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Government Opens ‘Super-Connected Cities’ Competition
Ten cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, are eligible to compete for high-speed broadband funding, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
IBM’s Top 5 Innovations Will Change Your Life Within 5 Years
The 2011 predictions cover green power, mind-reading machines, desirable junk mail, DNA passwords, and digital profusion
Councils Must Submit Broadband Funding Bids By February
English councils have until February to submit proposals to receive rural broadband funding
Sky Blocks Newzbin2 After Court Order
Sky says it blocked file-sharing site Newzbin2 to protect copyright holders and consumers
Skype Improves Android App With Photos, Video Sharing
Skype has improved the experience for its Android users, including better battery life and video quality
BT Adds Another 178 Exchanges To Fibre Rollout
BT has revealed the latest tranche of telephone exchanges in the UK that will be fibre enabled
Blue Coat Acquired By Private Equity Firm
Blue Coat Systems has been brought out by private equity firm Thoma Bravo for a cool £829m
Lobby Group Slams Rural Broadband Rollout Hitch
The Countryside Alliance has hit out at the lack of progress made in rolling out rural broadband
Integrated Networks Will See Cloud Go Sky High
The shift from internet-based to integrated networks will act as a catalyst for cloud growth says Flexiant's Tony Lucas
OpenDNS Releases Encryption For All DNS Traffic
DNS traffic encryption from the client computer to OpenDNS servers can prevent attackers eavesdropping
Cisco’s Share In Ethernet Switch Market Jumps
After a difficult restructuring, Cisco's share of the Ethernet switching space grew by almost three percent: IDC
Fibre Broadband Rollout To Take Six Years
The boss of BT has predicted it will take up to six years to roll out fibre broadband to 90 percent of the UK
Virgin Launches Flat Fee VPN Offering
Big Red VPN offers business fixed rate payment terms and unconstrained bandwidth
Cisco’s CloudVerse Centralises Cloud Strategy
Cisco is bringing together its products for cloud services under the CloudVerse umbrella
Researchers Reveal Skype Stalking Flaw
A Skype user's IP addresses can be captured over time to covertly track them and view P2P transfers, researchers say
IDC: New World Order As Players Vie For Dominance
IDC predicts that mobile, cloud, social networking, and big data analytics will lead the way in 2012
Micron Readies Stacks Of IBM 3D Memory Chips
Production has begun on Micron's implementation of IBM's speedy, greener, 3D chip architecture
D-Link Intros Energy-Efficient Gigabit Switches
D-Link has expanded its network switch portfolio with new energy efficient units for the SMB sector
Google+ Hangouts Opens For Free Phone Calls
Google+ now gives its users the opportunity to make free phone calls from the Hangouts video chat app
100Gbps Trans-Atlantic Link For NY, Ireland, Iceland
Emerald Express shaves milliseconds off trans-Atlantic latency, and links to Icelandic data centres
Duqu Attackers Wiped Traces Off Linux C&C Servers
Kaspersky Lab's Duqu Trojan analysis shows CentOS Linux servers were used for command-and-control
NewNet To Acquire Nokia Siemens WiMax Assets
Nokia Siemens is selling its WiMax business to NewNet, making it a larger player in the mobile space
HP’s First Autonomy Product Since Takeover
HP and Autonomy's new Idol 10 platform combines and analyses machine and human business data
Osborne Plans Open Data and Connected Cities
George Osborne's Autumn statement launched an open data project, and promised connected cities
4G Will Get VoIP Users Talking
Next generation wireless is round the corner, and Rebtel's Andreas Bernstrom says mobile VoIP users will benefit
Government Readies New Broadband Investment
The government is unveiling a new infrastructure building programme, with broadband a likely recipient
Stop Giving Users Admin Rights!
Users can cause a lot of damage when given admin rights. It is time to stop the rot, says Paul Kenyon from Avecto
Everything Everywhere Agrees Refinancing Deal
Everything Everywhere has agreed new banking facilities to refinance debts owed to its parent companies
AT&T And T-Mobile Marriage – It’s Complicated
Both telcos say the merger is on but AT&T is paying T-Mobile $4 billion for a missed deadline. Wayne Rash looks at what remains