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Symantec Reveals SaaS Plans For 2010
The security company has discussed its plans for the SaaS space in the coming year
Security Holes Discovered In Google Calendar and Twitter
A security researcher uncovered some holes in Google Calendar and Twitter that may allow an attacker to steal cookies and user session IDs
Tories Look To Connect With Voters Via Crowdsourcing Platform
The Conservative Party have offered a one million pound cash prize for developers that can create a website to ‘harness the wisdom' of the general public, in order to test Government policies
Escaped Prisoner Still Using Facebook To Taunt Police
An escaped prisoner continues to use Facebook to taunt British police for their inability to catch him over the Christmas break
Government Reveals True Cost Of Filesharing Clampdown
The Government has revealed that its Internet piracy measures will cost consumers £500 million, or an additional £25 a year for each broadband connection
Rumours Suggest 5-Megapixel iPhone In June
A conference hall booking and an order for camera units - does this add up to Apple's iPhone 4G?
Escaped Criminal Uses Facebook To Taunt Police
The unsavoury side of Facebook has been exposed after an escaped criminal used it to taunt police, and the social networking site is also being cited in an increasing number of divorce cases
iPlayer Increasingly Used In Bed As Top Gear Dominates
Top Gear is one of the most watched programs on the iPlayer, and according to the BBC, people are increasingly taking their laptops to bed to watch it
Telefonica To Acquire Jajah For £129 Million
Telecom giant Telefonica has dipped into its cash reserves to acquire small Silicon Valley VoIP provider, Jajah, for $207 million (£129 million)
Glide Beats Chrome OS – And Turns IE Into An OS
Transmedia has stolen a march on Google's Chrome OS with Glide, which turns Internet Explorer into a browser OS with its own storage
HP Investigates African-American Facial Recognition Issues
Hewlett-Packard is investigating the facial recognition software used with some of its PCs after a YouTube video seemed to show it can't recognise African-Americans
Users Risk Christmas Penalty From Too Much Online TV
An increasing number of people are watching their favourite TV shows online, but are risking a penalty for excessive downloading
IBM Plans To Boost Cloud Tech In 2010
IBM will ramp up its cloud computing efforts in the messaging and collaboration market in 2010
Twitter Makes A Profit Thanks To Google And Microsoft
Twitter is now making a profit thanks to two lucrative search deals with Google and Microsoft
Details Emerge Of Latest Twitter Attack
The attack that took down Twitter on 17 Dec. used legitimate credentials to log in and redirect Twitter.com to a site purporting to be under the control of the Iranian Cyber Army
Facebook Tops 100m Users In US
ComScore says Facebook had over 100 million users in the United States in November
White House Agrees To Restore Bush-Era Emails
With the cooperation of the Obama administration, Executive Office of the President agrees to restore 94 days of missing Bush era e-mails
Microsoft Admits Windows Mobile 7 Delays
The next version of Windows Mobile is supposed to finally take on the iPhone. By the time it gets here, will anyone care?
Nuance Close To Spinvox Buyout?
Nuance could be on the verge of a £92m buyout of British speech-to-text firm Spinvox, despite rumours earlier this year that its technology was bogus
UK Lags In Super-Fast Broadband Stakes
The UK is lagging behind in next-generation broadband (i.e. fibre), but is holding its own regarding penetration and price
Mobile Internet Users To Top A Billion By 2013
People's need of the Internet shows no sign of slowing, with an IDC report predicting that there will be one billion mobile Internet users in four years time
Americans Wolf Down 34GB Of Data Per Day
America's addiction to data has been revealed after a university reported that the average American consumes a whopping 34GB of data per day
Facebook Delivers Privacy Revamp
Facebook is asking its 350 million-strong user base to update their privacy settings after rolling out a number of new tools
eWEEK Labs’ Top Products Of 2009
eWEEK Labs names the products that stood out in 2009, focusing on the ones that either provide significant innovation or make day-to-day life easier for IT professionals
EU Pushes On With Single European Patent Plan
One common European patent court could help cut £260m of costs from European companies according to the EU
Russia Accused Of Climategate Hack
As the climate change summit opens, a UN scientist has accused Russia of releasing the emails which sparked a scientific row
EFF Sues US Department Of Justice Over Twitter Searches
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Berkeley's Samuelson Clinic have sued the Department of Justice and five other government organisations for cloaking their policies for using Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to i ...
Cisco Pushes On With Tandberg Purchase
Cisco is moving ahead with the $3.4 billion purchase of Tandberg despite not getting control of the desired 90 percent of shares
Cisco Extends Deadline For Tandberg Purchase
Cisco pushes back the deadline for deciding whether to push forward with its $3.4 billion (£2bn) bid for video conferencing rival Tandberg