The high-profile hack of the Facebook founder's fan page should serve as a lesson in social network insecurity
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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
Google Drops H.264 Video Support In Chrome
Google's decision to drop the H.264 video codec from Chrome could affect wider video standards
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