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Bitcoin In Trouble As Chinese Exchanges Stop Taking Deposits In Yuan
Virtual currency loses almost a third of its value in just one day
Cisco Targets Mobile With Collaborate.com Purchase
Cisco acquires Collaborate.com in an effort to beef up its mobile collaboration capabilities
Facebook Is About To Launch Video Advertising
On Thursday, social network users will be treated to an exclusive trailer for ‘Divergent’
Google Acquires Robot Leader Boston Dynamics
The legendary DARPA contractor will become part of the new robotics unit led by Andy Rubin
Import.io: “We Turn Any Website Into A Database”
Andrew Fogg from Import.io thinks the future of the Web is in APIs
Instagram Direct Arrives For User Messaging And Sharing
Instagram Direct adds a direct messaging option to allow users to better share their photos with others
Microsoft Lures Gmail Users With Outlook.com Tool
Microsoft makes it easier for Gmail users to ditch Google with a new Outlook.com email import tool
WordPress 3.8 Update Delivers New Look
The new version of the popular content management system WordPress delivers a new look admin panel
Oracle Puts Its Weight Behind OpenStack Project
Almost a dozen Oracle products are due to receive an open source makeover
Red Hat Signals Arrival Of Enterprise Linux 7 Beta
Red Hat delivers the beta of Enterprise Linux 7, which offers improved performance, storage and virtualisation
Enterprise Software Market Shaped By ‘Nexus of Forces’ – Gartner
The buying habits in the enterprise software sector will be influenced by a new driver, claims Gartner
Researchers Develop Low Cost Open Source 3D Printer For Metal Objects
A low-cost 3D printer has been developed in the US that will allow users to 'print' objects made of steel
Huddle Launches Its Own Document Creation And Management Software
Huddle Note enables users to create, edit, and share documents in the cloud
Xen Launches The Mirage Cloud OS
Sean Michael Kerner welcomes Mirage, the Xen project's bid to make a specialised cloud operating system
Mozilla Offers Firefox 26 With Secure Plug-Ins
Mozilla releases the new version of its open-source web browser that comes with more secure plug-ins
Mars Rover Laser Hits Landmark
The Mars rover 'Curiosity' has now fired its laser 100,000 times since landing on the red planet last year
Microsoft Launches Azure Prime Challenge
The new distributed computing project aims to find 'lost' prime numbers
Google Glass Driver Battles Traffic Ticket In Court
The Google Glass-wearing driver explains why she is fighting the traffic ticket in a Californian courtroom
Flaws In Legit Software Cause Security Woes – Kaspersky
The root cause of internal security incidents are often down to flaws in legitimate software, says Kaspersky Lab
Microsoft Lync App Updated For Windows 8.1
Microsoft boosts enterprise communications after releasing the updated Lync app for Windows 8.1
Valve Joins Linux Foundation Ahead Of SteamOS Launch
Software developer is one of three new organisations to join Linux Foundation
Google Reveals Plans To Develop Robots
The exact purpose of the new robotics group, led by Andy Rubin, is still a secret
Social Media Users Warned Over Court Case Comments
British social networking users warned by Attorney General Dominic Grieve over commenting on court cases
Data Centre Spend To Focus On Software Instead Of Hardware
A new study predicts that enterprise data centre spending will shift from hardware to software
Bitcointalk.org Says DNS Was Hijacked, Passwords Compromised
On the same day, the website was also hit by DDoS attack
Video Conferencing Revenues Hit By Software Competition, Economy
Video conferencing continues to be affected by economic uncertainty and a trend toward software-based systems
Cyber Monday: The Day Of The Marketing Tentacles
Cyber Monday sucks, and it's all a sign of the faltering creativity of marketers, who are getting ever more invasive, says Tom Brewster
Amazon Hopes To Introduce Drone Delivery By 2018
Unmanned aerial vehicles already carry packages weighing up to five pounds
Microsoft Tackles Exchange Backup Niggles With Update
An update for Exchange Server 2013 delivers a number of fixes, including a backup restoration solution