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Google To Hand Over WiSpy Data To Authorities
Google has agreed to surrender the controversial Wi-Fi data it gathered to European authorities within the next few days
Microsoft’s Ballmer Admits Smartphone Mistakes
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has acknowledged Microsoft lags behind competitors such as the Apple and Google in smartphones
Canonical Delivers Ubuntu Advantage Offering
Canonical is preparing to introduce a new service option for Ubuntu Linux desktop and server users, known as Ubuntu Advantage
‘Privacy-Aware’ Diaspora To Challenge Facebook
Diaspora - a "privacy-aware" social network - is preparing to challenge Facebook, as Zuckerberg faces privacy criticisms at D8
Meego Will Struggle, Despite Novell Support
MeeGo Linux will need considerable investment to succeed, according to a report from market research company Ovum
BT Pledges 80 Percent Carbon Cut By 2020
BT's sustainability review builds on the company's long-standing record for reducing carbon emissions, and helping customers do the same
Low-cost Apple TV May Challenge Google TV
Apple could be preparing a new version of its digital-content-streaming Apple TV that runs iPhone OS 4
Microsoft Starts Internet Explorer 9 Push
The software giant has all manner of tactics at its disposal to get users to move from the oldest supported version of its web browser to its newest
Google Apps Tool Eases Outlook Migration
Google has released a new Microsoft Outlook tool to help users migrate their data and contacts to Google Apps
Ofcom Makes ‘Three Strikes’ Rules For Digital Economy Act
Ofcom has drafted a proposal for tackling illegal file-sharing and copyright infringement, in accordance with the Digital Economy Act
Google AdMob Deal Pits It Against Apple
Google has finalised its acquisition of mobile advertising network AdMob, setting up a battle with Apple for ads in smartphone apps
Palm WebOS Boss To Improve Google Android UX
Google has hired webOS user interface director Matias Duarte from Palm to improve the user experience for the Android operating system
Google Denies Access To Street View Wi-Fi Data
Google is refusing to allow Germany and Hong Kong to look at the data collected accidentally from unsecured Wi-Fi networks by Street View cars
HP Overtakes IBM In Server Market, Say Analysts
HP overtook IBM in worldwide server revenues in the first quarter accoprding to Gartner and IDC
UK Ranked 33rd For Home Broadband Speed
The UK is ranked 33rd in the Ookla Net Index, which measures consumer broadband speeds around the globe
Firefox Home Coming To iPhone
Mozilla is finalising a submission to Apple for a free iPhone browser app based on its own Sync technology
Adobe Sets Adobe Reader Free For Android Users
Adobe has released Adobe Reader for Android to the Android Market, just after Google pledged support for Adobe's Flash and Air technology
Chip Implant Virus Research Debunked
Claims that implanted identity chips can pick up computer viruses have got the bad science police up in arms
Google Chrome 5.0 Stable for Windows, Mac, Linux
Google's Chrome team has released stable builds loaded with HTML5 utilities for Chrome 5.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux
Analysts Warn Vendors On Software Liability
The UK is leading the way in turning the tables on software vendors and providers in terms of liability
Institute for Web Science Axed In Spending Cuts
Academic organisation led by Tim Berners-Lee will no longer receive funding under new government’s £6.2 billion efficiency plans
Promoted Tweets Protected From Third-party Ads
Revised developer terms of service deny third parties ability to inject paid tweets on any service that uses its API
Nokia And Yahoo Partner On Mobile Services
Yahoo and Nokia announce a partnership that will see Yahoo become the global provider for Nokia's Ovi e-mail and messenger services
Salesforce CEO Hits Out at Microsoft ‘Ally Thugs’
Salesforce chief Marc Benioff used strong language during a recent earnings call to describe a patent-infringement lawsuit brought by Microsoft
Google TV Gets Cautious Welcome
Analysts have given Google’s upcoming Android 2.1-based TV offering the thumbs up, but caution that the IT industry is littered with past web TV failures
HP Labs’ Manure-Fuelled Data Centre Creates Stink
Research paper suggesting cow poo could be used to fuel a 1-megawatt data centre has industry watchers wondering what the IT giant may be prepared to shovel
IBM Pushes Sybase Migration to DB2
IBM has introduced pushing a new technology to allow Sybase ASE applications to connect to a DB2 DBMS
Analyst Predicts Tablet Goldrush From iPad Success
With the iPad, Apple kicked open a door that numerous competitors are expected to follow it through, sending tablet sales rising, IDC predicts in a new report
More Speed For Google Android 2.2
Google has launched Android 2.2 at Google I/O, bringing Adobe Flash 10.1, greater performance and enterprise capabilities to the platform