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Twitter Bomb Joker Guilty Of ‘Menacing’ Tweet
A man has been fined £1000 after posting a joke on Twitter about blowing up a snow-bound airport
Facebook Hacker Jailed Amid Rape Claims
The case of a woman misusing Faceboook to back up rape charges should prompt people to protect their passwords, say security experts
Pirate Party All At Sea After First Election
Despite only winning 0.34 percent of the vote, the UK Pirate Party believes it could benefit from a hung parliament and the focus on smaller parties
Facebook Users Could Get Cheaper McDonald’s Burgers
AdAge is reporting that Facebook is expected to challenge popular startup Foursquare by offering location-based status updates
IBM Promises Greater Efficiency With Software
IBM continues to bang the 'business agility' drum, after it unveiled new software designed to cut costs
The Biggest Security Threats Now
Web 2.0 and the recession have prompted CIOs to invest in anti-malware protection, patch management, data loss prevention and safer social networking
US Government Weighs In On Facebook Privacy
Privacy groups have complained to the US FTC, while others fear proposed privacy rules will hurt online commerce
SMBs Struggle To Understand Social Media
Blogs, Facebook and Twitter are now used by most small to medium businesses in the US, although many remain unsure how to best use them
Facebook Fixes Flaw That Exposed User Chats
Facebook has plugged a security hole that exposed users' live chat sessions and pending friend requests
Skype Launching Group Videoconferencing
Skype plans to introduce a group video chat feature that will help it better compete with the likes of Cisco, Polycom and LifeSize
Microsoft Launches Social Aggregation Site
Microsoft revealed a technical preview of Spindex, a new Web service designed to aggregate users' social-networking feeds
Microsoft announces Dates For Kin Launch
Microsoft formally announced that its Kin One and Kin Two phones would be available for online pre-order starting on 6 May, with an in-store rollout to follow on 13 May
Tech Workers Believe Economy Is Improving
Over a third of technology workers believe the economy is improving, and confidence levels are starting to firm up
Google Touts Speedy Chrome 5.0
The Google Chrome team are claiming that the new beta of the Chrome 5.0 web browser is up to 35 percent faster than previous releases
Microsoft Releases Free UC Client For Nokia Handsets
Microsoft has released a free unified communications (UC) client that will allow workers to access their business communication system via their Nokia handsets
Intel Labs Builds Routers From Clustered Servers
Intel researchers have used an open source software package called Click Router to tie unused servers together to create routers
Google Launching Electronic Book Service
Google will begin selling electronic books online as early as June through Google Editions
Apple Facing Antitrust Over iAd Platform
Apple could face an investigation over iAd, a feature of its upcoming iPhone OS 4
Chrome Gains As IE Slips Below 60 Percent
Microsoft's Internet Explorer has slipped below the 60 percent mark market share for the first time in years, as Chrome continues to grow
Google Makes Startup Investment Pledge
Google Ventures has pledged to invest £66 million per year into “best-of-breed” startups, as the search engine giant looks to continue its support for entrepreneurs
Twitter Adds Embedding Option For Tweets
Twitter is to launch embeddable tweets so that people can easily insert tweets into their blog and news stories
Google Brings Gmail Back To Britain
Users of Google's email service in the UK will be able to use @gmail.com domain names from this week
Microsoft Kin Mobiles Available For Pre-sale
Microsoft will make its Kin One and Kin Two social-networking phones available on 6 May
IBM Planning Green Sim City Game For Sustainability Training
The systems giant has created what it calls a "serious game" to help individuals recognise the importance of solving problems with the environment
Apple Facing Anti-Trust Threat Over App Store
Apple could find itself the target of either a Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission, according to an unnamed source
Conviction For Sarah Palin Email Hack
A federal jury has convicted the son of a prominent Tennessee Democrat of illegally accessing the e-mail account of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
Twitter To Open Source Android App
Twitter has released the Twitter for Android application to the Android Market
Apple Says Bye Bye To LaLa Music Service
Apple's plans to shut down Lala, the online music service it acquired in December 2009
HP To Use WebOS To Compete On Tablets
Hewlett-Packard, following its acquisition of Palm, is expected to use WebOS to gain new leverage in the tablet market