Intel CEO Paul Otellini said that smartphones using the “Medfield” chip should ship in the second half of 2011
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Twitter Denies De-Trending WikiLeaks As Visa Takes A Pasting
Twitter has stated it is not blocking Wikileaks from its Trends list. Elsewhere the DDoS attacks continue
Cloud To Reduce Data Centre Energy Costs by 38 Percent
A research firm has predicted that cloud computing could help data centres reduce their energy spending by as much as 38 percent by 2020
Yankee Highlights Changeable Roadmap For 4G
A new analyst report has outlined the 4G-related developments for 2011, and concluded that significant adoption won’t begin until 2012
Apple To Use Intel ‘Sandy Bridge’ Chips In New MacBooks
Apple will reportedly incorporate Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge Atom processors in its new line of MacBooks
Programmer Pilfers £73,000 In Nectar Point Theft
An IT programmer gave himself an early Christmas present of 14 million Nectar points, worth a cool £73,000
Birmingham Gun Crimes Should Be Heard If Not Seen
The police in Birmingham are using audio-location technology to allow them to be proactive against gun crime
Amazon EC2-Like Private Clouds From Nimbula Director
Nimbula Director was one of several private cloud announcements at Gartner's Data Centre Conference
Oracle Launches Java Cloud Software And Blades
In Brazil, Oracle launched Elastic Cloud X2-2, Java middleware for SPARC Exalogic servers, and two blade servers
SAP Sends Second Wave Into Collaboration Market
Though Google Wave failed, SAP hopes StreamWork will successfully carry real-time collaboration into the enterprise
Virgin Media Offers Customers 100Mbps Broadband
Virgin Media is offering some of its customers the chance to enjoy 100Mbps broadband
Citrix Demonstrates Its Support For Google Chrome OS
Citrix Systems has pledged to support Chrome OS in 2011 by pairing its Receiver app with Chrome netbooks
nlyte Adds Advanced Analytics To Data Centre Suite
Version 6.0 of nlyte's Data Center Infrastructure Management platform incorporates a new set of integrated business intelligence capabilities
Arqiva Trials LTE Network For UK Not Spots
Arqiva has teamed up with Alcatel-Lucent to test an open LTE network for rural broadband
Mastercard Website Punished For WikiLeaks Ban
Operation: Payback, a WikiLeaks’ supporter initiative, has turned its DDoS attacks on Mastercard
Modularity Wins The Day In Iceland
Modular data centres really can be more efficient, according to evidence from Iceland, says Peter Judge
Container-Based Data Centre Launches In Iceland
Containers got the Thor data centre in Iceland off the ground without hitting the efficiency
Virtual WAN Optimiser Could Boost Data Centres
Silver Peak says its new 1Gbps VM can meet high-end business continuity and disaster recovery needs
Keep The Suits Out Of Innovation
IT companies are slowly becoming more responsible in the way they operate, but true innovation requires corporate diversity, argues Jim Craig
Double-Decker Data Centre Container Is Cooled By Air
AST Modular has shoved a cooling module on top of its data centre containers
Salesforce Floats Database.com Cloud For Enterprises
Salesforce unveiled Database.com increasing its competition in the cloud against Oracle and Microsoft
ActiveState Harnesses Python For Amazon Cloud
Python developers can use ActiveState's Amazon-based cloud service to deploy enterprise applications
Google Launches Chrome OS On CR-48 Netbooks
Chrome OS is being tested on the bare-bones CR-48 machine from Google, until Samsung and Acer deliver
Slow Internet Hinders Cloud Uptake In UK
The UK could slip further down the scale of European economies without a superfast broadband infrastructure
CA Expands Chorus Mgt Tool To Include IBM DB2
CA is looking to help administrators manage their DB2 databases after releasing a new version of its CA Mainframe Chorus tool
ISPs Respond To Government Broadband Pledge
The UK government’s broadband strategy to turn every community into ‘a digital hub’ attracts both praise and criticism from ISPs
ITU Calls On ICTs To Lead Sustainability Drive
Information technology has a key role to play in tackling climate change, according to the ITU
ICANN Skirts Criticism To Announce Domain Changes
Spiking the guns of its critics, ICANN launches a gTLD system that may add .microsoft and .oracle to .com
Cisco And BMC Build A Platform For Cloud Service Providers
Joint project develops the ICDP for telcos, large and midrange applications providers and storage providers
Juniper Buys Altor Networks For Virtual Security
Security vendor Altor Networks has been acquired by Juniper Networks to protect virtual and physical assets