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Rackspace Provides Clouds That Comply With EC Laws
Rackspace Hosting has extended its European base in the UK with new cloud services
Microsoft Offers Free Office OneNote For iPhones
Microsoft's note-taking application is a free download for US iPhones but it will also reach the UK soon
ACS:Law File-Sharing Fiasco Astonishes Judge
Trying to drop file sharing cases, ACS:Law has got itself in a worse tangle
EMC Revs Up Its Software And Adds 41 Products
EMC took its cue from Oracle and staged one of the most extensive product launches in its 32-year history
Android To Dominate Mobile Markets In 2011
Smartphones will take off in 2011, with Android predicted to overtake Apple's iOS by the end of the year
Is The EC’s Google Antitrust Investigation Biased?
The European Commission's questions to Google advertisers and search rivals about how it promotes its own web services are leading, says Clint Boulton
LG May Offer Non-4G Model Of G-Slate In UK
Multiple versions of LG’s Android-based G-Slate could soon be available outside the US
Facebook Disables Phone Number Sharing
Facebook has 'temporarily' disabled a feature that allows phone number and address sharing, following criticism
Tayside Police Puts Bobbies On The Tweet
Community police officers in South Perthshire will use Twitter to help prevent crime
Oracle’s VirtualBox Adds Resource Controls: Review
Oracle VirtualBox 4.0 has a cleaner user interface and more controls for desktop virtual machines, while keeping a low-cost position
Google Chrome Browser Adds Enterprise Features: Review
Google has added crucial enterprise management features to the Chrome browser
Microsoft Heats Up Competition With Dynamics CRM Online
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, coming next month, is aimed at battling against Salesforce.com and Oracle
What Do Facebook Users Gain From Sharing Data?
Facebook claims that users will benefit from sharing their contact details with developers. Pull the other one, says Sophie Curtis
Facebook Says Users Have Privacy Control
Sharing contact details is all about improving user experience, says Facebook
Nokia’s Free Ovi Music Service Killed By iTunes
The Ovi Music Unlimited service will be scrapped this year as Nokia admits DRM-free services win
Critics Bash Facebook For Sharing Phone Numbers
Rogue apps will be able to harvest contact details shared by Facebook, warn experts
Mozilla Starts Firefox Beta 4 Public Testing
With Firefox Beta 4 Mozilla has included Panorama group-tabbing technology and speed and performance improvements
Wiki Boss Slams Apple App Threat To Web Openness
Wales blasted Apple's stranglehold on its apps market as the biggest threat to diversity and openness on the net
Avoid Android Market’s Cesspool With Amazon Apps
Amazon's forthcoming app store holds the promise of a polished alternative to Android Market with better and more-visible apps, says Andrew Garcia
Android Honeycomb Successor Mooted For May
The next build of Android following Honeycomb (or Android 2.4 or 3.0) is slated to arrive on phones this summer
Apache Launches Updated Open Source Database
The next generation Cassandra open-source database has been announced by The Apache Software Foundation
Novell: Community Wants OpenSUSE Foundation
The openSUSE Linux version is going to a foundation because users demanded it, says Novell's community manager Jos Poortvliet
Microsoft-Backed Consortium Still After Novell Patents
Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and EMC's consortium, CPTN Holdings, is apparently still intent on acquiring 882 Novell patents
IBM And Samsung Expand Chip Research Partnership
IBM and Samsung are co-operating in semiconductor technology R&D for mobile devices and other products
SAP Acquires Security As Black Hats Take Aim
As SAP buys into ID management, an event at Black Hat DC will put Web-enabled SAP apps in the line of fire
T-Mobile Backtracks On Data Cap Cuts
New data caps will not affect existing customers, says T-Mobile in a humiliating climb-down
2011 To Be A Major Year For Mobile
2011 will be a major year for mobile and wireless devices, says J. Gerry Purdy, in his analysis of upcoming mobile and wireless trends
How Do You Forge A Digital Identity?
IT is now charged with the job of extending existing IDs or incorporating new ones to accommodate a digital presence, says PJ Connolly
Government To Cut Costs With Cloud Computing
The government will look to outsourcing and cloud computing to cut costs in 2011, predicts Ovum