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Sony Features Strongly At Pwnie Awards Ceremony
Nominations for the Black Hat Pwnie Awards celebrate Sony, for poor security, and cyber-mayhem makers
Yahoo European Search Results Moving To Bing
Yahoo, transferring its European organic search results to Microsoft Bing, warns firms to check keywords
Research Uses Face Recognition To Find Personal Data
Researchers have shown off the ability to discover personal data using simple face recognition software
Recession Saps Data Centre Power Growth
Data centre power usage has expanded significantly less than expected - due to the economic crisis
Google Buys Local Deals Provider The Dealmap
Google has acquired offers aggregator The Dealmap as an alternative to its failed buyout of Groupon
Polycom Closes HP Visual Collaboration Acquisition
Polycom has completed its acquisition of HP's visual collaboration business and signs a webOS deal
Chrome Beats Firefox To Becomes UK’s No. 2 Browser
Google's Chrome browser has jumped ahead of Firefox in the UK following a massive advertising campaign
Google Overhauls Tablet Search
Google has refashioned its search interface and ads on iPad and Android 3.1 'Honeycomb' tablets
HTC Gingerly Launches Android Update For Desire
Gingerbread update finally arrives for HTC Desire handsets, but there's a very big health warning
Google Looks To Boost Gmail With ‘Interventions’
As Microsoft berates Google's Gmail, Google is getting more aggressive with a new tool to bring in non-Gmail users
Google Buys More Than 1,000 IBM Patents
Google has acquired hundreds of patents from IBM, giving it protection against possible litigation
Facebook Offers Bug Bounties
Facebook has followed Mozilla, Google and others in offering cash for the disclosure of security flaws
Eric Schmidt Called To Defend Google’s Position
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt will testify to the US Senate in an antitrust hearing in September
Video Unified Comms Device From Ricoh And Vidyo
Ricoh is partnering Vidyo to bring its slim, portable Unified Communications System P3000 to market
Facebook And Vodafone Launch Social Mobile Phones
The mobile and social networking giants have teamed up to produce a Facebook-dedicated, pre-pay handset
Google Maps Catches The Bus
Google has integrated London's public transport system into Google Maps, alongside a handful of updates
Readers Prefer LinkedIn For Business
Google+ has overtaken Facebook, but LinkedIn still rules business social circles. Next: What's your top IT issue?
Oracle Makes CRM Play With InQuira Acquisition
Oracle is bolstering its CRM portfolio by buying Inquira, to help it take on Salesforce.com and Microsoft
Google Emails Come Home To Roost In Oracle Java Suit
Potentially damaging emails could make it hard for Google if the patent lawsuit against Oracle goes to court
BBC iPlayer Goes International On iPad
Viewers outside the UK can pay to download BBC content on their iPads as iPlayer goes global
SAP Integrates Map Data With Business Analytics
SAP is to utilise Google Maps data including satellite and Street View images in its enterprise systems
Google+ Names Policy Is Key To Its Ad Model
Will the changes to Google's name management policy satisfy users, while letting the company deliver targeted ads, asks Clint Boulton
Tilera Chips Beat Intel And AMD Claims Facebook
Facebook engineers say Tilera’s multi-core processors are more efficient than low-power Intel and AMD chips
Most British Firms To Hire ‘Social Media Managers’
Research has found British businesses are getting to grips with online matters
Google Culls Google+ Profiles With ‘Dubious’ Names
Google+ has deleted some user accounts without notice, while testing its profile naming policy
Why Did Google Kill Its Firefox Toolbar?
Let's not get sentimental about the tools we use, says Peter Judge. Google giveth, and Google taketh away
Mozilla Working On Custom Mobile OS
The Mozilla Foundation is building an open source operating system to rival Google's Chrome OS on mobile devices
Google Ceases Support For Firefox Toolbar
Google says that future versions of Mozilla's Firefox browser will not support its the Google toolbar
Plenty Of Rare Bits Will Be Pulled Out Of The Black Hat Conference
This week, the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas will show how we all gamble with our security right across the IT inventory, says Eric Doyle