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Apple Facing Anti-Trust Threat Over App Store
Apple could find itself the target of either a Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission, according to an unnamed source
Twitter To Open Source Android App
Twitter has released the Twitter for Android application to the Android Market
HP To Use WebOS To Compete On Tablets
Hewlett-Packard, following its acquisition of Palm, is expected to use WebOS to gain new leverage in the tablet market
Critics Hit Out At Facebook Instant Personalisation
MoveOn.org added a Facebook group petition page to protest Facebook's instant personalisation tool
Political Parties Refine Online Strategy As E-Voting Mooted
Just hours before the final TV debate ahead of the general election, all political parties are seeking to exploit social media tools to garner more votes
EC Cybercrime Agency To Combat Fraud
The European Commission hopes to combat online fraud and child pornography with a new centralised cybercrime unit
RIM Hopes To Top 100m Users with BlackBerry 6 OS
RIM President and Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has unveiled the BlackBerry 6 operating system and a new web browser fueled by WebKit
10 Reasons Why RIM Rules the Enterprise
Although Apple's iPhone gets all the attention in the mobile market, RIM's ubiquitous BlackBerry smartphones still reign supreme in the corporate world
RIM Adds BlackBerry Wi-Fi Support
BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 lets enterprise workers use their landline phone number and extension
Campaign Emails: A Hung Parliament
Despite the buzz round new media, old-fashioned campaign emails are more important in the General Election. Which party is getting egg on its face?
Multiple iPad Giveaway From ‘Agile’ BI Company
Open source business intelligence company Pentaho is giving away an iPad for the best definition of "agile" - and another one to journalists (hence this story)
Spiceworks Integrates Rackspace Cloud Email
Spiceworks and Rackspace have announced email integration, but unfortunately failed to call it Spicerack
Google Brushes Off Microsoft-Facebook Docs Threat
Google has dismissed Microsoft's Docs integration with Facebook as a collaboration play for casual users
Twitter Snaps Up SMS Startup Cloudhopper
To add mobile strength, Twitter is buying Cloudhopper which connects its service to mobile carriers
Authorisation: Why Social Media Needs OAuth
The cloud needs safe information sharing, not old-fashioned identity management - and that's where the OAuth protocol comes in
Facebook ‘Like’ Plug-in Sparks Privacy Concerns
Facebook's new social software tools could help it colonise the web, but pundits are debating the privacy implications
Cisco WebEx App for BlackBerry: Review
Cisco delivers a solid and familiar mobile WebEx experience to BlackBerry users
Review: Proofpoint Makes Encryption Easier
Proofpoint's Protection Server operates either as a web service or as a hardware appliance that can be installed on the customer's premises
Is It Wise Or Fair To Break Up Google?
Consumer Watchdog wants to split Google into several companies to stem the search giant's monopoly, but such an action could be both untenable and unjust
New iPhone Could Allow Video Conferencing
Apple is thinking about lines of business that include video social networking and conferencing
Salesforce To Acquire Jigsaw Crowdsource Site
Salesforce.com announces that it has agreed to acquire Jigsaw, a site that uses crowdsourcing to build and maintain an online database of business contacts
Microsoft And Facebook Launch Docs Sharing App
Microsoft and Facebook announce the launch of Docs for Facebook, an online applications platform beta that lets Facebook users create and share Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents
Google Exposes Government Censorship Requests
Government watchdogs accuse Google of disregarding privacy... while Google reveals which governments are asking it for user information
Compuware Launches CloudSleuth Beta
Compuware has launched beta of a new technology known as CloudSleuth, which is a collaborative cloud computing community web portal.
Cisco Completes Tandberg Purchase
Video conferencing and networking giant Cisco Systems has completed its acquisition of Tandberg
Ford Fiesta Gets Smartphone Twitter Voice Control
Automaker Ford reveals that its 2011 Fiesta model will become the first vehicle to enable smartphone users to control Websites with voice commands.
Facebook Launches ‘Connections’ And Community Pages
Facebook has introduced Community Pages that feature Wikipedia information and a new option to link Pages to their profile
Irish Judge Approves Three Strikes Disconnection Policy
A High Court judge in Ireland has upheld the power of ISPs to cut off illegal file-sharers, describing creative copyright as a "human right"
Facebook: Cyber-Bully Or Cyber-Victim?
CEOP is bullying Facebook to display its button. Peter Judge would side with the social networking site, if he didn't have doubts about its privacy stance