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French Government Quizzes Apple Over Exploding iPhones
Concerns grow after cases reported in France, UK and the US. Apple has refused to comment until it sees the devices concerned
Facebook Tightens Privacy Controls
The social network also promises to include the reasons for collecting date of birth information as well as information on how its advertising programs work
Apple Snow Leopard Offers More Than Promised
US Times tech critic David Pogue and his Wall Street Journal counterpart Walter S. Mossberg found Apple's Snow Leopard to be speedy yet slim and to offer far more than Apple promised
iPhone Gets Bing Search Development Kit
Microsoft delivers a Bing iPhone and Mac software development kit and makes the SDK available for download on the Microsoft CodePlex community development site
HP And Dell Join Microsoft In XML Battle
Microsoft found itself joined by two new allies, Dell and Hewlett-Packard, in its Texas court battle against a small Canadian company, i4i, which says Redmond violated its XML-related patent
Nokia Announces New N900 Linux Tablet
Despite Nokia's Linux netbook, Maemo Linux not dead - it still lives on in a niche tablet product
Amazon Profits From Early Cloud Start
Other vendors have arrived on the scene, but Amazon is reaping the benefits of pioneering the concept of cloud computing resources, says vice president Adam Selipsky
NASA Boosts Climate Change Supercomputer
NASA adds thousands of Intel Xeon 5500 series processors to the Goddard Space Flight Center's Discover high-end computing system
Twitter Still Open To Security Exploit Warns Developer
A cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting Twitter security is still open despite the microblogging service's attempt at a fix, a software developer says
Another BitTorrent Site Faces Legal Action
Mininova, an alternative to BitTorrent tracking site The Pirate Bay, loses a key legal battle as a Dutch court rules that the Mininova site will face fines if it does not take action to remove links pointing to copyrighted material fro ...
FSF Launches “Windows 7 Sins” Campaign
Microsoft has been targeted by the Free Software Foundation, which is insisting in a new "Windows 7 Sins" campaign that Redmond's new operating system represents a threat to the privacy and security of individuals and companies
Climate Camp Uses Twitter To Seize London’s Blackheath
Protesters and police both use Twitter in techno-war of climate change
Ex-Digital Minister Opposes Mandelson’s File Share Clampdown
Former minister Tom Watson MP says the government's new hard-line approach to file-sharing will lead to accusations of undue interference from industry
Review: Amazon AWS Toolkit for Eclipse Eases Cloud Development
Amazon wants to make it easy for developers to get their apps on its cloud platform, Amazon Web Services - so it has a tool for the Eclipse development environment
Government File-Sharing Move Could Cut Off Entire Households
The UK government has taken Internet copyright-protection out of Ofcom's hands, and is rushing through measures that could cut off everyone at an address
Agile Development Takes Another Leap
Software developers looking to make their work more flexible have a get-together in Chicago this week
Windows 7 Family Pack Available In Europe
Microsoft plans to release both a Family Pack and upgrades to its upcoming Windows 7 operating system in Europe
EC: Nobody Must Be Left Behind By Digital Media
European authorities are calling on member states to make sure that citizens are helped with media literacy
AT&T And Co Answer US Regulator’s Google Voice Questions
Google, Apple and AT&T all answer the Federal Communications Commission's questions about the band of the Google Voice application from Apple's iPhone App Store
E-Paper Will Mirror Adoption Of iPod
A new report compares early Kindle adoption to that of the iPod, and says that the e-paper display market is expected to reach £1.52 billion by 2013
Gmail Eases Migration From Rival Email
Google is now allowing its millions of Gmail users to migrate their e-mail and contacts from Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL and other services to Gmail
Internet Explorer 8 – More Secure Than Firefox And Chrome?
Microsoft may get criticised for security issues, but IE8 just came top in a security study, beating Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera. Larry Walsh asks - is it time to reassess your choice of browser?
Government: Smart Ticketing Could Save Cash and Carbon
Electronic tickets could help cut costs and ease congestion but privacy campaigners have concerns about using IT to track passengers
MySpace Buys iLike Music Service
MySpace buys Facebook friend iLike, a social music service that lets people make music recommendations, share playlists and receive personalised concert alerts
Email Bug Reported In iPhone 3.0
An apparent bug in Apple's iPhone OS 3.0 software allows users to find e-mails even after they have been deleted from the user's in-box and trash folders
Microsoft Files Motion To Block Word Ruling
Microsoft has filed a motion to stay a court ruling that could pull Microsoft Word from store shelves within 60 days
Recession Forces IT Budgets Down By 4 Percent
In a survey of enterprise and SMB IT officials in North America and Europe, Forrester Research analysts find that companies are planning to reduce their IT operating and capital budgets by 1 to 4 percent as they manage their way throug ...
Microsoft Hit By Two More Texas Lawsuits
Microsoft's legal troubles continue with two new lawsuits filed by smaller companies alleging patent infringement, both in East Texas
Red Hat Compares Itself To Facebook or Wikipedia
Jim Whitehurst says that Red Hat is "defining a whole new business model... Open source is nothing but a specific instance of the power of participation