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iPhone 5 To Put Antenna Woes To Bed?
Apple is rumoured to have done away with the troublesome exterior rim on its new iPhone model
McAfee Expands Cloud Data Centre To London
Intel acquisition does not slow regional email, web and security services expansion
Windows Phone 7 Market Share Falls
Microsoft suffered a market-share fall in smartphones despite its launch of Windows Phone 7
NComputing Signs Fujitsu Virtualisation Deal
Multi-workplace solutions to integrate multiple devices and operating software
Lord Sugar Appointed New Head Of YouView
Can Lord Sugar steer the much-delayed YouView video-on-demand project to success?
Mozilla Launches Open Web Apps Project
Mozilla's Web Application project is intended to challenge the approach of Apple with its 'closed' app system
ICO Warns On New EU Cookie Rules
The data regulator has highlighted the looming deadline set to shake up Internet tracking
Facebook Joins Samaritans In Preventing Suicides
Facebook has launched a suicide alert system in collaboration with Samaritans to help suicidal users
Britain’s GPS Reliance Could Lead To ‘Loss Of Life’
Brits are "dangerously over-reliant" on satellite navigation systems, according to the Royal Academy of Engineering
Women’s Day Spotlights Gaps in IT
International day of celebration reveals gaps in technology access, employment and opportunity
Windows Tablets Could Kill Microsoft’s Fast-Follower Strategy
Microsoft's fast-follower strategy has allowed it to conquer other markets in the past. But it might not work for tablets, says Nicholas Kolakowski
IBM Touts Middleware Dominance
New benchmark results and advertising push aims to put distance between rival Oracle and its WebSphere suite
3UK Offers Unlimited Data To Pay-As-You-Go Users
3UK pay-as-you-go customers get to use all the data they want as the operator released new mobile bundles
No Patch For IE Browser Before Pwn2Own Hackfest
Unlike Microsoft, targets Apple, Mozilla, and Google are fixing their browsers before the Canadian hacking contest
Tool Fixes Old Android Apps For Tablet Compatibility
Fragments API helps apps running on various versions of Android to work with larger "Honeycomb" screens
Growing Battle As CRM Firms Shout About Social Nets
CRM specialists are focusing on developing their platforms to engage customers through social networking
US Prepares Virtual Friends For The Country’s Foes
The US military is building an imaginary army to wage war on its enemies who use social networking sites
Microsoft Windows For Tablets Delayed Until 2012
Microsoft's tablet-optimised Windows will miss this year's party, according to reports
RIM In Talks To Port BBM To Android And iOS
Research in Motion is reportedly in negotiations over porting BlackBerry Messenger to Android and iOS
Teradata Buys Aster For ‘Big Data’ Credentials
Teradata has digged deep to acquire Aster Data Systems to improve its big data analytical capabilities
Benioff’s Salesforce Goes Social With Service Cloud 3
Salesforce is looking to utilise social networking platforms with the introduction of Service Cloud 3
Cisco Targets Midmarket With Two UC Platforms
Networking giant Cisco is looking to the midmarket sector with two new unified communication platforms
Skype Goes To Citrix For Business Collaboration Kit
Skype will integrate Citrix GoToMeeting into its enterprise collaboration service as it continues to court business users
Cisco’s Jabber Unifies Mobile Services And Devices
Cisco has unveiled its Jabber application to enable business users to communicate any way with any device
Easier Services Costing Promised By Cloud Cruiser
Cloud Cruiser is hosting a service to track private, hybrid and public cloud usage for departmental chargeback
Coraid’s New-Age DAS Throws Out SAN Storage
Coraid claims its AoE Layer 2 protocol offers a much simpler disk storage process than iSCSI or Fibre Channel
Asus Eee Pad Slider Delayed Until June
Brits who plan to buy Asus's Slider tablet will have to wait until June, due to shipment delays
Government IT Projects Cost Taxpayers £16bn Per Year
The Institute for Government says costs can be reduced by taking a more flexible approach to IT
Nokia Delivers Qt Quick In Line With Roadmap
Developer fears may be quelled by Nokia's release of the Qt Quick framework for rapid app development