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Google Open Sources End-To-End Email Encryption
Open source effort should help email providers encrypt messages between one another
Actian Integrates Hadoop With SQL
Actian distributes its database into Hadoop for faster Big Data work that can be carried out using widely-available SQL skills
Samsung Z Is First Tizen-Powered Smartphone
Samsung Z to debut in Russia in Q3 ahead of wider release as company seeks to reduce Android dependency
Quiz Of The Week: Database Systems
What do you know about the current state of the database market?
Microsoft And Salesforce Settle Feud With Partnership Deal
The two companies put aside their differences and agree to bring Salesforce's apps to Microsoft's Office and Windows OS
Footwear Chain Office Hacked, Customer Data Compromised
The attackers gained access to names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and passwords, which were apparently stored unencrypted
Mozilla Opens Pre-Orders For ‘Flame’ Smartphone
The mid-tier Firefox OS reference device from China costs just $170 with free shipping
Microsoft Plans To Launch Real-Time Translation For Skype In 2014
This year, the Universal Translator is coming to a Windows 8 PC near you
ICO Hunts Down Another Spam Texter
The watchdog has raided a ‘SIM farm’ in the midlands and issued a sizeable fine
Google Previews Docker Support On Compute Engine
Google is testing support for containers on its cloud infrastructure service, as interest in the Docker project grows
Facebook Reacts To Privacy Fears With Tightened Settings
Noob users of Facebook receive a privacy policy change that will limit their first postings to the audience they want it to reach
Salesforce Touts Mobile Business App As Sales Rise
Salesforce.com posts higher revenues as it touts a mobile app that it believes will allow users to control their businesses
No More Windows 8 For The Chinese Government
Chinese authorities ban Windows 8 in government offices, to avoid the ‘end of support’ dilemma they are facing with Windows XP
Google Reportedly Buying Twitch Game Streaming Service
As gaming becomes more mainstream, could Twitch be the next YouTube?
Autodesk To Launch Its Own 3D Printer Later This Year
The ‘Spark’ platform includes both software and hardware, is expected to cost around £3,000
Mutiny At Bitcoin Foundation Over New Director Brock Pierce
At least ten foundation members want to see former child star and Bitcoin investor removed from the board
The Impact Of Heartbleed On Open Source Security
Thanks to Heartbleed open source software will be better engineered and more secure, says Steve Nice, CTO at Reconnix
Mozilla Reluctantly Adopts Digital Rights Management
Mozilla says it has no choice if it wants to keep its user base, while the user base calls adoption of DRM “a betrayal”
Canonical Pushes OpenStack Managed Service With ‘Your Cloud’
Canonical is offering to build and operate OpenStack cloud infrastructure either on-site or using a customer's service provider of choice
Five Year Old Flaw Fixed In Linux Kernel
A high severity bug in the Linux kernel remained undetected since 2009
Oracle Argues For Reinstatement Of $1.3bn SAP Fine
Oracle has argued its record-breaking damages award against SAP should be reinstated, or a retrial ordered
Leaked Screenshots Suggest Extensive Gmail Overhaul
A decade after it was first launched, Gmail is getting a facelift, it seems
Australian Government Plans To Save With Open Source Drupal
The Australian government wants to build a unified CMS for all government websites, based on the open source Drupal software
Docker-Based CoreOS Linux Distribution Beta Launches
New Linux version CoreOS uses the Docker container system for apps
Samsung Prepares Tizen Smartphones For Russia And India – Report
Samsung Tizen smartphone could finally see the light of day in the next few weeks
Mozilla Reassures Users Over Firefox Ad Programme
Mozilla has said it will test its Directory Tiles programme to ensure it delivers 'user value' before rolling it out in the Firefox browser
Oracle Wins Round In $1bn Android Court Battle
A US federal court has ruled that Oracle's Java programming interfaces can be protected by copyright, in a blow to Google
Google Improves Cloud App Monitoring With The Acquisition Of Stackdriver
A dashboard to monitor apps hosted in the public cloud will be integrated into Google’s Cloud Platform
Firefox OS-Powered ZTE Open C Goes On Sale In UK For £69.99
ZTE Open C is available on eBay and runs the latest version of Firefox OS