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EC Sues The UK Over Phorm Privacy Failure
BT’s secret trials of a behavioural advertising technology have landed the UK government in hot water with the European Commission
Case Study: Distributed Wi-Fi Control
Large networks may greatly benefit from a wireless solution that delivers distributed intelligence and maximum redundancy at the edge
Facebook Rings Skype For Social Networking Links
Facebook users may soon be able to use Skype's VoIP PC-to-PC calling capabilities to phone a friend, rivalling Google's VOIP tools
Sun’s ZFS Creator to Quit Oracle and Join Startup
Jeff Bonwick is leaving Oracle. Known as the father of ZFS, the innovative file system in the Solaris operating system, he is preparing to join an unnamed startup.
Internet Society Calls For Action On IPv6 Upgrade
Content providers and ISPs must start using IPv6, or lose money and risking security in the future
Zeus Gang Blags £6m From UK Bank Accounts
The Zeus Trojan is rapidly becoming public enemy number one as London police arrest online banking hackers
Lessons Learnt From 802.11n Wi-Fi Deployments
Wireless network vendor Xirrus provides helpful guidelines on how to optimise 802.11n networks in the enterprise
Schmidt Outlines Google’s Search For Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous search is Google's next step in bringing information to the users, instead of making them seek it, said Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference
Microsoft Rushes Out ASP.NET Patch To Block Attacks
Microsoft released an emergency, out-of-band patch to address an exploited security issue with ASP.NET.
Red Hat Announces Fedora 14 Beta Download
The Fedora 14 Beta has been released with a slightly shorter features list. Work will focus on bug fixing and stability issues before the official release in November
Amazon US Rumours Of A Tablet And Android App Store
Amazon US is launching a tablet computer based on Google's Android platform and an application store
Developers Believe In Android Future Over iOS, Study Finds
Android seems to be winning the mindshare battle for developers, after the majority of them said Android's long-term outlook was brighter than iOS
Europe Shows Growth In R&D Investment
Europe invested €3.8 billion in research and development and generated 54,000 highly qualified R&D jobs in 2009
RIM Launches Social Developer Tools For BlackBerry
RIM's BlackBerry Messenger Social Platform lets developers integrate social features such as chat into their third-party applications
Shetlands Get Funding For Fibre Optic Network
Residents of the Shetland Islands will be able to access high-speed broadband, following a cash injection from the European Regional Development Fund
Codeplex Foundation Becomes OuterCurve
Open source body, the Codeplex Foundation has become Outercurve to stress its independence from Microsoft
RIM Launches BlackBerry-Themed Tablet
The PlayBook tablet, launched at RIM's developer event, will face plenty of competition from Apple, Samsung, Dell and others
Study: Downturn Spurs Offshoring Boom
A Harvey Nash survey has found that CIOs are increasingly looking to offshore outsourcing to help them through tough times
IBM Nanotech Breakthrough For Atomic Computing
Atomic-level computing comes a step closer as IBM scientists learn to measure how long information can stay in an individual atom
eWEEK Readers Prefer Firefox And Chrome (But Use IE)
eWEEK users all hate Internet Explorer, but it seems you all use it! Next, we want to know your carbon credit plans
Microsoft Delivers Visual Basic For Phone 7
Visual Basic opens out Windows Phone 7 apps development with this Community Technology Preview
Why I Quit “Creepy” Oracle: The Father Of Java James Gosling Speaks Out
Talking exclusively to eWEEK, Java creator James Gosling opens up on a series of issues he declined to make public before he quit Oracle
Performance Of MySQL 5.5 Release Candidate Praised
MySQL 5.5 release candidate got high marks for its performance enhancements from analysts at the Oracle OpenWorld conference
HP Puts Mobile Device Management In The Cloud
To help IT managers keep track of employee smartphones, notebooks and other wireless devices, HP is now offering a cloud-based mobile management system
Google Transparency Report Tracks Censorship
Google's new Transparency Report tool exposes government requests for data and attempts at censorship around the world
Facebook Brands Hacking A ‘Major Issue’
Facebook says that hacking scams have become a serious problem for the social network, and plans to implement additional security measures
Microsoft Confirms Windows Phone 7 For GSM Networks
Redmond has confirmed that its upcoming Windows Phone 7 will appear on GSM networks first
EC Agrees New Measures For Digital Agenda
The European Commission has adopted several new measures in a bid to fulfil its goal of giving every European access to broadband by 2013
ITU Calls For Global Action On Broadband Inclusion
The International Telecommunication Union says that broadband is a basic civil right, and half the world should have access by 2015