Software

Government ‘Hack Day’ Delivers Public Data Innovation

A Facebook quiz and local policing feedback board are just two of the ideas that have emerged from a government…

15 years ago

New IT Security Product Assessment Tool Launched

A new self-assessment tool from Jericho Forum aims to establish a baseline for checking the effectiveness of IT security products

15 years ago

Sun Open Source Chief Leaves Oracle To Join OSI

As Oracle cemented its purchase of Sun last week, the head of open source at Sun left to take up…

15 years ago

Apple And Nokia Pushing For Legal Trials In 2012

Apple and Nokia have requested that the patent infringement cases each has filed against the other be held mid-2012, according…

15 years ago

Google Launches Extensions For Wave

Google has launched its extensions for Google Wave, a move to boost the open-source, real-time collaboration platform's functionality with the…

15 years ago

Apple Considering iPhone Multitasking Says Report

Intelligent multitasking? The newest Apple iPhones, due out this summer, will add multitasking to their long feature lists, according to…

15 years ago

Open Source Comms Not A Threat, Say UC Vendors

UC Expo: a panel of proprietary vendors all said that they could match the price of open source options such…

15 years ago

Virgin Trials Ultrafast Broadband Over Telegraph Poles

Berkshire village gets fibre optic broadband in trials that could lead to one million extra homes accessing up to 100Mbps…

15 years ago

Digital Britain Minister Tweets Against Tory Tech Manifesto

Stephen Timms has attacked the Conservative Party's new proposal for the rollout of super-fast broadband via Twitter

15 years ago

Twitter Reveals Geolocation-Based Opt-in Credentials

Twitter has switched on its long awaited location-sharing feature and made the service opt-in, tagging users' tweets based on where…

15 years ago

Microsoft Unified Comms Appliance Hits the UK

UC Expo: A single appliance designed to replace phones and other comms systems with Microsoft software has launched in the…

15 years ago

Bookseller Jumps On iPad E-Reader Wagon

Barnes & Noble plans to release an e-reader application for Apple's upcoming iPad tablet PC, suggesting a strategy of porting…

15 years ago

Opera Mini 5 Beta Launched On Google Android

The Opera Mini 5 Beta for Google Android includes such features as Speed Dial, tabbed browsing and boosted speed

15 years ago

Microsoft Ballot Screen ‘Inconsistent’ With EC Goals

Seven smaller web browser makers have asked Microsoft to alter its EU browser ballot screen to give their products equal…

15 years ago

Oracle To Sun Users: Put Away The Red Pen

SPARC servers and Solaris are key to its single-stack approach, says Oracle. But should customers believe it?

15 years ago

Intel Debuts ‘Gulftown’ Six-Core CPU For Consumers

Intel has shown off its first six-core PC processor aimed at consumers, codenamed ‘Gulftown,’ at the Game Developers Conference

15 years ago

MPs Urge Facebook to Add Child Protection Button

Harriet Harman says MPs are "taking action" to make Facebook adopt the UK's CEOP online protection scheme for children -…

15 years ago

FTC Seeks Rival Input Over Google AdMob Bid

The FTC is looking for official declarations from Google rivals about Google's proposed purchase of mobile ad provider AdMob, which…

15 years ago

Cisco CRS-3 Router Answers Demand According to Analysts

Cisco's powerful CRS-3 router will meet rapidly growing demand for bandwidth, according to analysts, but its closest rival, Juniper Networks,…

15 years ago

IBM Banks on Latest Chip Development For System x

The next generation of IBM System x servers are banking heavily on Intel's Nehalem and IBM chipsets. The plan is…

15 years ago

Facebook Threatens Lawsuit Against Daily Mail

Facebook is threatening to sue the Daily Mail, after the newspaper published an article suggesting children who used the site…

15 years ago

Poll Finds Local Gov’t CIOs Want Less Central Control

The looming election has focused local government minds on the negative influence of central government IT procurement and project management…

15 years ago

Sentilla Claims Data Centre Energy Monitoring First

Sentilla's Energy Manager 3.0 claim to be the first to measure the energy of both metered and unmetered assets in…

15 years ago

Google Takes Street View Nation-Wide

Google has expanded its Street View service to cover 96 percent of all UK roads and thoroughfares

15 years ago

LG Ties Mobile Future To Google Android

LG’s intention to be a top-two smartphone contender by 2012 appears to largely involve Google

15 years ago

Twitter Takes On Malware With Link Scanning Tools

Twitter has announced it will begin scanning links posted by users to thwart phishing attacks and the spread of malware…

15 years ago

Social Networking Platforms Line Up Location-Based Services

Reports suggest Facebook is about to join social networking rivals, Twitter and Foursquare in banking on services launched to be…

15 years ago

AMD Dual-Core Processors Debut In MSI Wind Laptops

MSI is introducing two new Wind netbooks, replacing a previous 12-inch version with two models pairing dual-core AMD processors with…

15 years ago

BT Boss Condemns Government Piracy Measures

Ian Livingstone has spoken out against the government's Digital Economy Bill, saying that file-sharers should be fined rather than cut…

15 years ago

Fasthosts Debuts Virtual Server Range

Fasthosts targets UK firms’ growing appetites for virtual server solutions, featuring Hyper-V technology and customisable RAM, CPU and disk space

15 years ago