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Rumour: RIM Tablet May Run Android Apps
RIM's PlayBook tablet may give users access to applications from Google's Android Market in order to boost developer interest
MWC: Adobe AIR Sees Accelerated Momentum
At the Mobile World Congress conference Adobe has said AIR and Flash Player are taking off on mobile devices
At MWC, eWEEK Will Cover… Cool Phones!
The readers have spoken, and to our relief we can talk about phones at MWC. Next, tell us what tablets to like
Cisco Telepresence Protocol Adopted By Polycom
Polycom is adding Cisco's Telepresence Interoperability Protocol standard to its UC Intelligent Core platform
Yahoo Preps Customised, Mobile Livestand Newspaper
Yahoo announces Livestand, a digital newspaper tailored for tablets and smartphones to compete with The Daily
IT Jobs Market Shows Better Prospects For Staff
Despite a rosier picture for IT job seekers, the latest figures from e-Skills shows a skills gap is approaching
Open University Blazes A Path To Help Create CIOs
The Open University is helping potential CIOs towards their chosen career and a seat in the boardroom
In-Stat Claims A Billion 802.11ac Wi-Fi Devices By 2015
According to In-Stat research, the upcoming 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard will see massive adoption by 2015
EMC And VMware To Lead Hybrid Cloud Migration: Tucci
Joe Tucci hopes to see VMware take a leading role as the virtualisation platform for hybrid cloud computing
Stable Debian 6.0 Squeezes Everything In For Launch
The latest operating system release from the open source Debian Project includes over 10,000 new applications
New Semiconductor Slides In To Offer Power Savings
Molybdenite is throwing up lower-energy chip possibilities, according to Swiss researchers
Canonical And Cisco Welcome OpenStack’s Bexar Releases
Canonical and Cisco join the open-source OpenStack federated cloud initiative as new releases arrive
IPv4 Depletion Won’t Cause IPv6 Stampede
IPv4 address blocks are now depleted, but don’t worry about running out of new addresses just yet, says Wayne Rash
Apple’s iOS 4.3 Beta 3 Challenges Google’s Honeycomb
Apple iOS 4.3 SDK beta shows features that will heat up the tablet competition with Android Honeycomb
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