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Cabinet Office To Create A Central Information Store
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude is bringing together all government data in the Public Data Corporation
Wiki Boss Slams Apple App Threat To Web Openness
Wales blasted Apple's stranglehold on its apps market as the biggest threat to diversity and openness on the net
Intel Sees Challenges in Tablets And Smartphones
Intel has a minor role in tablets and smartphones but the mobile Web traffic fuels growth in its enterprise servers
Avoid Android Market’s Cesspool With Amazon Apps
Amazon's forthcoming app store holds the promise of a polished alternative to Android Market with better and more-visible apps, says Andrew Garcia
Microsoft Update Will Close WP7 Unlocking Loophole
Microsoft plans to close the Windows Phone 7 loophole that allowed the ChevronWP7 unlocker to operate
BlackBerry Dakota To Run OS 6.1, Not PlayBook OS
RIM's upcoming BlackBerry Dakota runs OS 6 suggesting the PlayBook tablet’s OS on phones is still far away
Android Honeycomb Successor Mooted For May
The next build of Android following Honeycomb (or Android 2.4 or 3.0) is slated to arrive on phones this summer
Novell: Community Wants OpenSUSE Foundation
The openSUSE Linux version is going to a foundation because users demanded it, says Novell's community manager Jos Poortvliet
IBM And Samsung Expand Chip Research Partnership
IBM and Samsung are co-operating in semiconductor technology R&D for mobile devices and other products
NetSuite Adds CyberSource To Flag E-Commerce Fraud
Screening software in NetSuite's cloud-based ERP platform makes it easier to screen fraudulent transactions
2011 To Be A Major Year For Mobile
2011 will be a major year for mobile and wireless devices, says J. Gerry Purdy, in his analysis of upcoming mobile and wireless trends
Billions Of Visits To Sophisticated Piracy Websites
A report from MarkMonitor found 43 well-managed digital piracy sites gained over 53 billion visits per year
Concerns Raised Over OpenSUSE Spin-Off
Linux version OpenSUSE could move to its own foundation, in Attachmate's acquisition of Novell
Android Gingerbread Spotted On Apple iPhone
Developers have demonstrated Android 2.3, commonly known as Gingerbread, running on an iPhone 3G
Improved App Performance Touted For Phone 7 Update
The forthcoming updates for Windows Phone 7 are said to include better app performance and other tweaks
Iceland Hits Back At WikiLeaks Investigation
The US ambassador has been called to explain why an Icelandic MP is under investigation over WikiLeaks
Upping The Ante: Cyber-Criminals Turn On Each Other
As cyber-crime becomes increasingly sophisticated, cyber-gangs could start aiming malware at one another, warns Derek Manky
Intel Demos Integrated Sandy Bridge Chip At CES
Intel CEO Paul Otellini claimed Sandy Bridge processors will account for one-third of the company's 2011 revenue
Nvidia Graphics On ARM Chips For PCs And Servers
Nvidia announced Project Denver at CES, the one-chip combination of ARM-design CPUs with Nvidia GPUs
ASF Object-Oriented Metadata Project Goes Top-Level
The Apache Software Foundation’s object-oriented data project graduates from incubator status
Ballmer’s CES Keynote Touts Everything But Tablets
Microsoft CEO's keynote boosted Kinect, Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 but tablets were a no-show
Opera 11 Heats Up Web Browser Race: Review
Opera 11 with new extensions, tab stacking and visual navigation aids put the web browser on a competitive footing with Microsoft's IE
Analyst Predicts 600,000 BT Infinity Users By 2012
So far 45,000 customers have reached out for Infinity and beyond that stands a hill BT has to climb
AMD Plans APU Fusion Chip Roll Out For CES
Like Intel, AMD is unveiling its first Fusion APUs, which offer computing and graphics on a single chip, at CES
Millions Stolen In PayPal And eBay Web Theft Scam
Students arrested on suspicion of using stolen credit cards and bogus PayPal accounts to sell on eBay
10 Google Products To Look Out For In 2011
As we embark on a new year, eWEEK looks ahead to what 2011 could hold for the search giant Google
Windows Phone Marketplace Prone To Security Breach
A proof of concept video has revealed some security problems with Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace
Government Moves Towards Bills By Crowdsourcing
The government is pushing its scheme to allow successful online petitions to be debated as parliamentary bills
Kindle Tops Off Amazon Xmas As Best-Selling Product
Potter magic was no match for the spell cast by Kindle this Christmas, according to Amazon's unaudited figures