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Oracle Ties SaaS Apps To Social Media Platform
Oracle has added social media functionality to all of its Cloud-based business applications
Raspberry Pi To Spur The ARM Server Revolution
How could the humble Raspberry Pi help get more ARM servers in data centres? Chris Tyler, one of the people behind Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix, shares his thoughts
Iran Restores Gmail Access
Iranian authorities have restored access to Gmail, but are continuing to block YouTube in the wake of controversy over an anti-Muslim film
Why MongoDB Is Not Just For Big Data
MongoDB is the go-to NoSQL database for Big Data and small projects alike, says 10gen CEO Max Schireson,
Ministers’ Emails And Texts Open To FOI Requests
Gove gives up the ghost in fight with ICO
Google’s Motorola Unit Can’t Ban Microsoft Products In Germany
Google's Motorola Mobility unit can't ban the Xbox 360 in Germany over patents
Japan Updates Piracy Laws With Threat Of Prison
Up to two years in confinement for “knowingly” downloading a single copyrighted file
Mozilla Opens Persona For Beta Testing
The password-slaying authentication platform is now available to the public
Canonical Offers Kill Switch After Ubuntu Privacy Row
Canonical is to offer a kill switch to turn off online searches in Ubuntu Linux 12.10 following a privacy row
Internet Explorer Beats Browser Rivals After Security Tests
Security testing has revealed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to be the best at fighting click fraud and malicious downloads
Mobile Optimised Joomla 3.0 CMS Launches
Version 3.0 of the open source Joomla content management system has been released, optimised for mobile devices
Government Re-Launches UK University Comparison Website
Unistats processes huge volumes of data with open source tools
Google Apps Kills Off Vintage MS Office Support
From next month, Google Apps will be unable to export files into .doc, .xls and .ppt
Even Windows 8 Users Prefer Windows 7
More than half of Windows 8 users prefer Windows 7, fearing price and compatibility issues, according to a poll
Video: Yammer Celebrates Tech City
General manager Georg Ell explains why London is a great place for startups
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Google Targets Gaming With Chrome 22 Browser
Google had made available its Chrome 22 browser that boasts improvements for computer game players
LinkedIn Introduces One-Click Skill Endorsements
The new feature is a lot quicker than writing “Recommendations”
Symantec Investigates Fresh Source Code ‘Leak’
Norton Utilities 2006 purportedly released on The Pirate Bay
Governments Worldwide ‘Increase Censorship’ Of Internet
A report identifies Iran, Cuba and China as the worst offenders
Oracle Releases Free Open Source Development Framework
Oracle has announced the release of a free version of its Oracle Application Development Framework for the open source GlassFish platform
Alibaba To Press On With Aliyun Development
Chinese Android rival gets a $200 million investment and its own business unit
US Court Will Not Challenge Facebook Privacy Settlement
US appeals court rejected the claims that £5.8m settlement favours Facebook and lawyers
Oracle Readies New Database Amid Mixed Financials
Oracle is preparing to unveil its new database product, after it recorded a rise in profits on the back of a sales dip
Dreamforce 2012: JP Rangaswami – I Hope Salesforce Stays A Start Up Forever
Salesforce is still a start-up and should remain so, chief scientist JP Rangaswami tells TechWeekEurope
Dreamforce 2012: Is Benioff Right To Follow Facebook In All-Social Strategy?
Analysis: Benioff tells TechWeekEurope he loves Facebook but is he right in borrowing from a firm that has had a difficult year after its troubled IPO?
Open Compute Publishes Open Rack Data Centre Standard
The Open Compute Project has released its latest hardware specs for more power efficient data centres
OpenStack Foundation Arrives With 5600 Members
The OpenStack Foundation has officially launched with over 5,600 members and £6.2m in funding
Researchers Show Off Android Hack Using NFC
Security researchers have demonstrated a way to hack Android phones through the NFC protocol