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Eloqua Prepares For New EU Cookie Law
ePrivacy regulations for website cookie consent has spurred SaaS firm Eloqua to help its customers comply
Twitter Users Protest Footballer’s Disclosure Order
British injunction system under stress as footballer is named in a Scottish paper and thousands of tweets
Advertisers Can Geo-Locate Users With IP Tricks
Geo-location privacy issues are being investigated but IP address pinpointing will be harder to legislate for
Google Takes Facebook Fight Global With Social Search
Google has translated its Social Search service into 19 languages to challenge Facebook in personalised search
Google Places Stands Foursquare With Geo-Location
Google Places now allows users to add location data about places visited via Foursquare and other Web services
June Rumoured For Dell Streak Pro Tablet Release
Several reports claim Dell’s business-focused Streak Pro will offer a 10-inch screen and Honeycomb OS in June
Dictionary Support For Google eBooks But Papers Go
The eBookstore adds search and translate features but plans to archive newspapers have been scrapped
Android Extends Smartphone Lead, Gartner Finds
Android has extended its lead in the smartphone race as Windows, BlackBerry and Symbian decline
Orange Kicks Off The Payment Phone Revolution
Barclaycard, Orange and Samsung have launched a virtual wallet for contactless payments by mobile phone
A Bar-Room Tale Of Novell’s SuSE Adventure
Novell's bright hopes for SuSE failed to shine, but a chance encounter in a London bar may explain how the downhill run began, claims Eric Doyle
Google Promises Flaw Fix And Improved Privacy Tools
Google is quietly fixing its flaw and developing privacy tools, but Schmidt wants a window on your information
Amazon Says e-Books For Kindle Outsell Paper
The success of Amazon's e-reader has only stimulated speculation that it will launch a general purpose tablet
Attachmate Divides To Integrate Novell Acquisition
Four divisions will house Attachmate's products and those gained through its purchase of Novell
Enterprise Open Source Software Going Mainstream
Confidence in open source software has led to greater competition with proprietary licensed applications
General Availability Of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
The release of Red Hat Linux 6.1 offers enhanced performance, reliability, scalability, security and more
Databases Face Greatest Threats From Human Error
Database professionals reveal their greatest security concerns are mistakes by their fellow employees
Nokia Launches Cash Initiative To Find Creative Ideas
Great ideas often fail to find a platform but “Invent With Nokia” offers a reward for innovative suggestions
LinkedIn Achieves IPO Success As Shares Double
Shares in LinkedIn doubled on the New York Stock Exchange shortly after opening for its IPO
Marc Benioff: This Is The Era Of Cloud 2
Salesforce.com's founder and CEO saw the cloud coming before anyone even named it. Now Cloud 2 is here and Cloud 3 is on the horizon
Intel Accuses Microsoft Of Chancing Its ARM
Intel says Microsoft's mobile ARM chip strategy will fork Windows 8. Is this the end of the Wintel wonderland?
SAP’s Big Move Into Mobility Targets Competitors
SAP is leveraging its Sybase mobility assets to allow it to compete more heartily against Oracle and Microsoft
Social Engineering Tops Security Flaw Exploits
Social-engineering attacks are increasingly tricking unwary users into downloading malware applications
Worldwide Java Use Increases Among Developers
Despite its dominant position, it seems there is still room for more Java developers, according To Evans Data
Android Phones Contain Major Authentication Flaw
Security researchers have warned that most Android smartphones contain an authenticate vulnerability
Nokia Opts To Phase Out Ovi Name
Nokia is to phase out the use of the Ovi name and instead to use its own name for all the same services
Vodafone To Sell £80 Android Phone
The 858 Smart will sell for 90 euros, and will feature Android 'Froyo' and access to social networking services
Why Amazon Will Ship An Android Tablet
Why would Amazon want an Android tablet given the success of Kindle? Because it wants to serve more kinds of media, says Clint Boulton
Start-Up Xamarin To Continue Mono Project Work
The Novell-sponsored Mono project team has set up a new company called Xamarin folowing Attachmate layoffs
Google Chromebooks Won’t Suit Enterprise Users
The combination of high cost, silent updates and constant Wi-Fi access will make the Chromebook a loser in the enterprise, says Wayne Rash