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Google Wins Round In Fight Over Government Contracts
A US federal court has handed Google a victory in its battle against Microsoft over government contracts
Government Launches UK Tech Centre Initiative
The government is seeking to develop the UK's high tech skills with plans for a £200 million tech centre network
Intel Tries To Appease EU Fears Over McAfee Deal
Intel is offering promises to EU regulators to alleviate antitrust fears over the McAfee acquisition
Facebook May Have To State Financials – Or Go Public
Facebook is near the SEC's 500-private shareholder threshold and may have to publicly state financials by 2012
CIOs Warned That Cloud Could Be A Smokescreen
Don't use software-as-a-service just because it is easier, or because you hope to hide the issues, warns Ovum
Government Tells Councils To Get Spending Online
Local government secretary Eric Pickles wants spending plans online by the end of this month
Ofcom Opens Up 2G Spectrum For 3G Services
Improved mobile broadband speeds could be on the way, thanks to a move by Ofcom to increase network capacity
Data Breach Disclosure Law Urged For US
A report has identified over 600 major data breaches in 2010 but there are fears many more went unreported
Picochip Shows 3G Basestation On A USB At CES
Femtocells could be used to create miniature 3G basestations on USB devices, according to Picochip
Microsoft Announces New ARM-Based Windows At CES
Windows 8 will be available running on ARM, Microsoft said at the Consumer Electronics Show
Novell Touts Power Management With ZENworks 11
Novell has announced the general availability of ZENworks 11 in a move that will ease concerns about its future
Analyst Predicts 600,000 BT Infinity Users By 2012
So far 45,000 customers have reached out for Infinity and beyond that stands a hill BT has to climb
Qualcomm Makes £2bn Wi-Fi Move With Atheros Buy
Qualcomm has begun the New Year with a multi billion pound acquisition of Wi-Fi chip maker Atheros
RIPE NCC Secures Internet Routing With Certification Service
Internet traffic hijacking will be less likely when the Internet is secured with an encrypted routing registry
PC Power Controls Will Move To The Cloud
Managing desktops cuts energy use, but vendors will have to offer it online, according to a report
AMD Plans APU Fusion Chip Roll Out For CES
Like Intel, AMD is unveiling its first Fusion APUs, which offer computing and graphics on a single chip, at CES
Motorola Officially Splits Into Two Companies
Motorola has split into two companies, one dealing with smartphones and the other enterprise systems
Hacktivist Group Attacks Nation States
The ongoing cyberwar over Wikileaks has taken a new turn with individual countries now being attacked
Why Did Microsoft Hotmail Go Boom?
Microsoft claims it has restored Hotmail to normal service but, for some, the problem still continues, says Nicholas Kolakowski
BT Content Service Breaks Net Neutrality, Say Critics
BT Wholesale's Content Connect creates a two-tier Internet, warns the Open Rights Group
Goldman’s $450m Facebook Investment Signals New Dotcom Boom
A big private investment helps Facebook stay private, and builds expectations of a new boom in Internet stocks, says Peter Judge
Experts Warn Of Malware On Cloud Storage Services
Security experts say criminals are increasingly storing malware in cloud-based services
SAP Ordered To Pay Interest On Oracle Fine
A judge has ruled that SAP has to pay Oracle the interest on its £843 million copyright financial penalty
Scottish Scientists Develop 1000-core Super Processor
A new chip that could see computers becoming much faster and greener has been developed by Scottish researchers
Paul Allen Re-Starts Lawsuit Against Google, Apple
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has re-launched his patent lawsuit against Apple, Google and other IT companies
Channel Tunnel And Tube Set For Mobile Coverage
Channel Tunnel mobile phone coverage may arrive by 2012, just as the London Tube gets its own mobile network
Eutelsat Broadband Satellite Lifts Off
European consumers in remote regions will soon have another broadband-via-satellite option, thanks to Eutelsat
Stuxnet Variants Will Wreak Havoc In 2011
Stuxnet may have damaged over 1,000 centrifuges and variants will target other non-PC devices
2010: Dawn Of National Cyber Wars, says Citrix CTO
"Conficker is still out there - and that's 28 terabits/second. If that thing was pointed at any national interest, it would go down in a heartbeat," says Simon Crosby