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Microsoft BPOS Error Exposes Cloud Customers’ Data
Microsoft has reported a Business Productivity Online Suite configuration error that exposed customer data
IBM Predicts Holographic Phones, Air-driven Batteries
IBM predicts holographic phones by 2015, batteries charged by air, cities heated by servers, and more
DDoS Fears Shatter WikiLeaks Mirror Site Hosting
Web host SiteGround has suspended at least two WikiLeaks mirror sites, citing fears of disruptive attacks
Mozilla Touts Improved Sync Setup With Firefox 4 Beta
Mozilla has released a Firefox 4 beta which promises better support for 3D graphics among other features
CIA Responds To WikiLeaks With WTF
The US intelligence agency's WikiLeaks Task Force will assess the damage caused by the WikiLeaked cables
IBM Helps NATO To Reach For The Cloud
The goal is to use cost-efficient cloud systems to promote data sharing among NATO's 28 member nations
Enterprises Will Be Slow To Adopt 4G In 2011
Enterprise mobility decision makers won't be swayed by 4G in 2011, but that stance won't last long, predicts Andrew Garcia
Rising Costs In India Fail To Dim Offshore Attraction
Gartner says India remains the top outsourcing zone in Asia but other countries, like Vietnam, are catching on
Human Rights Sites Plagued By DDoS Attacks
New research shows opponents of human rights organisations are using DDoS attacks to bring down their websites
Android Tackles Phone Makers Over Lockdowns
Google's Android engineers claim handset makers that lock down their smartphones beg for rooting exploits
Prototyping Lab For HTML5 Launched By Microsoft
Microsoft's HTML5 Labs allows developers to test new and evolving specs for inclusion in IE9 online
Last Of UK ‘WiSpy’ Data Deleted
Google has deleted the last of the payload data inadvertently collected by its Street View cars in the UK
BA Confirms Website Problems Due To Snow Demand
British Airways has confirmed that its website is “operating intermittently” due to the sheer volume of requests
Rackspace Buys Cloudkick For Cloud Management
Rackspace will use Cloudkick's dashboard to manage multivendor clouds
Film Industry Orders BT To Block File-Sharing Site
The Hollywood film studios'association has demanded that BT blocks access to Usenet indexing site Newzbin2
Apple Prepares Mac App Store For Launch On Jan 6
Apple plans to launch an App Store for its Macintosh users in the hope of attracting third-party developers
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Adds Tags Automatically
Facebook is adding a facial recognition capability to tag friends' images automatically on the social network
BPI: Illegal Music Downloads Far Exceed Legal Ones
Piracy is robbing the music industry of its income, claims BPI, but rights activists dismiss this as 'whinging'
Why Do Virtualised Servers Need Real Support Staff?
Long term, virtualisation and the cloud will be less labour-intensive than today's IT, says Peter Judge. But in the short term users will need their hands held
TfL Restores Real-Time Tube Data Feed
London commuters will soon get tube information direct to their mobile phones after TfL restored its data feed
Twitter And LinkedIn Users Urged To Change Passwords
The hack of Gawker Media over the weekend has prompted other major sites to advise users to change their passwords
Microsoft Brings HTML5 Video Plug-in To Firefox
Firefox users who use Windows can now enjoy HTML5 video in their browser, thanks to Microsoft
Symantec’s Machine Learning Prevents Data Loss
Symantec Data Loss Prevention 11 will feature "vector machine learning" to help define sensitive data policies
The Lesson To Be Learnt From Anonymous
The DDoS attacks on WikiLeaks' opponents contain a serious lesson that should be heeded by every website owner, says Eric Doyle
Google Plans Big Changes For Android Market
Google is to give Android Market a carousel view and a streamlined discovery andpurchasing process, along with developer improvements
Salesforce Leaps Onto Cloud 2 As Its New Platform
At Dreamforce, Marc Benioff has been hailing the dawn of a new era for SaaS and new tools to match
Microsoft Exchange Data Cloud Backup Utility From Google
Google Message Continuity cloud backup preserves the data integrity of Microsoft Exchange if it goes down
Apache Blasts Oracle As It Resigns From JCP
Apache Software Foundation quits the Java Community Process over Java technology compatibility kit row
Hundreds Of Bank Sites Vulnerable To Old RSA Flaw
Two years on and banks have yet to apply a patch protecting RSA's Adaptive Authentication platform