BlackBerry maker RIM has made a deal to buy QNX which offers in-vehicle “infotainment and telematics systems”
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CloudApps Launches Cloud Offering To Manage Emissions
As the Government department responsible for the CRC laws starts to wind down for the general election, CloudApps has launched its offering to help companies control their emissions
US Tech Hiring Set For Growth Over Next 6 Months
A new survey has revealed that a third of companies will be hiring in the next two quarters, despite ongoing concerns over the economy
Adobe To Activate Silent Update Tool For Reader, Acrobat
Adobe Systems is to activate a new updater tool that requires no user interaction, in next week's security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Enterprise Java Developers Shifting To The Cloud
A new survey of more than 1,000 enterprise Java developers that indicates that they are moving to the cloud
Oracle To Address MySQL Concerns and Outline Strategy
An Oracle executive will use a show next week to address concerns about the future roadmap and strategy for MySQL
Boy Sues Mother Over Facebook Harassment
A mother of a teenager boy is facing harassment charges over allegedly hacking her son's Facebook account
Digital Bill Passes In Pre-Election Wash-Up
Photographers celebrate dropping of orphan works clause but sites such as Wikileaks under threat from clause 8
Google Buzz Hit With US Law-Suit
A New York man is suing Google, accusing the company of violating his privacy by exposing his Gmail contacts to the public
Microsoft Releases Preview Stats On IE9
Microsoft has released a series of statistics on the preview of the next major version of its Internet Explorer browser
Microsoft Offers CRM For Non Profit Orgs
Microsoft is offering a customised version of its Microsoft Dynamics CRM software platform for non profit and non-governmental organisations
Adobe Issues Advice To Avoid PDF Security Attack
Adobe has issued a workaround for a PDF vulnerability that would allow hackers to exploit its PDF Reader
iPad To Face Stiff Competition From Android Tablets
While the Apple iPad is seizing headlines, analysts warn that it will soon be facing stiff competition from a multitude of Android-based tablet rivals
Third Of Brits Happy To Use Pirated Software
Pirated software is becoming institutionalised, according to Microsoft, despite obvious security risks to the enterprise
IBM Slammed For Breaking Open Source Promises
IBM denies that it has broken a promise by asserting its patents against an open-source project
Android Continues Impressive Smartphone Growth
New figures have shown that Android is growing its market share, as Microsoft and Palm slip in the mobile operating systems stakes
Google Chrome Grows Market Share
Google Chrome held a 6.1 percent market share throughout March and is expected top 10 percent by the end of the year
MySQL Boss Heads To Cloud Software Maker
Marten Mickos was a key figure in guiding the open source MySQL database into worldwide significance
Microsoft Submits Linux Driver Updates
Microsoft has updated the the Hyper-V Linux Integration Services that it contributed to the Linux community in 2009
Researcher Uncovers PDF Executable Vulnerability
A security researcher has discovered a new way exploit Adobe Reader and other PDF-viewing software, but without actually using a security vulnerability
Google Includes Adobe Flash In Chrome Browser
Adobe and Google have worked together to integrate the Flash Player with Google's Chrome web browser
Businesses Need Mobile Device Management
Mobile operators are struggling to to cope with oversubscribed spectrums, forcing enterprises to resort to mobile management services, says Andrew Garcia
Reject Microsoft Office Attachments Says Free Software Group
Just say no to Word, Excel attachments say free and open software campaigners
Ordnance Survey Makes Mapping Data Freely Available
Ordnance Survey today released its maps to the public free of charge, as part of an initiative to make government data more accessible
Legal Issues Remain In Novell, SCO Linux Fight
There are still some dangling legal strings that need to be trimmed, and those won't happen for at least a few weeks
Chinese Yahoo Users Suffer Hacked Email Accounts
The Yahoo email accounts of some human rights activists and journalists in China and Taiwan have reportedly been hacked into
New Xeon 7500 Treads On Itanium’s Toes
Intel says its Xeon 7500 gives its biggest performance jump yet. Others wonder if it spells the end for Itanium, and trouble for IBM's Power processor
Microsoft Issues Fix For IE Zero-Day Bug
Microsoft has patched a total of ten vulnerabilities for Internet Explorer, after issuing an emergency security update
Jury Confirms Novell Ownership Of Unix
SCO Group's controversial attempt to claim ownership of the Unix operating system could be at an end, after a jury confirmed that Novell legally retains ownership rights to Unix
MPs Say Climate Unit Blocked Data Requests
Most Climategate allegations are false, although Professor Phil Jones failed to answer all requests for information, an MPs' committee has said