Over the next ten years, the fate of IT will be decided by the struggle between Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, says Clint Boulton
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Samsung Says ChatON Launched Globally, Almost
Samsung announced the global availability of its free-to-download mobile communication service, ChatON
VMware Launches Cloud Management Portfolio
VMware's new management tools give organisations greater insight into the workings of their virtual environments
Endeca Buy Boosts Oracle’s Big Data Management
Oracle plans to acquire Endeca Technologies to improve its access to unstructured and Big Data
IBM Sees Cloud And Analytics Driving Growth
IBM posted a seven percent rise in profits thanks to strong growth in business analytics and the cloud
The Cloud’s Not The Limit For LibreOffice
LibreOffice's first annual conference shows it to be in rude health following its fork from OpenOffice, says Iris Cheerin
RIM Got Almost Everything Wrong
BlackBerry-maker RIM needs to show it can sort itself out and move on, even if only to get a good deal from a potential buyer, says Clint Boulton
Task Manager Restyling For Microsoft’s Windows 8
Windows 8 will feature a reworked Task Manager to serve casual and power users in different ways
Hacker Forum Shares Attack Methods And Tips
Imperva analysed a hacker forum, finding users chat most about DDoS attacks, tutorials and recruitment
Apache Re-affirms Backing For OpenOffice.org
The Apache Foundation has declared OpenOffice.org as an official part of its incubation scheme
Amazon Silk Browser Faces Privacy Probe
US lawmakers are concerned that Amazon's Silk web browser tracks people's browsing habits
Microsoft Updates Windows Intune For Cloud
Microsoft continues its push into the business-cloud arena with its next release of Windows Intune
Parallels Takes Virtualisation Crown: Review
Good management means Parallels. Mac virtualisation beats VMware Fusion, Oracle Virtual Box
R&D Investment Drives European Software Growth
European software companies continue to push R&D to drive growth.
RIM Offers Free Apps To BlackBerry Users
RIM is placating angry BlackBerry owners with free premium apps, not cash, after last week's outages
Symantec: Mobile Malware Follows The Money
The malware threat in smartphones is only just beginning as criminals seek to find financial benefits
Google Shutters Buzz, Jaiku
Google has shut down Buzz and Jaiku as it looks to focus on more successful endeavours such as Google+
iPhone 4S Set To Break Records This Weekend
Apple could sell as many as four million iPhone 4S smartphones this week, following record pre-order sales
Dell: Big Buyers Are Big Winners
If you've got the infrastructure, the brand and the balance sheet, why wouldn't you grow by acquisition, asks Dell's Dave Johnson
BlackBerry Bold 9900: Review
Combining touchscreen and keyboard, the 9900 is a slick slim BlackBerry for loyal users
Writer Jarred As BlackBerry And Apple Jam
To lose one mobile device connection is bad news. To lose two is enough to spread gloom over Wayne Rash's breakfast
Ubuntu Server 11.10 Could Rule The Cloud: Review
While Linux-based operating system Ubuntu has been closely
Google+ now reaches over 40 million members as the company continues to see profits beat expectations Another Android device maker agrees to buy a licence from Microsoft rather than meet the company in court If RIM can't rebuild its reputation for reliability, then it could be overtaken by Microsoft's Windows Phone, says Nicholas Kolakowski Dennis Ritchie, creator of the C language and Unix, has died after a long illness, aged 70 Two out of three readers use open source, but some of you don't trust it. Next: choose a tablet for business! Open source Apache Hadoop to become Microsoft's Windows Azure and Server big data analyser Red Hat emphasises its support for the open-source Advanced Message Queuing Protocol Cisco and Citrix are looking to make it easier to deploy large-scale desktop virtualisation projects
Google+ Grows to 40M Users, Revenue Nears $10bn
Quanta Computer Buys Microsoft’s ‘Android’ Licence
Will Microsoft Feast On RIM’s BlackBerry Crumble?
Dennis Ritchie, Creator Of C And Unix, Dies Aged 70
Our Readers Trust Open Source
Microsoft Adopts Apache Hadoop For Data Analytics
Red Hat Openly Commits To AMQP Messaging
Citrix And Cisco Snuggle Up For Virtual Desktop Push