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IBM To Help Business Exploit Social Networking
IBM is to help exploit the power of social networking as part of its Smarter Planet strategy
The Cloud To Offer Londoners Free Wi-Fi
The Cloud is launching a free Wi-Fi initiative, offering Londoners 15 minutes of free web surfing a day
Android Overtakes Symbian In Smartphone Race
Android is now the top selling smartphone operating system, says research from Canalys
Internet Still Down As Bigger Protest Brews In Egypt
A new wave of protests is expected tomorrow, as web users in Egypt turn to dial-up modems to avoid the Internet blackout
Why Egypt Needs Facebook’s Privacy Protection
Facebook's moves to protect privacy with SSL authentication could be vital to political activists around the world, says Peter Judge
Workers Switch Off To Desktop Video Conferencing
Executives are excited about desktop video collaboration but workers do not share their vision, Forrester says
Facebook Brings Places Deals To The UK
Facebook has launched a shopping discount service based on its Places app in the UK
Windows MHTML Vulnerability Warning From Microsoft
An HTML scripting bug impacting all supported versions of Windows is receiving Microsoft's attention
Amazon Claims Kindle Ebooks Now Outsell Paperbacks
Though sales figures for the Kindle e-reader remain elusive, Amazon says it ships more ebooks than paperbacks
EFF Favours Mozilla Browser Ad Opt-Out Over Google
Electronic Frontier Foundation prefers Firefox's behavioural cookie blocker over Chrome's Keep My Opt Outs
Nokia Boss Hints At Android Or Phone 7 Move
Stephen Elop says Nokia may need a new ecosystem... Android, or Windows Phone 7?
LinkedIn To Go Public In £110m Flotation
LinkedIn has filed for an initial public offering, potentially paving the way for Facebook, Twitter and Groupon
Healthcare Firm Hit With Software Piracy Fine
The Business Software alliance has settled with Leicester firm OCB Media Limited for over £19,000
VMware Partners Shavlik For SMB SaaS Services
The cloud platform includes patch management aimed at securing SMBs virtual and physical infrastructures
Microsoft Sues to Stop Exec Defecting To Salesforce
More conflict as Microsoft again moves against Salesforce.com, this time to stop a former executive from signing up
Malware Attackers Use Social Sites As Control Centres
Sophisticated malware attackers increasingly use services and social networking sites for control operations
WikiLeaks ISP To Circumvent Data Retention Laws
Wikileaks ISP Bahnhof will anonymise all traffic by default to render Swedish data retention laws "toothless"
Microsoft Revenues Hold With Kinect And Windows 7
Microsoft posted stronger quarterly revenues than expected but still faces challenges with its online services
Android Manager Unhappy With App Purchases
Google's Android head is not happy with the progress of purchases for paid Apps in the Android Market
Facebook Refutes HTC Phone Claims
Facebook is not working on a branded phone with HTC – despite earlier rumours
How To Automate IT Service Delivery
Automated IT service delivery can be crucial to provisioning resources, helping to fulfil strategic, operational and tactical demand
Zen And The Art Of Disaster Recovery
Andy Walsky suggests eight steps to enlightened data, and explains how IT managers can achieve the perfect yin and yang
Intel’s McAfee Deal Gets Conditional EU Approval
European approval is conditional on Intel keeping promises to ensure fair play against McAfee rivals
Code Undamaged As Fedora Site Is Hacked
An attacker accessed Fedora servers but apparently failed to compromise any software packages or servers
Android Gaining On Apple In App Developer Interest
IDC and Appcelerator said Android apps are pulling in more developers and gaining on iPhones and iPads
Android Apps Support May Apple-proof RIM BlackBerry
Looking to beat back Apple's challenge, RIM may be building Android app support into its BlackBerry devices
Everything Everywhere To Launch Mobile Payments
The UK's largest operator will roll out contactless mobile payments this summer
Facebook Pushes Security Measures Up The Agenda
Facebook's plans to add https sessions and "social authentication" are pushed forward following Zuckerberg hack
Windows Phone 7 On HTC HD7: Review
Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 on the HTC HD7 gives a solid experience but needs more features to compete with Apple and Google