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Plenty Of Rare Bits Will Be Pulled Out Of The Black Hat Conference
This week, the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas will show how we all gamble with our security right across the IT inventory, says Eric Doyle
Oracle Told To Lower Android Patent Damage Claim
Oracle must lower its starting point for Android damages to $100m, but could depose Google CEO Larry Page
Sales Dip But AMD’s Fusion Ramp Grows Profits
AMD's Fusion initiative helped it swing to a $61 million profit though overall sales fell five percent last quarter
Limited Google+ Still Growing Exponentially
Google+ user metrics show 1.8 million visits last week, with over half the traffic from Google and Gmail
Windows Declines But Microsoft Has Solid Quarter
Microsoft enjoyed solid revenue during the last quarter but its Windows franchise experienced a slight decline
Google And Oracle Chided As Java Lawsuit Heats Up
US District Judge Alsup told Oracle and Google to be more reasonable in the Android Java patent case
AVG Promotes MultiMi As Digital Lifecoach
AVG is securing MultiMi's future by adding its market reach to help those who need to juggle their digital lives
Google Is Shutting Down Its Online Labs
To focus and prioritise its product development better, Google is closing its experimental projects site
Windows Phone Developers Get Mango App Hub
Microsoft announced enhancements to its App Hub developer portal for Mango release of Windows Phone OS
Intel To Move Along With Ultrabooks, Chips And Fabs
Intel says it is upping its investments in various technologies as it looks to push deeper into the mobile space
Lego Comes In All Colours But PCs Need To Be Green
Building a computer case from Lego is a sustainable concept but the rest of the computer has to measure up
RPost Sues Adobe Over EchoSign Signatures
RPost has lodged a patent lawsuit against Adobe for technology the company only acquired days ago
Mozilla Calms Enterprise Fears With Working Group
Mozilla is re-establishing an Enterprise User Working Group to spike worries about enterprise deployments
Apple’s Encryption Needs Care In OS X Lion Upgrade
Mac owners should decrypt files before upgrading to Lion because of changes in the encryption mechanism
SMBs Benefit From Staff Using Their Own Mobiles
A survey for Citrix Online claims productivity improves as staff bring their own devices into the workplace
Cloud Security Action Can Ruin Malware Economics
Speedy cloud-based security protection can hobble small profiteers and rein in online cyber-criminals, claims Eugene Kaspersky
Google Unlocks The Data That Facebook Hoards
The Data Liberation Front fights Facebook by making it easy for users to take Google+ data with them
Windows 8 May Fuel ARM Surge In PC Market
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 could boost ARM sales against Intel and AMD in the PC space, iSuppli says
Intuit Update Improves SMB Website Creation
Intuit has upgraded its offering so that it is now easier for small businesses to create a website from scratch
Attackers Go Gaga Over Latest Hack
Normally headline-grabbing, Lady Gaga has been unusually quiet about the theft of fans' email addresses from her site
Android 3.2 Update Makes Phone Apps Tablet-Friendly
Google's Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS is improving to allow existing Android phone apps to run on tablets
Google Chrome OS Hacked Using ScratchPad App
A security researcher used Chrome OS ScratchPad to show how permissions can be abused to steal data
Bringing On the Bling With Genuitec’s IDE
Genuitec and Skyway deliver MyEclipse Bling, an integrated development environment for IBM WebSphere
Canada Investigates Value Of Nortel Patent Auction
Nortel may have to negotiate another legal obstacle before it can realise the value of its patents sales
Apple Claims Over 15 Billion App Store Downloads
Apple is claiming its App Store currently boasts 425,000 apps and has passed the 15 billion download marker
North Korea Mounted DDoS Attack On South Korea
McAfee has analysed the resilient and destructive botnet that paralysed South Korean Websites in March
July Patch Tuesday Brings 22 Bug Fixes From Microsoft
Microsoft will release four bulletins next week for vulnerabilities in Windows and the Office productivity suite
Rustock Botnet Size Halved Since Server Takedown
Microsoft released the latest statistics for the crippled Rustock spam server it helped to take down in March
Oracle Virtual Desktop Client Launched For iPads
Oracle offers iPad access to enterprise applications via Sun Ray Software and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure