The high-profile hack of the Facebook founder's fan page should serve as a lesson in social network insecurity
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Specsavers Ditches Open Source For Google Apps
Open source fans may not have seen it coming, but Specsavers has ditched its open source email system
Egypt Bans Twitter Amid Historic Protest
The Egyptian government has blocked access to Twitter to prevent communication between protesters
Personal Femtocell Takes Off For iPhone
A personal femtocell - called an attocell - will let users make calls abroad without roaming, says Keith Day of Ubiquisys
Nokia N8 Sees 15 Percent Price Slash
Nokia has cut the N8's price by £64 to compete with its own C7
O2 Offers Free Wi-Fi For All – With Ads
Anyone can use O2's public Wi-Fi - just hand over your mobile number
IBM Joins Crowded Market With Virtual Desktop Platform
IBM has released its long awaited virtual desktop package to provide anytime and anywhere access to PCs
Amazon Cloud Now Offers Bulk Email Platform
Amazon Web Services has launched a cloud-based bulk email system for businesses
10 Reasons Why Samsung And Motorola Threaten Apple
Samsung and Motorola pose more of a threat to Apple in the mobile market than Google
Breakaway Group Launches LibreOffice 3.3 Suite
The group that broke away from OpenOffice.org has launched its first version of the LibreOffice suite
Is Google The New Antitrust Antichrist?
Google is under scrutiny for abusing search neutrality, but how much is it really harming the competition, asks Clint Boulton
ACS:Law ‘Drops All File-Sharing Cases’
Andrew Crossley has told a court that his law firm, ACS:Law, has dropped its pursuit of file-sharers due to threats
Tibco Tibbr Gives Social Networks A Business Context
Tibco has used its software connectors to provide a Facebook-like experience for corporate staff
Mozilla Plans ‘Do Not Track’ Option To Aid Privacy
Mozilla plans to develop a privacy feature that prevents advertisers from tracking Firefox users' browsing habits
Brit Wins Apple’s 10 Billion App Prize
Apple has awarded a $10,000 iTunes gift card to a mother of two in Kent
Sky Rumoured To Buy The Cloud
Sky looks set to enter the UK Wi-Fi hotspot arena by aquiring wireless network provider The Cloud
Getting To Grips With Data Classification
Data classification has to be done, so where do you start, where do you stop and what do you do the in the meantime? Credant's Sean Glynn explains.
Half Of UK Companies Clueless About Carbon
UK businesses are struggling to manage their carbon consumption and prioritise sustainability programmes
New Smartphone App Could Root Out Paedophiles
A new mobile phone application developed at Lancaster University can spot adults pretending to be children
Google’s CEO-Change Could Let Microsoft Win In Enterprise Cloud Apps
Without Eric Schmidt, Google may hand over the enterprise cloud apps space to Microsoft's Office 365, warns Clint Boulton
Android Froyo At Last Rolled Out To Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant Phones
Samsung is finally releasing Android 2.2 out to the Vibrant smartphone, following delays
Is Telemedicine What The Doctor Ordered?
The NHS Confederation thinks doctors are blocking telemedicine. Sophie Curtis thinks there are good reasons for this
Open Source Groups Call For Novell Patents Inquiry
The OSI and FSF have complained that selling Novell's patents could terminally threaten the future of Linux
Patent Evidence Grows Against Google’s Android
Oracle's claim that Google broke Sun's Java patents is backed by code, says an expert
Twitter Bird Catches Anti-Virus Scam Worm
A worm spreading rogue URLs has hit Twitter, seeking to con users into downloading fake anti-virus software
eWEEK Readers Doubt Government Cloud
You doubt the wisdom of government data in the cloud. Next up, social networking: friend or foe?
Microsoft And HP Launch Converged Appliances
Microsoft and HP have joined to combine four productivity tools in a single, ready-to-install appliance
Social Network Scams: Biggest Security Threat For 2011
Facebook may not be up to the job of securing its service, or may not care, warns Graham Cluley of Sophos
Apple COO Cook Dismisses Tablet Rivals
Apple COO Tim Cook has dismissed the company's tablet rivals and laid into Windows and Android
Samsung Denies Charge Claims For Android 2.2 Update
Samsung has denied rumours that it is charging carriers for the Android 2.2 update