Cisco is bringing together its products for cloud services under the CloudVerse umbrella
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IBM Shows Graphene Technology In Action
Developments in graphene chips, racetrack memory and transistor size will take us beyond Moore’s Law
Xamarin Ships Mono For ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’
The new release of Mono for Android 4.0 gives .NET developers access to Ice Cream Sandwich features
EFF Demands Legal Protection For Jailbreaks
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is asking for legal loopholes to protect users who jailbreak smartphones or video game consoles
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
eBay Open Sources New Query Language
eBay's Ql.io could make e-commerce web applications faster to develop - and use
Oracle Launches Revamped WebLogic Server 12c
Oracle's WebLogic Server 12c is a major revamp, including enhancements for cloud computing
IT Project Failure A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
The biggest cause of failed IT projects could be the expectation of failure, says Thomas Coles of MSM Software
YouTube Undergoes Radical Redesign
YouTube has undergone the biggest transformation in its history with an emphasis on social features
Marc Benioff Still Loves Oracle And Microsoft Bating
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff dislikes Oracle and Microsoft and cannot resist revealing his reasons
Fusion-io Claims Ability To Process World Debt
Fusion-io showed how its solid state drives could handle a world of credit card transactions on a single server
Adobe Buys Efficient Frontier For Digital Marketing
Adobe Systems' focus on digital marketing and advertising space leads to Efficient Frontier acquisition
Silk Browser Guards Privacy Amazon Tells Congress
Amazon confirms non- track Kindle Fire policy despite routing browser traffic through cloud servers
Telehouse London Totally Switches To Green Power
Telehouse has sourced 100 percent sustainable electricity for its Docklands data centre hosting site
Rohm’s 30Gbps Processor Works In THz Band
A processor is being developed in Japan that will penetrate skin and paper at speeds up to 30Gbps
Mobile Google Maps Move Into Malls And Airports
Google Maps for Android has added indoor locations such shopping arcades and airports, with GPS
Facebook Settles Over Misleading Privacy Changes
Facebook has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive behaviour over privacy settings
Common Coding Errors Added To NIST Database
The expanded Samate Reference Dataset from NIST helps developers squeeze new bugs out of their code
Free Toolkit For Android App Developers From ARM
Microprocessor maker ARM has introduced a free edition of its ARM Development Studio for Android
Adobe Sets Flash For ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Release
Adobe will release Flash Player for Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich', before switching to HTML5
Swedish Cloud DBaaS Avoids Patriot Privacy Snag
As the Patriot Act drowns Safe Habor concepts, European cloud services find a marketing angle
Apple Beats Android On Developer Revenues
Android developers are taking only a fraction of what their Apple iOS counterparts are earning
Forward Secret HTTPS Enabled For Google Services
Google adds forward secure HTTPS encryption for its key Web services to thwart retrospective decryption
PostgreSQL Database-as-a-Service From Heroku
Platform-as-a-service provider Heroku launches relational object database service built on Postgres
HP Seeks EU Help In Oracle/Itanium Support Case
European regulators have been asked to investigate Oracle's decision to end Itanium support
Google Pulls Plug On Renewable Energy Research
Among other cuts, Google has scrapped the RE>C project but has posted its results for others to use
132 Councils Named And Shamed For Data Loss
Local authorities still flagrantly disregard data protection laws in over 1,000 cases of negligent data loss
Facebook Expands Green Open Hardware Push
The Open Compute Project is looking deeper into green data centres, from storage to systems management
Google Updates Swiffy Flash-To-HTML5 Tool
Google extends the Swiffy Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tool and releases new and updated tools in other areas
HP Project Brings Itanium And x86 Systems Together
Project Odyssey will allow mission-critical HP Itanium and x86 servers to run in the same enclosures