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Snapchat Settles FCC Charges For ‘Deceiving Users’
Snapchat reprimanded by US regulator and faces 20 years of scrutiny for deceiving its users
Cisco And Citrix Buddy Up For Enterprise Mobility Platform
Cisco and Citrix extend their partnership to include a workplace mobility solution for businesses
HP Spends $1 Billion On OpenStack-Based Helion Cloud Push
Hewlett-Packard is to invest $1 billion as it seeks to bolster its cloud computing credentials
Microsoft Patches Windows XP With IE Update
Microsoft opts to rescue Windows XP users with an emergency patch for Internet Explorer
Secret Social Network To Hit UK Shores
Privacy affectionados celebrate after 'Secret', the anonymous social network, prepares for UK launch
Skype Removes Rude And Naughty Emoticons
Skype users slap their forehead and shake their heads after Microsoft removes potentially offensive emoticons
Anonymous Linux Distribution TAILS Reaches Release Version 1.0
The OS that helped Edward Snowden communicate with journalists is ready for prime time
Google Launches Offline Docs Apps For iPhone And Android
Google Docs and Sheets offer offline editing for iPhone, iPad and Android, with Slides set to follow
Facebook Tightens Data Settings And Launches Mobile Ad Network
New measures allow users to limit how much personal information they share with third-party mobile apps
‘Most Customisable Ever’ Mozilla Firefox 29 Boasts Brand New Interface
Firefox 29 offers new tabs, bookmarks and sync options, while developers get new tools to play with
Oracle Adds OpenStack In Solaris 11.2
The new Solaris continues Oracle's push for its own "engineered systems", but opens up to OpenStack
Twitter Disappoints With Slowing Growth
Twitter shares plummet as investors take fright at its slowing growth and usage figures
Mozilla Offers $10,000 Bounty For Bugs In New SSL Certificate Library
In the wake of the discovery of Heartbleed bug, Mozilla is stepping up its certificate validation efforts
Software Engineer Creates Smartphone Based On Raspberry Pi
David Hunt shows how to build a smartphone out of electrical components worth £94, without any soldering
Mozilla Appoints Andreas Gal As New CTO
The current vice president of Mobile Engineering replaces Brendan Eich, who was first promoted to the CEO position, then resigned
Controversial FCC Proposals Could “End Net Neutrality” In The US
The Federal Communications Commission could allow US ISPs to charge for priority traffic
The Founder Of Russia’s Largest Social Network Is Fired, Flees The Country
The former CEO finds out about his dismissal from the press, says he won't return to Russia
Facebook Boosts Mobile Advert Sales
Facebook's first-quarter profits tripled, aided by significant growth in its mobile user base and mobile ad sales
Android Users Downloaded 220m Apps Containing Heartbleed Bug
Updates have reduced the number of vulnerable apps, but millions still running flawed software on Android
GitHub President Resigns After Allegations Of Harassment
Tom Preston-Werner quits GitHub, even though an independent investigation clears his name
Ubuntu 14.04 ‘Trusty Tahr’ Arrives To Fill Windows XP Void
Canonical touts the new release of Ubuntu Linux as a great alternative to replace Windows XP
IT Life: I’ve Been Doing Big Data For Ten Years!
Tendü Yogurtcu was working on Big Data before you heard of it. She likes open source and rates imagination over knowledge
IBM Q1 Disappoints With Ongoing Hardware Decline
IBM's first quarter results make for grim reading as it reveals the lowest quarterly revenue in five years
Microsoft Plans Interactive Displays and Gesture Control
Microsoft is working on a 'Minority Report' future, to allow more intuitive user interaction with computers
AMD Shows Off x86 APU Server Running Fedora Linux
AMD demonstrates its upcoming next-generation Opteron X APU server running Fedora Linux
Mt Gox Abandons Hope, Prepares For Liquidation
CEO of the bitcoin exchange Mark Karpeles has been replaced by court-appointed provisional administrator
How To Use Money To Prevent The Next Heartbleed
Support open source with time and money, stop a repeat of the Heartbleed OpenSSL flaw, says Seean Michael Kerner
Samsung Plans Two Tizen Smartphones And Android-Powered Smartwatch
Samsung executive reveals more on Tizen plans and how a twin-operating system strategy will work
Open Source Code Has Fewer Defects Than Proprietary Software
The latest Coverity Scan Open Source Report suggests that the quality of programming in free C and C++ projects is improving