Hacktivists Lulzsec overloaded the CIA's website on Wednesday, as part of continuing protests
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
VMware vFabric 5 Brings In New Licensing Model
VMware vFabric 5 introduces the Spring framework and a new flexible packaging and licensing scheme
Viruses Rise In May While Spam Levels Off
Email-borne malware and viruses showed a big increase in May while overall spam volumes remained flat
Report Predicts Autumn Launch For Android Nexus 4G
Google is said to be building a 4G Android handset running 'Ice Cream Sandwich' for an autumn launch
Rumour: Retina Display For iPad 3?
Apple's iPad 3 could feature a high-resolution 'retina display' according to screenshots posted online
Android Application Revenues Catch Up To Apple
Google's Android has nearly caught up to Apple's iOS in revenues from smartphone applications
Gartner Touts Reprovisioning For Threat Protection
Analysts at Gartner are advocating workload reprovisioning as the best protection against advanced attacks
MoD Videos Warn Of The Perils Of Twitter
The MoD has begun a video campaign warning of the dangers of social networking sites such as Twitter
Power Saving Promise Brings JouleX $17m Investment
Joulex has just received a $17 million injection to fund the promotion of data centre energy monitoring software
Acer Drastically Scales Back Tablet Targets
Acer has slashed its tablet shipment targets by almost 60 percent in the face of ongoing iPad domination
Adobe Update Patches 36 Critical Bugs
Adobe's security update has patched some critical vulnerabilities for Reader, Acrobat, Shockwave and Flash
Microsoft’s Defeat By i4i Will Alter Patent Cases
Microsoft's losing battle with i4i before the US Supreme Court could affect future patent-infringement lawsuits, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Will White Space Radio Be Green?
Smart Grids won't happen without cheap ubiquitous networking. White space technologies could deliver that, says Peter Judge
Skype Partners With Comcast For HD Video Calls On TV
People watching a TV show, can now also make video and audio calls at the same time thanks to Skype
Google Expands Voice Search To Desktop Machines
PC users can now speak their search inquiries after Google expanded its Voice Search to desktop platforms
APT Detection Appliance Launched By Trend Micro
Trend Micro adds real-time, network monitoring and remediation tools to detect advanced persistent threats
NHS Researchers Lose Laptop With 8m Patient Records
Researchers for London Health Programmes have lost unencrypted records of 8.63 million NHS patients
Facebook Juror Faces Prison For Contempt Of Court
Juror Joanne Fraill, who used Facebook to contact a defendant, is now facing up to two years in prison
Apache Server Cloud Content Delivery Is All Go
Apache Software Foundation’s Traffic Server 3.0 serves terabytes of data for large-scale cloud deployments
AWS Uses Low-Density Containers To Cut Cooling
Amazon Web Services says its data centre custom containers are cost-effective, greener building blocks
Cisco And Polycom View Telepresence Growth
Cisco and Polycom are rolling out telepresence products, especially for the midmarket and smaller businesses
Hitachi Converged Cloud Adds Microsoft Exchange
Hitachi Data Systems features its own compute blade infrastructures with a dedicated Microsoft Exchange blade
PCI SSC And Cisco Guides On Securing Virtual Systems
The PCI Council's latest guide explores virtual environment security while Cisco shows how to achieve compliance
AMD Llano Platform Arrives In New HP Machines
AMD has officially launched its “Llano” platform, its Fusion A-Series accelerated processing units
Google Continues Green Push With £171m Solar Fund
Google has set aside a £171m fund for a solar panel provider in yet another green investment
Calxeda Forms Partner Program For ARM Servers
Calxeda has created a partner program to help push its ARM-based server processors to the industry
Cable & Wireless Mulls Services Move With 2e2 Buy
Cable & Wireless Worldwide is reportedly in talks to acquire British system integrator 2e2
Anonymous Targets Head Of US Federal Reserve Bernanke
Anonymous has identified the US Federal Reserve as a potential target and urged its boss to stand down
HMRC To Use ‘Web Robots’ To Hunt Down Tax Cheats
Tax cheats beware: HM Revenue & Customs is planning to use web bots to crack down on tax evasion
HP WebOS Devices Rumoured To Be NFC-Enabled
HP is reportedly preparing devices with NFC capabilities, while a new study reveals consumer ignorance