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UK Pirate Party Calls For Legalised File-Sharing
On Budget day, with the Digital Economy Bill still before Parliament, the UK Pirate Party's election manifesto demands new copyright laws and legal file-sharing
Mozilla Stops Development Of Firefox For Windows Mobile
Development of a version of Firefox that would run on Windows Mobile has been halted, with Mozilla blaming Microsoft's development restrictions
Open Rights Group To Demo Against Digital Bill
The digital rights organisation has organised a demo outside Parliament to protest against the "spatchcock" Digital Economy Bill
Berners-Lee To Head Institute For Web Science
The web pioneer will head an organisation based at universities in Oxford and Southampton
UK Government Promises Fast Broadband For All By 2020
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged superfast broadband for all by 2020, as well as an online platform to deliver personalised public services
Novell Pulse Launch Hopes To Rival Google Wave
Novell plans to roll out its Google Wave-rivalling Pulse collaboration platform as a preview at Novell Brainshare
Virgin Media First To Demo 200Mb UK Broadband
Home of the Future will host the nation’s fastest broadband, provided by Virgin Media, at the Ideal Home Show 2010
Microsoft Partners Citrix For Desktop Virtualisation
Microsoft and Citrix Systems have announced a partnership designed to promote the companies' end-to-end solutions for virtualisation
Google Teams Up With Sony, Intel For Web-TV
Google, Intel and Sony are working on Google TV: a service that will funnel search, video, Twitter and other web apps through set-top boxes
Google Adds Latitude Widget to Mobile Maps
Google has improved search and added a widget for the Google Latitude location-sharing application to Google Maps for mobile 4.1
RSA Reveals Zeus Trojan Cyber-Crime Infrastructure
Security researchers at RSA spotlight the cyber-infrastructure that props up malware like the Zeus Trojan by providing so-called bulletproof hosting to attackers
Tory Broadband Plans Could Lose Rural Votes
A new report analysing the distribution of rural broadband subsidies has found the Tories' "wait and see" policy could do them out of the rural vote
Google Apps Tool Targets Exchange Users
Google releases tool to help Microsoft Exchange customers move their email, calendar and contact data to Google Apps
Carbon Monitoring Vendor Speaks Out Against CRC
While activity around CRC is increasing, businesses are in the dark about achieving compliance, according to CloudApps chief executive
Now Is The Time To Switch To Free Software
The CEO of free software firm Global Graphics is urging companies to adopt free software models in order to reap financial rewards
Facebook Overtakes Google As Most Popular US Site
Facebook has surpassed Google to become the most visited site in the US, while search queries continue to grow at a phenomenal rate
Microsoft Supporting Open Source Cloud Tools
Microsoft has upped its ante in support of the open source JavaScript library known as jQuery
Twitter @anywhere Follows Facebook Connect
Twitter today unveiled @anywhere, a service resembling Facebook Connect that will extend much of the functionality of its successful microblogging platform to third-party sites
CA Has Head In the Cloud With 3Tera Acquisition
Another CA cloud buy will integrate 3Tera’s AppLogic with other technologies to provide cloud management tools as part of overall enterprise IT environment
Salesforce.com Follows Twitter Trend With Chatter
Salesforce Chatter preview promises to make social networking features available for developers to build enterprise social apps
Microsoft Previews IE9 With HTML5 And SVG Support
Microsoft has previewed its Internet Explorer 9, the next version of its browser, which promises to be more interoperable than ever
Intel Xeon 5600 Launch Targets Data Centre Upgrades
New Westmere-based server chip range aims at single-core server refresh lifecycles, touting a 15:1 server consolidation ratio and 5-month payback
No Backwards-Compatibility For Windows Phone 7
Microsoft claims its Windows Phone 7 Series was developed under time pressure, curtailing its compatibility with Windows Mobile 6.x apps
MIX 2010: Microsoft Tells Windows Phone 7 Developer Story
Microsoft has unveiled the developer platform for its Windows Phone 7 Series, introducing an end-to-end development environment
UK Tech Companies Request Tax Breaks
A group of British tech companies are calling on the government to encourage the growth of the IT industry through tax breaks
Microsoft to Ship Silverlight Analytics Framework
The software giant is slated to announce the Silverlight Analytics Framework rivalling Adobe’s Omniture acquisition at its MIX10 conference
Users Less Loyal To BlackBerry Than iPhone, Android
Big brand loyalty kudos go to Apple iPhone and Google Android OS smartphone users, says a new report, while BlackBerry users are a less content bunch
Government ‘Hack Day’ Delivers Public Data Innovation
A Facebook quiz and local policing feedback board are just two of the ideas that have emerged from a government public data initiative
Twitter Reveals Geolocation-Based Opt-in Credentials
Twitter has switched on its long awaited location-sharing feature and made the service opt-in, tagging users' tweets based on where they are tweeting from and pointing the way forward for privacy strategies