The v1.2 release puts Hadoop analytics in the hands of more users, with extra languages and platforms
One billion apps a month are being downloaded from the Android Market as 10 billionth app is downloaded
A tool intended to flag inappropriate Facebook content was exploited to access CEO Zuckerberg's images
One lucky DBA could be one of the first to experience sub orbital flight
Facebook has acquired location sharing service provider Gowalla, a key competitor to FourSquare
Facebook is to hire thousands of new engineers as it boosts its workforce for a rapid growth push
A Skype user's IP addresses can be captured over time to covertly track them and view P2P transfers, researchers say
IDC predicts that mobile, cloud, social networking, and big data analytics will lead the way in 2012
eBay's Ql.io could make e-commerce web applications faster to develop - and use
SAP has acquired SuccessFactors, building up its strategy in the cloud
Microsoft beware: a major UK government department is to trial open source desktops
Google+ now gives its users the opportunity to make free phone calls from the Hangouts video chat app
French social media publisher OWNI claims Amesys provided dissident-surveillance equipment to Libya
An open source Android app tells users if the Carrier IQ rootkit is running on their phones
IBM and HP are running neck and neck in the worldwide server market with 29.8 percent each, IDC reports
Microsoft Internet Explorer browser holds off Firefox, Chrome and others for market share, says StatCounter
FBI warns of spear-phishing that Zeus loots victims' bank accounts, stealing jewellery on the way
Fusion-io showed how its solid state drives could handle a world of credit card transactions on a single server
Microsoft has revamped its document sharing service SkyDrive as it pushes further into the consumer cloud
With Google trimming dead wood, the axe might fall on Chrome OS. Clint Boulton asks: is it doomed or just…
Adobe Systems' focus on digital marketing and advertising space leads to Efficient Frontier acquisition
Microsoft is reportedly developing a version of its Office suite for the iPad, said to arrive in 2012
Facebook has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive behaviour over privacy settings
Integration remains one of the biggest concerns vendors face when pushing software-as-a-service
Peer to peer search engine may turn government and business efforts to control searches on their heads
Azure and Sharepoint coming to iPhone, Android and, er, WebOS devices, thanks to Agreeya deal
RIM's management software will handle Androids and apple iPhones, as well as BlackBerrys
The expanded Samate Reference Dataset from NIST helps developers squeeze new bugs out of their code