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Adobe Updates PhoneGap With Windows Phone Support
Open source mobile development framework, PhoneGap, has been updated to support Windows Phone
Hillingdon Googles For Business Apps Cloud
The London Borough of Hillingdon is migrating its 3,500 staff to the Google Apps for Business Cloud service
Google+ Receives New Features In Christmas Update
Google+ gets improved streaming, photo, administration and notification options
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
Adobe Tunes Flash For Tablets
Adobe has launched Flash Player 11.1, supporting Google's 'Ice Cream Sandwich' version of Android for tablets and smartphones
Microsoft Gives Details On Windows 8 Picture Passwords
Microsoft has revealed more technical information on its upcoming Picture Password feature, arguing it is as secure as conventional techniques
BlackBerry OS 10 Smartphones ‘Delayed until late 2012’
Canadian brokerage firms indicate that RIM's next generation smartphones will be delayed
iOS Developers Dash To Meet App Store Christmas Deadline
iOS developers are desperate to take advantage of bumper Christmas sales
Google Working On Siri Alternative ‘Majel’
Google's secret 'Majel' project could be a competitor to Apple's Siri, according to a blog
IBM Shops For Emptoris Supply Chain Procurement Cloud Service
Emptoris automates the complex buying, bidding and accounting process for enterprise procurement teams
Kapow Cloud-based Analytics Service Update Appears
Katalyst is a self-service analytics tool which businesses can tap into on a subscription basis
Healthy EU And US Data Protection For Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft says its Office 365 cloud platform now conforms to European Union and HIPAA privacy regulations
Facebook Launches Timeline-based Profile Redesign
Users can try out the Timeline of their Facebook life before its official release next week
Google Boosts Storage For App Engine
Google gives developershigh-availability storage option and HRD Migration tool in latest update
Google Chrome Updates To Allow Multiple User Account Syncing
Google Chrome Version 16 exits beta, offering bug fixes and multiple user syncing.
Apple’s iCloud Must Play Nicely With MS Outlook
Apple'sd iCloud doesn't synchronise properly with Microsoft Outlook. J Gerry Purdy, provides some advice
No Sign of Reader Fix As Adobe Patches ColdFusion
Adobe released a fix for ColdFusion but no date has been set for the Reader zero-day vulnerability
Militant Morris Men Will Flashmob Olympics
Traditional morris dancers will turn to modern technology to protest during the London Olympics
Government Pledges £30m For Green IT Projects
Government assists two schemes aimed at increasing the use of renewable energy in the public sector
Silverlight 5 Arrives
Microsoft has released the latest version of Silverlight, its tool for rich Internet application development
HP Open Sources webOS
HP has reached a decision on the fate of webOS, deciding to open source the software
Government Digital Service Opens For Business
The GDS is now in place to reduce the cost and improve the quality of government online services
US Authorities Censor Blog For A Year Without Cause
The US authorities return confiscated domain name to an "illegal" music blog without explanation
Twitter Redesign Promotes Business Branding Pages
Twitter is to receive a facelift which it claims will benefit users and give businesses prominence
Microsoft App Store Challenges Apple And Google
Microsoft's newly unveiled online shop in Windows 8 will challenge established stores as the market leader, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Applications Riddled With Security Flaws: Veracode
The majority of applications scanned by Veracode's cloud-based testing tool held some kind of security flaw
Yahoo Revamps And Rehomes Search BOSS
Yahoo has simplified the way companies can use its search facilities on their own websites
Hacker Runs Ice Cream Sandwich On Kindle Fire
Preliminary results of a project to get Android 4.0 running on Kindle Fire have been posted
SuccessFactors Buys Jobs2web As SAP Waits
SuccessFactors, under offer from SAP, bolsters its talent-management software with Jobs2web purchase