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Andreessen Headed To Yahoo Boardroom: Rumour
Marc Andreessen has been seen visiting Yahoo and speculation now tips him as the next chairman
US Patriots v EU Liberals In 2012 Cloud Olympics
Cloud services could lose, in an Olympian contest over privacy between US patriots and EU human rights defenders, says Eric Doyle.
AgreeYa Deal Puts Microsoft Apps On Other Devices
Azure and Sharepoint coming to iPhone, Android and, er, WebOS devices, thanks to Agreeya deal
Facebook Heading For Largest Ever Tech IPO
Facebook flotation could raise $10bn and value Facebook at $100bn, say sources
EC To Stop Facebook Eavesdropping
An EC Directive will ban information harvesting on social networking sites for targeted advertising
Bring Computer Science To Schools, Says Industry
Some of the biggest names in multi-media and IT want the government to kick IT education up a notch
Adobe Sets Flash For ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Release
Adobe will release Flash Player for Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich', before switching to HTML5
Google Refines Search In Time For Christmas
Google has tweaked its product search for Christmas, making it easier to find the ideal gift
Android Blasted For Software Update Chaos
Half the Android handsets on the market have out-of-date and insecure software, says security firm
eBay Buys Hunch Decision Engine
eBay has purchased Hunch, a social search startup that failed to gain traction in the mainstream
Google, Apple Poised For Mobile Wallet Success
Google and Apple are well placed for success with mobile payments services, says ABI Research
Google Sued By Max Mosley For ‘Orgy’ Search
The former head of FIA, Max Mosley wants Google to remove damaging search results proactively
Apple Beats Android On Developer Revenues
Android developers are taking only a fraction of what their Apple iOS counterparts are earning
Google Continues Silent Censorship
Google blocks lazy pirates by refusing to autocomplete the names of certain sites
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Plagued By Volume Bug
Samsung has promised a fix for Galaxy Nexus users who are complaining of sudden losses in volume
Don’t Shut Social Networks During Riots, Experts Agree
Facebook, and Twitter are a source of information and rioters have other networks, say experts
Buying Motorola Will Make Google More Like Apple
Buying Motorola gives Google hardware and software, says J Gerry Purdy. It will move to vertical integration like Apple
Yahoo Sale May Finally Happen, Say Reports
Microsoft has signed an NDA agreement which suggests it may be after Yahoo again
Forward Secret HTTPS Enabled For Google Services
Google adds forward secure HTTPS encryption for its key Web services to thwart retrospective decryption
New Tech Is Fine, But People Don’t Like Change
Old habits die hard, so don’t fight them. Instead give your staff tools they will actually use, says David Lavenda of harmon.ie
HTC “Evaluating” Chrome OS-Android Hybrid
HTC is investigating the possibility of creating a combined Google OS and Android internet device
BSA, Microsoft Join SOPA Opposition
Even an anti-piracy group opposes SOPA, the proposed US anti-piracy legislation
Google Pulls Plug On Renewable Energy Research
Among other cuts, Google has scrapped the RE>C project but has posted its results for others to use
One In 10 Computers Sold Will Be Chromebooks
Dixons says Chrome OS will combat the threat of tablets and establish itself in the 2012 market
Facebook Expands Green Open Hardware Push
The Open Compute Project is looking deeper into green data centres, from storage to systems management
Google Updates Swiffy Flash-To-HTML5 Tool
Google extends the Swiffy Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tool and releases new and updated tools in other areas
Google Chromebook Prices Slashed For Christmas
Google Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer have been heavily discounted for the Christmas market
HTC and Facebook To Release “Buffy” Smartphone
Into every generation a phone is born. One phone in all the world, chosen to stop the threat of Google
Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Could Display Emails
Researchers are creating contact lenses capable of streaming data directly to the eye