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Facebook Launches Free Video Chat With Skype
The social networking giant also adds group chat, improved interface, and reveals it has 750 million users
Yahoo Grooming Hadoop As A Big Data Standard
Yahoo's Raymie Stata acknowledges Hadoop's core needs refining before it can become a de facto industry standard
Google Launches Flash-To-HTML5 Conversion Tool
Google's Swiffy tool allows developers to convert animations to HTML5 for devices that don't support Flash
UK Cloud Alliance Paints Complete Cloud Picture
This week will see the launch of the UK Cloud Alliance which, according to Grant Tanner, will offer a complete 'sourcing pool' for cloud services
Facebook Engineers Clone Google+ Circles
Circle Hack is an unofficial Facebook application that imitates one of the key features of the new Google+
Google Redesigns Gmail, Google Calendar
Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Apps are being revamped to match the look of the new Google+ social network
Chrome Browser Set To Pass Firefox
Google's Chrome browser has attained 20 percent market share, according to some counts
Google To Fix Google+ Privacy Flaw
Google said it is readying a patch for a privacy flaw in Google+ that involves the 'resharing' feature
Microsoft’s Hohm Green-IT Initiative Withers
Microsoft is closing its Hohm energy-consumption initiative in May and Google is retiring PowerMeter
Cisco Creates Apps Ecosystem For Cius Tablet
Networking giant Cisco is also entering the apps marketplace with its own ecosystem for the Cius tablet
Eclipse Releases Indigo With More Java Power
The Eclipse Foundation's annual release train for 2011, Indigo, focuses on Java developers
Microsoft Exploits Mozilla Enterprise Doubts
Microsoft has stepped in to take advantage of enterprise dilemmas over Mozilla's new Firefox 5
HP Creates WebOS Pivot Mag To Push TouchPad Apps
HP has announced a monthly magazine that will highlight featured apps in order to grow its WebOS ecosystem
FTC Antitrust To Subpoena Google Over Search Ads
Google's search advertising practices will be the subject of subpoenas from the US Federal Trade Commission
Scareware Gangs Busted By FBI Global Operation
The FBI seized over 40 computers and arrested two individuals to break up two separate scareware scams
Sneaky Video Of Nokia’s Secret Windows Phone
CEO Stephen Elop privately previewed a Nokia device running Windows Phone but someone broke the "no video" rule
Facebook Beats Winklevosses, Second Case Looms
The Winklevoss twins have decided to settle with Facebook but another case is shaping up for court hearings
Another Certificate Authority Compromised Online
The fifth certificate authority to be hacked this year, StartSSL has suspended its free SSL offer indefinitely
A Billion Visitors A Month Call On Google
Google is facing stiff competition from Facebook online, despite topping the billion unique visitor mark in May
Low Voltage Ultrabook Core Chips Rolled Out By Intel
Intel announces three low-voltage chips to power its “ultrabook” category of super-thin mobile computers
AWS Virtual Machines Deployed With Security Holes
Researchers found security holes in VMs created on Amazon Web Services but Amazon is not at fault
Dropbox And Microsoft Snags Raise Cloud Questions
Microsoft and Dropbox problems revive questions and doubts about embracing the cloud for varied IT needs
Jobs’ Apple Doughnut Has Green Aspirations
Apple’s next headquarters may look like a fattening doughnut but it will be lean and green, Steve Jobs maintains
Nokia Finalises Symbian Handover To Accenture
Nokia has finalised the agreement to hand over the Symbian operating system to services giant Accenture
New Case Design For August Debut Of iPhone 5?
Rumours fly that Apple's iPhone 5 will feature a new case design when it appears, maybe, in August
HP Boosts Its Big Data Analytics With Vertica 5.0
More than a petabyte of data can be analysed in real time with HP's release of Vertica Analytics Platform 5.0
Microsoft Trials Kinect Developer Kit
Microsoft has released a test version of its development kit for the hands-free Kinect gaming technology
Appcelerator Delivers Speedy IDE For Mobile Cloud
Appcelerator's Titanium Studio IDE speeds up app development on mobile, desktop and web platforms
HP Sues Oracle Over Itanium Support
Oracle maintains Intel has plans to kill Itanium, while HP says Oracle wants to force users onto Sun Sparc servers