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ISPs Lose Judicial Review Of Digital Economy Act
BT and TalkTalk have failed in their bid to have the Digital Economy Act's copyright measures ruled illegal
Twitter In Talks To Buy Tweetdeck
Twitter is said to be close to buying British Twitter client Tweetdeck
Android v iPhone: Not A Fight To The Death
If you think either Android or iPhone can eliminate the competition, you are missing the point, says Clint Boulton
Greenpeace Praises Facebook’s Solar Effort
Facebook gets a cheer for using a bit of solar energy, but Greenpace isn't satisfied yet
UAE Restricts BlackBerry Use For Smaller Businesses
In the Uniated Arab Emirates, only larger organisations will be allowed BlackBerry enterprise security
Microsoft Opens Up Office 365 Beta
Microsoft's cloud based Office package is now ready for users to try: does it match Google Apps?
Microsoft To Use Windows Update To Push IE9
Redmond will use Windows Update to push out Internet Explorer 9 and rapidly increase adoption rates
Google Faces Android Complaints In South Korea
Two companies are complaining that Google is blocking their mobile search apps on Android
Oracle Shifts OpenOffice.org To Full Open Source
Oracle has said it will turn the OpenOffice.org office suite into a fully community-based project
MoD Leaks Nuclear Sub Secrets In Cut-And-Paste Gaffe
Nuclear submarine safety details were blacked out wrongly by Ministry of Defence staff
Oracle Director’s Flash-Mob Gay Rights Protest
Oracle senior director Paul Shetler organised an 800-strong gay rights flash mob outside a London pub
Oracle Readies 73 Bug Fixes For Critical Patch Update
Oracle is to fix 73 vulnerabilities, some critical, across its product portfolio in its quarterly update
T-Mobile And Orange Play Down Charity Charge Jibes
Everything Everywhere drops charges for texted charity donations but claims it did not usually collect anyway
Turnkey Ubuntu-Based Linux for Amazon Cloud: Review
The Turnkey Linux service runs on Amazon Web Services and is good for test driving cloud apps
HP Adds Real-Time Threat Analysis For Developers
HP Fortify's application security analysis tool can discover software vulnerability attacks in real time
IBM Commuter App Could Unravel Travel Tangles
IBM researchers are applying predictive analysis algorithms to dispel commuter traffic jams
Ailing MeeGo Finds Major Chinese Backing
China's Tencent has announced an interest in helping Intel bring MeeGo to fruition
Future Business Apps Could Use Kinect UI
Natural user interfaces derived from Kinect will boost productivity, says Microsoft Research
Each PC Holds £432 Of Unused Software
The UK could save £1.7 billion a year by reclaiming unused software licences, says 1E
WordPress Admits Hackers Stole Source Code
Hackers have stolen “sensitive bits” of source code after accessing several WordPress.com servers
Kroll Ontrack Updates Recovery For Oracle Databases
Kroll Ontrack has upgraded its 'do-it-yourself' service recovery package for Oracle databases
Regular Patching Beats Cyber Threats, Says Expert
A security expert has highlighted the importance of patches to keep systems safe from cyber-attacks
Nimbula Officially Launches Its Cloud OS
Nimbula has officially released Nimbula Director, its enterprise cloud operating system
Leaked Emails Heat Up Facebook Lawsuit
Developer Paul Ceglia says emails prove 50 percent of Facebook is his
UK Superfast Broadband To Pass 250,000 Mark In April
Superfast broadband will reach over 250,000 homes in Britain this month but rural areas must wait
Our Readers Use Social Media For Tech Buying
Facebook and Twitter are heavily used in IT decisions. Next: will your firm give you a tablet?
Red Hat Preparing Makara Cloud Application Platform
Linux provider will launch cloud application-building platform during Red Hat Summit next month in Boston
Google Search Upgrade Launched For Global Audience
Google is improving its search capabilities with the global launch of its Panda search algorithm upgrade
Google Should Be Targeting The Unlit Social Graph
By focusing on the areas where Facebook is vulnerable, Google could find a route into the social market, suggests Clint Boulton