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‘Silver Surfers’ Lead Online Growth
The UK online population has grown by almost 2 million this year, with the majority of web newbies aged over 50
Social Networks Face Growing Pressure Over Privacy
Privacy debacles are raising public awareness of the reliance on our data to make social networking pay, according to Ovum
Open University Tops iTunes Download Chart
Distance learning specialist, the Open University, is claiming to have made the most out of App Store popularity
Cisco Launches Enterprise Android Tablet
Cisco plans to give businesses a mobile platform for collaboration with its new Cius tablet
Microsoft Leak Could Reveal Windows 8 Detail
Microsoft is already discussing a Windows 8 app store internally, according to an alleged internal presentation leaked online
Nokia And Symbian: The End Of A Beautiful Relationship?
Nokia says the N8 will be the last N-series phone to use Symbian. Tom Jowitt asks what next for the open source mobile OS?
Oracle Beefs Up Sun Storage
Powerful new cluster-type systems feature gateway deduplication, DTrace analytics, inline data compression and Fibre Channel protocol support
Apache Updates Tomcat Java Web Server
Apache has upgraded the Tomcat web server by releasing version 7.0, the first major release of the software since 2006
Chrome OS Creator Defects To Facebook
The lead engineer behind Google's important Chrome operating system (OS) has gone to Facebook
Google Pushing Android 2.2 to Nexus One
Users of the Google smartphone are getting the latest version of the mobile OS, with speed, security and Exchange features
Nokia Pokes Fun At iPhone ‘Death Grip’
The mobile giant has released a guide entitled 'How do you hold your Nokia?', mocking Apple for the iPhone 4's antenna problems
Boris Adds Buses And The Tube To Wi-Fi Plans
London’s mayor says public transport is part of his London-wide wireless access vision for the Olympics in 2012
Dell Sets Streak SIM-Free In UK
Those eager owners of the Streak tablet device who bought it on contract could have waited, paid £50 extra, and got it SIM-free
Salesforce Hires Old Microsoft Foe For Patent Lawsuit
Salesforce has hired David Boies, who represented the DOJ in its antitrust action against Microsoft, as counsel for its patent-infringement lawsuit
Pirate Bay Founding Group Abandons Ship
Piratbyran, creator of notorious BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay, is throwing in the towel following the death of one of its founders
BREEAM Data Centre Scheme Goes Live
A scheme which rates buildings' footprint has been applied to data centres - but will it cut energy use?
Server Huggers Block The Path To Virtualisation
The benefits of virtualisation are well known. What is holding organisations back is a range of human and organisational issues
BBC Trust Gives Project Canvas The Nod
The BBC Trust has given its approval for the BBC's involvement in Project Canvas, a video-on-demand service in conjunction with six other broadcasters
Open Government Data Consultation Launched
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has asked for views on how to make government handling of citizen data more transparent
Salesforce.com Countersues Microsoft In Patent Spat
Salesforce.com is accusing Microsoft of infringing on five of its patents, in a lawsuit countering the suit filed in May against the cloud-based software company
Google Pulls Two Android Market Apps
Two apps from the Android Market that duped users into downloading them have been removed by Google
Intel Preparing Atom for Android 2.2
Google's Android 2.2 mobile OS will run on the x86 architecture and promote its Atom processor in more netbooks and smartphones
ICANN Green Lights .xxx Domain
With the application for an .xxx domain for adult entertainment approved, proponents say it will help web filtering efforts, while others are not so sure
Nokia Drops Symbian OS For N-range Handsets
Nokia has confirmed it will drop the Symbian mobile operating system on its N-range of handsets, with the N8 the last smartphone to run the open source OS
Tech Refresh Down To Windows 7, Says Michael Dell
Michael Dell has pointed to Windows 7 and the recent release of Office 2010 as two main drivers behind a tech refresh in the enterprise
Ofcom Wades Into Net Neutrality Debate
Telecoms watchdog Ofcom wants to know how broadband operators should manage the traffic of their customers
HP: Deduplication And The Future Of Tape
Data deduplication needs to expand out of the backup market and become more efficient, but many companies are still struggling to phase out tape, according to HP
Ingres: Vector Databases Are Real
Faster databases and big progress on open source - that's the story from Ingres CEO Roger Burkhardt
RIM Posts Solid Q1, Drops Hints On Tablet Plans
BlackBerry maker reports first-quarter revenue, while being scant on details of “two significant product additions” later in the year