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Mozilla Adds Web Audio Capabilities And Security Updates To Firefox 25
Mozilla updates the desktop and mobile versions of the open source browser
BBM for iOS And Android Hits 20 Million Downloads
BBM for iOS and Android reaches 20 million downloads in first week and is used by 80 million people
Open Data Institute Expands Its Vision Across Borders
The network of 13 international ‘Nodes’ could attract millions to the open data cause, says ODI CEO Gavin Starks
Hunk Lets Splunk Users Analyse Data In Hadoop
The company unveils its plan for world domination – letting anyone who stores data in Hadoop analyse it with Splunk
Logitech Goes Mobile With Speakerphone
Logitech's Mobile Speakerphone P710e works with notebooks, tablets and smartphones to make it easier to set up a conference call while on the go
SAS Joins Forces With SAP On Big Data
SAS and SAP are to work together on developing in-memory data analysis, allowing administrators to take advantage of real-time big data analytics
YouTube Looks For User Votes In Music Awards
The YouTube Music Awards will feature winners chosen by fans, in a live broadcast scheduled for 3 November
Adobe Releases Vector Graphics Tool To The Open Source Community
Snap.svg, a JavaScript library for interactive SVG content, is now available on GitHub
IT Life: The Future Of Computing Is Distributed
Justin Sheehy, CTO at Basho, talks about NoSQL, Grace Hopper and why distributed computing tools shall inherit the earth
Google Drops Saved Plus Searches And Saved Maps
Google's shakeup of its products continues as it drops some much loved features for Google+ and Google Maps
Microsoft Hits Back At Apple Jibe Over Free iWork
Microsoft responds to Apple jibe after making iWorks free for new Mac and iOS device buyers
Facebook Could Face Investigation In Ireland Over PRISM Data
A group of Austrian law students demands action from the Irish privacy watchdog
Google Tests Parental Controls In Chrome Browser Beta
The latest beta of the Chrome web browser includes the ability for parents to set limits and controls
Google Plus Hangouts For iOS Gets Free Phone Calls
Google+ Hangouts iOS users can now make free phone calls to any phone in the USA and Canada
Oracle Plugs Cloud Hole With BigMachines Purchase
Oracle is reportedly paying up to £247m to acquire BigMachines, in order to fill a gap in its own cloud service
IP Expo: Mimecast Wants To Transform Email Into Interactive Data Archive
Orlando Scott-Cowley from Mimecast talks about the future of enterprise information access
MariaDB Developer SkySQL Raises £12.4m In Latest Financing Round
Open source relational database gets a vote of confidence from Intel Capital
Linux Foundation To Support The Development Of KVM Hypervisor
Open source enthusiasts get behind the Open Virtualisation Alliance
Microsoft Finishes Dynamics CRM 2013 Worldwide Rollout
Microsoft completes its global rollout of its cloud-enabled CRM suite and reveals new partnership deal
Wikipedia Bans 250 Users Paid For Edits
Wikipedia infuriated by mass sockpuppetry
NSA ‘Hacked Mexican Presidential Communications’
NSA hacked into email accounts of former Mexican president, fresh Snowden leaks show
Torrent Tracker isoHunt To Close And Settle Lawsuit For $110m
Site founder Gary Fung says he’ll be back, but the case establishes that a Torrent index infringes copyright
Twitter Discusses Monetisation Plans, Ahead Of IPO
Twitter will increase the money it derives from sponsored tweets as part of its business objectives
IP Expo: Vello Systems Hopes To Create Open Source Optical Forum
Ashish Shah from Vello Systems talks about the need for standardisation in the optical networking market
Microsoft Quietly Offers Remote Desktop App For Android And iOS
Users can now access their Windows PCs and servers remotely via Android, iOS or Mac devices
OpenStack Havana Broadens Cloud Options
The OpenStack Havana release is now available with a number of new features geared towards the cloud
Canonical Adds Smartphone Support To Ubuntu 13.10
The "Saucy Salamander" Linux release supports desktops, servers, the cloud, and now mobile devices
Google To Support Chrome On Windows XP Through 2015
As Microsoft continues to make every effort to shift customers away from Windows XP, Google has said it plans to continue to deliver updates and security patches for its Chrome browser on the platform for a bit longer
Yahoo Adding Email Encryption After NSA Address Book Surveillance Revealed
Latest leaks suggest NSA grabbed 444,743 email address books from Yahoo in a single day