Apple and Samsung continue to battle in courtrooms worldwide but the Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban still holds strong in Germany
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Over Half Of Top UK Companies Have Not Registered .XXX Domain
Many companies have not protected their trademarks from exploitation by adult-domain squatters
New Samsung Tablet Touches Down At The 2012 Super Bowl
Samsung plots to bedazzle billions with a surprise entry in the American football spectacular
Salesforce Launches Desk.com Social Support Tool
Salesforce.com is targeting SMBs with a cloud-based helpdesk dashboard that integrates Facebook and Twitter feeds
Judge Dismisses Oracle Fraud Claim Against HP
A US judge has rejected a claim by Oracle that HP fraudulently concealed plans to hire Leo Apotheker as CEO
Kindle Fire Sales Estimate Raised To Six Million
The sales forecasts for Amazon's Kindle Fire Android tablet in the fourth quarter have been raised by an analyst
Apple Surges Past HP To Become The Top PC Maker
Tech analyst firm Canalys declares Apple as the global PC market leader, but only when iPad sales are included
Cisco Live: CommScope Demonstrates 100GbE Over 430 Metres
CommScope has shown 100GbE running on standard fibre at nearly three times the distance specified in the IEEE standard
Cisco Live: Advances Promised On All Fronts
Cisco's Padmasree Warrior promised to go for gold in the networking race but ruled out storage
More Affordable Flash Memory Will Tempt Enterprises
Improvements to flash memory technology could make it the primary storage mechanism for enterprise tier 1 storage says Frank Ohlhorst
ACTA Treaty Trumps SOPA And PIPA
The US Trade Representative has secretly negotiated a more restrictive treaty to avoid a congressional review and public objections, says Wayne Rash
Cisco Live: London Show Opens With ‘Fastest’ Wi-Fi AP
At Cisco Live, the company revealed a fast and flexible four-antenna access point but held back some details for Mobile World Congress
Megaupload User Data Safe For “At Least Two Weeks”
Hosting companies Cogent and Carpathia agree to preserve user files for further two weeks
Mozilla Steps Up Chrome Battle And Release Pace With Firefox 10
Firefox 10 paves the way for Mozilla's silent updates, as Google's Chrome grabs more market share
UK Business Investment In Sustainability Will Increase Dramatically By 2015
"Green" spending in Britain is predicted to grow 20 times faster than the economy in the next three years
Environmentalists Turn WEEE Into Bins And Stools
Innovative South American utilitarian artists come up with novel ways to deal with growing e-waste problem
First G-Cloud Services ‘Coming In February’
Some G-Cloud government services will arrive as soon as next month, says official
Cisco Live: Microsemi Reveals Latest Green PoE Midspans
Power over Ethernet (PoE) midspans from semiconductor-maker Microsemi could cut energy consumption by up to 50 percent
No Olympic Records Expected For Slow London Mobile Broadband
London finishes 23rd in 3G speeds survey, raising doubts about its ability to cope with heavy Olympic demands
Tilera Launches Third-Generation Chips
Tilera has released its latest 36- and 16-core server processors, offering performance and energy efficiency improvements
Microsoft Brings Startup Accelerator To UK
Microsoft's new BizSpark Plus programme for boosting start-up growth has arrived in the UK and other countries
Cleversafe Storage System Holds 10 Exabytes
Storage provider Cleversafe has moved beyond petabytes to the next level: exabytes
CloudPassage Secures Cloud Communications
Start-up CloudPassage has launched a security-as-a-service offering combining hosted security with cloud access for public and hybrid cloud users
Google Acquisitions For 2011 Totalled Nearly $2bn
Google's acquisitions, including ITA Software, Admeld and Zagat, totalled $1.97bn last year, and would have been even higher if its Motorola buyout had been completed
Tentative Beta Launch For Office 15 Suggests A 2012 Release Date
Microsoft is starting to take the wraps off "Office 15", the suite that will blend with Windows 8 and the cloud
Elpida Touts ReRAM As Possible DRAM Replacement
ReRAM, a new memory chip prototype, has been developed to be fast as DRAM but able to retain data when power is cut
Asus Preparing To Launch Padfone Smarter Phone In February
Asus is planning to release its new class of mobile device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Troubled Apple Boss Pledges Supply Chain Action
CEO Tim Cook has been hurt by allegations over Apple's supposed indifference to its supply chain concerns
Twitter Faces Protest Over Censorship Move
Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws
Fujitsu And ServiceMesh Team Up For Cloud Expansion
Fujitsu and ServiceMesh have partnered up to offer more public and private clouds to their respective enterprise customers