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Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Asked To Block Newzbin2
Three more ISPs have been asked by the MPA to block illegal file-sharing site Newzbin2
Rackspace Now Supporting On-Site Private Clouds
Rackspace has expanded its support to manage OpenStack private clouds in customers' data centres
Apple’s iCloud Will Attract New Developers
The launch of the iPhone App Store created a rush to build third-party services. J Gerry Purdy thinks iCloud may have the same effect
Online Privacy Tools Too Complex To Be Effective
Opt-out privacy tools to block online tracking are confusing their users, says CyLab researchers
Brand Pages Move Google+ Towards 60m Users
Google+ could add 20 million users by the end of the year, thanks to Google.com, Hangouts and Pages
Windows Phone Unlock Tool Goes Official
ChevronWP7 Labs now lets users run home-made code on Windows Phones with Microsoft's blessing
Consumers Hold Firms Accountable For Breaches
Consumers demand better data protection or their business goes elsewhere: Unisys Security Index
AMD To Axe 10 Percent Of Staff In Cost-Savings Push
AMD says the job cuts will position the company to pursue efforts in low-power computing and the cloud
IBM Uses Analytics To Boost Security Systems
IBM's data analytics expertise is being applied to data from several sources to identify security threats
‘Cocktails’ Time For Web Developers: Yahoo
A new set of developer tools for Web applications using HTML5, JavaScript, Node.js and CSS3 released by Yahoo
Apple Admits iPhone 4S Battery Drain, Promises Fix
Apple has admitted there are battery life problems in iPhone 4S but an iOS 5 update is in hand to reduce the load
Informatica Teams Up On Free Hadoop Parser
The Informatica/Hortonworks parser turns complex data into structured or semi-structured format in Hadoop
Google Search displays Wraparound Shop Views
Google Search and Places are being integrated to show local business features beside search results
Google Makes Changes To Gmail
Google has launched a number of improvements and a redesigned interface for Gmail
Google+ Gets Tastier ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Flavour
Google+ gets some design and performance tweaks for better results on Android 4.0
Apple iPad Dominance Will Disappear by 2015
Apple's iPad's dominance in consumer tablets will be eroded by 2014-15 but not in the business market
Will Android Fragmentation Bother Consumers?
Google has been criticised for fragmenting Android, but is it that really such a big deal for the average consumer, asks Clint Boulton
OpenMAMA Offers Open-Source Messaging
Financial services firms and the Linux Foundation announce OpenMAMA messaging API
Microsoft Offers Commercial Kinect Developer Kit
Microsoft is to allow developers to build business apps using its hands-free Kinect gaming kit
ARM Challenges Intel With 64-Bit PC And Server Chips
The ARMv8 chip architecture will bring ARM into closer competition with Intel and AMD in server and PC markets
Facebook To Build Sustainable Data Centre In Sweden
Facebook is set to build a hydroelectric powered data centre just 62 miles south of the Arctic Circle
Lawsuits Against Amazon Treble in 2011
Amazon has been sued 11 times over 30 different patents in 2011, a three-fold increase from last year
Nokia Signs Up Former HP WebOS Chief
Nokia has poached Richard Kerris from HP's webOS unit, and made him head of developer relations
Nokia Touts Kinetic Bendy Phone For Cold Hands
Nokia has been showing off a prototype handset that can be controlled by twisting and bending it
Nokia Seeding Developers With 25,000 Free Lumias
Nokia has been handing out truck loads of Lumia Windows Phones to developers at Nokia World 2011
First OpenStack Public Cloud Is Hosted By Internap
The OpenStack framework has been chosen as the base for a public cloud-computing platform from Internap
Internet Of Things Conference Underway In Poland
The European Union has high hopes for the Internet of Things at the Future Internet Week conference
Linux Kernel Released With Virtualisation Boost
Linux 3.1 includes support for OpenRISC, NFC, Wii controllers and advanced virtualisation features
Security Is Draining Down The Plughole Of Privacy
Little by little we are giving up our privacy and with it security ebbs away without us realising what we are losing, warns Eric Doyle