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Queen’s Christmas Message To Be Broadcast In 3D
The Queen's Christmas message will use 3D technology for the first time, 80 years after the first royal Christmas broadcast over the radio
Red Hat To Buy Cloud Management Expert ManageIQ
The Linux titan is on a shopping spree
UK Government Announces First Wave Of New Digital Services
Coalition pushing on with 'Digital by Default' strategy as 18 departments announce plans for new projects
Raspberry Pi Runs a Mobile Phone Network In Cambridge
The £25 Raspberry Pi becomes a GSM base station
IT Life: Open Source Clouds For Customers
Open source and cloud are John Hudson's favourite tech, a bicycle is is favourite transport
Instagram Completes Retreat On Selling User Photos
Instagram reverts to the old wording of its terms and conditions following a massive user backlash
Google Quickoffice Opens Up MS Office On Apple iPad
Apple iPad users can now open and edit Microsoft Office documents on their tablets, thanks to the Quickoffice app
Oracle Builds Cloud Challenge With £536m Eloqua Deal
Oracle has ramped up its cloud confrontation with Salesforce.com after the acquisition of Eloqua
IBM Beefs Up Big Data With StoredIQ Purchase
IBM is adding to its growing 'big data' arsenal with the decision to acquire software maker StoredIQ
Google Expands Apps Vault Archive Availability
Google Apps Vault, the search engine's data governance solution, is now available to existing customers
Instagram Denies It Claimed Ownership Of Users’ Images
Instagram promised not to sell user photos after a policy change gave it “perpetual” rights to uploaded images
Google Maps iOS App Hits 10 Million Downloads
In its first 48 hours of being released, the Google Maps app for iOS has hit an impressive 10 million downloads
Open Source Cloud Strategies Help Firms Innovate
Open source clouds win on costs, freedom and scalability, says a report
Raspberry Pi Gets Its Own App Store
Software for the miniature computer grows into a separate ecosystem
Twitter Archive Opens: Some Users Can Download All Their Tweets
Limited number of users get to download their Twitter archive in one tidy package
Google Sees Little Demand For Windows 8 Apps
Google is in no hurry to develop native apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone, due to small demand
Fresh Facebook Privacy Changes Coming Next Year
Facebook makes its umpteenth privacy update of 2012, but it still isn't impressing some critics
Apple Fee Row Triggers MS Office For iOS Concern
The fees row between Apple and Microsoft is causing worry about a potential appearance of MS Office for iOS
Typemock Offers Free Code Testing Tool
Developers can now use a free code testing tool that is touted as an alternative to open-source unit-testing tools
LeWeb Paris (Video): Images Are Good Business, Says Shutterstock
FRANCE: Silicon.fr chats to Jon Oringer, founder of the stock photography agency Shutterstock
Yahoo Mail Revamped With iOS, Android And Windows 8 Apps
CEO Marissa Mayer overhauls Yahoo Mail with new apps for iPhone, Windows 8 and an upgraded Android client
Big Data Experts Cloudera To Open European HQ In The UK
Doug Cutting’s Hadoop powerhouse is coming to London
Facebook’s Instagram Restricts Twitter Integration
Instagram has restricted a feature that allows photos to be displayed on microblogging service Twitter
MapR Begins European Expansion With London Office
We talk with Jack Norris, VP of marketing at MapR, about the Big Data market in the UK and upcoming products
Google Offers Private App Store For Company Staff
Companies will be able to set up their very own Google Play Store so staff can download approved apps
Avaya Partners VMware For Virtual Unified Communication
Avaya has upgraded its Aura unified communications platform to run on VMware virtualised environments
EMC And VMware To Fold Products Into New Cloud Entity
EMC has revealed plans to create a new entity that combines its and VMware's data analytics and cloud apps portfolios
Updated Gmail iOS App Released For iPhone And iPad
Version 2.0 of the Gmail iOS app brings multiple accounts, a new look and predictive typing
Facebook Users Have One Week To Halt Vote Change
Facebook users have only a week to vote on controversial changes to the social networking giant's user policies