Microsoft is to streamline the upgrade process of Windows 8 as it continues to tweak the new OS
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Maude Bans Consultants For Govt Procurement
Civil servants will publish £50 billion of contract opportunities - and procure the solutions themselves
Java Developers Get Cloud Platform Beta
Start-up Jelastic has released a beta of its Java platform-as-a-service for hosting service providers
Google Smiles as Flash Quietly Dies
Flash used to be central to Google's competition with Apple's devices. Now it seems HTML5 is enough, says Clint Boulton
Mainframe Skill Shortage Poses Financial Risks
The shortage of mainframe skills could result in increased costs and system outages, Compuware warns
Visa Opens Developer Centre For Online Tools
Visa opens a developer centre to provide access to its technology without compromising security
Ruling Allows US Authorities Unwarranted Access To Any Stored Data
A court ruling ordering Twitter to hand over an Icelandic MP's private data has broader repercussions
IBM Makes Blue Gene/Q Official
Big Blue's 100 petaflop Blue Gene is also green, giving two gigaflops per Watt.
Skype Adds Direct Facebook Friends Video Chatting
The integration partnership deepens with direct connection for Facebook-to-Facebook calls through Skype
Kindle Fire Tablet Rooted By Android Coders
Android coders have successfully rooted the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet to allow for its customisation
Facebook Pursues Attackers After Porn Spam Attack
Facebook said it has identified the people who used a cross-site scripting vulnerability to spam users
Google Fixes Gmail App For Apple Devices
Google has repaired and improved its native Gmail for iPhone app, re-releasing it on Apple's App Store
IBM Report Points Watson At Gov, Health, Education
Tech Trends report asked developers where advanced data analytics would yield the greatest benefits
Over Half Of Smartphone Sales Are Android: Gartner
The Android operating system hit 52.5 percent market share compared with 15 percent for Apple's iPhone
Model Metrics Consultancy Bought By Salesforce
Salesforce acquires mobile, social cloud specialist to bolster itself against Oracle, SAP and other rivals
Symantec IM Security Cloud Addresses Compliance
IMS.cloud blocks messages that are malicious or violate corporate policy and the user is notified
Microsoft Eyes Tablets With Windows 8 Power Tweak
Microsoft is to tweak Windows 8 power-management capabilities to broaden its tablet appeal
Who Still Cares About COBOL?
The high level language beloved by banks, COBOL is 50 years old and still in widespread use, says Ed Airey of Micro Focus
Top-Secret Google X Laboratory Revealed
Google X is reportedly a top-secret lab working on robots, space travel, and Internet-connected light bulbs
Windows Phone Plus Nokia Tempts Developers
Microsoft, Nokia and Windows Phone appear to have eclipsed RIM in developers' eyes
OpenTouch UC Platform Launched By Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent’s OpenTouch platform offers communications links to any devices, plus multimedia support
Salesforce Takes On Microsoft With Do.com
Salesforce has released a Heroku-based project management app using Gmail and Google Docs
Apple iPhone 4S Battery-Life Bug Patched In iOS 5
Apple has fixed its mobile device battery life problem, which mainly hit the iPhone 4S, with an iOS 5 update
Solaris 11 Released As Cloud Virtualisation OS
The first Solaris release under Oracle is tuned for Sparc chips and Oracle applications but targets the cloud
Two Thirds of Brits Prefer Bank Clicks To Bank Clerks
Research shows that more Brits than ever use online banking with two of three using it at least once a week
Amazon, Oracle, MS Awaiting webOS Decision?
HP is making a final decision about the webOS garage sale and this could attract several buyers, says Nicholas Kolakowski
FBI Smashes $14 Million Click-Fraud Cyber-Gang
US and Estonian law enforcement officers have arrested six people for a sophisticated clickjacking scam
Seniors’ Health Tracked By Avatars In WebSphere
The University of Alberta's virtual world in IBM's Websphere traces elderly patients' health and activity
Cloud And Virtualisation Packed Into Fedora 16
Fedora 16 has a host of snazzy cloud and virtualisation tools to make it easier to manage virtual systems
Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Asked To Block Newzbin2
Three more ISPs have been asked by the MPA to block illegal file-sharing site Newzbin2