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Analysts Claim Android Fragmentation Worries Are Not A Serious Concern
Fragmentation within Google's Android operating system may not be so bad after all, claims a Localytics report
AMD To Expand Chip Capabilities With Integrated Third-Party Properties
AMD is changing its chip designs to take advantage of their compute and graphics capabilities using third-party intellectual property
Mobile Device Management For MSPs Offered By Level Platforms
Managed Workplace allows managed service suppliers to collect asset information, configure devices, track location and restrict access.
Multimedia Developer Tools Beef Up Mozilla Firefox 10
The Firefox 10 browser is relatively light on new user features but has a variety of tools for multimedia developers
Facebook IPO Exposes Hacking And Spamming Business Risks
Facebook identified hacking and spam as ongoing issues to comply with US regulations on disclosing IPO-related security issues
Microsoft Snipes At Google Over Its Lucrative Privacy Policy
Microsoft has started to take some public jabs at Google's controversial moneymaking privacy policy
Microsoft Launches Commercial Kinect For Windows Programme
Businesses of all sizes are being encouraged to develop business applications for Microsoft's Kinect technology
IBM To Advance Mobile Strategy With Worklight Acquisition
IBM plans to buy Worklight, a maker of mobile app development and management software, to bolster its enterprise mobile strategy
Facebook IPO Will Help It Compete For Revenue With Google
Facebook is expected to file for its initial public offering today setting it up for more intense competition with Google
CIOs Bemoan UK’s Drought Of IT Professionals
Four out of five IT bosses say they just can't get the staff, these days
Tentative Beta Launch For Office 15 Suggests A 2012 Release Date
Microsoft is starting to take the wraps off "Office 15", the suite that will blend with Windows 8 and the cloud
Android Developers Urged To Halt Menu Button Use
Google is urging Android developers to stop using the Menu button and instead opt for the 'Action bar'
IBM’s 9nm Carbon Nanotube Transistor Outperforms Silicon
IBM have created a nine nanometre carbon nanotube transistor that may extend the life of Moore's Law
Sensors Will Play A Big Part In Microsoft’s Windows 8 Tablet Apps
Windows 8 on tablets will use hardware sensors in a number of ways, perhaps none more important than for app enhancement
RealNetworks Sells Video Technology And Patents To Intel
Intel's spend on RealNetworks' video software and 190-plus patents will enable the company to grow on-chip capabilities
Google Is Experimenting With TCP To Give A Faster Web Experience
Google is testing ways to cut the latency in TCP connections that Web browsers make to request and retrieve data
Developers Offered HTML5 Advice Via New Website
Developers are being offered HTML5 coding advice and recommendation on a new website called HTML5 Please
WebOS To Be Open Source By September
HP announces release timetable and open source tools for developers
Cloud And SaaS Benefits Bolster Business Intelligence Market
Gartner has identified the drivers for the adoption of SaaS and cloud offerings for BI, analytics and performance management
Avaya Has A Flare For Apple iPad Unified Communications
Avaya Flare Communicator is now providing unified comms on the iPad, and other mobile platforms will go online later this year
Microsoft Azure Support Comes To Cloud9 IDE Developers
Architecting and deploying applications on Windows Azure is now supported in Cloud9's development environment
Microsoft Abandons Its Mix Conference To Build A New One
Microsoft has cancelled its Mix 2012 conference for Web developers and designers in favour of a bigger event later
Microsoft Names Developer Behind The Kelihos Spam Botnet
Microsoft has amended its original Kelihos civil lawsuit to add a Russian security professional as the developer of the spamming malware
Andy Nelson To Take Over As Government CIO
Nelson will take over from Joe Harley at the end of March, while continuing in his role as CIO for the MInistry of Justice
Study: Android To Become Top Developer Platform
Google's Android operating system may become the favoured platform for developers in the next 12 months, according to Ovum
Cloud9 Pushes Toward Mainstream
Cloud9 has launched initiatives to drive its JavaScript developer-as-a-service platform into a mainstream platform
Is the European Commission Helping or Hindering Tech Entrepreneurs?
Techweek Europe asks Drupal inventor Dries Buytaert about his platform, its strong European following and his view on venture capitalism in the European Union
Microsoft’s Business Software, Kinect And Xbox Helped Drive Last Quarter
Although Windows sales remained soft, Microsoft's quarter saw robust business software and entertainment product sales
IT Budgets Dip As Business Priorities Increase
Gartner has forecast a slight dip in IT budgets, despite the growing number of business priorities