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Google Opens Android Market Webstore For Business
Google used a demonstration of Honeycomb to officially launch the Android Market Webstore
Carbon Taxes Will Drive Outsourcing
The CRC might disappear, but the UK's energy crisis means you'll have to tune your data centre's power, or else get shot of it, says Peter Judge
Amazon RDS To Get Oracle Support
Amazon Web Services is to add support for Oracle databases to its Relational Database Service
GigaSpaces Ships Update For Cloud Applications
GigaSpaces' eXtreme Application Platform 8.0 provides an integrated platform with tools for moving existing applications into the cloud
Gov’t Crime Mapping Website Down After Launch
The world's first crime mapping website crashed shortly after its launch in England and Wales
Cisco Invests In The Future Of London’s Tech City
Cisco has got behind the government's push to nurture a technology incubation zone in East London
EFF Favours Mozilla Browser Ad Opt-Out Over Google
Electronic Frontier Foundation prefers Firefox's behavioural cookie blocker over Chrome's Keep My Opt Outs
European Project Keeps Personal Details Private
The EU-backed ABC4Trust scheme stops users over-sharing on websites
VMware Partners Shavlik For SMB SaaS Services
The cloud platform includes patch management aimed at securing SMBs virtual and physical infrastructures
Microsoft Sues to Stop Exec Defecting To Salesforce
More conflict as Microsoft again moves against Salesforce.com, this time to stop a former executive from signing up
WikiLeaks ISP To Circumvent Data Retention Laws
Wikileaks ISP Bahnhof will anonymise all traffic by default to render Swedish data retention laws "toothless"
Android Manager Unhappy With App Purchases
Google's Android head is not happy with the progress of purchases for paid Apps in the Android Market
Code Undamaged As Fedora Site Is Hacked
An attacker accessed Fedora servers but apparently failed to compromise any software packages or servers
Google Voice Boosted With SayNow Acquisition
Google buys SayNow for comms software that adds calling features to Android, iPhone, Facebook and Twitter
Next iPads And iPhones To Support Mobile Payments
According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple's iPad 2 and iPhone 5 will include wireless mobile payments
Zuckerberg Loses Face Over Hacked Page
The high-profile hack of the Facebook founder's fan page should serve as a lesson in social network insecurity
Well, Is The Cloud Really Green?
The cloud has green credentials, but are they genuine, asks Peter Judge
Hewlett-Packard Launches Hybrid Enterprise Cloud
Cloud computing needs government-level compliance and security, says HP
Developers In Demand As IT Jobs And Salaries Rise
Salaries in the IT industry rose an impressive five percent in the past year
AMD Eyes Tablets But Focus Remains Its PC Business
While AMD admits to eyeing-up the tablet space, the company's focus is to deliver on current promises
Twitter Bird Catches Anti-Virus Scam Worm
A worm spreading rogue URLs has hit Twitter, seeking to con users into downloading fake anti-virus software
110,000 New UK IT Jobs In 2011
e-Skills finds that the IT employers want mature staff with qualifications rather than eager youths
The Cloud: Why SMEs Stand To Gain Most
Behind the hype, the cloud offers concrete tools that can give smaller businesses a head start, says Steve Garnett of Salesforce.com
GoGrid Private Cloud Annexes Public Cloud Resources
GoGrid expands services to allow customers to run applications in a public cloud using dedicated hardware
Amazon Web Services Jacks Up Elastic Beanstalk
Amazon Web Services has added the Elastic Beanstalk to help Java developers scale up into the AWS cloud
Toolkits Add Impact To The Cyber-Underground
Exploit kits form a vital part of the black cyber-economy and make malware campaigns easier for attackers
Appliances Can Bring BI To The Masses
Enterprise software could take off in the SMB sector if it's packaged up in easy-to-use form, say Microsoft's Doug Leland and HP's Doug Small
LG May Offer Non-4G Model Of G-Slate In UK
Multiple versions of LG’s Android-based G-Slate could soon be available outside the US
Qualcomm Processor Expected For iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 will reportedly land on store shelves later this year, running on a Qualcomm processor