Facebook has made some concessions, but most of us are so addicted, it can pretty much do what it likes, says Peter Judge
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Logitech Plans Companion Box For Google TV
Logitech is providing the companion box to control the Google TV service and remote controls to talk to the companion box
‘Quit Facebook Day’ Fails To Attract Support
Only 11 percent of Facebook users have heard of the grassroots "Quit Facebook Day" movement, despite widespread media coverage
Facebook Acquires Web Workspace Specialist Sharegrove
Facebook announces it has acquired startup Sharegrove, which makes private Web workspaces
Low-cost Apple TV May Challenge Google TV
Apple could be preparing a new version of its digital-content-streaming Apple TV that runs iPhone OS 4
Microsoft Starts Internet Explorer 9 Push
The software giant has all manner of tactics at its disposal to get users to move from the oldest supported version of its web browser to its newest
Google Apps Tool Eases Outlook Migration
Google has released a new Microsoft Outlook tool to help users migrate their data and contacts to Google Apps
Google AdMob Deal Pits It Against Apple
Google has finalised its acquisition of mobile advertising network AdMob, setting up a battle with Apple for ads in smartphone apps
Siemens Aims Unified Comms At Mid-sized Firms
OpenScape Office MX unified communications (UC) solution offers features such as drag-and-drop conferencing for SMBs
Palm WebOS Boss To Improve Google Android UX
Google has hired webOS user interface director Matias Duarte from Palm to improve the user experience for the Android operating system
Google Denies Access To Street View Wi-Fi Data
Google is refusing to allow Germany and Hong Kong to look at the data collected accidentally from unsecured Wi-Fi networks by Street View cars
Youth Not So Carefree About Privacy
The younger social networking generations take proactive approach to privacy, a survey finds
Firefox Home Coming To iPhone
Mozilla is finalising a submission to Apple for a free iPhone browser app based on its own Sync technology
Microsoft Launches Hohm Energy Management Tool
Microsoft joins the likes of Google in launching online tools to help consumers manage their energy usage
Facebook Unveils Privacy Revamp
Facebook has slashed the number of settings required to make all information private and create one control for user content.
Google Pac-Man Cost $120.5m In Lost Productivity
Users spent more than 4.8 million hours of time playing Google's free Pac-Man game last Friday, a time drain that could have cost companies nearly $120.5m
Adobe Sets Adobe Reader Free For Android Users
Adobe has released Adobe Reader for Android to the Android Market, just after Google pledged support for Adobe's Flash and Air technology
Google Chrome 5.0 Stable for Windows, Mac, Linux
Google's Chrome team has released stable builds loaded with HTML5 utilities for Chrome 5.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux
Facebook Plans To ‘Drastically Simplify’ Privacy
In the face of a user backlash, Facebook has announced plans to update its privacy settings
Promoted Tweets Protected From Third-party Ads
Revised developer terms of service deny third parties ability to inject paid tweets on any service that uses its API
Facebook Chief Acknowledges Privacy Criticisms
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg admits mistakes in changing the social network’s privacy controls and repeats a pledge to simplify them in the coming weeks
Google TV Gets Cautious Welcome
Analysts have given Google’s upcoming Android 2.1-based TV offering the thumbs up, but caution that the IT industry is littered with past web TV failures
Do We Really Want To Break Google?
Successful IT companies get targetted by regulators, says Clint Boulton. First it was Microsoft, soon it will be Google, and Facebook won't be far behind
Spain And France Join Inquiry Into Google Wi-Fi Data
Google will be investigated by more European countries, including France and Czech Republic, after revealing that it accidentally collected data
Poll Reveals Widespread Concern Over Facebook Privacy
Sixty percent of respondents to a Sophos poll say they are considering quitting Facebook due to privacy fears
Google Adds SSL Encryption In Wake Of Wi-Fi Gaffe
Google has begun adding SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption for its search engine, a direct response to the company's "accidental" collection of users' personal information
Analyst Predicts Tablet Goldrush From iPad Success
With the iPad, Apple kicked open a door that numerous competitors are expected to follow it through, sending tablet sales rising, IDC predicts in a new report
More Speed For Google Android 2.2
Google has launched Android 2.2 at Google I/O, bringing Adobe Flash 10.1, greater performance and enterprise capabilities to the platform
Google Offers Cloud Storage For Developers
Google Storage for Developers utilises the RESTful API and Google's existing storage and networking infrastructure to store code from cloud-computing projects
Google Latitude API Lets Users Display Location
Google has launched an API for Google Latitude: the friend-finding service that lets users display their locations on Google Maps