The US' Federal Trade Commission is to add Google's new 'Search, plus your world' service to its ongoing antitrust probe, following an outry from competitors
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2012
Analyst Plays Down Dot-Anything Brand Risk
Companies should not be concerned about buying up ICANN's new generic top-level domains to avoid risk to their brands, according to Forrester
Facebook Scraps With Google Over Social Search
Facebook and Google have traded blows over Facebook's exclusion from Google's new 'Search, plus your world' feature
Apple Delays Chinese iPhone 4S Sales Amid Fights
Apple has temporarily called off the iPhone 4S launch at Beijing and Shanghai shops after crowds turned ugly
CES 2012: Google Plans Regular TV Upgrades
Google has said that its latest television iteration will receive annual software updates, as well as voice search and personalised recommendations
Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing: 10 Years Of Securing Windows
Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, panned as a hollow public relations campaign 10 years ago, has hardened Windows and introduced secure software standards
ARM Boss Dismisses Intel Mobile Threat
The boss of ARM, Warren East, has dismissed the threat posed by Intel's move into the mobile chip market
Blackberry PlayBook Security Flaw Uncovered
The BlackBerry Playbook has a security vulnerability when it connects to a handheld device, researchers have warned
Strong Ultrabook Sales To Drive SSD Growth
Booming sales of ultrabook computers will drive increased shipments of SSDs, IHS has said
Google Accused Of Scraping Kenyan Startup’s Database
Mocality says it used a sting to catch Google spreading lies and undermining its business
Barclays Confirms 422 British IT Jobs To Go In Restructuring
Barclays is to axe 422 IT positions in the UK, with a further 200 positions being lost overseas as well
Asus Drops Plans For UK Launch Of Seven-Inch Tablet
The Asus 7 inch tablet will not be hitting UK shores after an executive said there was no demand for it among Brits
IBM Researchers Store Bit Of Information On Just 12 Atoms
Researchers claim 'remarkable advance' in data storage
NHS Trust Will Appeal Against ICO Penalty
The Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust will appeal if fined £375,000 by ICO
Gmail Chrome Offline Web App Has Settings And Shortcuts Upgraded
Google has spruced up its offline Gmail Chrome app with a settings page, shortcut support, and making it snappier overall
Core Internet And Protocol Security Requires Greater DNSSEC Adoption
DNSSEC is capable of securing other Internet protocols, not just the DNS communications, but widespread adoption is needed
Amazon Web Services Expands Direct Connect To Europe
More security-conscious businesses can access Amazon Web Services directly without using the public Internet
Is CEOP Right About Twitter?
Things have moved on since CEOP's Facebook campaign, but child protection in social media still needs careful thought, says Peter Judge
TimesTen In-Memory Database Updated By Oracle
In the first update for TimesTen since 2009, Oracle has added parallelised replication and new real-time analytics capabilities
CEOP Slams Twitter For Failing Children
Child protection body CEOP calls on Twitter to strengthen its reporting mechanisms to tackle problems of exploitation and abuse of children
Royal Society Calls for Specialist ICT Teachers
New report makes recommendations to improve ICT teaching in the UK
T-Mobile Admits Firmware Error Led To Email Mistake
T-Mobile has admitted a configuration mistake led to disruption to secure emails from some customer's mobile phones
Coding, Data Entry and Android Top 2011 Freelance Developer Trends
Data entry, programming and Android projects dominate the latest Freelancer.com list of the 50 fastest growing online job vacancies
Real-Time Botnet Threat Intelligence Data Feed Offered By Microsoft
A real-time feed from Microsoft's database of intelligence on botnets is being tested to help co-ordinate efforts to bring the systems down
LG Submits And Signs Microsoft Android Patent Agreement
LG Electronics has become the latest tech company to wave the white flag and sign up to Microsoft's patent-licensing for Android
The Majority Of Web Developers Are Moving To HTML5
A survey has found that 75 percent of developers are using, or plan to use HTML5 for app developement
Bing Overtakes Yahoo At Last But Still Trails Google
Microsoft Bing has overtaken Yahoo to snatch second place in the search market behind Google
WEF Report Warns Of Cyber-Attack Danger
The WEF has warned world leaders about the impact of increasingly virulent cyber-attacks on global stability
Google’s Personalised Search Could Lead To A Monopoly Hearing
Personalised Google+ search results could land the company in hot water with the US Federal Trade Commission and its competitors
Finnish Anti-Piracy Group Says Anonymous Sent Bomb Threat
CIAPC makes claims as hactivist collective protests against Finnish Pirate Bay ban