Google's concessions to the European Union are not concessions at all, says British firm
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
News Software
Cloud Users Shun Open Source – Report
Cloud isers opt for Amazon Web Services over open source options like OpenStack, a report finds
Twitter Gets Analytical With Lucky Sort Acquisition
The technology could help Twitter offer better advertising tools
Ex-Twitter Security Lead Asked To ‘Set Up Saudi Surveillance Operation’
Moxie Marlinspike claims he was asked to set up a massive man-in-the-middle surveillance operation by Saudi operator Mobily
AMD Upgrades Open Compute Project Servers
Servers based on the OCP's energy-efficient Open 3.0 specification are now available from Penguin Computing, ZT Systems and others, according to AMD
Begin Preparing For The End…Of Windows XP
With less than a year until Microsoft takes Windows XP off life support, companies need to ensure they have proper contingency plans in place, warns Kevin Beadon from GlassHouse Technologies
W3C Advances Controversial HTML5 Copyright Protection Plans
The W3C has published a first public draft of a controversial proposal that would make it easier for encrypted video to be distributed using HTML5
Google Switches Compute Engine To Debian
Google will now use Debian as the default operating system for its Compute Engine project
Microsoft Sees Strong Yammer Growth
Microsoft's social enterprise platform, acquired last year, is helping the company gain a foothold in a growing market, with tighter Office 365 integration on the way
Salesforce Acquires Clipboard For More Social Skills
Pinterest rival Clipboard will be shut down next month
International Space Station Abandons Windows In Favour Of Debian
Laptops in Earth's orbit will run Linux
HP Hit By Fresh Lawsuit Over Troubled Autonomy Deal
HP's headaches continue after it faces a fresh Autonomy lawsuit, and is accused of knowing it was a bad deal
Google Translate Updated With More Languages
Google Translate has been upgraded to include more languages, coupled with the ability to save favourite phrases
Open Compute Project To Develop An Open Switch
The new hardware will be made from scratch
Facebook To Buy Mapping Firm Waze For $1 Billion – Reports
Facebook is said to be buying navigation start-up Waze, previously courted by Apple
Microsoft Previews Office Real-Time Co-author Feature
A new feature from Microsoft gives Office Web Apps users the ability to see changes to Office files instantly
Google Adds New Features To Online Services
Google has unveiled a host of updates to its online services including Google Drive, Apps, Calendar and Groups
BMC Bows To Shareholder Pressure And Agrees Sale
BMC is to escape the pressures of being a publicly listed company by selling itself to private equity buyers
Twitter Leaves TweetDeck To Die
Tweetdeck client continues under tighter Twitter control
Microsoft Confirms 100m Windows 8 Licence Sales
Microsoft reveals it has sold 100 million Windows 8 licences as it seeks to strike an optimistic tone for the OS
Gmail Update Boosts Google iOS Foothold
Google is sure to annoy Apple after it updated its Gmail iOS app to allow for Google service defaults
Metafor Software: Using Machine Learning To Predict Server Issues
Toufic Boubez, co-founder of Layer 7, wants to pre-empt problems in the data centre with the help of clever algorithms
Adobe Kills Creative Suite In Favour Of Cloud Model
No more Creative Suite updates as cloud wins out
Debian 7 “Wheezy” Released
The new OS features improved cloud capabilities and simultaneous support for 32- and 64-bit applications
Instagram Adds Photo-Tagging Feature
Instagram users can now tag people in photos, a feature inspired by parent company Facebook
Microsoft Completes Hotmail-Outlook.com Migration
Microsoft has moved millions of Hotmail users to Outlook.com, shifting 150 petabytes of emails over six weeks
LinkedIn Posts £15m Q1 Profit
LinkedIn records Q1 profit, but investors fear that growth in the social network might be slowing
Salesforce: Stay Tuned For Our Imminent Big Data Push
Salesforce execs tell TechWeek the company has Big Data analytics tech coming soon
CoinLab Sues Mt.Gox Bitcoin Exchange For $75 Million
Mt Gox was due to transfer ownership of US and Canada assets in March. Well, it didn’t.
Cloudera Releases Project Impala, Offers Real-Time Hadoop Analytics
“First of its kind” solution bridges the gap between Hadoop and enterprise SQL