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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
Intel Announces Atom-based Smartphones For 2011
Intel CEO Paul Otellini said that smartphones using the “Medfield” chip should ship in the second half of 2011
Amazon EC2-Like Private Clouds From Nimbula Director
Nimbula Director was one of several private cloud announcements at Gartner's Data Centre Conference
Oracle Launches Java Cloud Software And Blades
In Brazil, Oracle launched Elastic Cloud X2-2, Java middleware for SPARC Exalogic servers, and two blade servers
SAP Sends Second Wave Into Collaboration Market
Though Google Wave failed, SAP hopes StreamWork will successfully carry real-time collaboration into the enterprise
QNX Officially Destined For BlackBerrys, RIM Confirms
RIM's Mike Lazaridis officially confirmed that the PlayBook QNX OS will replace the BlackBerry OS -eventually
Silver Surfers Are Growing, But Need More Help Online
Ofcom says the over-65s are gradually coming online, but charities want more help for the offline generation
Citrix Demonstrates Its Support For Google Chrome OS
Citrix Systems has pledged to support Chrome OS in 2011 by pairing its Receiver app with Chrome netbooks
Mastercard Website Punished For WikiLeaks Ban
Operation: Payback, a WikiLeaks’ supporter initiative, has turned its DDoS attacks on Mastercard
Keep The Suits Out Of Innovation
IT companies are slowly becoming more responsible in the way they operate, but true innovation requires corporate diversity, argues Jim Craig
Salesforce Floats Database.com Cloud For Enterprises
Salesforce unveiled Database.com increasing its competition in the cloud against Oracle and Microsoft
Furious JCP Gives Green Light To Java 7/8 Roadmaps
The JCP approved the specs for Java 7 and 8, but hit Oracle hard for its licensing and monetisation strategy
ActiveState Harnesses Python For Amazon Cloud
Python developers can use ActiveState's Amazon-based cloud service to deploy enterprise applications
Google Launches Chrome OS On CR-48 Netbooks
Chrome OS is being tested on the bare-bones CR-48 machine from Google, until Samsung and Acer deliver
Facebook To Revamp User Profiles
Facebook's new-style profile pages will show off tagged photos and bring user information together in one place
Apple Bans Demos On Mac App Store
Apple has announced the second beta of Mac OS X 10.6.6, with support for the forthcoming Mac App Store
Sir Maurice Wilkes, The Father Of Computing, Dies
Eclipsed in renown by Alan Turing, Sir Maurice Wikes laid much of the foundations of computer science