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Social Networks Reach Out To Ash Cloud Refugees
People stranded in Europe, following the eruption the Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull volcano, are turning to social networks to find routes home
Unified Communications Should Be A Mobile Priority
IT departments need to make unified communications a priority for choosing which mobile devices will be given access to corporate resources, says Andrew Garcia
EC Plans Emergency Video Conference Over Flight Chaos
European transport ministers are planning to use video conferencing to hold an emergency meeting on air travel chaos caused by the eruption of an Icelandic volcano
Tweeters Love Nick Clegg in Real-Time Debate Response
Tweet verdict on last night's first ever Prime Ministerial debate: Shag Nick, Marry Gordon, Kill Dave
Games Reseller Buys 7500 Immortal Souls
Gamestation's April Fool joke is a damning indictment of online shoppers: 88 percent don't read the small print
Review: Hushmail Simplifies Business Email Encryption
Hush Communications Canada's Hushmail Business is a hosted email encryption service that carries no client-side installation requirements
Cisco Launches New SlideHD Flip Camera
Cisco has rolled out a new Flip digital camera, the SlideHD, which records up to four hours of HD footage
Twitter Unveils Promoted Tweets Ad Model
Twitter has introduced Promoted Tweets to help Twitter make regular money from advertising
Facebook Resists CEOP Panic Button
CEOP understands child protection, we know web design, says Facebook
Cisco Says Wi-Fi Phones Help Cut Hospital Waits
Nottingham University Hospital has introduced a new IT system incorporating wireless telephony and RFID
Google Speeds Up Docs For Collaboration
Google has revised Google Docs to improve and speed up the document, drawing and spreadsheet editors in Docs
Facebook Execs To Meet Child Protection Agency
Buttons don't help, Facebook says to CEOP child protection body
Gartner: Cloud And Open Source Will Hit Hardware Sales
Businesses delay infrastructure purchases, but Windows 7 will help to boost enterprise PC purchases says Gartner
Google Buzz Hit With US Law-Suit
A New York man is suing Google, accusing the company of violating his privacy by exposing his Gmail contacts to the public
New Xeon 7500 Treads On Itanium’s Toes
Intel says its Xeon 7500 gives its biggest performance jump yet. Others wonder if it spells the end for Itanium, and trouble for IBM's Power processor
MPs Say Climate Unit Blocked Data Requests
Most Climategate allegations are false, although Professor Phil Jones failed to answer all requests for information, an MPs' committee has said
Twitter Launches Real-time Homepage
Twitter has redesigned its front door to better reflects the stream-like nature of the site
LinkedIn App Arrives On BlackBerry
The professional social network LinkedIn is now available for BlackBerry smart-phone users after the launch of the LinkedIn for BlackBerry version 1.0 app
File-Sharing Case Against UK Teenager Is Dropped
A teenager charged with distributing copyrighted material using the BitTorrent site Oink has been acquitted due to lack of evidence
Facebook To Allow Third-Party Access To User Info
Facebook has announced another update to its privacy policy, allowing some third party applications access to users' information without prior consent
Protecting Your Business From Social Networking Suicide
The pros of social networking outweigh the security cons, but the risks to corporate image and data are still significant
Review: YouSendIt Enables Secure File Transfer — Maybe
YouSendIt makes emailing large, sensitive files secure and manageable by avoiding the pain of using FTP clients and servers
Apple iPads Will Be Used At Work
Users will take their iPads to work, despite the doubts of IT managers who still don't trust Apple's iPhone, a survey has found
Twitter Wages War On Spam
Twitter engineers have brought down the level of spam on the site to just one percent, while the GSMA is testing its own reporting service against mobile spam
A Censored Internet Is Google’s Worst Nightmare
Google has been praised for taking the moral high ground on search censorship in China, but Google's motives are far more selfish, says Clint Boulton
Google Adding Hack Warning To Gmail Accounts
Google has added a new feature to Gmail to alert users to suspicious activity and advise them their accounts may have been hijacked
Staff Ignoring Corporate Social Networking Restrictions
A new study has found that half of organisations are still restricting the use of social media tools, but half of all staff are ignoring these rules
Microsoft Plans Twitter-Like App For Business
Microsoft is exploring the idea of microblogging with an application now called OfficeTalk
Opera Planning To Add Mini Browser To iPhone Store
Opera Software plans on releasing Opera Mini for the iPhone as an App Store application, according to the company's co-founder