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Microsoft Researcher Slams Google+ Real-Name Policy
Google+'s real-name policy is an abuse of power and harms privacy, according to Microsoft researcher Dana Boyd
Met Tweets To Lulzsec, US Calls Them ‘Script Kiddies’
The Met took to Twitter to warn off would be hackers as the US government reported on hacktivists
Chinese Android App Stealthily Records Mobile Calls
An Android app from China can record and transmit phone conversations without the owner being aware
Maude Relaunches Revolving Door To Open Data
The government is listening to ideas about data transparency and open to triggering new business ideas
ICO Approves Tweeted Information Requests
The ICO says public authorities with Twitter accounts must respond to tweeted FoI requests
RIM Launches Three New Phones And BlackBerry 7 OS
RIM today unveiled the Bold and Torch phones it hopes will address its declining smartphone fortunes
Research Uses Face Recognition To Find Personal Data
Researchers have shown off the ability to discover personal data using simple face recognition software
Will HTML5 Replace Flash? Not Just Yet
Adobe has launched an HTML5 tool - but there are still plenty of reasons why Flash will continue, says Peter Judge
Google Looks To Boost Gmail With ‘Interventions’
As Microsoft berates Google's Gmail, Google is getting more aggressive with a new tool to bring in non-Gmail users
Facebook Offers Bug Bounties
Facebook has followed Mozilla, Google and others in offering cash for the disclosure of security flaws
Eric Schmidt Called To Defend Google’s Position
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt will testify to the US Senate in an antitrust hearing in September
Video Unified Comms Device From Ricoh And Vidyo
Ricoh is partnering Vidyo to bring its slim, portable Unified Communications System P3000 to market
BlackBerry Messenger Faces Up To Apple iMessenger
RIM's BlackBerry Messenger 6 supports social apps and faces a challenge from Apple’s upcoming iMessenger
Facebook And Vodafone Launch Social Mobile Phones
The mobile and social networking giants have teamed up to produce a Facebook-dedicated, pre-pay handset
Readers Prefer LinkedIn For Business
Google+ has overtaken Facebook, but LinkedIn still rules business social circles. Next: What's your top IT issue?
Korean Social Network Suffers Massive Breach
Three quarters of the South Korean population may have had their personal details hacked
Vodafone Defends Egyptian Collaboration
Vodafone will meet rights activists to explain its co-operation with the overthrown Egyptian government
Google+ Names Policy Is Key To Its Ad Model
Will the changes to Google's name management policy satisfy users, while letting the company deliver targeted ads, asks Clint Boulton
Most British Firms To Hire ‘Social Media Managers’
Research has found British businesses are getting to grips with online matters
Tesco To Provide Free In-Store Wi-Fi
Supermarket chain Tesco is testing free in-store Wi-Fi in four of its stores, with plans to roll out across the UK
Google Culls Google+ Profiles With ‘Dubious’ Names
Google+ has deleted some user accounts without notice, while testing its profile naming policy
Alcatel-Lucent Pushes Into Video Collaboration
Alcatel-Lucent is using partnerships and its own technology in the new Visual Collaboration Suite
Google+ Needs Algorithmic Filtering
Google needs to install some serious filtering tools on its Google+ platform, to help users cut through the noise, says Clint Boulton
IBM Designs Cloud Community For Government Depts
IBM's Federal Community Cloud allows government agencies to adopt social collaboration tools
comScore: Google+ Hits 20 Million Visitors
Google+ has more than 20 million users, and has not even moved out of the invitation-only phase yet
TalkTalk Shamed For Poor Broadband Service
Talk Talk finished bottom of an Ofcom survey of broadband customer satisfaction
Limited Google+ Still Growing Exponentially
Google+ user metrics show 1.8 million visits last week, with over half the traffic from Google and Gmail
Email Matches Voice On Readers’ Devices
eWEEK readers do email as often as voice on their mobiles. Next: which social network is best?
AVG Promotes MultiMi As Digital Lifecoach
AVG is securing MultiMi's future by adding its market reach to help those who need to juggle their digital lives