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RIM Looks To Developers With Updated BBM
Research in Motion is hoping its updated BlackBerry Messenger app will attract more developers
Google Emails Come Home To Roost In Oracle Java Suit
Potentially damaging emails could make it hard for Google if the patent lawsuit against Oracle goes to court
WP7 SDK Beta Ready And Mango Phone Is Announced
Microsoft's WP7 Mango update will feature on the Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T and a refreshed SDK is available now
Oracle Java 7 Looks To Community For Innovation
Oracle has released the first major Java release in five years, bringing a host of incremental enhancements
Cloud Infrastructure Catalogue Refresh For CA
CA revamps product range and adds new software to plan, design, deliver and secure cloud lifecycle
HP’s Problems Down To Hurd And Fiorina, Lane Says
Chairman Ray Lane said HP is reversing the damage done by former CEOs Mark Hurd and Carly Fiorina
Government Recipe For IT Rip Offs Laid Bare
"Obscene" spending on government IT projects coined fortunes for a handful of IT suppliers, says PASC
Large Silver Lining For Corporate Cloud Strategies
A Verdantix report claims cloud computing can massively reduce carbon emissions but security is a worry
Tilera Chips Beat Intel And AMD Claims Facebook
Facebook engineers say Tilera’s multi-core processors are more efficient than low-power Intel and AMD chips
Dell’s Open-Source OpenStack Cloud Platform
Dell is launching an open-source cloud computing platform based on OpenStack with Dell's Crowbar installer
Amazon And Kobo React To In-App Purchasing Policy
Amazon and Kobo have complied with Apple's in-app policies but Kobo plans to build an HTML5 e-reader app
TransLattice Targets Application Outages
TransLattice's new platform improves availability and performance of cloud-based and on-premises apps
Microsoft’s Muglia Heads To Juniper
Former Microsoft executive Bob Muglia will work with Juniper to compete with Cisco and HP in networking
Mozilla Working On Custom Mobile OS
The Mozilla Foundation is building an open source operating system to rival Google's Chrome OS on mobile devices
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