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Royals’ Decision To Wed Online Sets Internet Records
The wedding of William and Kate made online connections glow with activity but proved too hot for the BBC
Bidders Gather For Sale Of Ailing MySpace
News Corp hopes to raise $100 million from the sale of MySpace, a property it paid $580 million for six years ago
Android To Get Video Chat After Google Talk Upgrade
Google Talk for Android is to be upgraded over the air with voice and video chat capabilities
PHP Fog Readies Cloud Platform For Launch
PHP Fog has revealed that its new PHP-based cloud platform-as-a-service will soon be available
More Cloud Misery As Yahoo Mail And Flickr Go Dark
Two of Yahoo's most popular services were down for several hours for a million users, the company said
Google Hands Over £10,000 For Chrome Fixes
Google has patched 27 security holes in Chrome and rewarded bug hunters with just under £10,000
Google Earth Offers Wedding Route Insight
Those hoping to get a peak of the royal couple in the flesh can now consult Google Earth for the perfect spot
Smartphone Apps Used To Track Royal Wedding
Developers have not been idle preparing for the royal wedding, with numerous mobile apps now available
Security Firms Warn Of Royal Wedding Malware
Spammers and hackers are jumping on the royal wedding bandwagon in order to make some quick cash
Google Apps Follows MS Office 365 With Flexible Billing
Google Apps for Business gets a flexible payment plan but businesses with more than 10 users must pay up
Novell Merger With Attachmate Completes At Last
Novell will operate under the Novell and SUSE Linux business units and brands as Attachmate merger finalises
Westminster Abbey Blocks Twitter At Royal Wedding
Signal jamming technology will be deployed at Westminster Abbey to avoid disruptions to the royal wedding
First Round To Oracle In Google Android Java Suit
In Oracle's lawsuit against Google, the judge has sided with Oracle on the interpretation of certain patent terms
Google Adds Sales Reports To Android Market
Android Market developers now have the option to view monthly reports of their application sales
Gartner Sees Healthy Growth In Operating System Market
The operating system market was worth £18.3 billion in 2010, predictably with Windows leading the way
Amazon EC2 Outage Will Not Be Forgotten
Amazon has waved the all-clear flag, but there still are a lot of smoldering IT managers who haven't yet cooled off, says Chris Preimesberger
Spammers And Cold Callers Face £500,000 Fine
The Information Commissioner will be cracking down on unwanted email and phone marketing from 25 May
WebM Project Attracts Support For Cross-Licensing
The WebM Project has circled its wagons around a cross-licensing pool as MPEG-LA prepares to attack
Amazon Battles Apple Over Claims To ‘App Store’ Name
Amazon has overturned Apple's cart by issuing a counter-suit against its "App Store is a trademark" claim
Android Stretches US Lead To 37% Smartphone Share
Android's ascent in numbers is reflected in Nielsen's discovery of a preferential shift from Apple
Windows 7 Sales Rid Microsoft Of Vista Curse
Windows 7 still trails behind Windows XP, but 350 million sales will definitely erase the bad taste left by Vista, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Itanium Users Focus Anger On Cynical Oracle
Users of Itanium servers, angry at Oracle’s decision to stop software development, are seeking alternatives
Regulator says Microsoft Must Sell Back Novell Patents
US Department of Justice rules that Microsoft will acquire licences for Novell patents rather than ownership
More Companies Buying Into BI, Gartner Claims
Business intelligence and analytics tools are increasingly being seen as a way to beat the recession
Library Vandal Gets Face-booked By The Police
A Portsmouth half-wit denied that he flooded a Portsmouth public library - until his Facebook log was produced
Google Takes $5M Hit In Bedrock Linux Patent Case
Google must pay Bedrock for infringing on Linux core patents which may also hit Android and other distributions
Most Web Apps Fail Security Audit Prior To Deployment
Web apps are not being developed with security in mind and security vendors seem to be the big offenders
Windows For IBM System z Mainframes This Year
IBM will launch blade servers running Windows on its zEnterprise mainframes by the end of this year
Phones4u To Ship Samsung Galaxy S II On 27 April
Release date of Samsung Galaxy S II Android super-phone brought forward, but only for Phones4u