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Chrome Climbs As Firefox Slips In Browser Wars
The Chrome browser has now reached 11 percent market share at the expense of Mozilla's Firefox
Future BlackBerry Devices To Sport NFC Technology
Near Field Communication will be made available in most upcoming BlackBerry smartphones and tablets
Asus Tablets Get April UK Launch Date
Asus is to launch a Windows 7 tablet and two Android slates in April, but these may not have 3G support
Gmail Accounts To Be Recovered From Tape
To restore the Gmail accounts it lost at the weekend, Google is going to its tape backup
Microsoft Denies Copying RockMelt Features
Redmond has denied that it has duplicated Rockmelt's Facebook integration with its Bing Bar
Mudlark: Data Is Your Property
The London Chromaroma game has been criticised for demanding passwords. Mudlark's Toby Barnes jumps to its defence
Mozilla Releases Last Firefox 4 Beta
Developers have released what is planned to be the final test version of the long-delayed Firefox 4
Thousands Of Gmail Users Suffer Account Wipe-Out
Google is yet to identify what caused the loss of around 150,000 Gmail accounts on Sunday
Police To Crack Down On Facebook Bullies
Facebook bullies could get warning messages from the police, as the crackdown on cyber harassment begins
Fraud Alert Targets The 419 Scam Spammers
Fraud Alert has launched a website for email scam reports, such as those inspired by the North African civil unrest
Stock Exchange Blames Data Dissemination For Outage
London traders lost valuable trading time after the London Stock Exchange experienced a five-hour outage
New Assault On MS Office From Google Appsperience
Google has taken another shot at Microsoft's Office with the Appsperience channel programme and Cloud Connect
Cisco Expands Video Range To Boost Collaboration
Cisco wants to ease companies into video collaboration with new endpoints plus search and recording features
Google Strips Facebook Contact Merging From Nexus S
Google's Android update to Nexus S phones won't put Facebook friends in your contacts
Apple First To Make Quick Shift To Intel Thunderbolt
Intel’s Thunderbolt will hit Apple’s new MacBook Pro devices first to bring fast video/audio transfers
Government Wants Open Standards For IT Procurement
A Cabinet Office policy note has revealed the desire for open standards during IT procurement processes
Business Worried About Virtual Disaster Recovery
Hybrid virtualised environments are causing businesses backup and recovery concerns reports Acronis
Debian 6 Has A Few Rough Spots: Review
This latest release from the Debian project will play well in server deployments that draw on open-source components
IBM Shows The Two Faces Of Social Media
Social media makes your company all nice and warm inside, and brutally analytic and competitive outside, according to IBM's Sandy Carter
HTC ChaCha And Salsa To Hit UK In June
HTC's Facebook phones are expected to go on sale in the UK this summer
Facebook May Sue Daily Mail Over ‘Sex Gang’ Headline
Legal action could follow a Daily Mail headline that linked Facebook to a paedophile gang
SAP Updates BusinessObjects Platform
SAP has released version 4.0 of its BusinessObjects platform, taking the fight to its enterprise rivals
Gartner Predicts Inflection Point For Data Warehousing
Gartner analysts predict growth and consolidation for the data-warehousing market in 2011
Doctored Apps Hide Android HongTouTou Trojan
New Android Trojans in repackaged popular apps running wild on Chinese app markets and forums
Publishers Slate Apple’s Subscription Service
Publishers are pressing Apple to make changes to its App Store subscription service rules for iPad and iPhone
3UK Upgrades HTC Desire To Android 2.3
HTC Desire owners on the 3 network will get Android Gingerbread - as will Nexus One and Nexus S users
ASHRAE Says Data Centres Can Get Hotter
Cooling experts ASHRAE's new set of guidelines will turn the heat up in data centres
Encryption’s Weak Point Exploited By Data Scraping
Pervasive Data Scraping attacks encrypted data at its weak point and is increasingly being used by hackers
‘Generation Gmail’ Threatens Corporate Data Security
People under the age of 25 send work-related emails from their personal accounts and leak company information