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Microsoft Study Finds Cloud Computing Is Good for the Environment
Comparing on-premise business applications to cloud equivalents, Microsoft concludes cloud computing has positive effects on the environment
Kaspersky Anti-Malware Package Bundles In Eight Products
Kaspersky Lab's anti-malware suite brings security for endpoints, file servers, mail servers and the network gateway
Bug Fixes For Google Chrome And Adobe Flash
Adobe upgrades Flash Player to fix nearly 20 vulnerabilities and Google patches up its Chrome browser
Samsung Predicts One Million Galaxy Tab Sales This Year
Samsung is making a bold prediction that it will shift 1 million Galaxy Tab tablets in 2010, as well 20 million Galaxy S smartphones
HP Blocks Oracle Subpoena For Apotheker Trial Appearance
HP is refusing to allow its new CEO Leo Apotheker to testify in the Oracle/SAP trial, but all eyes will be on Larry Ellison when he takes to the stand
Twitter Improves Performance With Updated Android App
Twitter has given its Android app a makeover so that it is now faster and features a new tweet details page
Zero-Day Flaw In Internet Explorer Exploited In Spam Attack
A malware attack has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer, prompting Microsoft to issue an advisory
Facebook Mobile Apps Refreshed For iPhone And Android
New smartphone apps from Facebook add single sign-on to iPhones and Androids, along with Deals for the iPhone
Czech Republic Cloud Development Centre Opened By NetSuite
Netsuite's development centre in the Czech Republic will focus on marketing its services and partners' products
Adobe Readies Critical Fix For Flash Player
Adobe is shortly to release a patch for a critical security vulnerability in its Flash Player software
Google Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Buzz
Google has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by Buzz users, although the company still finds itself in hot water over its Street view cars
Apple Approves App That Streams Flash To iOS Users
Apple has approved an app that will finally allow Flash videos to run on iOS devices
German Developers Defect From OpenOffice Project
German developers behind OpenOffice.org have jumped from the Oracle-backed ship to the newly independent LibreOffice project
Creative Sounds Out The Android Tablet Market
Creative has made a surprising entry into the tablet market with two models based on Android 2.1
EU Chips In To Fund Symbian With €22 million
Symbian lives on with joint funding by the European Union and a new Symbeose consortium
Android Downloads Gain Lookout’s Mobile Security Support
Lookout's Privacy Advisor application allows security-minded users to scan every Android app they download
Microsoft’s Cloudy Thinking Could Stunt Windows 8
Microsoft is making wrong assumptions about cloud adoption in a world still tied to XP, compounding the risks surrounding Windows 8 development
Pogoplug File-Sharing For Business: Review
The business version of Pogoplug eases file sharing for photo, video and document transfer
IBM Accelerates Analytics Push With Cognos 10
IBM expands its business analytics strategy with the release of Cognos 10 and other software and services at its Information On Demand conference
Oracle Snaps Up Art Technology Group for £624 Million
Oracle is once again splashing the cash, this time over half a billion pounds for e-commerce software provider Art Technology Group
Jury Selected For Oracle-SAP Court Room Date
Eight people have been chosen as the jury for the legal tussle between Oracle and SAP, in which the latter stands accused of IP piracy
Serious Security Bugs Found In Android Kernel
An analysis of Google Android Froyo's open source kernel has uncovered 88 flaws that could expose users' data
PayPal Service Disruption Continues In UK
A worldwide PayPal outage on Friday is still continuing for some UK customers, according to reports
CloudSleuth Community Aims To Provide Cloud Insight
The partner-driven CloudSleuth community, launched by Compuware, aims to improve performance of the cloud's federated infrastructure
Bocada Tweaks Prism Data Protection Software
Bocada's new data protection service management software improves reporting on trend analysis and speeds up report rendering
iSuppli: Samsung Galaxy Tab Beats iPad On Manufacturing Costs
Samsung's Galaxy Tab may not be starting a price war with the iPad in the UK, but it costs substantially less to make, according to iSuppli
Samsung Galaxy Tab Hits UK Streets
Samsung's Galaxy Tab his on sale in the UK but it's not going to start a price war with Apple's iPad
Apple Hits Motorola With Multitouch Lawsuit
Apple has accused Motorola of allegedly infringing on its patents related to multitouch technology with its Android smartphones
Twitter Set To Pass 200 Million Users
Twitter is adding 370,000 new users each day and is expected to near 200 million users worldwide by the end of the year