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WhatsApp Weakness ‘Could Expose PayPal, Google Accounts’
WhatsApp's mixed use of SSL encryption described as "extremely bad form"
Twitter Caught Using Fake Quotes, Real Accounts In A Promotion
The company attributed fake statements to real people in the screenshot for its ‘Amplify’ advertising product
Facebook Reaps Reward From Mobile Ad Growth
Facebook is making plenty of money from mobile and impressing analysts
Microsoft SkyDrive Updated For Space Saving
Microsoft has upgraded its SkyDrive cloud storage service in order to free up more space
UK Audience Technology Start-Up Affectv Secures £2 Million Funding
The company will bring its mix of mathematics and marketing to Europe and Asia
Syrian Electronic Army Pilfers Viber Data
London-based firm says no sensitive data is taken, but SEA claims responsibility for the attack
Oracle Looks To Internet of Things With Java ME Embedded
Oracle aims its new Java ME Embedded technology at tackling the Internet of Things and M2M
Fusion-io Shares Secrets Of Flash-Aware Applications With Open Compute And MariaDB
The enterprise Flash pioneer makes its first official contribution to open source
Mozilla Plans ‘Aggressive’ Firefox OS Quarterly Update Schedule
Mozilla plans six-weekly security updates for the mobile OS too
Ubuntu Edge Smartphone Sets Record £20.8m Crowdsourcing Target
Canonical wants £20.8m to build 40,000 Ubuntu superphones
SUSE Starts Cloud 2.0 Beta Testing
SUSE has begun testing SUSE Cloud 2.0, its CloudStack-based technology for building private clouds
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Ubuntu Forums Hack Exposes 1.8m Accounts
Canonical advises members to change their passwords as soon as possible
Facebook To Buy British Software Quality Specialist Monoidics
Mathematical approach could help improve Facebook’s mobile apps
Facebook Bangs Marketing Drum With Mobile User Growth
Facebook is talking up its reach on mobile devices as Brits head away on their annual holidays
Updated Google Maps App Arrives On iPhone, iPad
Users of Apple devices now have access to the updated Google Maps app that includes a number of enhancements
Intel Buys Into Gesture Recognition With Omek Acquisition
The chip manufacturer will pay close to $40m for an Israeli gesture recognition start-up
Google Play Store Updated With Improved Interface
Google applies the new user interface to its redesigned Play Store for desktop users
Amazon Brings MapR M7 Platform To Elastic MapReduce
MapR's M7 'ultimate decision machine' big data platform is now available on Amazon's Elastic MapReduce cloud infrastructure
Oracle Adds 2TB Option For Exalytics
Users of Oracle's Exalytics In-Memory Machine X3-4 now have the option of accessing 2TB of RAM, which could help with certain big data applications
Barracuda Finds Booming Market For Fake Social Network Accounts
Barracuda Labs has found a 'strong economy' around the sale of fake followers on social media services, with competition leading to a drop in prices
Oracle Updates Java Tools For Mobile And Cloud
Oracle updates its Java developer tools to include better support for mobile and cloud technologies
Open Source Mourns Death Of Fedora Veteran
Longtime member of Red Hat's Fedora team Seth Vidal was killed on his bicycle by a hit-and-run driver
Google U-Turn Over Offline Maps Decision
In the wake of criticism, Google performs a quick u-turn over the decision to drop its offline Map function
Quiz Of The Week: Linux
How well do you know the open source operating system?
Music Sharing Takes UK Team To The Imagine Cup 2013
Team Colinked want to share music between devices - and that desire got them to the Imagine Cup student competition finals in St Petersburg
Google Updates Maps App For Android
Google's improved Maps app for Android devices has arrived, but iOS users will have to wait a little longer
Peter Sunde: Would Someone Kill The Pirate Bay Already?
Co-founder of The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, can't escape the shadow of his creation
The Pirate Bay Co-Founder Unveils Anti-Snooping App
Peter Sunde hoping to launch a less controversial technology with the Heml.is secure messaging application