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RIM Puts Social Tools Into Public Beta
The first beta of BBM Social Platform is aimed at Java developers, with WebWorks support planned for April
Google To Test Android Near-Field Mobile Payments
Payments using Android Gingerbread smartphones rumoured to be going on trial in US stores
BlackBerry PlayBook To Feature Video Calling App
RIM's BlackBerry Playbook will soon have its own video-calling app, expected to be released this month
Avaya Expands Collaboration Tools To SMBs
Avaya has extended Aura Branchto include medium-sized business and support more complex environments
Twitter Improves Security With HTTPS Encryption
Twitter is following on the heels of Facebook and Google with new HTTPS encryption features
Adobe Warns Of Zero-Day Attacks
An unpatched Flash Player flaw is being used in 'targeted attacks', but a fix won't arrive until next week
Microsoft Will Survive The WebOS PC Invasion
Hewlett-Packard's decision to port webOS onto its PCs is unlikely to hurt Microsoft too much, says Nicholas Kolakowski
How Did Japan’s Internet Service Survive?
Good planning and a “dense mesh” design kept the Internet intact in Japan despite the earthquake, says Wayne Rash
3UK Joins Orange And T-Mobile In Selling iPad 2
3UK will be selling the iPad 2 alongside Orange and T-Mobile, most likely with competitive data bundles
Twitter Ordered To Hand Over Data To US Government
Twitter has been ordered to hand over users' data to the US government in the ongoing Wikileaks investigation
Google Denies Rumours Of ‘Circles’ Social Network
Google has denied reports that it is preparing a Facebook competitor called Circles
Politician Is First Brit To Be Fined For Twitter Libel
Colin Elsbury has been ordered to pay damages and legal costs for a libellous tweet during a local by-election
Blekko Antispam Search Engine Could Teach Google A Thing Or Two
Google should learn from Blekko, a search engine startup that helps users avoid spam with slashtags, said Clint Boulton
Microsoft To Delay March Windows Phone Update
Problems with a previous Windows Phone update have forced Microsoft to push back its planned March update
Japan Earthquake Could Shake Up Semiconductor Industry
The recent earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan could have a major impact on the semiconductor industry
4chan Founder: Zuckerberg Is Wrong About Anonymity
4chan founder Christopher Poole says Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is wrong to equate anonymity with cowardice
Developers Lash Out Against New Twitter Restrictions
Twitter has restricted third-party programmers from building new client apps for the platform, causing uproar
Spamina Launches UK-Based Cloud Email Security
Spamina has teamed up with In-Tuition Networks to offer cloud email security from a London-based data centre
London App Targets Grime Ahead of Olympics
Boris Johnson backs Lewisham's ‘Love Clean London’ tool for graffiti reports by iPhone and Android
eWEEK Research Rates Social Media For Buyers
Next month, eWEEK Europe will present new research into how social media affects IT buying
Apple Updates iOS For iPhone, iPad
iOS 4.3 update issued in time for 11 March iPad 2 release, speeding Safari and adding iTunes Sharing
Safari, IE 8 Fall To Pwn2Own Hackers
Pwnd! Safari on MacOS X and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 fall on first day of contest
Red Hat Updates JBoss SOA Platform
Red Hat extends data services integration with JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5.1
EU Agency Report Targets Botnets
Cyber security agency ENISA has made recommendations on tackling criminal networks
Internet Explorer 6 Is Microsoft’s Personal Vampire
Microsoft is trying to kill off Internet Explorer 6, as it continues to suck the life out of its browser strategy, says Nicholas Kolakowski
SAS & MeLLmo Bringing BI Apps To The iPad
SAS apps Apple's hardware is indicative of the increasing demand for mobile business intelligence apps
UK Gets Microsoft IE9 On March 15
Updated: Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 enters the fray against Firefox and Chrome early on March 15 UK time
WebOS Will Be Running On All HP PCs In 2012
HP CEO Apotheker wants all HP computers to be able to run webOS, as well as Microsoft Office, by next year
Dell, Rackspace & Opscode Demo Bare Metal Magic
The companies provisioned an OpenStack compute cloud from bare metal hardware in one hour