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Symbian Looks To Developers With PDK 3.0 Release
Developers can now download version 3.0 of the Symbian Product Development Kit, before the arrival of handsets running the S^3 mobile OS
Mozilla’s Firefox 4 Beta Faces Chrome Challenge
Mozilla has asked for feedback on the new beta version of Firefox launched this week
Why Codeplex Will Grow Away From Microsoft
Microsoft started the Codeplex Foundation, but technical director Stephen Walli says it will emerge as an independent open source force
Apache Releases Details Of Cayenne Java Framework
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has launched Cayenne 3.0, the latest version of the group's open source Java framework
Transport For London Suspends Underground Data Service
The live data feed for the London Underground Departure Board has been suspended after it was swamped with app-based data requests
Rights Group Opposes ACTA Proceedings
French advocacy group La Quadrature du Net is asking people to sign an open letter, opposing the proposed terms of the ACTA treaty
Apple Sued Over iPhone 4 Antenna Issue
Lawsuit claims customers defrauded by iPhone 4’s known antenna issues
European Economic Crisis To Hurt IT Spending
Gartner analysts trimmed their worldwide IT spending forecast for 2010, reducing expected spending increases to just 3.9 percent
Google Readying Android 3.0 Tablet
Google's Android 3.0 platform will appear in tablet form by mid-October, according to Russian bloggers
Google News US Gets Social Makeover
Google has rolled out several changes to Google News, led by News for You, a headline stream based on users' interests
Dell Acquires Data Centre Automation Firm
Plans to integrate Scalent's Virtual Operating Environment into its control software
HP Completes Palm Acquisition
HP announced that its acquisition of Palm is now complete, and that the companies are looking forward to developing Palm’s webOS platform
‘Silver Surfers’ Lead Online Growth
The UK online population has grown by almost 2 million this year, with the majority of web newbies aged over 50
Social Networks Face Growing Pressure Over Privacy
Privacy debacles are raising public awareness of the reliance on our data to make social networking pay, according to Ovum
Microsoft Leak Could Reveal Windows 8 Detail
Microsoft is already discussing a Windows 8 app store internally, according to an alleged internal presentation leaked online
Apache Updates Tomcat Java Web Server
Apache has upgraded the Tomcat web server by releasing version 7.0, the first major release of the software since 2006
Chrome OS Creator Defects To Facebook
The lead engineer behind Google's important Chrome operating system (OS) has gone to Facebook
Google Pushing Android 2.2 to Nexus One
Users of the Google smartphone are getting the latest version of the mobile OS, with speed, security and Exchange features
Sepaton Brings Storage Pooling to Cloud
New storage virtualisation “pooling” feature is designed to enable more efficient multi-tenant service deployments
White House Outlines Online Identity Strategy
The US government has set out plans to strengthen authentication and identity verification on the web
Government Pledges End To Public ‘Vanity’ Sites
The Government will axe three quarters of its websites as part of a cost cutting review by the Cabinet Office
Pirate Bay Founding Group Abandons Ship
Piratbyran, creator of notorious BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay, is throwing in the towel following the death of one of its founders
BBC Trust Gives Project Canvas The Nod
The BBC Trust has given its approval for the BBC's involvement in Project Canvas, a video-on-demand service in conjunction with six other broadcasters
Open Government Data Consultation Launched
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has asked for views on how to make government handling of citizen data more transparent
Salesforce.com Countersues Microsoft In Patent Spat
Salesforce.com is accusing Microsoft of infringing on five of its patents, in a lawsuit countering the suit filed in May against the cloud-based software company
Intel Preparing Atom for Android 2.2
Google's Android 2.2 mobile OS will run on the x86 architecture and promote its Atom processor in more netbooks and smartphones
RIM Posts Solid Q1, Drops Hints On Tablet Plans
BlackBerry maker reports first-quarter revenue, while being scant on details of “two significant product additions” later in the year
Microsoft Introduces Windows Live Essentials Beta
New beta features in Microsoft's Essentials include multimedia and productivity applications, Messenger, Sync, Writer and Mail
Google Open Sources Android 2.2 To Cloud
Developers can make use of Google cloud computing asset integration with mobile OS