk Overload
Full disks resulted in Google+ users getting multiple notifications - a bad start for the vaunted Facebook killer
WebOS Vulnerable To Data-Theft Attack
A researcher has demonstrated the injection of malicious code into a webOS device via LinkedIn
Digital Security Certificates Need Tight Management
Digital security certificates are the keys to the kingdom and require a high level of management to be effective, says Jeff Hudson
Facebook, Google Face Off On Video Chat
Facebook and Google are taking different approaches to integrating video into their social networks
Nortel Patent Buyers Accused Of Trying To Kill Android
Apple, Microsoft and RIM are accused of illegally colluding to keep a set of patents out of Google's hands