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Metaswitch Contributes Virtualised Network Code To Open Source
Project Calico offers free, innovative virtual networking model based on IP addresses
Apple Loses Siri Patent Case In China
Chinese court rules against Apple in a patent case that could bring the iPad maker to the settlement table
Amazon Vows To Fight FTC Over In-App Purchases
The FTC has been promised a legal fight after Amazon threatened to bring in the lawyers over in-app purchases
AlienVault Updates Open Threat Exchange, Adds Free Tools
The open source threat intelligence platform can now scan log files to find compromised systems
ProtonMail Account Freed After PayPal ‘Freeze’
The ProtonMail project can once again access the money it has raised after an unpleaseant incident with the payments service
Facebook Investigated By ICO Over ‘Emotional Contagion’ Experiment
The watchdog is looking into claims that the social network was breaking data protection laws
MapR Gets $110 Million To Improve Its Hadoop Distribution
The company closes its largest ever financing round, led by Google Capital
Non-Profit XSS Vulnerability Archive Launched
XSSposed wants Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities to be disclosed responsibly
Google Drive Tweaked As Docs Gains MS Office Support
Google Drive updated for businesses, and Docs gets the ability to edit Microsoft Office documents
Respect Network Wants Members To Get Paid For Their Data
The ambitious project aims to challenge the way we look at data privacy and corporate reputation
Open Wireless Movement Wants People To Open Up Their Wi-Fi To Everyone
Open Wireless Movement says W-Fi should be open by default and wants industry to work together to make it safe, easy and legal
Oracle To Snap Up Micros Systems For £2.9bn – Report
Oracle poised to announce its largest acquisition since it purchased Sun Microsystems back in 2009
Irish Court Asks EU To Review Facebook NSA Data Sharing
The top European court asked to review the data sharing agreement between Europe and the US
Facebook Goes Down For 30 Minutes Worldwide, Reasons Still Unknown
Facebook users briefly faced an abyss of loneliness
Facebook Launches Slingshot – A One-To-Many Media Messaging App
The new app borrows heavily from Snapchat, but also introduces some original features
Elon Musk Gives Away All Of The Tesla Patents
CEO of Tesla Motors says the company will not sue anyone for using its proprietary technologies
IT Life: Would-Be Chef Who Cooked Up FeedHenry
Cathal McGloin wanted to be a chef. Now in enterprise mobility, he seems to be busy feeding someone called Henry....
Taxi Drivers’ Uber Protest Backfires As Downloads Surge
European capital cities faced gridlocked traffic conditions yesterday after taxi protest at smartphone app
Firefox 30 Adds Security Fixes And Developer Features
Mozilla's latest web browser steps into the ring to trade punches with Chrome and Internet Explorer
Jolla ‘Saapunki’ Update Adds 4G Support For All Sailfish OS Users
Jolla adds LTE support and browser features in new update for Sailfish OS
$25 Firefox OS Smartphones To Be Released In India
Ultra low-cost Firefox OS smartphones seek to tempt feature phone owners in emerging markets
Google Is Buying Into Satellite Manufacturing To Improve Maps
The acquisition of Skybox Imaging for $500 million will allow the company to marry navigation and analytics
iPhone Owners Promised A Skype App Makeover
Apple fanboys will soon get a better performing and better looking Skype app for their iPhones and iPads
Red Hat Launches Enterprise Linux 7
The new open source OS adopts XFS as the default file system, introduces application container support
The Isle Of Man Embraces Virtual Currencies
Local authorities promote the island as the perfect base for Bitcoin and Litecoin operations, say they can prevent money laundering
PayPal President Leaves To Head Messaging At Facebook
David Marcus will be overseeing the development of Facebook’s messaging products
How To Smarten Up Your Office
Touchscreens, sensors and meeting room management will make employees happier, says Andrew Howells from Condeco
Google Search Could Indicate That Links Were ‘Forgotten’
Google plans to introduce notices to point out where information has been redacted due to European privacy rules
SAP Anchors Cloud Platform With HANA Database
SAP reveals a new cloud platform for businesses based around its HANA database technology