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Mozilla Releases Firefox 24 And Fixes Security Issues
Mozilla has patched a number of security issues with the release of its Firefox 24 web browser
Russian Media Watchdog Threatens To Ban Facebook Over ‘Legal High’ Ads
Facebook says adverts for smoking blends were the result of a technical glitch
IBM Throwing $1bn Into Linux And Open Source
IBM is throwing a load of its money into open source stuff
Sailfish OS Is Now Fully Compatible With Android
The successor to MeeGo works on Android hardware, runs apps from Google Play
Government To Trial Emergency Mobile Warnings
Alerts will be sent out to around 50,000 people across different parts of the UK
Google Maps Helps Clear Minefields In Kosovo
HALO Trust says advanced positioning and navigation technology is making demining efforts less dangerous
OpenDaylight Prepares ‘Hydrogen’ SDN Platform
The first release of OpenDaylight's SDN architecture comes five months after founding members including IBM, Cisco and the Linux Foundation announced the initiative
Couchbase Launches First Ever Native NoSQL Database For Mobile Devices
New 'JSON Anywhere' set of open source tools enables faster, simpler mobile app development
Google Releases Tool To Teach Code On Raspberry Pi
Creators say open source “Coder” software is an easy way to learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Twitter Preps For Stock Market Listing
Twitter is to file for a public listing, in one of most anticipated tech-related IPOs since Facebook
Microsoft Readies Cortana To Battle Apple’s Siri – Report
Microsoft is reportedly developing a Windows Phone voice assistant to rival that of Apple’s Siri
WordPress Update Fixes Three Security Vulnerabilities
A new update of the popular WordPress blogging platform tackles a number of security issues
Canonical Landscape Updated For ARM Server Support
Canonical’s systems management solution Landscape can now manage x86- and ARM-based server environments
NetMediaEurope Expands Into Portugal, Brazil With B!T Acquisition
TechWeekEurope gets a partner publication in Latin America
Facebook Shares Surge To Record High
Facebook ratchets up its market value as shares in the company reach a new Wall Street high
Torvalds’ Dead SSD Delays 3.12 Linux Kernel
Even the father of Linux is not immune to hardware failure
IBM Sells Customer Care Unit For £319m
IBM sells its customer care business processing unit to Synnex, as it concentrates on higher value offerings
Tech Focus: Application Lifecycle Management
Just like human beings, application software has a lifecycle. And just like us, that software needs care and attention at every stage of its life. TechWeekEurope editor Peter Judge introduces our Applications Lifecycle Management focus ...
BMC Software Completes Privatisation Move
BMC Software completes its efforts to become a privatised company, in a deal worth £4.4 billion
FACT Uses IBM Big Data Analytics To Track Down Online Pirates
The trade organisation credits the technology for eliminating in-cinema film recordings
Google Patchfield Boosts Audio Application Development
Patchfield is aimed at Android developers who want to create focused audio applications that can be connected together
Open Cloud Is Good. Interoperable Cloud Is Better
Open source cloud is not enough. Sean Michael Kerner says solutions have to interoperate as well
Chrome Browser Reaches Fifth Birthday Milestone
In just five years, Google's Chrome browser has gained a 41.4 percent share of the global browser market
Apache Ships Cassandra 2.0 Open-Source Database
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) launches version 2.0 of the Cassandra NoSQL database
Linux 3.11 For Workgroups Arrives With Added Lustre
The final release of Linux version 3.11 - codenamed Linux for Workgroups - is now out
LibreOffice Gains Collabora Commercial Support
The open-source LibreOffice office productivity suite is to gain commercial support from Collabora Productivity
Facebook Bug ‘Allowed Anyone’s Photos To Be Deleted’
Bug allowed hackers to delete any Facebook photos they wanted/p>
Kickstarter Project Flutter Proposes M2M Net With Half A Mile Range
Flutter is building a cheap Arduino-based tool for the Internet of Things
Former Microsoft Exec Steven Sinofsky To Moonlight At Box
The man praised for Windows 7 and blamed for Windows 8 will work for SkyDrive competitor