RIM blames a core switch for a third day of BlackBerry outage, and shareholders demand a change
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IBM Targets HPC With Platform Computing Buy
IBM is to acquire the Canadian clustering, grid and HPC software provider Platform Computing
New Acts Perform At The RSA Security Circus
Roll up, Roll up. See the amazing feats as security vendors tame wild APTs and put Trojan horses through their paces, cries Eric Doyle
Google+ Updated With Granular Privacy Controls
Google+ users now have more granular privacy controls to better control notifications and comments
Adobe Launches iPad Friendly App Publishing Suite
Adobe is looking to the Apple iPad with the launch of its Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition
German Police May Use Illegal Trojans As Truncheons
The Chaos Computer Club is probing malware that may be being used illegally by the German police
Cabinet Office Approves Bristol’s Open Source Plans
The government's cyber security arm has given Bristol council the go-ahead to use open source software
Oracle Open Wound Clouds The Annual Gathering
A spat between Oracle and Salesforce was the highlight of OpenWorld while cloud news took a back seat, says Eric Doyle
Oracle OpenWorld Sees NetBeans 7.1 Beta
Oracle has delivered a beta version of its enhanced NetBeans integrated development environment
Keylogger Infects US Drone Fighter Planes
Unknown type of malware detected on US Air Force's Predator and Reaper drones systems
Nuance Buys Android Gesture Input Specialist Swype
Nuance's acquisition of Android phone gesture-software-maker Swype could attract Google
Oracle Social Network Launched For Cloud
CEO Ellison took the wraps off a business Social Network to front the new Oracle Public Cloud
How Steve Jobs Fell Out With Google
Apple's relationship with Google grew more contentious as Android grew bigger versus the iPhone, says Clint Boulton. Read how it evolved.
Steve Jobs’ Passing Exploited By Facebook Scammers
Facebook users shared links about Steve Jobs' death while sick scammers cashed in on the interest
Fixes For 23 Bugs In Microsoft Patch Tuesday
IT administrators will have no critical flaws to deal with in a fairly light Patch Tuesday next week
EU To Give Green Light For Microsoft-Skype Takeover
The European Commission is to give its approval for Microsoft to buy VoIP service provider Skype
OpenStack Foundation Breaks Corporate Ties
The OpenStack cloud standards body will become an fully autonomous foundation in 2012
Jobs’ Huge Impact On Mobility And Technology
Apple's Steve Jobs may have gone but his impact on technology and mobility will be felt for years to come
Microsoft Windows 8 Pre-Beta: Review
The pre-beta of Windows 8 shows off a new UI and design features but otherwise looks familiar
Bounties Offered For Microsoft And Adobe Exploits
ExploitHub is offering money for client-site exploits to address 12 previously disclosed security flaws
Rumours Swirl Of Microsoft Bid For Yahoo
Microsoft plans to acquire Yahoo, claims Reuters. No such plans, counters Bloomberg. Who’s right?
Steve Jobs: The Search For The Insanely Great Idea
Cancer has taken a true visionary away from us; we won't forget his lesson: to keep dreaming, imagining and innovating, writes Wayne Rash
Steve Jobs, IT’s Great Innovator, Dies At 56
Apple's co-founder, innovator and entrepreneur dies after a long struggle with cancer
Technology In Ghana: A Blessing Or A Curse?
Ghana is at the forefront of Africa's technological development, but can it overcome its chronic e-waste problem, asks Sophie Curtis
Can Amazon’s Silk Slip Past Google’s Ads?
Amazon's Silk browser uses a proxy to speed up browsing. Clint Boulton thinks it might allow Amazon to steal a march on Google
Mobile Software Used To Monitor Education In Ghana
Camfed volunteers are using mobile software to monitor the management of educational resources in Ghana
SAP Makes ‘Living Lab’ For Cashew Farmers In Ghana
Ghanaian cashew nut farmers are testing a smartphone app that improves efficiency in the supply chain
McAfee To Acquire SIEM Specialist Nitro Security
McAfee plans to buy Nitro Security to expand into the blossoming security analytics field
Teradata Merges Big Data Into Warehouse Appliance
Teradata Data Warehouse Appliance 2690 triples the data storage processing capacity of its predecessor
IBM Secures Q1 Labs SIEM For Data Analytics
IBM is buying Q1 Labs to expand its business security portfolio with deep analytics capabilities