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Crowdsourcing to Fix Broken Britain’s Transport
FixMyTransport is crowdsourcing to create pressure groups to fix broken-Britain's public transport system
Online Google HTML5 Apps Perform Without A Net
This week, Google's Chrome Web Store is adding offline access to Gmail, Calendar and Docs using HTML5
Mozilla Shows Off Tablet User Interface
Mozilla has offered a sneak peak at its tablet user interface for the Android "Honeycomb" OS
Social CRM Targeted For Growth In 2012
Acquisition seems to be the rule to adding social CRM tools to the options for the corporate brand armoury
Dell Partners To Join Elite Cloud-Builder Club
Dell is stepping into cloud provision of hardware and software services with partners VMware and Salesforce
Database As A Service Launched By VMware
VMware announced vFabric Data Director, a database as a service platform for enterprises, at VMworld
Java Founder Gosling Quits Google For Robot Maker
The creator of Java, James Gosling, has left Google to become the chief software architect at Liquid Robotics
Microsoft Reveals Windows 8 Storage Format Plans
Microsoft has revealed how Windows 8 will be interoperable between two popular file-storage formats
Google’s Schmidt Slams Lack Of UK Tech Education
Britain is squandering its history of technological innovation, according to Google chairman Eric Schmidt
Facebook Drops Daily Deals Programme
Facebook has pulled the plug on its shopping discount service after just four months
Google Squared Rounded Up In Labs Apps Closure
Google Labs has announced a timetable for the imminent closure of Google Squared and other services
Malware With Zeus Bank Fraud Features In The Wild
Researchers have identified two different malware samples that have clearly taken on Zeus components
Samsung Bada 2.0 SDK Arrives For Developers
Developers can now get their hands on Samsung's SDK for its Bada 2.0 mobile operating system
Socitm Warns Authorities On EU Cookie Law
Socitm and Cookie Reports are joining forces to offer local government help to comply with the EU cookie law
Micro Cloud Foundry Beta Launched By VMware
Micro Cloud Foundry runs an implementation of VMware’s open PaaS offering on a developer’s computer
Could Net Neutrality Be A Bad Thing?
The aim of net neutrality is a good thing, but innovation will require non-neutral services, argues Tekelec's Randy Fuller
Amazon Web Services Launches ElastiCache
AWS announces the release of ElastiCache to run an in-memory cache for apps addressing the AWS cloud
Atos Healthcare Accuses Online Critics Of Libel
The company responsible for doling out government incapacity benefit is waging war against its online critics
Microsoft Drops Respawning Cookies From MSN
Microsoft removed cookies that were able to regenerate even after the user deleted them
Microsoft Opens Windows Phone Mango Marketplace
Developers can now submit applications to the Windows Phone Mango 'App Hub', according to Microsoft
Microsoft Makes Play For WebOS Developers
Microsoft is coaxing webOS developers left in the lurch by HP's shock move to switch to Windows Phone
IBM Chip Prototypes Mirror The Human Brain
IBM's prototype “cognitive computing” chips act like a brain, collecting and analysing information
HP’s webOS Ambitions Were Doomed To Fail
Hewlett-Packard is killing, or selling, its much-publicised webOS but a Gartner analyst said it never stood a chance, says Nicholas Kolakowski
UCAS Website Back Online After Crash
The UCAS Track website is now back online, after an agonising period of down time on A-Level results day
Microsoft’s Office 365 Outage Hits US Customers
Microsoft’s Office 365 was hit by outages in North America but Europe and the Pacific Rim were not affected
Poor SSL Setups Leave Websites Open To Attack
Organisations are transmitting sensitive data without any security due to improper SSL configuration
Facebook Exec Takes Swipe At Google+
A Facebook executive has hit out at Google's increasingly popular social networking site, Google+
Amazon GovCloud Secured For US Government
Amazon Web Services has launched a tightly secured cloud offering, AWS GovCloud, for the US government
Microsoft Blog Ramps Windows 8 Build-Up
Microsoft has launched a Windows 8 blog as the beginning of its massive marketing campaign